Cape Council of Policy
9
1652-09-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 9
- Date
- 1652-09-04
- Year
- 1652
English translation
Since Joost van der Laeck, a corps of soldiers, because of his bad conduct and the opposition he has committed, etc., has been placed in apprehension before our Council, and consequently his serving place is vacant, which has therefore been filled with another suitable person, in order that the guards and all good order may be maintained among the soldiers, especially by night and day, we have in addition the person of Paulus Petkouw van Dansicq, midshipman, whom the Rev. Compe. served in India for many years before this and was present here with us, provisionally observing the rounds and guards at night as a corporal, appointed in that place on a provisional basis, and in complete decency and authority as the previous one, to command the soldiers as a provisional sergeant, to which end it was also considered good, to hand over the helbart20 at the first opportunity, and to provisionally authorize the people in his service to begin: Willem Muller, midshipman here also, and also being a fine, down-to-earth person, to deputize the provisional corporal's place in the place of the aforementioned Poulus Petkauw, so that good order and discipline both among soldiers and no infringement or harm will occur to sailors, and since our Council is quite weak: to appoint delegated judges from there, who would handle the matters that are still pending between E. Johan van Riebeeck and Joost van der Laeck, aforementioned. Due to opposition and an unlawful act, which, to the great disrespect and diminishment of his authority, and which, as seen, tends to be perpetrated, it has been decided to use delegated judges and have them decide the aforementioned cases. The following four persons, namely the skipper of the yacht Sijmon Turver, as presiding judge, Gerrit Abelsz, helmsman of the yacht, Poulus Petkou, and Jan van Gulijck, provisional corporals,
to whom, as delegated judges, the aforementioned Riebeecq will intend his action, hereby appointed by the assistant Pieter van den Helm as provisional fiscal in the cases against the corporal Joost van der Laeck, to be discussed as is proper.
Thus done and resolved at Cabo de Boa Esperance in Fort de Goede Hoope during the day as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
to whom, as delegated judges, the aforementioned Riebeecq will intend his action, hereby appointed by the assistant Pieter van den Helm as provisional fiscal in the cases against the corporal Joost van der Laeck, to be discussed as is proper.
Thus done and resolved at Cabo de Boa Esperance in Fort de Goede Hoope during the day as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo Joost van der Laeck corprael van de soldaten door sijne quaede comportementen ende begane oppositie &a. bij onsen Raedt is in apprehensie gestelt, ende dienvolgens sijn bedienende plaets openstaet, welcke dierhalven nodigh is met een ander bequaem persoon werdt versien: ten eijnde de wachten ende alle goede ordre, onder de soldaten bij nacht ende dage vooral mogen onder houden blijven, Soo hebben daer toe den persoon Paulus Petkouw van Dansicq adelborst, welcke d’ E. Compe. langhe jaren voor desen in India gedient ende staende ons aenwesen alhier de ronden ende wachten ‘s nachts provisionelijck als corporael heeft waergenomen, in die plaetse bij provisie gestelt, ende in volcomen fatsoen ende authoriteijt als den voorige geweest is, om als provisione[e]l sargiant de soldaten te commanderen, ten welcken eijnde oock goet gevonden is, den selven bij eerste occasie het helbaert20 over te geven, ende voor ‘t volcq in sijne aen te vangen bedieningh provisionelijck te authoriseeren: mitsgaders Willem Muller adelborst alhier mede bescheijden, ende oock een fraij nuchter persoon wesende, de provisionele corporaelsplaets in de steede van voornoemde Poulus Petkauw te defereren, opdat in de goede ordre ende dissipline soowel onder soldaten als matrosen geen inbreucke ofte nadeel comen21 te geschieden, ende alsoo onsen Raedt vrij onsterck is: om daer uijt gedelegeerde rechteren te committeren, welcke de saecken souden verhandelen, die noch ongedecideert hangen, tusschen den E. Johan van Riebeeck ende Joost van der Laeck voornt. ter cause van oppositie ende injurieuse vilipendie, tot groot disrespect ende vercleijninge sijner authoriteijt, ende gesagh, streckende, geperpetreert, Soo is g’arresteert tot gedelegeerde rechteren te gebruijcken ende door de selve voorhaelde saecken te laten decideeren, dese navolgende vier persoonen namentlijck den schipper van ‘t jacht Sijmon Turver als presis, Gerrit Abelsz stuijrman van ‘t jacht, Poulus Petkou ende Jan van Gulijck, provisionele corporaels,
aen wien als gedelegeerde rechters voorn. Riebeecq sijn actie door den adsistent Pieter van den Helm bij desen gestelt als provisione[e]l fiscael in de saecken tegens den corporael Joost van der Laeck sal intenteren: omme recht over gesproocken te worden als na behoren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert aen Cabo de Boa Esperance in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daghe ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
aen wien als gedelegeerde rechters voorn. Riebeecq sijn actie door den adsistent Pieter van den Helm bij desen gestelt als provisione[e]l fiscael in de saecken tegens den corporael Joost van der Laeck sal intenteren: omme recht over gesproocken te worden als na behoren.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert aen Cabo de Boa Esperance in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten daghe ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK.
[Signed:] SYMEN PIETER W. TURVER.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.