Inventory 10990
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court day, or the last day of March, to serve a reply, pursuant to the court roll held by this Honorable Court, and which request was granted to the aforementioned Independent Fiscal. That the respondent, as appears from the annexed extract from the court roll, at the extraordinary session of May 14 just passed, was informed that the gentleman prosecuting officer, instead of fulfilling on the prescribed court day his made and obtained request, namely to serve a reply against the said answer, on the contrary, on the last day of March just mentioned, instead of summoning the respondent in the ordinary manner before Your Honors, without the knowledge of the respondent, and consequently in a very singular manner, contrary to the respondent's conclusion of answer, exhibited a statement in this Honorable Court, a manner of proceeding that is entirely unheard of and directly contrary to the rules of practice. For by law it is certain that in cases consisting of facts, parties are entitled to plead by claim, answer, reply, and rejoinder, as is taught in the manner of proceeding in the cities and in the countryside, article 15, and in the notes there. Now it is certain that the prosecuting officer, prior to submitting that statement, without the knowledge and privity of the respondent himself, neglected that which the principal of the respondent in the first instance before Your Honors among other things caused him to be summoned for, namely to proceed according to law. All this was arranged by the gentleman prosecuting officer in such a way as to deprive the respondent of a proper defense against the said statement, whether orally or in writing, which has nevertheless been granted to him by the immutable law of nature. Furthermore, the gentleman prosecuting officer has thereby in no way complied with that end to which he, along with the respondent, is indisputably obligated to conduct himself, according to the statutory terms of this respectable bench. For indeed it is taught in law that whoever wishes to involve someone in a lawsuit in order to obtain satisfaction for what he understands is due to him, must do so with good order and with circumspection, and therein follow the style and manner of proceeding observed before the court or tribunal where he wishes to act. For by law it is evident that in the order and manner of the administration of justice one must follow the style of the place where the action is brought, as is taught in the first article of the manner of proceeding in justice in general. Moreover, the gentleman prosecuting officer, as appears from the aforementioned extract dated May 14 of what was resolved by Your Honors upon his statement, was given notice, with a special appended order, in order now to be able to serve a reply to the aforementioned answer. To which order it appears that the prosecuting officer has paid very little heed, while he has now managed to practice a manner of proceeding entirely to the prejudice of the respondent's good right. While the prosecuting officer himself requested and obtained permission to serve a reply, and was thereafter ordered by Your Honors, the gentleman prosecuting officer, instead of proceeding according to style and practice, to which he was indisputably obligated by law, to the conclusion of the case in question according to his made request, thought fit to have the principal respondent summoned today, in order, instead of serving a reply, to hear renunciation of further productions, certainly because the gentleman prosecuting officer by that practice sought to cut off the way to demonstrate the invalidity and groundlessness of his purported action on the foundation of law. That the respondent, for the preservation of his principal's property against such an impracticable manner of proceeding, finds himself obligated to protest, while the respondent further leaves it to the choice of the gentleman prosecuting officer whether he is inclined to serve a reply fourteen days from today, in which case, if he is then required to do so, he will make such request to Your Honors at the prescribed time as he shall be advised. But in case the gentleman prosecuting officer should not be pleased to incline thereto, the respondent will, with the permission of Your Honors, consider the statement submitted by the prosecuting officer on March 31 of the current year as a reply, and very respectfully request Your Honors for a copy thereof, in order to serve a rejoinder against it fourteen days later. While the respondent lastly takes the liberty to declare that he cannot renounce at present, as he still has very much to bring forward against the claim of the gentleman officer, and has obtained the necessary evidence for that purpose after submitting the answer.
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178 rechtdag, ofte ult. o Maart te dienen van replicq, ingevolge de by deeze E Achtbaaren hande gehoudene, rechtsvolle, en welk verzoek aangemelde Independent fiscaal is ge„ accordeert Dat den gereq: blykens 't geannexeerde Extract uyt de rechtsrolle, by extraar dinaire vergadering van 14 May even afgeweeken, is geinformeerd gewordende den heer R. O. reqt. , in steede van ten gepraefigeerden rechtsdaage aan zyn gedaan geobtineerd versoek te voldoen, met namentlyk teegens 't gemelde antwoord te de nen van replicq, daarteegens op ult. o Maart evengem: in stede van den Jerag: mo ordinario, voor uEd & achtb: te laaten dagvaarden buyten weeten aan den ger quineerde, en gevolgelyk op eene zeer singuliere wyze, tegens de gereg cond sie van antwoord, in deeze Edd: Achtb: hande heeft g'exhibeerd een vertoog, eene manier van procedeeren, die ten eene maale ongehoord is, en direct stryden de tegens de regul van de practycq, want na rechten zeeker is, dat men in zaaken, in feiten bestaande, parthyen vermagen te schryven by Eisch, autu replicq en duplicq; zoals geleerd word inde manier van procedeeren, in de steede en ten platten Lande art: 15. en aldaar in notis. — Nu is 't zeeker, dat den 7. 0. reg=t voor het indienen van dat vertoog, buyten welke en voorkennis van den gereg: zelve heeft verregligeert het geene, waartoe d des gereg p=c by d' eerste instantie voor UEd en Achtb: onder anderen heeft laaten dagvaarden, nempe: om te procedeeren als naar Rechten, alles door den Heer 7. O. regt dusdanig ingericht, omme den gereg eene behoorlyke defensie teegens het gem: Vertoog, hy zy mondelyk afschriftelyk te ontwijken, en die hem evenwel door 't onveranderlykrecht der Natuur geschonken is. — Wyders heeft aen heer r. O. reqt. daardoor in geenen deelen voldaan aan dat einde, waartoe hy neevens den gezeg ontegenzeggelyk verpligt is, zich te ge„ draagen, na de gestatueerde ter mijnen van deeze respectabele vierschaar: — Wantimmers word het in rechten geleerd, dat den geenen die iemand in rechten wil betrekken, om te hebben voldoening van 't geene hy verstaa dat hem toekomt, moet 't zelve met goede ondre doen, en met omsichtig Ee en daarin volgen, de style en manier van procedeeren, die voor den regts af het haf, daar hy ageenen wil word geobserveert; mant na reckten kenlyk e 179. is, dat men in de ordre en manier van rechtspleeging volgen moet de style van de plaatse, daar de actie word aangelegt, zoo als geleerd word in het eerste Articul van de manier van procedeeren in Justitie in 't generaal. Daar en boven is den heer R. O. Vert: blykens het evengem: Extract de dato 14 meij van het by Uwrd Achtb: geresolveerde op deszelfs vertoog, kenninse gegeeven, met speciaa„ le bygevoegde Ordre, ten einde als nu op 't meerm antwoord te kunnen dienen van replicq, aan welke ordre 't schynt, dat den E. O. Gereg zich zeer wynig heeft gevoord, terwyl hy thans eene manier aan procedeeren heeft weeten te practiseeren, ten eenemaale tot praejudice van des Rigin:t Gereg:t: goedrecht, terwyl den r. O. Gereg zelve versogt en geobtineerd heeft, omme te dienen van replicq en daarna door uwelEd Achtb: is geordonneert geworden, den heer r. O. gereg: in steede van na Styl en practycq, waartoe hy na rechten indisputabel verpligt was, ten uit Eynde van de zaak in quartie, volgens zyn gedaan verroek voort te procedeeren, heeft heen„ nen goedvinden, omme aen p=l gereg op heeden te laatendagvaarden, om in steede te dienen aan replicq te hooren renuntieeren van verdere productien, zeekerlyk om dat den heer E. O. regt door die practycq, den wlg, om de invaliditeyt en onbe„ staanbaarheid zyner gecestameerde actie op fundament van rechten heeft trachten af te snyden. — dat den gereq: tot bewaaring van zyn pls. goed tegens zodanige impracticable manier aan procedeeren, niet verplichtvind te protesteeren, terwylden gereg: het wyders in de keuze van den heer h. O. reqt. steld, af denzelven geneegen is, om heeden over 14 dagen te dienen van replicq, in welke geval hy als dan daartoe gerequireerd werdende, daaromtrent ten gepraefigeerden tyd nader aan uwEd achtb:s zodanig versoek zaldoen, als hy te raade worden zal dog by aldien den heere R. O. req=te daartoe niet mogt gelieven te inclineeren, zo zal den Jereg: met believen van uw Ed achtb: het door den E. O. reg=t ingediend vertoog van den 31=e maart HC: aanmerken als een replicqen uwEd Achtb: zeer eerbiedig verzoe„ ken, daarvan Copia, ten eynde over 14 daagen daar teegens te dienen van dupling„ terwyl den gereg: laatstelyk de vryheid gebruykt te betuygen, van thans nog niet te hunnen renuntieeren, terwyl denzelven nog zeer veel leegenr den Eisch van den heer Officier heeft in te brengen, en daartoe de nodige bewyzen, nat indienen aan antwoord heeft ingewonnen. — 6 e den n tu en t g d staa gE 1 Der
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180 The petitioner in office continues to persist in his renunciation, and directly against the protest of the requisitioned court, will not have any counter-notation made, as he very gladly wishes to grant the court the pleasure, if it finds pleasure therein and wishes to proceed by force, to submit a rejoinder, though not to the submitted memorial, because it is not only not a replication, nor can it be regarded as such, but even belongs to another lawsuit; just as the Council, for those reasons, has already raised objections against granting a copy thereof to the defendant, the petitioner in office still requesting that no copy thereof may be granted to the court. Whereupon request was also made by the said Jacques, whether, since rumors exist that the Independent Fiscal will repatriate in the near future, his Honor may therefore be ordered, before his departure, to provide surety for the costs of this lawsuit; and that also the petitioner in office, in the very same manner as happened to him, the requisitioned party, on 18 March 174 in the case of Jan Godlieb Mader versus Johannes Holkmeyer /concerning which he at the same time produced an extract from the civil court roll/, may be condemned in the costs of this instance. The Council grants the court's request, namely to submit a rejoinder: granting furthermore to the said court a copy of the memorial submitted by the petitioner in office and attached to the lawsuit for his perusal; furthermore, in the memorial to be presented to the Honorable Governor and Honorable Council of Policy regarding the surety to be provided by the Independent Fiscal pursuant to the decision taken above, mention shall also be made of the request made by the requisitioned party. The Adjunct Fiscal Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, qualified to handle the affairs of the Merchant and Landdrost of the Colony of Zwellendam, Mr. Anthony Alexander Faure, plaintiff in office against the burgher Gideon Joubert, son of Gideon, defendant, to the end of hearing, on account of ill-treatment committed in a kraal of the Hottentot Captain Keeste, such demand and conclusion as the plaintiff in office shall think fit to make and take against the defendant, to answer thereto and further to proceed according to law. The messenger, entering, reports that the defendant has not appeared: Wherefore the plaintiff in office requested the first default with the benefit thereof and a second citation. The Council: granted. 181 The plaintiff in office produces a written demand, supported by four annexures. The Adjunct Fiscal Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, acting in office for the Merchant and Landdrost of the Colonies of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, plaintiff in office in a criminal case on the one side against Jochem of Mandaar, Telemachus of Mallabaar & Sephta of Bengal; the first-named belonging to Under-Sheriff Matthysen, the second to the messenger Godfried Gabriel Hauptfleisch, and the last-named belonging to the widow of the late elder Daniel Rossouw, prisoners and defendants in the aforesaid case on the other side. The prisoners, having heard the conclusion of the demand read, say they request a merciful punishment. The plaintiff in office continues to persist in his demand and requested justice: 182 The Council holds this case for circulation in advisement. The roll having proceeded this far, a memorial was submitted by the aforesaid Adjunct Fiscal Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, on behalf of the Independent Fiscal, and with respect to the soldier Johan Christoph Hitzrood, accompanied by an annexure executed by the slaves Philander and January, bondsmen of the burgher Ensign Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen, which memorial reads as follows: To the Honorable and Respected President and Council of Justice of the Castle of Good Hope: Shows with due respect the Independent Fiscal of this Government, Johan Nicolaas Steven van Linden: That on the 7th of this current month of June, it was brought to the knowledge of the Fiscal's office by the Ensign of the burghery Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen, that he, having discovered that one of his slaves named Philander of Madagascar had made himself guilty of stealing some silver spoons and forks at his house, had caused the said Philander to be placed in the public prison, with the request to be allowed to have that slave punished on that account. 183 That the slave Philander, upon this permission being obtained, was punished in the customary manner, and during the punishment confessed that, besides the aforesaid spoons and forks, he was also complicit in the theft of six gold buttons and a shoe buckle, which buttons and buckle he, at the request of his fellow slave Rosina, had pawned with the soldier Johan Christoph Hitzrood stationed in the National Garrison, adding that his fellow slave January of Boegies was fully aware of this latter theft and subsequent pawning; just as the latter also made no difficulty in confessing this fully. That the memorialist in office, informed of these circumstances, immediately, with the prior knowledge of the Honorable President, caused the aforesaid soldier Hitzrood to be questioned as to whether and how the pawning of the aforesaid gold buttons and shoe buckle had taken place with him; whereupon the same Hitzrood having seen fit to answer in the negative, the memorialist in office furthermore had his room sealed, likewise with the prior knowledge of the Honorable President, in order, in case he should be guilty of fencing the aforesaid stolen goods, to deprive him of the opportunity to conceal the same goods and thus evade a judicial investigation. The memorialist in office having deemed himself all the more obliged to this because he may perhaps find himself, through such an investigation, in the position to make some discovery concerning the numerous burglaries currently taking place.
