Cape Council of Policy
82
1656-04-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 82
- Date
- 1656-04-26
- Year
- 1656
English translation
The assistant Jan Woutersz of Middelburg, young man, presently present in this fortress, having entered into a vow of marriage with the honorable young daughter Catharina Anthonis, born in Zalegon in Bengal, former slave of the E. Sir Caspaer van den Boogaerden, Extraordinary Councilor of India and Commander of this year's return fleet, and who has been granted full liberty here by His E. at her request, and therefore requests to be allowed to be legally confirmed with the others in the holy Holy State. The Council of this fortress has been unable to learn anything other than that both were liberal and free persons, which, according to their own declarations and sufficient I had outstanding testimony regarding this matter; I understood that these young men should grant their request, and to that end, they should have their first official prayer on the Sunday following the Christian sermon, and then every Sunday until the third inclusive, so that on the Sunday following the last proclamation and the end of the Christian sermon (no legal reason for impediment existing), the Secretary of our Council (since we have no minister here) would legally conduct the solemnization for all the people in an open Council Chamber and proceed faithfully in public.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[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. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Den adsistent Jan Woutersz van Middelburch jonghman jegenwoordich bescheijden in dese fortresse, sich in trouwbeloffte hebbende begeven met d’ eerbare jonge dochter Catharina Anthonis geboortich van Zalegon in Bengale , gewesene slavin van d’ E. heer Caspaer van den Boogaerden, Extraordinaeris Raedt van India ende Commandeur van dese jaerse retourvlote ende by Sijn E. alhier op haer versoucq in volle vrijdom gestelt, ende dierhalven versoeckende om haer metten anderen wettelijck in den heijligen H. echten staet te mogen laeten bevestigen, Soo is bij den Raedt deser fortresse niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde liber ende vrije persoonen waren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volghens oock eijgen verclaringen ende suffisante getuijgenisse ijtwes dien aengaende uijtstaende hadden; verstaen deselve jongeluijden haer billick versoucq toe te staen, mitsgaders ten dien eijnde op Sondach eerstcomende na ‘t Cristelijck sermoen haer eerste affcundighe te laeten doen, ende alsoo vervolgens alle Sondaghen tot de derde incluijs, omme alsdan op Sondach over veertien dagen aenstaende na de laetste affroepinge ende ‘t eyndigen des Christelijcken sermoens (geen wettige oorsaecke van verhinderinghe voorcomende) door den Secretaris van onsen Raedt (vermits hier geen predicant hebben) voor alle den volcke de solemnisatie wettelijck in openen Raedtcamere te laten geschieden ende met de trouw publijckelijck voort te vaeren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.