Cape Council of Policy
792
1686-07-01
Minute details
- Entry number
- 792
- Date
- 1686-07-01
- Year
- 1686
English translation
In the presence of all the members.42
Jannetje Bort, the Comptroller's freed slave of German descent, having repeatedly requested the Reverend Commodore in Rade to enter into a marriage with the sergeant of this establishment, Dirk van Koningshoven, to whom she had borne four children under the assurance of a promise of fidelity. He, having heard each case, was sharply rebuked for his misdeed and severely admonished to amend his despicable life and abandon the concubine. He, however, disregarded everything and, in his unruly conduct, continued with abandon and rigidity without any intention of her or the aforementioned children: Thus it was finally decided that his children, as mentioned above, Jannetje Bort, who has been bred, will have to provide for proper maintenance and may never take only her mother and no other woman as a wife.43
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope, for the year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK., Secrt.
Jannetje Bort, the Comptroller's freed slave of German descent, having repeatedly requested the Reverend Commodore in Rade to enter into a marriage with the sergeant of this establishment, Dirk van Koningshoven, to whom she had borne four children under the assurance of a promise of fidelity. He, having heard each case, was sharply rebuked for his misdeed and severely admonished to amend his despicable life and abandon the concubine. He, however, disregarded everything and, in his unruly conduct, continued with abandon and rigidity without any intention of her or the aforementioned children: Thus it was finally decided that his children, as mentioned above, Jannetje Bort, who has been bred, will have to provide for proper maintenance and may never take only her mother and no other woman as a wife.43
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope, for the year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Presently, J. G. DE GREVENBROEK., Secrt.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordigheid van alle de leden.42
Jannetje Bort, ‘s Comps. vrijgelatene slavinne van Duijtsche vader geteeld, te meermalen den E.H.Commendeur in Rade versogt hebbende met den sergt. deser besettingh, Dirk van Koningshoven, bij denwelken sij onder versekering van trouw-belovte vier kinderen gebaard heeft, in den egten band te mogen treden, en hy daarop t’ elkens gehoord, ook scherplijk wegens sijn misdrijv bestrafd en ernstlijk vermaand sijn ergerlijk leven te beteren, en de bijsit te laten varen, dog hij alles in den wind slaande en in sijn onstigtelijken wandel met overgeve stijfsinnigheid sonder haar of d’ opgemelte kinderen iets ten willen te weten: So is eindelijk verstaan hij sijnde kinderen, by voors. Jannetje Bort geteeld, van behoorlijk onderhoud sal hebben te voorsien en alleenlijk derselver Moeder en geen ander v[r]ouwspersôn oijt ten wijve mogen nemen.43
Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK., Secrt.
Jannetje Bort, ‘s Comps. vrijgelatene slavinne van Duijtsche vader geteeld, te meermalen den E.H.Commendeur in Rade versogt hebbende met den sergt. deser besettingh, Dirk van Koningshoven, bij denwelken sij onder versekering van trouw-belovte vier kinderen gebaard heeft, in den egten band te mogen treden, en hy daarop t’ elkens gehoord, ook scherplijk wegens sijn misdrijv bestrafd en ernstlijk vermaand sijn ergerlijk leven te beteren, en de bijsit te laten varen, dog hij alles in den wind slaande en in sijn onstigtelijken wandel met overgeve stijfsinnigheid sonder haar of d’ opgemelte kinderen iets ten willen te weten: So is eindelijk verstaan hij sijnde kinderen, by voors. Jannetje Bort geteeld, van behoorlijk onderhoud sal hebben te voorsien en alleenlijk derselver Moeder en geen ander v[r]ouwspersôn oijt ten wijve mogen nemen.43
Aldus gearresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK., Secrt.