Cape Council of Policy
87
1656-06-01
Minute details
- Entry number
- 87
- Date
- 1656-06-01
- Year
- 1656
English translation
Noting the numerous intercessions made on behalf of Jochum Elbertsz of Amsterdam, clerk, and Hans Swansz of Maesterlant, boss, who had been in the Comps. service, and arrived here, all of them with the ship Goudtsblom, as well as others. 1654 in the month of September272 having also conspired to run down the garrison the Red Fox & others, for which, according to the sentence of 19 January 1655, together with some other penalties were added to the chain, one for 12 and the other for 6 years. Was approved by the Commander and Council, because they had since then also been quite diligent and diligent in the forest sawing wood and doing other heavy work, on the aforementioned multiple recommendations, especially from the Commander. and to release the other women, as well as all the officials and the general population of this fortress, from the aforementioned chain and ban, in consideration of their improved communes, etc.; and also to allow both of them, as chiefs, to earn ten guilders a month, starting today, and to remain bound, in addition to their first ban, the Holy Company, to serve for another three years.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Gemerckt de menichvuldighe voorspraecken gedaen wordende voor de persoonen Jochum Elbertsz van Amsterdam, schieman, ende Hans Swansz van Maesterlant, bossr., geweest in Comps. dienst, ende hier gearriveert alle beijde met ‘t schip de Goudtsblom , mitsgaders ao. 1654 in de maent September mede comploicteert272 hebbende om ‘t galijot de Roode Vosch aff te loopen &a., waerover volgens sententie van den 19en Januarij 1655 neffens eenige andre straffen in de kettingh gecloncken sijn, den eenen voor 12 ende d’ ander voor 6 jaeren, Is bij den Commandeur ende Raedt, vermits deselve haer sedert oock vrij ijverlijck ende naerstich in ‘t bosch aen ‘t houtsaegen ende ander swaer werck hebben gedragen, goet gevonden op voorsz veelvoudighe voorspraecken insonderheijt van des Commandrs. ende andre vrouwen mitsgaders al de officianten ende ‘t gemene volcq deser fortresse haere generale voorbiddinghen, als oock ten aensien van hunne verbeterde comportementen &a., van de voorsz kettingh ende ban te ontslaen; mitsgaders voortaen alle beijde als bossrs. te laeten winnen thien gls. ‘s maents, heden ingaende ende verbonden blijvende boven haer eerste verbant d’ E. Compe. noch drie jaren te dienen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.