Cape Council of Policy
65
1655-03-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 65
- Date
- 1655-03-06
- Year
- 1655
English translation
Fredrick Verburgh, young man born in Amsterdam, sub-merchant and as 2nd person here in the fort de Goede Hoope, having entered into a marriage vow with the honorable young daughter Meijnsgen Campen of Amersfoort, sister and under the guardianship of the preacher domo. Johannes Campius,187 sailing on the ship Malacca and therefore requesting to be allowed to legally confirm her and the others in the holy marital state, was therefore reinforced by the Council with the chief captains of the ships moored here: Oliphant, Malacca and the Wapen van Hollant, having been able to learn nothing other than that both were liberal and free persons who, according to their own declaration and sufficient testimony on this matter, had no relation with anyone in the world, these young men understood to grant their just request and also to make their first agreement this evening in prayer, and then furthermore every evening in prayer also to be created here until the third, including the Maendagh, following the last call and the end of the predication (no legal reason for prevention occurring) by the predicant Domo. Petrus Musch to allow the solemnization to take place legally for all the people and to continue sailing with public loyalty, all in a hurry because the ships were sailing the day after tomorrow and should not be stopped after that.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Fredrick Verburgh, jonghman geboortigh van Amsterdam, ondercoopman ende als 2e persoon bescheijden alhier in ‘t fort de Goede Hoope sigh in trouwbeloffte hebbende begeven met d’ eerbare jongedochter Meijnsgen Campen van Amersfoort, suster ende onder vooghdije sijnde van den predicant domo. Johannes Campius,187 varende op ‘t schip Malacca ende dierhalven versouckende om haer metten anderen wettelijck in den heijligen houwelijcken Echten staet te mogen laten bevestigen, Soo is bij den Raadt versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van de hier ter rheede leggende schepen: Oliphant , Malacca ende ‘t Wapen van Hollant , niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beijde liber ende vrije personen waren welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens oock eijgen verclaringe ende sufficante getuijgenissen itwes dien aengaende uijtstaende hadden, verstaen deselve jongeluijden haer billicq versoeck toe te staen mitsgaders desen avont in ‘t gebeth hare eerste affcundinge noch te laten doen, ende alsoo dan voorts alle avonden in ‘t gebeth soo wel te schepe als hier aen lant tot de derde incluijs omme Maendagh aenstaende na de laeste affroepinge ende ‘t eijndigen der predicatie (geen wettelijcke oorsaecke van verhinderinge voorcomende) door den predicant domo. Petrus Musch voor alle den volcke de solemnisatie wettelijck te laten geschieden ende met de trouw publijcqelijck voort te varen, alles dus haestelijck goetvindende omdat de schepen overmorgen seijlreet sijnde daer na niet souden mogen opgehouden worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] ARENT DE ROBER.
[Signed:] JACOB CORNELEZ SWART.
[Signed:] PIETER DE BITTER. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELANT DE CARPENTIER.
[Signed:] JACOBUS VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN.
[Signed:] HENDRICK SCHENCKENBERGH.
[Signed:] R. DE MAN, Secrets.