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180 De I. O. regt blyff by zyne gedaane renuntiatie persisteeren, en regt teegens het pro„ test van den qq Gereg geene contra aanteekening te zullen laaten doen, als zeer gaan aan den goreg zo hy daarin behagen schept, en met geweld procedeeren wil, het genoe gen willende gunnen, om te dupliceeren, edog niet op het ingediendvertaag, om dat zelve niet alleen geen replicq is, nog als zodanig han aangemerkt worden, maar zelfs een lat & proces gehoord; gelyk de raad, om die needen, reeds zwaarigheid heeft gemaakt aan den ged: daarvan Copia te verleenen, versoekende de r. C. reqt. al nog, dat daarvan aan den gereg geen Copie magwerden toegestarn. — Waarna teffens door den 99 Jacq: wierd versoek gedaan, of vermits de gerugten by dat den heer Jndependent fiscaal eerstdaags zal repatrieeren, zyn E over zulks moge wo den gelast, voor zyn vertrek Cautie te stellen, voor de kosten van dit proces; en dat tevens den 7. O. reqt. even inzelver voegen, als hem qq gereg op den 18e. Maart 174 in de Zaak van Jan Godlieb Mader C=a Joh. s Holkmeyer /waaromtrent hy te„ vens Extract uyt de civiele rechtsrolle quam te produceeren/ is weedervaaren, moge gecondemneerd worden in de kasten van deeze Instantie. De raad accordeert des gereqs. verzoek, om namentlyk en E te dienen van duplicq: Verleenende wyders aan hem gereg Copie van het door den E. 0. reg=t. ingedienden by 't proces gevoegde Vertoog ten zyner Speculatie zullende wyders ook, in het nopens de te stellene Cautie van den heer Independent fiscaal, ingevolge hetroeven genomen besluit, aan den Wel Ed Gestr: Heere Gouverneur en E Artob Raad van Politie te praesenteerene Vertoog, van des gereqt: gedaan versoek worden mentie gemaakt Den Adjunct fiscaal M. r. Joh. s And=s De boode binnen treedende rapporteerd: Truter, als gequalificeerd zynde tot het dat den ged. niet is verscheenen: Wes waar a sis 181. Weshalven de E. O. Eischer versogte 't eerste default met den profyte van dien en eene tweede Citatie. De 7. O. Eischer produceerd eenen schriftelyken Eisch, gemunieerd met vier bylaagen. waarneemen der zaaken van den koop„ man en Landdrost der Colonie Zwellendam de heer Anthony Ale¬ xander Faure, r. O. Eischer op ende jeegens den Burger Gideon Joubert Gideonsz: ged: ten eynde weegens gepleegde mis„ handeling in een kraal van de hot„ tentots Capityn Keeste aanhooren zoodanige Eisch ende Conclusie als den h. O. Eischer zal goedvinden teegen den ged: te doen en neemen, daarop te antwoorden en voorts te procedeeren als naar rechten. Den Adjunct fiscaal M. Joh. s Andrs. Truter, als in officio fungeerende voor den koopman en Landdrost der Colonien Stellenbosch en dra„ kenstein, r. O. Eyscher in Cas Cri¬ mineel ter eenre op ende jeegens Jochem van Mandaar, Telemachus van Mallabaar & Sephta van Benga„ len; d' eerstgemaanden Onderschout Matthysen, de Tweede aan den boode De Raad fiat. — De gevangenen, de conclusie van deneisch hebbende hooren leezen, zeggen een gena„ dige Straf te versoeken. — De R. O. Eischer blyft by zynen eisch per„ sisteeren en verzocht recht: Godfried van 182. De Raadhoud deeze zaat ter rondleezing in ra vys.— De voldus verre zynde afgeloopen, wierd door voor Adjunct fiscaal M„r Iohannes Andreas Pruter, namen den heer Independent Fiscaal, en ten opzichte van den zoldaat Iohan Christoph Hitzrood, ingediend een ver¬ toog gemonieerd met een bylaag, gepasseerd door de Slaven FFilander & January, Lyfeigenen van den bu ger Vaandrig Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen, luidende dat Vertoog als volgd. — Vertoond met gepasten eerbied den Indenendent fiscaal deezes Gouvernements Johan Nicolaas Steven van Linden - Dat op den 7 deeser loopende Maand Juny door den Vaandrig Aan de WelEd: en Achtb. Heeren Praesi¬ dent en Raaden van Justitie des Casteels de goede Hoop:— Godfried Gabriel Hauptfleischen laats gem: aan de Weed: van wylen den oude ling Daniel Rossouw toebehoorende gevn. & gede in voorsz Cas ter andere zyde. — der e 183. der burgerye Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen aan 't officie fis„ caal is ter kennisse gebracht, dat hy ontwaard hebbende, dat een zyner Slaaven in Naame Philander van Madagascar rig ten zynen huyze had schuldig gemaakt aan 't steelen van eenige zilvere Leepels & Vorken, denzelven Philander haddoen plaatzen in 's heeren gevangenhueys, met verzoek dien slaaf desweegens te mogen doen afstraffen Dat de Slaaf Philander op deeze bekoomene permissie op de gewoone wyze is gestraff geworden, en onder 't straffen beleeden, heeft, dat hy behalven de voorsz: Leepels & Vorken, ook meede plichtig was aan 't steelen van ses goude knoopjes en Een schoen gesp, welke knoopjes & Gesp hy, op versoek zyner meede slavin Rosina hadverpand by den onder t Nationaal Guarnisoen bescheiden soldaat Iohan Christoph Hitzrood, met byvoeging dat zyn meede slaaf Ianuary van Boegies ten voelen kennis dnoeg van deese laatste Diefte en daarop gevolgde verpanding gelyk deeze danook geene zwaarigheid gemaakt heeft, zulks volmondig te belyden. Dat de r. O. vert:e van deeze omstandigheeden g'informeerd, ter stond met voorkennisse van den E Achtb: heer praesident, den voorsz: Soldaat Hitzrood heeft doen afvraagen of en hoeda„ nig de verpanding van voorsz: goude knoopjes en Schoejesp by hem was geschied, waarop dezelve Hitzroodhebbende kunnen goedvinden ontkennend te antwoorden, heeft de R. O. Vert: voorts deszelfs kamer insgelyks met voorkonnis van den E Achtb: heer praesident doen sluyten, ten eynde aan derselven inge„ valle hy aan 't heelen van voorsz: gestoole goederen mogte schuldig zynde geleegentheid te beneemen, dezelve goede„ ren te verduisteren en dus aan een gerechtelyk ondersoek te onttrefken Hebbende de I. O. Vert: zich hiertoe te meer verplicht g'oor„ deelt, om dat hy zich door dengelyke narpooring misschien in de geleegentheid zal gesteld vinden, omme omtrent de thans plaatshebbende meenigvuldige huysbraaken eenige ontdek„ kind te doen. — heedeneen e -
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184. Reasons why the aforesaid claimant now turns to your Honors, with a respectful request that your Honors please commission two members from among your midst, in order, together with the claimant, to investigate whether any discovery concerning the aforesaid or other stolen goods could be made in the dwelling of the aforesaid soldier Iohan Christoph Hitzrood: and in case anything of that nature should be discovered, the claimant further requested your Honors' authorization to take the said Iohan Christoph Hitzrood into apprehension, in order to initiate the necessary proceedings against him. underneath stood: Doing which etc. was signed: I:s A:s Prueter, Deputy Fiscal. In the margin: Exhibited in court on 9 June 1791. Which memorial having been read, the request made therein was granted; the aforesaid inspection shall have to take place immediately after the conclusion of this meeting. Furthermore, the said Deputy Fiscal produced on behalf of the Landdrost of the Colonies of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, Mr. Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, a memorial of the following content: To the Honorable, Worshipful Mr. Johannes Izaak Rhenius, President, together with the other Honorable Members of the Honorable Court of Justice of this Government. 185. Honorable, Worshipful Sir and Gentlemen. The Landdrost of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, represents with great respect: That on Saturday the 7th of this month, in the evening, through a certain Hottentot Piet de Jager, by a letter dated the 1st prior thereto from the burgher Hendrik Albert Feit, in which was contained a so-called private statement from the burgher Iohannes Louw Jacobusz, it was communicated to the memorialist that a slave boy belonging to him, Feit, had died, whom he had punished some days before, or, as he explains himself, had given a flogging because he had caught him having stolen and roasted a sheep, and that he had requested the abovementioned Louw, who had also come, to inspect that boy and the place where the sheep was roasted; that the memorialist could also learn all this from the bringer of that letter, as he had been present there; the memorialist then also questioned the said Hottentot de Jager regarding both the one and the other, whereupon he claimed that this slave, named Hector, had been a sheep herder and, having been beaten on the buttocks with a sjambok by the aforesaid Feit over the stealing and roasting of a sheep, had died the third day thereafter; and to the question of when he, the Hottentot de Jager, had ridden from home, having answered the Monday before; the memorialist, because the account of the said Feit as well as the statement appeared too clean and unsuspect, and it was very suspicious that the said Feit, who formerly, when shooting dead a small Hottentot for a hare, knew what he had to do, had not summoned Field-Cornet Gideon van Zeil, who lived a day's ride on horseback from him, to inspect the corpse; 186. feigned to the said Hottentot de Jager to have already been better informed of the case the Thursday before, and presented the impossibility that a slave could die from a slight punishment on the usual place, barring unexpected accidents; whereupon the said de Jager came to say substantially: "Now that I see that the Master knows the matter better, I shall also tell the truth, but then the Master must also see to it that I am not also beaten to death or mistreated by Feit, for out there so much happens that the Master here knows nothing about," thereupon giving the following account: That he, Piet de Jager, together with his wife Sara having supervision over the farm of the burgher Daniel Lambregts, having brought to the farm of the said Feit on Thursday eight days before, or the 28th of the recently passed month of April, some trousers and shirts made by his said wife for the slaves of the aforesaid Feit at the request of his wife, and for which he, de Jager, had also always been paid, it was told to him then by the aforementioned Feit that he had punished his sheep herder named Hector over the stealing, roasting, and hiding of a sheep from
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184. Reedenen waaromme de r. O. vert:e zig thans tot 4E en achtb is heeren de, met eerbiedig versoek, dat uEd en achtt twee Leeden uitder„ zelver midden gelieven te committeeren, ten Eynde met den r. O. verkl: te ondersoeken, of men omtrent de voorsz, dan wel andere gestoolene goederen eenige ontdekking in het verblyf van voorsz: soldaat Iohan Christoph Hitzrood zoude hunnen doen: en ingevalle en iets van dienaart mogt worden ont¬ acht, verzocht de r. O. vert: wyders UEE & achtt. s qualifica„ tie, omme denzelven Iohan Christoph Hitzrood te mo„ gen neemen in approehentie, ten einde teegen denzelven de nodige proceduures te entameeren. — /:onderstond:/ 't welk doende &=a /:was geteekend:/ I:s A:s Prueter adj: f„o /:in margine:/ Exhibitum in Iudicio den 9 Juny Welk vertoog geleezen zynde, is het daarby gedaan versoek geaccordeert; zullende de voorsz: visitatie terstond na 't afloopen deeser vergadering moeten geschieden Wyders produceerde gem Adjunct fiscaal voor den Landdrost der Colonien Stellenbosch en drakerstein& Heer Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman een vertoog van navolgende inhoude: Aan den WelEdelen ActHaren Heere Johannes Izaak Rhenius praesi¬ dent, beneevens de verdere Heeren Leeden 1791. —. 185 WelEdele Achtbaare Heer! en Heeren. Vertoond met zeer veel Eerbied den Landdrost van Stel, lenbosch en Drakenstein, Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman Dat op Zaturdag den 7 deeser Maand, 's avonds met zee¬ kere Hottentot Piet de Iager, door den burger Hendrik Albert Feit, by een brief gedat: den 1=ste daar bevoorens en waarin een zoogenaamde onderhandsche verklaaring van den Burger Iohannes Louw Iacobusz: zich bevond, den verh: zynde meede gedeelt; dat van hem flit een slave Ionge overleeden was, die hy eenige Daage bevoorens afge„ straft, af, /:gelyk hy zich expliceerd:/ een loesing Claagen E ƒ e had gegeeven, om dat hy denzelven g'attrapeerd had een schaap gestoolen en gebraaden te hebben, en dat hi bovengem: Lauw had versogt, gelyk denzelven ook gekomen was, om dien Iange te bezichtigen, ende plaats daar de schaap gebraaden was, dat ook aen verz: van aen brenger van dien brief dit alles zou kunnen vernie„ men, terwyl denselven daarby prasent was geweest; heeft denvent: zich dan ook by gem: hottentot de Jager geinformeerd, zo naar 't een alsander, wan¬ neer denselven voorgaf, dat die slaaf testorgen= schaapen Wachter geweest en over 't steelen en bra„ den van een Schaap door voorm Feit S: V: op de billen Leeden van den Edelen Achtbaaren Raade van Justitie dezes Gouver„ nements. — met 186. met een Sjambok geslaagen zynde, den derden dag daaraan was overleeden; en op de vraag, wanneer hy hotter tot de Jager van huijs geneeden was geantwoord zijnde maan dag bevoorens; heeft den vert:e, omdat zus wel de opgaaf van gem: feyt, alsook de verklaaring te zuister en onver daarbaar woorkwam, en zeer suspect was dat gem Feys„ die wel voormaals by 't daad schieten van een kleyne kotten tot voor een haas, wist wat hem te doen stond, aen, een daig te paard van hem afwoonenden veldwachtmeester Gideon van zeil niet ter schouwingaan 't Lijk had ontbooden; S 6 aan gem: hottentot de Jager voorgewend, reeds donderdag bevoorens van 't geval beter g'informeerd te zyn, en de onmoo„ gelykheid voorgesteld, dat een slaaf van een geringe afstha fing op de gewoone plaats, buiten onverwachtsche toevallen zan hunnen sterven; wanneer gem: de Jager substantieelyk kwam te zeggen: Nu ik zoon dat de heer der zaat beeter aeee zal ik oof de waarheid zeggen, maar dan moet de Heer e ook zorgen, dat ik niet ook door feit doodgeslagen of mis„ ƒ handeld word, want daar buiten heen gebeurt zoo veel, daar de heer hier niets van weet, doende alstoen het volgende verhaal: Dat hy Piet de Jagernevens zyn Wyf Sara, op de plaats van den Burger Daniel Lambregts toezigt hebbende, op dondendag acht daagen daar bevooren ofte den 28 der jong gepasseerde Maand April, eenige broeken en hembden door zyn gem Wyf voor de slaven aan voorm feyt op versoel van deszelfs huysvrouw vervaardigt zynde, en waarvoor hy de Iagerook altoos is betaald geworden, aldaar ten plaatze van gem Feit hebbende gebraikt, door evengem Feit als loen aan hem is vertaald, dat hy zyn schaapenwachter Lestor gend. over 't steelen, braaden en verbergen van een schaap uit e
