Cape Council of Policy
85
1656-05-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 85
- Date
- 1656-05-21
- Year
- 1656
English translation
After reading the sermon this morning, without the slightest hindrance, according to Christian custom, the third apology was passed from the deceased persons Jan Woutersz van Middelburgh, assistant currently modest in this fortress, and Catharina Antonis, born of Zalegon in Bengal, former slave of d' E. Hr. Caspar van den Boogaerden, Extraordinary Councillor of India and Commander of this year's return fleet, and by His Eminence granted full liberty at their request, furthermore, it having occurred to us nothing by which they might be delayed or prevented in their intentions, it has been understood by the Council, following our resolution of the 26th of April, to allow the further solemnization of the Trouw to proceed in the Name of the Lord, and to that end it has also been approved that everything might proceed lawfully, with good order, and to God's greatest glory, the said solemnization (as well as having no preacher) by the guide Roeloff de Man, Secrets. of our Council, for the same and all the people, to have it served in the open Council Chamber, as then, after the end of the Sunday Christian service, the reading of the sermon in the Name of the Lord is legally performed and effectuated in public.
Thus done in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, SECRETS.
Thus done in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, SECRETS.
Original Dutch transcription
Na ‘t lesen des sermoens desen voormiddach sonder eenighe de minste verhinderinge volgens Christelijck gebruijck de derde affcundinge sijnde gepasseert van de ondertroude personen Jan Woutersz van Middelburgh, adsistent jegenwoordich bescheijden in dese fortresse, ende Catharina Antonis, geboortich van Zalegon in Bengale gewesene slavin van d’ E. Hr. Caspar van den Boogaerden, Extraordinaire Raedt van India ende Commandeur deser jaerse retourvlote, ende bij Sijn E. op haer versouck in vollen vrijdom gestelt, wijders ons niet voorgecomen wesende waer door de selve in hare voornemen souden cunnen offte mogen werden geretardeert offte beleth, Soo is bij den Raedt verstaen deselve266 achtervolgende onse resolutie van den 26en April passo. de vordere solemnisatie van de Trouw in den Name des Heeren te laten voortgaen, ende ten dien eijnde oock goetgevonden op dat alles wettelijck met goede ordre ende tot Godes meeste eere mochte toegaen de gemelte solemnisatie (alsoo geen predicant hebben) door den bouchouder Roeloff de Man, Secrets. van onsen Raedt, voor deselve ende alle den volcke in openen Raedtcamere te laten bedienen, gelijck dan sulcx op dato na ‘t eijndigen van de Sondaeghse Christelijcke leesinge des sermoens in den Name des Heeren openbaer wettelijck geschiet ende g’effectueert is.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, SECRETS.
Aldus gedaen in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, SECRETS.