Cape Council of Policy
70
1655-07-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 70
- Date
- 1655-07-03
- Year
- 1655
English translation
In view of the accusations of the merchant Davidt Verdonc against the high boatswain Gerrit Jansz van Hasselt, as well as the aforementioned evidence and the same person's own voluntary confession, namely that he, having been accused of some wrongdoing, had said that the marriage of the merchant and with him had nothing to do with it, and other such insubordinate conduct, which was reported, it was decided by formal resolution to not initiate legal proceedings at the time, understanding that in order to prevent all disorder and to maintain proper discipline until the authorities are relieved of their responsibilities, to condemn the same. We hereby do the same, in a four-month amendment, to allocate his dues to the benefit of the E. Compe, provided, however, that we authorize the general shipping authority (as far as we are concerned) if the defendant, in accordance with the promises made, continues to contribute properly and appropriately to the aforementioned amount of mitigation or remission as may be deemed appropriate, based on the circumstances and the merits of the individual.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRIK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRIK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gesien d’ aenclachten van den coopman Davidt Verdonc over den hooghbootsman197 Gerrit Jansz van Hasselt mitsgaders de vordere blijcken ende eijgen vrijwillige bekentenisse van den selven namentlijck dat hij hooghbootsman over eenige fauten gerepremendeert sijnde geweest, hadde geseijt dat den bruij van198 den coopman ende met hem niet te doen had, ende andere diergelijcke inobediente bejegeningen meer, waer over leetwesen thoonden, soo is bij formevan199 resolutie goetgevonden om de cortheijt des tijts geen proces goetvindende daer over te maken, verstaen om alle disordre te voorcomen ende de behoorlijcke dissipline tot der overigheijts ontsagh te mainteneren, denselven te condemneren gelijck doen bij desen in een amende van 4 maenden sijner te goet hebbende maentgelden ten proffijte van d’ E. Compe. behoudens nochtans dat wij de gem. scheepsoverigheijt (soveel ons aengaet) g’aucthoriseert laten, indien den gecondemneerden, achtervolgende gedane belofften sigh wel ende na behoren blijfft comporteren in de voorhaelde mulcte sodanige mitigatie offte quijtscheldinge te doen, als deselve na gelegentheijt ende des persoons meriten sullen bevinden te behoren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1655.
[Signed:] FREDRIK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF 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:] FREDRIK VERBURGH. 1655.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1655.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.