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had caused to come from the field, just as the said Lestor, having arrived there, at first denied everything upon these and those questions regarding the theft, but thereafter confessed to having stolen and roasted a sheep, over which theft the mentioned Feit, having made the aforementioned slave Lestor lie down on his stomach by the slaves Damon and Castor, as well as the Hottentots Jan and Tijgerhoek, had himself beaten with a hand sjambok upon the bare buttocks of the mentioned slave for so long until the skin, having been beaten through to the fleshy parts, the said Feit had sent him back again to the flock of sheep, to tend the same as before. That on the following day in the afternoon, at the request of the mentioned Feit, he, De Jager, having gone on horseback to the flock of sheep with the same and a small slave boy named Ferray belonging to the said Feit, they had seen the aforementioned Lestor standing about 2 to 300 paces from the same, and when they had approached the mentioned Lestor to within about 20 paces, the aforementioned Feit had ridden in upon the said Lestor, and while riding had struck at that boy with the sjambok and subsequently run him over, and thereupon with the horse, up to two to three different times, both trampled over the body of that slave and upon the same, so that he, De Jager, and the mentioned Ferray having come up to them, had found the right shinbone of the mentioned slave Lestor near the foot to be trampled in pieces, and that he already lay dying: whereupon the mentioned Feit, he, De Jager, and the aforementioned Ferray had ridden home, it being at sunset at that time. That the mentioned Feit immediately upon his return home, having ordered both above-mentioned Hottentots and slaves to bring the aforementioned Lestor home, they also immediately went thither, and a short time later had brought the mentioned Lestor home dead, whereupon the corpse, by order of the mentioned Feit, was placed in the sheep-herder's cottage and the same was closed up. That the following day, or on the Saturday thereafter, the burgher Johannes Louw, living not far from there, having arrived at the place at the request of the aforementioned Feit, the same was requested by Feit to view the corpse of his slave boy Lestor, to whom he had given a small hiding over the stealing and roasting of a sheep, and who had died the evening before; as well as the place where the stolen sheep had been brought and hidden by the aforementioned Lestor, which having been done by the mentioned Louw, the same had also testified to having discovered no mortal wound on the said corpse, after which the corpse was buried by order of the mentioned Feit. That he, Piet de Jager, the following morning being requested by the mentioned Feit to carry a letter to the narrator, he would provide him with two riding horses for that purpose, and six rixdollars for his trouble, on condition that he, De Jager, coming to the narrator, and the narrator inquiring from him about the incident, would have to say that he, Feit, having given the slave Lestor a small hiding over the stealing and roasting of a sheep, that boy had passed away the following day; that he had also attended all of this in person; just as he, De Jager, having promised to carry out all of this, had also departed from the place for that purpose the day thereafter or on Monday morning. That the narrator, upon this obtained information, and in order to hear better information regarding the inspection of the corpse, having written with the same Hottentot De Jager to the aforementioned Field Cornet Van Zijl, to notify the mentioned Louw to come to Stellenbosch as soon as possible, and to the mentioned Feit, that the aforementioned Ferray, provided with a pass, shall likewise be sent to the narrator as soon as possible, the aforementioned Louw came to the narrator on the 19th of this month, and the statement being shown to him there and being asked whether he had provided the declaration mentioned at the beginning hereof and had properly inspected the corpse, the same said that he had given the declaration out of fear of the mentioned Feit at his request, and had only viewed the corpse from behind, without having known on which day the slave Lestor was punished or died, also for that reason having answered, upon the mention of the said Feit that he might as well just let the corpse be buried now, that it was not his business, but that of the Field Cornet, to inspect the corpse with witnesses, as your Honors will be able to see this and other matters more detailed both from the declaration of the mentioned Louw and from that provided by the aforementioned Hottentot De Jager upon the requisition of the narrator ratione officii, if you please; the narrator also trusts that your Honors will at the same time be convinced therefrom that the crime committed by the mentioned Feit is abominable and highly punishable, for the continuation of which proceedings against the just-mentioned Feit, the narrator finds himself obliged to request the necessary authorization from your Honors. Wherefore the narrator takes the liberty of turning to your Honors, respectfully requesting that, given the remote distance of the residence of the above-mentioned Feit, your Honors may be pleased to grant to the narrator ratione officii a mandate per missive, whereby the aforementioned Hendrik Albert Feit by the
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187 uit het veld had doen koomen, gelyk denzelven restoroor kont daarop gekoomen zynde, eerst op deeze en geene vragen over den diefstal alles ontkend, dog daarna beleeden hoddien schaap gestoolen en gebraaden te hebben, overwelke diefstal gem: Theil voorm: Slaaf Lestor &oor de Slaaven Damon en Castor mits„ gaders de hostentotten Ian en Tigerhoef op den buik hebber„ de doen neederleggen, zelfs met een hand Sjambos zoolange op de SV7 billen van gem: slarf had geslaagen, tot dat de huyd tot op het vleesagtige doorgeslaagen zynde, hy feitden„ zelven weeder na de troup schapen gezonden had, dezelve gelyx bevoorens te hoeden. Dat hy de Jager den volgenden dag 's nademiddags op ver¬ soek van gem Teyt, met denzelven en een aan tene feit toe„ 6 behoorende kleyne slaaven Ionge ferray gen=d zig te paard na den troep schaapen hebbende begeeven, voorm: testor omtrent 2 a 300 pansen van denzelven hadden zien staan, en dat zyl: tot omtrent 20 paren gem: Lestorgenader, zynde, voorm: feit op denzelven Testor ingeneeden was, en al rydende om dien jonge op denzelven met de sjambock geslaagen en vervolgens denselven overhoop gereeden had, en daarop met het Paard tot twee a drie diffenente ryzen, zoo over 't licham vandien slaaf als op 't zelve getrapt, zo dat hy de Jager en gem: ferray daarby gekoomen zynde, aan gem slauf Lestor de regter Scheenbeen by de voet bevonden hadden in stukken je„ trapt te zyn, en dat hy reeds te sterven lag: waarop gem: Feit, hy de Iager en voorm: ferray waren naar huysgereeden, zynde 't als toen met zonnen ondergang geweest. Dat gem fect terstond by zyn 't huyskomst de beide booven gem: hottentotten en slaaven gelast hebbende voorm: Lestor naar huys te brengen, dezelven ook dadelyk derwaards zig begeeven, en wynig tyds daarna gem: Lestor dood, hadden te huysgebracht, wanneer 't Lyk ter ordre van gem feyl, in 't schapen woekters huysje gelegden 's zelve dicht gemaackt e is geworden. Dat den volgenden dag af op Zaturdag daaraan, den niet ver¬ re van daar woonende Burger Iohannes Louw, op versoek van voorm: feit aldaar ter plaatze gekoomen zynde, denzelven door feit was versogt 't lyk van zyn Slaave Ionge Lestor, dien hy over 't steelen en braaden van een schaap, een kleine loesing had gegeeven, en 's avonds bevoorens gestorven was, te bezichtigen; zoo wel als de plaats, alwaar de gestoalene schaap doar voorn„ Lestor gebragen en verborgen was, 't welk door gemelde Louw gedaan zynde, denselven ook getuygd had, geen doodelyke word aan 't zelve lyk ontdekt te hebben, waarna het zyxe¬ ter ordre van gem: feil is begraaven geworden. Dat hy Piet de Jager aen volgenden morgen door gem feit verrogt zynde een brief aan den vert e te brengen, hem ten dien Eynde twee Eypaarden te zullen meede geeven, en voor zyne moeite Zes Ryksd„s, mitsdat hy de Jager by den vert:e koo„ „mende, en den vert:e zig by hem von 't geval informeerende, zou hebben te zeggen, dat hy feit den slaaf Lestor over het steelen en branden van een schaap eene kleine loezing hebben de gegeeven dien Jonge den aerdendag daaraan overleeden is; dat zy zulks alles ook in persoon had bygewoond; gelyk hy de Iager uit alles ook beloofd hebbende te zullen volbrengen, daags daaraan ofte maandag morgen aan ook ten dien einde van de plaats was vertrokken. — Dat den verde: op deeze bekoomene informatie, en om bekere informatie van de schouwingvant lyk te behooren, met den zelven lotlen tot de Iager aan den voorm Veldwachtmeester van zeil hebben aangeschreeven, gem Louwaan te zeggen, so spoedig mogelyk naar Stellenbosch te koomen, en aan gem: fect, dat voorm: ferrag met een pasvoorzien, insgelyks ten spoedigsten aan den vert: zal werden gezonden, is voorm: Louw 188. 0 189. — Louw op den 19 deezer bij den verte: gekoomen, en daar den verh„d hem vertoond en afgevraagd zynde, of hy de ver„ klaring in den beginne deezer vermeld heeft verleend en 'tlyk wel bezigtigd, heeft denzelven gezegd, de verklaa„ ring uit vreeze voor gem feit op deszelfs verzoek te heb„ ben gegeeven, en alleenlyk 't lyk van agteren te hebben berichtigd, zonder geweeten te hebben, of welke dag den slaaf Leston afgestraft afgestorven is ook om die reeden op 't zeggen van gem: feit, dat immers nu't lyk maar honde laaten begraaven, te hebben geant„ woord, het niet zyn zaak, maar die van den veld¬ wagtmeester was, om 11 lyk met getuygen te bezichtigen zoo als uw Ed Achtb: dit een en ander, meerdergeschail„ leerd, zo uit de verklaring van gem: Louw, als uit die door voorm: hottentot de Jager ter requisitie van den verk: rat: off: verleend /: desgelievende:/ hunnen be¬ oogen, den vert: ook vertrouwd UwEd Achtb=rs leevens daaruit zullen weezen geconvinieerd, de mis„ daad, door gem: Feitbegaan te zyn, abominable en ten hoogsten Strafwaard: tot het voortzetten van welke proceduuren teegens evengem: feit, aenvert: zich verpliert wind, aan uw Ed Achtb. . de nodige quali„ ficatie te moeten verzoeken. — Mitswelkende Vert de vryheid neemt, hem te heeren tot uweEd Acttb=r eerbie„ dig versoekende, dat vermits de verre afgeleegendheid der woonplaatze van boven gem: feit, uwel Ed schtb aan den R. O. vert: gelieven te verleenen mardament per minive, waarby voorm Hendrik Albert feit door den meeste
