Cape Council of Policy
802
1686-09-24
Minute details
- Entry number
- 802
- Date
- 1686-09-24
- Year
- 1686
English translation
In the presence of all the members, except Srs. Van Keulen and Breugel.
Isak van Ceylon, slave of the freeman Tobias Marquard,59 having complained about his master's harsh salaries, simultaneously informed the judge how he had recently abused his fellow slave with severe beatings, causing his immediate death. And since the aforementioned Marquard was heard by the fiscal interrogatories before the committees, and since, according to their report, there is no sufficient or sufficient evidence or proof to support his conviction of the aforementioned. Facts could be produced. It was agreed, after previous, mature deliberation, to hand over the further perquisition of this matter to the time and further information, and in the meantime to have the aforementioned slave Isak publicly sold here at the Castle to the highest bidder in cash, and to have the purchase price transferred to the aforementioned Markquard, thereby freeing him from his master's revenge, scorn, and threatened harsh treatment.60
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secret.
Isak van Ceylon, slave of the freeman Tobias Marquard,59 having complained about his master's harsh salaries, simultaneously informed the judge how he had recently abused his fellow slave with severe beatings, causing his immediate death. And since the aforementioned Marquard was heard by the fiscal interrogatories before the committees, and since, according to their report, there is no sufficient or sufficient evidence or proof to support his conviction of the aforementioned. Facts could be produced. It was agreed, after previous, mature deliberation, to hand over the further perquisition of this matter to the time and further information, and in the meantime to have the aforementioned slave Isak publicly sold here at the Castle to the highest bidder in cash, and to have the purchase price transferred to the aforementioned Markquard, thereby freeing him from his master's revenge, scorn, and threatened harsh treatment.60
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secret.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordigheid van alle de leden, behalven srs. Van Keulen en Breugel.
Isak van Ceijlon, slaav van den vrijborger Tobias Marquard,59 hebbende geklaagd over de harde tractamenten sijns meesters en te gelijk den geregte bekend gemaakt, hoe deselve sijn medeslaav onlangs door sware slagen so seer mishandeld hadde, dat daar an immediatelijk was komen t’ overlijden. En nademaal de voors. Marquard ten overstaan van gecommitteendens door den fiscal op interrogatorien is gehoord, en dewijl volgens hun rapport geen suffiçante, nog genoegsame bewijsen of blijken t’ sijner laste tot overtuijging van ‘t voors. faict, konnen geproduceerd werden, Is verstaan na voorgaande rijpe deliberatie de verdere perquisitie van die saak an den tijd en nadere berigten over te geven en middelerwijl den opgemelten slaav Isak hier ten Castele an den meestbiedende in gereden gelde opentlijk te doen verkopen, en de koop-penningen an den voors. Marquard te laten geworden, om denselven daardoor van syns meesters wraak en belgsugt en gedreigde harde bejegeningen te bevrijden.60
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag ut supra.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.
Isak van Ceijlon, slaav van den vrijborger Tobias Marquard,59 hebbende geklaagd over de harde tractamenten sijns meesters en te gelijk den geregte bekend gemaakt, hoe deselve sijn medeslaav onlangs door sware slagen so seer mishandeld hadde, dat daar an immediatelijk was komen t’ overlijden. En nademaal de voors. Marquard ten overstaan van gecommitteendens door den fiscal op interrogatorien is gehoord, en dewijl volgens hun rapport geen suffiçante, nog genoegsame bewijsen of blijken t’ sijner laste tot overtuijging van ‘t voors. faict, konnen geproduceerd werden, Is verstaan na voorgaande rijpe deliberatie de verdere perquisitie van die saak an den tijd en nadere berigten over te geven en middelerwijl den opgemelten slaav Isak hier ten Castele an den meestbiedende in gereden gelde opentlijk te doen verkopen, en de koop-penningen an den voors. Marquard te laten geworden, om denselven daardoor van syns meesters wraak en belgsugt en gedreigde harde bejegeningen te bevrijden.60
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag ut supra.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] L. v. STEL.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrt.