Cape Council of Policy
94
1656-09-29
Minute details
- Entry number
- 94
- Date
- 1656-09-29
- Year
- 1656
English translation
Anthoni Muller of Arnhem, lancer of honor on the ship the Princesse Royael, which is moored here, has entered into a vow of marriage with her second Bengali daughter named Domingo Elvingh on Thursday. ship also came from the Fatherland, and therefore both requested to be allowed to be legally established with the other in the Holy State. The Council (reinforced by the chief captains of the aforementioned ship), having been unable to learn anything other than that both were liberal and free persons, who, according to their own declarations, had no standing with anyone in the world, found it good to grant the aforementioned engaged people their request, and since the aforementioned ship was about to depart, the aforementioned solemnization, after the proper preceding three agreements with the Council of the aforementioned ship on the voyage (no legal impediment occurring in the meantime), was lawful. to be done and to proceed publicly with the faithfulness.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] REIJNOUT TEN HUISEN.
[Signed:] JACOMO MANRIQUE.
[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:] REIJNOUT TEN HUISEN.
[Signed:] JACOMO MANRIQUE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Anthoni Muller van Arnhem, lanspassaet bescheijden op ‘t hier ter rhede leggende schip de Princesse Royael sich in trouwbeloffte hebbende begeven met seeckere Bengaelse dochter genaempt Domingo Elvingh per do. schip mede uijt ‘t Patria gecomen, ende dierhalven beijde versoeckende om haer metten andren wettelijck in den H. echten staet te mogen laeten bevestigen, Soo is bij den Raedt (versterckt met de opperhooffden des voorsz schips) niet anders hebbende cunnen vernemen als dat beyde liber ende vrije personen waren, welcke met niemant ter werelt volgens eijgen verclaringen uijtstaende hadden, goet gevonden de gemelte verlooffde luijden, haer versouck toe te staen, ende vermits gemelte schip op sijn vertreck leijt, de vordere solemnisatie na de behoorlijcke voorgaende 3 affcundingen bij den Raedt des voorhaelden schips op de reijse (geen wettelijcke verhinderinge tusschen wijle voorcomende) wettelijck te laeten geschieden ende met de trouw publijcquelijck voort te varen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] REIJNOUT TEN HUISEN.
[Signed:] JACOMO MANRIQUE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] REIJNOUT TEN HUISEN.
[Signed:] JACOMO MANRIQUE.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.