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190 is summoned to appear in person before this Honorable Court on Thursday the first of September of this year, at nine o'clock in the morning, in order to hear such claim and conclusion, as well as request or requests, as the prosecuting officer shall deem fit to make and take against him, to answer thereto and further to proceed as by law required. Below was written: Which doing, etc. Was signed: H: L: Bletterman. In the margin: Exhibited in Court at the Cape of Good Hope, on 9 June 1791. After which reading and resumption of the annexed supporting documents, the Council's decree was granted to the prosecuting officer to summon the burgher Hendrik Albert Teil in person before this court; and this summons shall also, in accordance with the request made to the said Landdrost, take place by missive under the Council's great seal against the first of September next. Whereafter, furthermore, the Council was informed by the aforesaid Deputy Fiscal in his aforementioned capacity that report had been made to the said Landdrost that some money had been stolen from a chest belonging to the burgher Fredrik Kannemeyer, among which was a piece of paper currency of 40 rixdollars, and that the said Landdrost had immediately given the necessary orders so that, in case anything of this theft might be discovered, 191. the necessary information could be supplied to him in good time. That thereupon there had been sent to him, the Landdrost, by the former messenger at Stellenbosch, Ernst Fredrix Sautsman, a piece of paper currency of 40 rixdollars, which had been brought to him, Sautsman, for exchange by a certain female slave Sabina, belonging to the former Chief Surgeon of the Company's Hospital, Pieter Domus. That the said Landdrost had thereupon immediately summoned the same female slave before him and questioned her as to from whom she had received that piece of money of 40 rixdollars, something unusual for a slave! Whereto she had first answered that that piece of money had been sent to her by her husband living at the Cape, but that this having been found to be an untruth, she had subsequently answered to the Landdrost, when she was interrogated de novo by him, that she had received the aforesaid piece of money from the burgher Hermanus Combrink's slave, named Batjoe. That when the slave Batjoe was then heard, he declared that he had indeed had a piece of money handed over to the female slave Sabina by one of his fellow slaves, in order to buy a blanket for it; but that the value thereof was minted at only 5 rixdollars, and not at all 40 rixdollars as Sabina had maintained. That thereafter the said Landdrost, maintaining from all this that the aforesaid female slave Sabina might perhaps have knowledge of the committed theft, had caused the same Sabina along with the slave Batjoe to be taken into custody; and had at the same time instructed him, the Deputy Fiscal, to request the Council's approval for the aforesaid apprehension. Which representation having been deliberated upon; the request of the officer was granted. The same shall, however, have to proceed with the prosecution against the aforesaid slaves with all possible speed. Subsequently were read two petitions, the one from the burgher Jan Smit Jurriaansz: and the other from the burgher Jacobus Johannes van den Berg, tending to obtain veniam agendi, in order to summon the honorable Independent Fiscal van Lynden before this Court of Justice, and to make a claim against him for the provision of security before his departure for Europe, on account of the costs already incurred, or in case of appeal still to be incurred, in such proceedings as were instituted by the said Honorable Fiscal ex officio against the aforesaid Smit and van den Berg, and are currently still pending on appeal before the Honorable Council of Justice of the Castle of Batavia. However, considering that this Council, pursuant to the resolution already taken today regarding the security to be posted by the honorable Fiscal, is to address itself by representation to the Right Honorable Governor and the Honorable Council of Policy, it was therefore resolved to grant merely as apostil on the aforesaid petitions: That the request made is taken under advisement, while, however, in the aforementioned representation, the Right Honorable Governor and the Honorable Council of Policy shall also be informed of the petitions of the applicants. Below was written: At the Cape of Good Hope, day and year as above. Present: Was signed: W S v Rijneveld, Secretary. 192. 193. Tuesday the 21st of June 1791. In the forenoon, extraordinary meeting, present the Honorable Johannes Izaak Rhenius, President, and all the Members, except the honorable Independent Fiscal, on business. On the occasion of the Council having assembled to review the minutes kept yesterday in the civil roll, regarding a certain petition submitted by the Senior Merchant and Dispenser, as well as Member of the Honorable Council of Policy, the honorable Willem Ferdinand van Reede van Oudtshoorn, concerning the conveyance of the house of the honorable Independent Fiscal, the following written advice was at the same time submitted by the honorable van der Riet: "That whereas we, by the declaration of the honorable van Reede van Oudtshoorn made yesterday, are in a more or less satisfactory manner informed of the departure of the honorable Independent Fiscal from this Government, under the executive power and protection of the honorable Governor against the protest of the honorable Council Members, we should furthermore at the same time take care that the fine, for which the honorable Fiscal compounded with the burgher Jan Smit of Dilburg before delegated Members of this Council to the amount of eighteen thousand guilders, Indian Valuation, be properly secured, in order to recover therefrom the reimbursement of that sum, in case the honorable gentlemen of the High Indian Government, who have requested from us the original documents that served in that lawsuit, might see fit to decide upon it."
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190 Freit, gedagvaard word, voor deezen Eachtb: roude op donderdag den eersten September deezes Jaar desmorgens de klokke neegen Uuren te comparee„ nen in persoon, omme te aanhoorte zodanigen eisch ende conclusie, aanwel verzoek afte verzoeken, als de r. O. Vers: te rande werden zal op ende jeegens den zelven te doen en te neemen, daarop te antwoorden en voorts te procedeeren als naar rechten: /:onderstond:/'t welk doende &=a /:was geteekend:/ H: L: Bletterman /:in margine:/ Exhibiturre in Iudicio aan Cabo de Goede Hoop en 9 Juny 1791. Na welk Lectuure en resumptie der geannexeerde by laagen aan den R. O. vert. is verlaend 't raads decreet, omme den Burger Hendrik Albert Teil in persoon voor deese vierschaar te moogen dagvaarden; zullende die dag„ vaurding almeede, volgens 'toenoch aan gem randaros geschieden, per miuve onder s raads groot zeegultea„ gens den Eersten September aanstaande. — Waarna noch, door voorsz adjunct fiscaal in zyne laatstgem: qualiteyd den raade wierd ter kennisse gebracht, dat aan gemelde Landdrost berigt gedaan zynde, dat by een burger Frredrik kannemeyer, uit een kist eenig geld gestoolen was geworden waaronder zich een stux papiere munt van rd:s 40 bevond, desel„ e ve Landdrost terstond de vereischte ordre hod gesteld, om inge„ valle van deeze diefte iets mogt worden ontdekt, aur hem daar¬ van 191. van in tyds de noodige informatien zouden kunnen worden e gesupediteerd Dat hierop aan hem Landdrost door den geweesen boode aan Stellenbosch Ernst Fredrix Fautsman was toegezonden een strf papiere munt van rd:s 10„ —. welke door zeekere Slavinne Sabina„ toebehoorende aan den oud Opper Chirurgyn van 's Comp:s Hospitaal Pieter Domus by hem Sautsman, ter wisseling was gebragt. Dat gem: Landdrost daarop terstond dezelve slavinne by zig ontbooden en afgevraagd had, van wien zy dat stuk geld van 40 r, iets buiten gewoons voor een slaaf, had ontfangen! Waarop zy eerst had pantwoord, dat stuk geld door haar Man aan de kaop woonachtig, te zyn toegezonden, dog dat dit leugenachtig bevonden zynde, zy vervolgens aan den handdrost, wanneer zy door dezee de novo was onder„ vraagd geworden, geantwoord had, het voorsz stak geld van den burger Hermanus Combrink, Batjoe genaamd te hebben gekreegen:— Dat als toen den Slaaf Baljoe gehoord zynde gewor„ den, deselve verklaard had, wel een stuk gelds door een zy„ ner mede slaven aan de slavini abina te hebben doen overgeeven, ten einde daarvoor een Combaars te hoopen; dog dat de Waarde daarvan slegtsgemunt was van 5 r„b en geewriats zoo als abina had voorgewerd van 40 Jo Dat nadien gem: Landdrost, uit teenen ander sus¬ tneenende, dat welligt de voorsz Slavin Sabina van de gepleegde Diefte kennis hondedragen, deselve Sabina neevens den Slaaf Batjoe had doen in ver„ zeekering neemen; denzelven aan hem adjunct fiscaal tevens had opgedraagen om op voorsz: afpraehen„ rie 's raads approbatie te verzoeken Over welke voordrachte gedelibereerd zinde; Is in 't ver versoek van den officier gecondescendeert: Zullende denzelven echter met de proceduures jeegens voorm: sla„ ven, met alle moogelyke spoed moeten voortvaaren.— Vervolgens zynde geleezen twee requesten, 'teene verden hij ger Ian Smit Iurriaansz: en 't andere van den burger Jacobus Johannes van den Berg, tendeerende om veniam agandi, ten einde den heer Jndependent fiscaal van Lynden voor deezen Recht„ bank te aven citeeren, en jeegens denzelven Eisch te doen tot 't stellen van Cautie voor deszelfs vertrek naar Europa, wegens appel de kosten reedsgevallen of in geval noch te vallen, in zodani„ je proceduures, als door welgem heere fiscaal 7. O. op ende jee„ jens voorsz: Smit en van den Berg geentemeerd, en thans voor den E Achtb: raade van Iustitie des Casteels Batavia in appel nog litispendent zyn. — Dan gemerkt deezen raade zich, ingevolge het op heeden reeds genoomen besluit, weegensde te stellene Cautie van den heere fiscaal, by vertoog aan den WelEd: Gestr: Heere Gouverneur en E Achtb: Raade van Politie staat te adressee„ nen Lo is derhalven goedgevonden op voorsz: requesten enkel voor apostilte verleenen: Dat gedaan versoek word ge¬ houden in advys, Terwyle echter by 't evengem: Verhoog, ook vande addressen der Supplianten aan den Wel Ed Gestr heere Gouver neur en E Achtb: raade van Politie, kenniszal worden gegeeven /:onder stond:/ Aan Cabo de Goede Hoop, die et anno ut supra /:lagen/ My praesent /:was geteekend:/ W Sv Rigneveld Boets. 192. 193. Dingsdag den 21 Juny 1791. 's voordemiddaags Extra ordinaire vergadering, praesent de E Achtb Heer Johannes Izaak Thenius, praesi¬ denten alle de Leeden, behalven den heer Indenendent fiscaal by occupatie ƒ Di geleegendheid dat de raadheeden vergadert was om te resumeeren de notulen, gisteren in deciviele rolle gehouden, weegens zeeker door den opperkoop man en dis„ pencier, mitsgaders Lidin den E Ahtb: raade van politie de heer William Ferdinand van Reede van Oudshoorn nopens het transporteeren van het huys van den heere Independent fiscaal, ingediend versoehschrift, wierd tef„ fens door den heere van der Riet 't volgende schriftelyk rad„ vis ingeleeverd:— „Dat vermits wynu, door de declaratie van de heervan Reede van Oudshoorn op gisteren gedaan, op eene meer af min voldoende wyze zyn geinformeerd van 't vertrek van den heer Jndependent fiscaal uyt dit Gouvernement, onder de uitvoerende macht en protectie van den heere Gouverneur teegens de protestatie der heeren Raadsleeden, wynnoch, ter gelyker tyd diende te rangen, dat de boeke, waarmeede hy heere fiscaal met den gebenne burger Jan Smit van dilburg ten overstaan van heeren gecommitteerde Leeden deezes raads heeft gecomporeerd ter somma van Achtien duyzend Guldens Indiasche Valuatie, behoorlejk wiesde gecorrigneerd, omme daar aan te verhaalen 't remboursement dier somma, ingevallen de heeren der hooge Indiasche regeering, die de origineele stukken in dat proces gediend hebbende van ons hebben ge¬ lieven te vorderen, mogte goedvinden, aatbesluitten op„ zigh e ƒ
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respect to that matter, as well as the composition reached therein, to nullify. Thus I am of the opinion, that we de facto should depute two gentlemen members from our assembly, in order to, properly assisted, summon the mentioned Independent Fiscal whether he is inclined amiably to deposit into the hands of the Sequestrator of this Council, or into the Company's Cash, the aforementioned sum of f 18000 in cash, or in securities, and if the mentioned Fiscal is unwilling to comply with this, then to address ourselves this very day to the government here, and by means of a memorial make known and detail in brief how the case occurred, as well as that we, as interested parties in this matter, do not consider ourselves qualified to act, with the request to Their Honors to ensure, before His Honor's departure from this Colony, that he dutifully pays the aforementioned sum, and in case Their Honors should unexpectedly not decide upon our request before His Honor's departure, then to reserve the right to respectfully protest by a subsequent memorial against all damages that might result therefrom for us, with a further declaration of not wishing to remain liable for the consequences that might flow from this. With the further request that this my advice may be inserted into the minutes of today. Was signed: R. J. v: d: Riet. In the margin: Cabo the 21st June 1791. Which having been read, the Honorable President declared that, since His Honor had not voted in the case of the aforementioned Jan Smit van Dilburg, but on the contrary had caused His Honor's sentiment against the resolution taken by this Council on 2 April 1789 to be recorded in the minutes, His Honor would consequently not concern himself therewith now, whilst furthermore also the gentleman van Echten, as not having been present on the aforementioned 2 April 1789, and the gentlemen Fleck and Pruter, having only taken their seats in this Council after that date, likewise excused themselves from this. Whereafter, at the request of the remaining gentlemen members, it was approved to have the Independent Fiscal firmly asked by two Commissioners assisted by the sworn Clerk, whether His Honor was inclined, before His Honor's departure from here, to provide sufficient surety regarding the abovementioned case of Jan Smit van Dilburg. The gentlemen van der Riet and Fleck then, assisted as above, having performed this commission while the meeting was still in session, subsequently reported that the Fiscal had answered Their Honors to that question: that His Honor believed he could pay nothing in the case of Smit van Dilburg, nor provide any surety, because His Honor according to his instructions had compounded upon the decree of the Council of Justice and with the satisfaction of the parties; that His Honor supposed he was in a country of justice, and by no means in a country where the knife is put to someone's throat; that His Honor, arriving in Europe, would address the Gentlemen XVII, and that those Gentlemen would then see that His Honor had departed in a legal manner; that His Honor had no goods to deposit regarding the abovementioned sum of 6000 rds.; that His Honor had already needed this money for consumption in his household, and that if this were to proceed, His Honor would then be obliged to provide surety for all fines enjoyed by him. And thereupon the same gentlemen Rönnenkamp, Smuts, Meyer, de Wet, and van der Riet decided to present the below representation regarding the aforementioned matter to the Right Honorable Governor and the Honorable Council of Policy. To the Right Honorable Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff, Governor and Director of the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies, etc., etc., etc., together with the further Honorable Council of Policy of this Government. Right Honorable Sir and Honorable Gentlemen! Respectfully show the undersigned Tobias Christiaan Rönnenkamp, Johannes Smuts, Gerrit Hendrik Meyer, Hendrik Justinus de Wet, and Ryno Johannes van der Riet, Members of the Honorable Council of Justice of this Government: That by Hendrika Jansen, wife of Jan Smit van Dilburg (which Smit by sentence of 22 November 1787, among other things, was confined for the term of five years to Robben Island and condemned, after the expiration of that term, to remain banished forever from this Government and its jurisdiction), on 26 March 1789 a request was made to the mentioned Council: "Whether the Independent Fiscal might be authorized to compound with her aforementioned husband Jan Smit van Dilburg over the further punishments in execution of the mentioned sentence, to the end that the petitioner might end the remaining few days of her life with her husband in rest and peace, etc." That, it being decided by the Council of Justice aforementioned to place that request into the hands of the Independent Fiscal of this government, Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, previously sent hither by the Most Honorable Lords Directors, in order to provide His Honor's considerations thereon, the mentioned Fiscal did then, on the 31st following thereupon, submit an ample and reasoned writing containing the aforementioned considerations required of His Honor.
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194. zigte dier zaak zoo wel als de Compositie daarin gevallen, te va nietigen. —. Zo ben ik van gevoelen, dat wy de facto, uit onse vergadering twee heeren Leeden dienden te committeeren, omme behoorlyk geadsisteerd, de gem: heer Independent fiscaal te sommeer of hy in den minne geneegen is te namptiseeren in han„ den van den Sequester deezes Raads, dan wel in 's Comp Car ende de voorm: Somma van ƒ 18000. -. in Contanten, dan wel in effec ten, en zo gem: heer fiscaal, daaraan weigerachtig is te vol„ doen, als dan ons nog op heeden te addresseeren aan de re„ geening alhier, en begeene memorie te kennen geeven en in 't korte te detailleeren, hoo 't geval zich toegedraagen heeft, als meede, dat wy, in deese Zaak als geinterresseerden ons niet bevoegd oordeelen te jageeren, met versoek aan hen Ed: Achtbre, om voor het vertrek van zyn Ed: uyt deeze Colonie, te willen zorden, dat zin haarde voorn: Somma plichtschuldigst valdoe, en ingeval hun Achtb: onverhoog op 't verzogte van ons, voor zyn Ed. s vertrek niet mogte dispo neeren, als dan aan ons te reserveeren, omme by eene na„ dene memorie eerbiedigst te protesteeren, tegens alle Schade, da daaruyt voor ons mogte resulteeren, met verdere verkla ring niet te wullen aanspraakelyk blyven, voor de gevolg die hieruit mogte voortvloeien. — mhet versoek verder dat dit myn advys in de notulen van heeden mag uee den geinsereerde /:was geteekend:/ R. J. v: d: Riet /:in margine:/ Cabo den 21 Juni 1791. Het welk geleezen zynde, declareerde den E Acht heer Praesident, dat dewijl zyn E, in de Zaake van voorsz Jan 135. Ian Smit van Dilburg niet had gevoteerd, maar in teegendeel zyn E Achtb=„ Sentiment, tegen het by deezen rade op den 2 April 1789 genomen besluit in de No„ tulen had laten aanteekenen, zijn E Achtt zich ge„ volglijk ook daarmeede thans niet zoude bemoejen, Terwyl voorts oov den Heere van Echten, als op voorsz: 2 April 1789 niet praesent zijnde geweest, en de Hee„ ren Kleek en Pruter, als nu die datum eerst in deezen Raade sessie genoomen hebbende riginsgelyks hiervan kwamen te excuseeren. — Waarna op versoek der overige heeren Leeden goedge„ vonden wierd den heer Independent fiscaal door hee„ ven Gecomm. t geadsisteert met den geswore Clercq stellig te laaten afvraagen, of zyn E geneegen was, voor zijn Es vertrek van hier, weegens de bovengem: zaake van Jan Smit van Dilburg sufficiente Cautiele stellen. — de heeren vander Ziet en fleck dan, geadsisteerd, als boven, deeze Commissie staande de vergadering noch verrigt hebbende, rapporteerden vervolgens, dat den heere Fiscane hun El. s op die vraage had geantwoord= „ dat zyn Evermeende in de Zaake van Smit van dieburg niets te hunnen betaalen, noch ook cautie te stellen, om dat zyn E volgens zyne instructie hadde gecomporeerd op het decreet vanden raad van Justitie en met genoegen van parthyen dat zyn Ed veronderstelde te zyn in een Land van e re gen van Iustitie, en geenzints in een Land, alwaar iemand het mes op de heel word gezet. dat zyn Een Europahoman de, zich zoude adresseeren aan heeren 17=e, en dat die Heeren dan zouden zien, dat zyn Eapeene legaale wyze was vertrokken. – Dat zyn E geene goederen had om weegens de bovengem: som van 6000 rds. te seponeeren dat zyn Edit geldreeds tot Consumptie in zyn huystou ding had noodig geheid, en dat wanneer dit doorging zyn Ed dan geobligeerd zoude zyn vooralle boetens bij hem genooten Cautie te moeten stellen. „ En hebben hierop dezelve heeren Bonnenkamp, Smits Meyer, de Wet en vander riet, beslooten ter Zaake voorsz: het onderstaande vertoog aan den WelEdelen Gestr: Heere Gouverneur en E Achtb: raade aan politie te praesenteeren. — Aan den WelEdelen Gestrengen Heere Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Gouverneur en Directeur van Cabo de Goedehoop en den ressorte van dien &: &: &. beneevens den ver¬ deren Edelen Achtb: raade van Politie deezes Gouvernements. — WelEdele Gestrenge Heer en Ed Achtb: Heeren! Pertoonen nevenentlyk de onderget: Tobias Christiaan Können 196. E 197. Ronnenkamp, Iohannes Smuts, Gerrit Hendrik, Meyer, Hendrik Iustinus de Wet en zynoJahan„ van der Riet, Leeden in den E Achtb: haade van Iustitie deezes Gouvernements:— Dat door Hendrika Jansen, huysvrouw van Jan Smit van Dilburg /:welken Smit by Vonnisse van 22 Novb. r 1787 order anderen voor den tyd aan vyf Iaaren is geconfineerd geworden ten robben Eilande en gecondemneerd om na Experatie van dien tyd, ten eeuwigen dagen uyt dit Gouvernement en den tes„ sonte van dien gekonnen te blyven:/ op den 26 Maart 1789 in gem: Raade by requeste is verzoek gedaan; " Of den Heer Independent fiscaal mogte worden geautho„ riseerd, om over de verdere straffen ter uytvoering van 't gem: Vonnis met haar voorsz: Man van Smitouw dilburg te moogen composeeren, ter Eynde zy suppt met haar Mande nog wynige daagen haares Leevens, in rusten vreede mooge ten Eynde brengen & a Dat bij den raade van Iustitie voorm besloten zyn„ 6 de, dat request te stellen in handen van den hart tevooren door de Hoog Edele groot achtbaare Heeren Bewindhebberen herwaards gezondenen heere Independent fiscaal deezes gouvernement Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, ten einde daarop te dienen van 27n E. s Consideratien gem: heere fiscaal als doen op den 31 daaraan vol„ gende, heeft ingedient een ampel en beredineert schriftuur, vervattende de voorsz oan zyn Egere„ quireerde & had sponeeren stoe a ens aale d
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required Considerations, and wherein his Honor has declared himself to be of the opinion: that considering the advanced years of the petitioner and her husband, and also the damage that would presumably arise to their joint estate by a perpetual separation from each other, the request made in said petition, in this Singular Case, could be granted, after granting special authorization and recommendation to the fiscal office, in order that, whenever said Jan Smit of Dillburg shall have appeared here again, a precise and watchful eye be kept and caused to be kept on his manner of conduct and behavior. To which advice, dated 2 April of said Year 1789, is added a resolution, whereby Jan Smit of Dillburg was permitted, regarding such part of the sentence pronounced against him on 22 November 1787 as imposed upon him, Smit, a confinement of five years on Robben Island, to compound before the Commissioners with the aforementioned Independent Fiscal, and following said composition, to take up residence at this principal place for the administration of his affairs, with the understanding nevertheless that said Smit shall not only not be allowed to conduct any civic trade, nor be regarded as a citizen, but also, since he, Smit, by said sentence of 22 November 1787 was likewise banished forever from this government and its jurisdiction, he shall have to be sent away from here upon the expiration of the aforementioned five years, whilst further the fiscal office has been authorized during the stay of said Smit at this place to cause a precise eye to be kept on his conduct. Against which resolution the Honorable President, being of the contrary sentiment, had his opinion recorded in the minutes; furthermore, following the own offer of said Smit, the composition was struck before the Commissioners for a sum of Six thousand rixdollars or ƒ 18000 Indian currency. That, however, since then a written order from the High Indian Government was received by the Council of Justice here, following a certain representation presented to their High Excellencies regarding the aforesaid matter by the Advocate Fiscal Vignon, whereby the original proceedings held against said Smit were demanded, and which documents were then dutifully supplied to your Honorable and Right Honorable Sirs in order to be forwarded to the aforementioned High Indian Government; That the undersigned, who voted with the now-dismissed fellow member Carel Mappa to take the aforementioned resolution of 2 April 1789, while furthermore the Gentlemen van Echten, Gie, and the now-deceased burgher councillor Christiaan George Maasdorp, not having been present at the aforementioned meeting of 2 April 1789, thus did not concur therein, having been informed yesterday by the fellow member from your esteemed and Honorable assembly, William Ferdinand van Reede van Oudshoorn, that said Independent Fiscal Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, against all protests of the government here, is about to depart for Europe on the already-mustered ship Beverwyk, have thereupon taken into consideration in respect of the aforesaid matter of Jan Smit of Dillburg, that it could very well be possible that the Fiscal might be enjoined by the High Indian Government to reimburse the aforementioned fine of ƒ 18000 enjoyed by his Honor, to which opinion the undersigned seem to be able and obliged to infer very great likelihood, both from the manner in which the Advocate Fiscal Vignon has addressed the High Government, and also from the letter of their High Excellencies themselves. So that the natural consequence of such a disposition of the High Indian Government could be that, if the Independent Fiscal were to depart from this Colony without consigning the aforementioned fine already enjoyed by his Honor or providing security therefor, or leaving behind something whereon one might have any sufficient recourse in this matter, one would hold the undersigned responsible and accountable for the payment of the moneys whose restitution was enjoined upon the Fiscal. It is for those reasons that the undersigned, on the occasion of an extraordinary meeting this morning, took this matter into deliberation and presented it to the Council of Justice aforesaid, just as it was also resolved in consequence thereof to dispatch a Commission to the Independent Fiscal in order to ask his Honor definitely whether his Honor was inclined to provide sufficient security in the aforementioned matter before his departure from here. However, since said Commissioners, upon their return to the council, reported that the Fiscal had answered to that positive question: that
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quireerde Consideratien, en waarby zyn ( heeft gedeclareerd van advis te zyn: " dat geconsidereert de hooggesteegene Jaaren van de supp=te en haaren han, en teffens de schade, die by eene altoos duurende scheiding van dezelve, aan hun gemeenschappelijken boedel praesumptief zoude hun„ ontslaan het verzoek by dien requeste gedaan, in hae Singulari Caru, zoude hunnen worden geaccordeert na speciaale authorisatie en recommandatie op 't officie fis¬ te verleenen, om wanneer duk gem: Jan Smit oan dil„ burg weederom ter deezer plaatze zal zyn verscheenen een naauwkeurig en oplettend Oogap deszelfs handel„ wyze en Conduites te houden ende te doen houden. Dakapdis advis, in dato 2 april des gem: Jaars 1789 ze¬ voegd is een besluit, waarby aan Jan Smit van Dillburg is gepermitteerd geworden, om weegens zoodaa¬ nig gedeelte van het teegens denselven in dato 22=dt No vember 1787 gevelde Vonnis, als waarby aan hem smit een Confirement van vyf Jaaren ten hobben Eebande is g 0 :gelegd, met voorsz heere Independent fiscaal voor Heeren Gecomm: te kunnen composeeren, en zich na deselve compositie tot administratie zyner zaaken aan dee„ ze hoofdplaatze met er woon te mogen begeeven, met dien verstande nog thans dat gerepten smit niet alleen geene burgerneering zal mogen dryven, nog als burger aangemerkt worden, maar ook, nadien hy smit byged: vonnisse van 22 November 1787 teffens ten eeuwigen dage unt dit gouvernement en den renorte vandien is gebannen„ de expiratie van voorsz: vyf Jaaren, van hier zal moeten aa zonden worden, terwyl voorts 't officie fiscaal is geanthor seert 198. 199. seerd geworden, om geduurende 'tverblyf van gem Smit ter deezer plaatse, op deszelfs Conduite naauwkeurig oog te doen houden.— Tegen welk besluit de E Achtb: heer Praesident, als van contrarie Sentiment zynde, deszelfs gevoelen in de notulen heeft doen aanteekenen; zynde voorts de Componitie voor Heeren gecomm:t ingevolge de eygene afferte van gem: Smit getroffen voor eene somma van Zesduyzend lig„ daald„s„ of ƒ 18000 Ind: tal: — Dat echter zeedert by den raade van Justitie alhier ontfangen is eene aanschryvinge van de hooge Inde regeering gedaan, op zeeker vertooen door den heere advoc. fiscaal Vignon ter zaake voorsz: aan hunne Hoog E„ delheedens gepraesenteerd, waarby de origineele procedu„ res, jegensgem: smit gehouden, zyn opgerischt gewor„ den, en welke stukken dan ook plichtschuldig aan kroe welEd:e gestr &E Achtb: zyn gesuppediteerd ten Eynde aan welgem: hooge Inah: Regeering te worden over¬ gezonden; Dat de anderget: dewelke met 't thans ontslagen en mee„ de Lidden heere Carel Mappa, tot 't neemen van 't voorsz: besluit van 2 april 1789 hebben gevoteerd, terwyle voorts de Heeren van Echten, gie, en nu wylen den burgerraad de heer Christiaan George Maasdorp ter voorsz verga„ dering van 2 april 1789, niet teegenswoordig geweest zynde, daarinne dusact niet hebben geconcurreerd gehad, opgisteren door 't meede lid uyt uwe weerd geste: en E achtb: vergadering den heere William Ferdinand van reede van oudshoorn geinformeerd zynde gewor¬ den, dat gem heere Independent fiscaal Johan Nico„ laas Steven van Lynden teegens alle protestatien der e hoe er der regeering alhier, met 't reeds gemonsterd schip Beverwyk naar Europa staat te vertrekken, daarop ten aspecte van voorsz: zaak van Jan Smit van Dilburg hebben in overwe ging genoomen, dat 't zeer moogelyk zoude kunnen zyn, zat den heere fiscaal door de hooge Ind: Regeering wierde, pin„ jungeerd, de voorsz: by zyn E genootene boete van ƒ18000. - te moeten rembourseeren, tot welke opmie de onderget: za uit de wyze waarop zich van heere advocadt fiscaal Vigron aan de hooge regeering heeft geaddresseerd, alsook uyt die brief van haar Hoog Edelheedenszelve, zeer veel apparentie schynen te kunnen en te moeten afleyden. Zo dat dus van een diergelyke disponitie der hooge Ind: regeering, het natuurlyk gevolg zoude hunnen zyn, dat wanneer den heer Independent fiscaal uitdeeze Colonie ver„ trok, zonder de voorsz: door zyn E reedsgenootene boete te consigneeren af daarvoor Cautie te stellen, dan wel iets na te laaten, waarop men in deezen eenig voldoende verka zoude kunnen hebben, met de onderget: tot betaaling van penn:, welker restitutie den heere fiscaal wierde opgelegd responsabel en aanspraakelyk zoude houden. Ee 't is aan om die heeden dat de onderget: deeze morgen bygeleegentheid eener buytengewoone vergadering het een en ander in deliberatie hebben genoomen, en in den raade van Justitie voorm: hebben voorgedraagen, zo als dan ook in gevolge van dien is beslooten, om eene Comminie aft zenden aan den heere Inde pendent fiscaal ten zynde zyn Edstellig aftevraagen, of zyn E geneegen was, voor zyn vertrek van hier ter zaake voordz sufficiente Cautie te stellen. Dan daar gem: gecommt. by derzelver terugkomst in raade hebben gerapporteerd, dat den Heere fiscaal ten op die pontive vraag hadgeantwoord: 200. dat e
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201. that His Honour also believed, in the case of Smit van Dilburg, that he could neither pay nor provide surety, because His Honour had settled in accordance with his instructions, upon the decree of the Court of Justice and to the satisfaction of the parties. That His Honour presumed to be in a land of justice and by no means in a land where someone has a knife put to their throat. That His Honour, upon arriving in Europe, would address the Lords Seventeen, and that those Gentlemen would then see that His Honour had departed in a legal manner. That His Honour had no assets to deposit on account of the aforementioned sum of 6000 rixdollars, that His Honour had already required this money for consumption in his household, and that if this were to go through, His Honour would then be obliged to provide surety for all fines enjoyed by him. Thus the undersigned believed they could not remain silent on this matter, but since they, as interested parties in the case at hand, cannot proceed to a judicial decree to compel the Lord Fiscal to provide surety, they nevertheless found it necessary to address Your Honourable, Valiant, and Right Honourable Honours regarding this. Reasons why the petitioners take the liberty to request that it may please Your Honourable, Valiant, and Right Honourable Honours to take such measures in this regard as shall be suitable, so that if in due course, concerning the aforementioned case of Jan Smit van Dilburg, 202. any restitution of monies by the Lord Fiscal should have to take place, the undersigned would then be indemnified against all recourse and claims against them, as well as held harmless. Below stood: Which doing etcetera. Was signed: P. C. Ronnenkamp, Joh.s Smuts, G. H. Meyer, H. I. de Wet, F. J. v. d. Riet. In the margin: In the Court of Justice at the Cape of Good Hope, the 21st of June 1791. At the Cape of Good Hope, day and year as above. In my presence. Was signed: W. C. v. Ryneveld, Secretary. Below stood: 203. Thursday the 23rd of June 1791. In the forenoon, present the Honourable, Right Honourable Lord Johannes Izaak Rhenius, President, and all the members, except the Lord Independent Fiscal Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden and the Lord Smuts, due to business. The Assistant Willem Kolver, placed on reduced pay, as attorney for the Honourable, Right Honourable Lord Jacobus Johannes Le Sueur, Senior Merchant and Member of the Honourable, Right Honourable Council of Policy, as well as Cellar Master here, plaintiff, against the Honourable, Right Honourable Lord Independent Fiscal of this Government, Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, jurium consultus, defendant, to see a statement of answer served in response to his submitted statement of claim. The Court agrees. The plaintiff in his capacity produces a written answer, furnished with twelve annexures. The Deputy Fiscal, Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, on behalf of the Lord Fiscal, defendant, thereupon states that he has special instructions to request a copy of the answer with its annexures, in order subsequently, after having inspected the same, to declare whether the Fiscal Office will in this matter renounce further productions, or proceed further. 204. The aforementioned plaintiff in his capacity requests verbally an extension of time until 14 days from today, because he must inevitably obtain some further declarations for the defence of his case. The aforementioned Deputy Fiscal on behalf of the Lord Fiscal, defendant, says thereupon: We have already renounced, therefore we are not interested in the request for an extension. The plaintiff in his capacity states verbally that his principal, residing in the outer districts, has not yet had the opportunity to obtain the evidence that he must gather for his defence, and therefore requests an extension of time until four weeks from today. The Deputy Fiscal, Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, on behalf of the Lord Fiscal, defendant, says he has nothing against it. The Honourable, Right Honourable Lord Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, Independent Fiscal of this Government, Lord Fiscal, defendant, in order, instead of answering, to hear a request for an extension of the term, against the former bookkeeper Johan Jacob Fredrik Wagenaer, as attorney for the burgher Gerrit du Toit, plaintiff. Whereupon the Council granted the plaintiff's request for an extension: The Honourable, Right Honourable Lord Independent Fiscal of this Government, Lord Fiscal, defendant, in order, instead of serving a rejoinder pursuant to the order of this Honourable, Right Honourable Council, to hear a request for an extension of the term, against the aforementioned Kolver, as attorney for the burgher Ensign Coenraad Nelson junior, plaintiff. The Court agrees to an extension until four weeks from today. The Lord Fiscal, plaintiff, produces a written claim furnished with the interrogatories answered by the prisoner before the Commissioners, a report, and two declarations, concluding as at the end of the said claim. The prisoner says thereupon: It is well, but I request to have my chest and goods from Stellenbosch. The Lord Fiscal, plaintiff, persists in his claim, and requests justice. The Court holds this matter for circular consideration in advice. Whereupon by the aforementioned Deputy Fiscal in this: The Deputy Fiscal, Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, as officially qualified to attend to the affairs of the Landdrost of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, the Lord Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, Lord Fiscal, plaintiff in a criminal case, on the one side, against Rammy of Bengal, bondservant of the Honourable Company, prisoner and defendant in the aforementioned case, on the other side. 205. his
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201. dat zyn Evenmeende in de zaak van Smit van Dilburg niet te kunnen betaalen nog ook Cautie te stellen, om dat zynE volgens zyne instructie hadde gecomposeerd, op t decreet van den Raade van Justitie en tot genoegen van parthyen. Dat zyn Everonderstelde te zyn in een Land van Iustitie en geenzints in een Land, al„ waar iemand 't mes op de keel word gezet. — dat zyn E in Europa komende zich zoude addresseeren aan Heeren 17. e, en dat die Heeren dan zouden zien, dat zyn E. op een legaale wyze was ver¬ trokken. — dat zyn E geene goederen had, om wee„ gens de bovengem. Som van 6ooord. s te seponeeren, dat zyn E ditgeld reeds tot Consumptie in zyn huys houding had nodig gehad, en dat wanneer dit door„ ging, zyn Edaan geobligeerd zoude zyn, voor alle boe¬ tens by hem genoten, Cautie te moeten stellen —" Zo hebben de onderget: vermeend, hierop niet te kunnen stilzyn, maar, nadien zy als in Cas sabject parthyen zynde niet tot een rechterlyk bezuithunnentree„ den, om den heer fiscaal tot 't stellen van Cautiele noodzaaken; zich evenwel daar over aan UwelEd: Gestr: en Achtb: te moeten addresseeren. — Reedenen waaromme de Vert. de vryheid neemen te versoeken, das 't van uwelEd Gestrent Achtb: welbe„ hagen zyn moge, hier omtrent zodanige mesures te neemen, als geschikt zullen kunnen zin, om zo er in tyden wylen, belangende de voorsz zake van Jan 6 wy an 80 202. Ian Smit van Dilburg, eenige restitutie van penndaag den heere fiscaal zoude moeten geschieden, alsdan de onder get: voor alle op enaanspraak te hunnen indemneeren mitsgaders kost en schadeloos zouden. — /:onderstond:) 'T welk doende &. /:was geteekend:/ T. C. ronnenkamp Joh. s Smuts, G. H. Reger, H. I. de Wel, r. J. V. V. Ziet: /:in margine/ In vergadering van Justitie aan Cabo de goede Hoop den 21 Juny 1791. —. Aan Cabo de goede Hoop die et annout Capra /:lag My praesent /:was geteekend:/ W: C„ v„ Ryneveld Secrets /:onderstond:/ : 203. Donderdag den 23=te Juni 1791. 's voordemiddaags praesent de E Achtbaare Heer Johannes Izaak Rhenius, Praesident en alle de Leeden, demplis der Heer Independent fiscaal Iohan Nicolaas Steven van Linden en den Heere Smuts by occupatie. Den onderafgesz gagie gestelden Adsistent Willem Kolver, als gemachtigde van den EAchtb: Heer Jacobus Johannes LeSueur opper„ koopman en Lid uit den E Achtb: raad van Politie, mitsg=s Kelder¬ meester alhier, regt„ den E Achtb Heer Independent Fuscaal deeses Gouvernements Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lyn„ den 7. C. Gereg: omme op deszelfs ingediende conclusie van Eisch te zien dienen van Conclusie van antwoord. De raad fiat Contra de q4 regt. produceert een schriftuur van antwoord, gemunieerd met twaalf„ bylaagen. — De Adjt. fiscaal Mr. Johs Andrs. Truter voor den heer J. O. gereg regt daarop, speciaale Last te hebben, om te versoeken Copia van 't antwoord met dies bylaagen, ten eynde vervolgens naar daarvan visie te hebben ge„ noomen, zich te declareeren, of het officium fiscaal in deesen zal renun„ tieeren van verdere productien, dan wel voort procedeeren. — gem. 204. De q9 reqt. versoekt by monde, attermi¬ natie tot heeden over 14 dagen, ver„ mits hy nog eenige verklaaringen, tat verdediging zyner zaake onvermydelyk noodig moet inwinnen. Voorm Adjinct fiscaal voorden r. O. gereg: zegt daarop „Wy hebben reeds gerenuntieerd, derhalven zyn wy by't versoek om atterminutie niet gein„ terresseerd —" De q9 regt. regt byj monde, dat zyn pl. in de buiten districten woonachtig, nog geene geleegendheid heeft gehad, om die bewyzen, welke hy ter zyner defensie moet inwinnen, machtig te worden, en versoeht mitsdien atterminatie tot Leeden over vier weeken.— De adjunct fiscaal Hr. Johs. Ards. Snuter, voor den E. O. Gereg zegt, daar niets teegen te hebben den E Achtb: Heer Johan Nico¬ laas Steven van Linden, Inde„ pendent fiscaal deezes gouvernement J: O: Gereg omme in steede van ant„ Contra den Oud boekhouder Johan Jacob Fredrik Wagenaer, als gemachtigde van den burger Gerrit du Toit regt. Zulks de Raad des reqts. versoek om attermi¬ natie heeft geaccordeert: den E Achtb: heer Independent fis„ caal deezes gouvernements, r: O: Gereg: omme in Steede van ingevolge appoinctement deeses E Achtb: raads, te zien dienen van duplicq, te hooren versoeken atterminatie van termyn Contra geme: Kolver, als gemachtigde van den burger vaandrig Coenraad Nelson junior regt. woord - De Raad fiatatterminatie tot heeden over vier Weeken.— De r. O. Eischer produceert eenen schriftely„ ken eisch gemunieerd met de door den gev: voor heeren Gecomms beantwoorde interrogatoria, Een relaas en twee ver¬ klaaringen, concludeerende ut in fire. van denzelven eisch. — De gev:e zegt daarop. Viswel, maar ik versoek myn kist en goederen van Stellenbosch te mogen hebben. De J. O. Eischer persisteert by zynen Eisch, en versoekt recht. —. De Raadhoud deese Zaak ter Rondleezing in advis.— Waarna door voorm: Adjunct fiscaal in deare Rammy van Bengaalen, Lijf„ eigen van de E Comp:s gev:e en ged: in voorsz: Caster andere s zyde. — De Adjunit fiscaal Mr. Johannes Andreas Pruter, als in officioge„ qualificeerd ter waarneeming der zaaken van de Landdrost van Stellenbosch en drakensteinde Heer Hendrik Lodewyk Bletter„ man, J. O. Eischer in Cascrimineel ter eenre. contra woord, te hooren versoeken attermi¬ natie van Termin. — 205 zyne
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his capacity was also served a memorial, furnished with three annexes, reading as follows: To the Honorable Johannes Izaak Rhenius, President, together with the other Honorable Members of the Court of Justice of this Government. Honorable Sir and Gentlemen! Humbly shows the Landdrost of Stellenbosch and Drakenstyn, Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman. That the Burgher Michiel Casparus Laubscher, on Sunday the eighth of the past month of May, brought to the knowledge of the Remonstrant that his slaves May of Batavia and Damon of Madagascar on the Friday beforehand at noon, the first-mentioned with his permission to go search for so-called kukumakrankas for the children of him, Laubscher, and the last-mentioned to go to the vineyard, where the said Damon has the supervision, to which aforementioned end the first-mentioned slave May had turned away from the aforementioned Damon at a certain distance from the house. That he, Laubscher, with the Burgher Stephanus Jourdaan the elder, who was with him, having ridden on horseback into the field in the afternoon to hunt, had heard from a distance behind the house some shouting and crying out to him, Laubscher, and looking around, had perceived that the aforementioned slave May was held by the hair by a certain Hottentot named Hendrik living with the Widow Stephanus Sebastiaan Walters, the mother-in-law of him, Laubscher, whereupon he, Laubscher, proceeding thither, had called out to the said Hottentot to let the youth go, and that Hottentot choosing not to do so, he had added to the same, rascal, if you do not let him go, I shall shoot you dead, also making a motion as if he were cocking the hammer of the gun; which the aforementioned Hottentot Hendrik seeing, had thereupon let the aforementioned May go, after which he, Laubscher, brought both the Hottentot Hendrik and his slave May to the house, fettered them, and subsequently transported and delivered them to the prison in Stellenbosch, because the aforesaid Hottentot accused the said May of having wounded him with a knife. That the aforementioned Hottentot Hendrik, against the testimony of the above-mentioned Laubscher, related: that he was in hire to the above-mentioned Widow Walters and on the aforementioned Friday having gone to the farm where the Hottentot woman Sara, with whom he kept company, was staying, in order to assist the said Sara, who was sickly, in the washing of the goods belonging to the said Widow Walters, had met on the road not far from there the aforementioned slave May, whom he, Hendrik, having seen by the said Sara, had for that reason asked him what he was doing by the maid; and the said May having answered: looking for kukumakrankas; he, Hendrik, had said, how is it that you can always search for kukumakrankas when the maid is here? Whereupon the said May is said to have asked whether he, Hendrik, carried bottles, and at the same time, with a knife he had in his hands, inflicted five stabs upon him, Hendrik, namely three on the head and on the arms, and one in the left side; whereupon he, Hendrik, caught the said May, who had thrown away the knife, by the hair, and thus had transported and delivered him to the aforementioned Laubscher. That the Remonstrant immediately thereupon having had the said May and Hendrik examined by the appointed former Chief Surgeon of the Honorable Company, now Burgher Surgeon Petrus Franciscus Melchior Briers, and having the wounds on the same examined, the same as well as the Remonstrant discovered various stabs in the shirt of the said May down to his body, and a cut between the thumb and the first finger of the left hand, and understood from the said May that the same had been inflicted upon him by the aforementioned Hottentot Hendrik, who, out of jealousy regarding the sickly Hottentot woman Sara of the Widow Walters, meeting him, May, on the road, had asked what he was doing by the maid, and he, May, having answered that he had not been with the maid, but was going to search for kukumakrankas for his master's children, the same had thereupon attempted to kill him, May, by multiple stabs with a knife; and which he, May, parrying, and the said Hendrik thereupon throwing away the knife and having seized him by the hair, he had discovered that the said Hottentot Hendrik was wounded, without being able to say how the same had come by it, unless he, May, had struck the said Hendrik on the head and elsewhere with a stone, whereas no other wound was discovered on the said Hottentot Hendrik by the aforementioned Surgeon than that slight wound on the right side, notwithstanding that the same maintained that he had received the same along with four others; and from which discovered wounds both the aforesaid Hendrik and the said May, according to the report made by the said Briers, were already completely recovered by the eighth day thereafter; as all this can be seen at large by Your Honors, if it please you, from the annexed account, declaration, and Surgical Certificates. That the Remonstrant having employed all means, if possible, to obtain more light and clarification on the aforesaid matter in question, everything nevertheless having remained at that, it has appeared to him with respectful reverence that a familiar intercourse of the said May with the aforementioned Hottentot woman Sara aroused some suspicion in the said Hottentot Hendrik, and the same perhaps being somewhat jealous by nature, gave rise to quarrel
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206 zyne qualiteyd noch wierdengediend een vertoog, gemunieerd met drie bylaagen, luidende. —. Aan den WelEdelen Achtbaaren Heere Johannes Izaak Rhenius praesident beneevens de verdere Heeren Leeden van den Edelen Achtbaren raade van Ius„ titie deeses gouvernements. WelEdele Achtbaare Heer en Heeren! Vertoond met verschuldig den Eerbied den Landdrost aan Stellen bosch en drakenstyn Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman. - Dat den Burger Michiel Casparues Laubscher, op Zondag den agtsten der gepasseerde maand May, aan den vert:e ten hennisie, hebbende gebracht, dat zyn slaaven hay van Batavia en Damon van Madagascar den vrijdag daarbevoorens op den middag, den eerstgem: om, met zyne perminie zogenaamde koeke makrantes, voor de kinderen van hem Laatscher te gaan roe„ ken, en de laatstgem: om naden Wyngaard, alwaar gem: damon den oppas heeft zig te begeeven, ten welken voorsz Eynde eerstgem: slaafchay op zeekere verte van 't huys, van voorm: damon was afgekeerd. — Dat hy Laubscher metden by hem ziit bevinden den burger Stephanus Tourdaand'oude, s' Nademiddaags te paurd in 't veld te„ 207 des Jagt gereeden zynde, een en dwegs van huys agterwaards eenig geschreeuw ongeroep tot hem Lantscher vernoo„ men en zich omziende, ontwaard had, dat voorm: staaf May, door zeekere by de Weede: Stephanus Sebastiaan Walters (: de Schoonmoeder van hem Lantsche. / woo„ nende Hottentot Hendrik genaamd, in 't hair wierd vastgehouden, des hy Lautscher zig derwaards be„ geevende, gem: Hotten tot had toegenoepen dien Ionge loste laaten, en dien kosten tot zulks niet ver„ kiezende te doen, had hy denzelven toegevoegd, rak„ ker, als je hem niet loslaat, zalikje overkoop schie„ ten, ook beweeging gemaakt, als af den haan van 't geweer overhaalde; 't geen voorm: hottentot hendrik ziende, voorm: May als toen had losgelaaten, waar„ na hy Laubscher beide, en den hottentot Hendrik en zyn slaaf May naar huys gebracht, geboeiden ver„ volgens naar 't gevangenhuys te stellenbosch getrans„ porteerd en aldaar overgeleeverd had, vermits voorsz: e holten tot gem: May beschuldigde hem met een mes te hebben gequetst. — Dat den voorm: hottentot Hendrik teegens de getui„ genis van opgem: Laubreker heeft verhaald: dat hy bij bovengem: Weed: Walters in huur en op voorm: vrydag naar de plaats gegaan zynde, alwaar de tottentottinne Sara, met dewelke hy verheeringe hield, haar bevond, omgem: Sara, die reekelyk was, in 't warschen der goederen aan gem: Weede: Walters bchuipzaam te zyn, op weg niet verre van daar had ontmoet voorm: slaafMay, welken hy hendrik dat dam mon 208 Hendrik by gem: Sara hebbende gezien, om die reedenden zelven had gevraagd. Wat of hy by de Reiddeed ? en door gem: May geantwoord zynde: koekemakrankeste sae¬ ken; had hy Hendrik gezegt, hoe kunt gy altoos als de meid hier is, hoekemakrankes soeken? waarop gem: May ran gevraagd hebben, of hy Hendrik buttelyen vie„ de? tegelyk met een in handen hebbende met hem Hen¬ drik vijf steeken; als drie op 't hoofden op de armen een in de linker zyde tad toegebracht; waarop hy hendrik gen May, die 't chestad weggeworpen, by de tainen geval en zoo na voorm: Laubscher getransporteerd en over„ geleeverd zan hebben. dat den Vert:e terstond daarop gem: May en hendrik door aengeweezen oud opperchirugyn der Ed Comp tans burger chirurgyn Petrus franciscus Melchion Brier hebbende doen visiteeren, ende worden aan dezelven exame neeren, denzelven zoo wel als den verh: in 't hembde an gem: May tot op 't Lyf, differente steeken heeft ontdekt, en een sneede tunken derduym en de eerste vinger van den linkerhand, en aan gem: May verstaan, dezelve hem toegebracht te zyn door voorm: tottentot Hendrik, welke uit haafde van Jalonsie, weegens de riekelyke hottentot„ tinne Sara van de Weed: Walters, hem maij op weg ont¬ moetende, gevraagd had, wat of hy by de meiddeed: en door hem muy geantwoord zynde, niet by de Reid te zyn geweest, maar voor zyn lyfheers kinderen koekema„ krankes te gaan zacken, denzelven hem May als toen door 209 door Eentuulde steeken met een mes, gepoogdhad, om 't leeven te brengen, en welke hy may appareerende en gem: hendrik Sches alstoen wegwerpende, en hem in de hairen getast hebbende, ontscht had gem: hottentot hendrik gekwekst te zyn, zonder dat hy zoude zeggen, hoe denselver er aangehuo„ men was, als 't hy Maygem hendrik met een klip voor 't hoofd en eldersgerlangen had, terwyl aan gem: hottentot hendrik geene andere wonde door voorm: Chirurgyn ontdekt is, als die ligte worde aan de rechter zyde, niet teegenstaande denselven staarde hield, dezelve neevens nog vier andere te hebben bekoomen; en van welke bevondene worde zoarn voorvy hendrik als gem: May, volgens gedaan rapport van gem: Briers, beide reeds den agtterdag daaraan volkoomen hersteld zyn; zoals dit alles breedvoerig uyt bygevoegde relaas, verklaring en Chirurgicaal Certificaaten uw EdAchtb: / als gelievende / hunnen beoogen. — Dat den vert:e alle middelen werkstellig hebbende gemaakt, af mogelyk, meerder ligt en opening van de voorsz zaak in quaestie konde bekoomen, 't alles echter daarby gebleeven zynde, aan hem aanach 2 onder eerbiedige reverentie voorgekomen is, dat eene familiaire omgang vangem kuy met voorn: kottentottinne Sara, by gem: hottentot hendrik eenig agterdogt verwekt, en denzelven mogelyk wat Jaloms van aarl zynde, aanlyding tot quarte tie e t van hem ttentot„ welke de n
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matter and subsequently to the mutual injury, the petitioner would have had no hesitation in causing the jealousy so far presumed between a bastard Hottentot and a slave to cease between the said May and the Hottentot Hendrik by means of a somewhat severe domestic punishment, to be undergone both by the said May and by the aforementioned Hottentot Hendrik, and subsequently returning the said slave May to his master, provided he pays the costs, with further orders to the said Widow Wolters to dismiss the aforementioned Hottentot Hendrik from her service and have him depart from that district, as the undersigned believes it would be very harsh that an inhabitant should have to risk one of his most valuable slaves on account of the possibly misplaced jealousy of a bastard Hottentot; the petitioner nevertheless deemed it safest and most advisable for himself to give the necessary disclosures of all this to your Honorable Worships, so as, on the one hand, to take care that crimes do not go unpunished, and, on the other hand, that against this no heavier punishments are imposed than the laws and circumstances of the case make necessary. Wherefore the petitioner takes the liberty of turning to your Honorable Worships, with the humble request that your Honorable Worships may be pleased to approve the proposal made by the petitioner, and accordingly to declare that the Hottentot Hendrik and the slave May named herein, after first having been domestically punished, the former shall depart from the district where he currently finds himself, and the latter shall be returned to his master, provided he pays the costs; or else that your Honorable Worships may be pleased to provide for this matter in such other manner as your Honorable Worships, according to the circumstances of the case, shall find and judge to be proper. Which doing, etc. Was signed: H. L. Bletterman. In the margin: Exhibited in Court, 23 June 1791. Which having been read, the following decree was granted thereupon: The Council authorizes the said petitioner to release the aforementioned Hottentot Hendrik and the slave May from their detention, after first having been domestically punished, with an order to the first-mentioned Hottentot Hendrik to depart from the district in which he has resided, and to return the aforementioned slave May to his master, provided he pays the costs. At the Cape of Good Hope, the day and year as above. Lower down: In my presence, was signed: W. J. v. Ryneveld, Secretary. Monday, 27 June 1791. By order of the Honorable President, the request made on behalf of the Fiscal's office was put to the vote among the Honorable Members by the undersigned, containing that since among the goods, seized in the presence of the Honorable Commissioners from the house of the recently detained Free Black Fortuyn, none were found that belonged to the goods stolen on the occasion of the housebreakings that took place, and thus no corpus delicti exists; the same Fortuyn, together with his wife, who were taken into custody on account of the presumptions militating against them, may be released from detention. In which request was concurred by unanimous vote. At the Cape of Good Hope, the day and year as above. Lower down: Which I attest, and signed: W. J. v. Ryneveld, Secretary. In the afternoon, extraordinary meeting present the Honorable gentlemen Johannes Isaak Rhenius and Olof Godlieb de Wet, the former as outgoing and the latter as incoming President, together with all the Members, except for the Independent Fiscal, Mr. van Lynden, and Messrs. van der Riet, Fleck, and Truter, the latter three being engaged elsewhere. After the reading of a missive from the Right Honorable Governor and Honorable Council of Policy, reading: To the President, together with the other Members of the Council of Justice: Good Friends, We have thought fit at our meeting today to appoint as a Member in your assembly the Merchant in the service of the Company, Mr. Jacob Pieter Deneys, and, on account of the effective quality of Merchant which he holds, to grant him, above the Members who have a seat in your assembly on behalf of the Company, the rank of senior Member. We hereby give you the necessary notice thereof, in order to acknowledge the said Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys as such, as well as to have him acknowledged and respected. We remain, after friendly greetings, Your Good Friends. Lower down: By order of the Honorable Governor and the Council, was signed: G. F. Goetz, First Clerk. In the margin: Done at the Political Meeting in the Castle of Good Hope, 24 June 1791. The said Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nijs was duly congratulated on this appointment by the Honorable President Rhenius on behalf of the Council. Whereafter His Honor produced a second missive of the following content: To the President, together with the other Members of the Council of Justice of this Government. Good Friends, Whereas, by order of the High and Mighty Lords Directors of the General Dutch East India Company, the Right Honorable Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff, Governor and Director of this Colony and its dependencies, etc. etc. etc., has had to depart for the Netherlands
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210 quastie en vervolgens tot de weederzydsche kwetzing zal heb„ ben gegeegen, de vert:e geen zwaarigheid zonde hebben gemaakt, om de zao verre gepauneerde Jalousie tumhe„ een bastert zottentat en slaaf plaatse gehad hebbende door eene wat strenge domestique straffe, zoaangei: May als aan voorm hatten tot hendrik te ondergaan, tusschen gem: May en den hottentot hendrik te doen cesseeren, en vervolgens gem: slaaf may aan zyn Lyf„ heer terug tegeeven, mits betaalende de kosten, met verdere last aan gem: Weed: Walters, om voorm: kotten tot hendrik uyt haar dienst te ontslaan, en uit dat district te doen vertrekken, also den onderget: vermeend sal vry hand zan zyn, dat een Ingezeeten om de mooge„ „lyk verkeerd geplaatste salousie van eene Basterd hattentot, een zyner capitaalste Plaaven zau moeten risqueeren, den vert:e zechter vyligst en raadsaamst voor hem heeft geoordeelt te zin, om aan uwelEd: Achtb: de noodige auvertuures van dit alles te geeven teweine aan den eene kantjonge te draagen, dat de misdaaden niet ongestraft worden begaan, en dat aan den anderen kant, daar en tegen ook geene zwaardere straffen, wor„ den opgelegt als de wetten en omstandigheeden van zaken naadzaakelyk doen worden. —. Westalven den Vert. de vryheid neemt hem te keeren hoo uweerd achtb. met ootmoedig versoek dat uwrd achtb: aengedaane noordnocht van den vert: gelieven terppro„ beeren 211 teeren, en mitsdien te verklaaren dat den tot„ ten tot Hendrik en de Slaaf hay in deeze benoemd, na alvoorens do mestigue afgestraft te zyn, de eerstgem: uit het district, waar zig thans bevind, vertrekken, en laatstgem: aan zynen Lyfheer zal worden terug gegeeven, mits betaulende de kos„ ten; dan wel dat uw Ed achtb: op zodanige an„ deze wyze in deezen gelieven te voorzien, als uwel„ Ed en achb: naar omstandigheeden der zaaken zullen bevinden en oordeelen te behooren. — /:onderstond:/ 't welk doende &:a /:was geteekend:/ H: L: Bletterman, /:in margine:/ Exhibitum in Iudicio, den 23 Juny 1791.— Hetwelk geleezen zynde is daarop 't volgende appoinctement verleend. De Raad qualificeert den 20. vert om den voorm: Lottentot hendrik en den slaaf May, na alvoorens domesti„ que afgestraft te zyn, uit hunne de„ tentie te ontslaan, met ordre van eers„ gem: hottentot hendrik, om uit het dis„ trict in welke hy is woonachtig geweest te ver„ treffen en voorsz: Slaafhay, aan repen Lyf en n dat pro„ Lysteer, mits betaalende de kosten, te rug te geeven. — konde. stond:/ Aan Cabo de Goede Hoop die et anno assupra (lager My praesent /:was geteekend:/ W. J. v„ Ryneveld Secret. s „ 212. 213. Maandag den 27=ste Juny 1791. — Is door de onderget: op ordre van den EAchtb: heer praesident, by de heeren Leeden in om„ vraaggebracht, het van weegens 't officio fiscaal gedaan versoek, behelzende dat vermitsonder de goederen, ten overstaan van teeren gecomm. s ge„ haald uit 't huys van de nu onlang gedetireer„ ƒ de Vryswart Fortuyn, geenen gevonden zyn, wel„ ke volde, bygeleegenheid de, plaats gehad hebben„ de huisbranken, geroofde goederen, behooren en er„ dus geen corpus delicti existeerd; dezelve fortuin beneevens zyn wyf, dewelke uit hoofde aan de teegen ten militeerende praesumptien, waren in hechten is genoomen, uit dekentie mogen werden ontslaagen. — In welk versoek met unanime stemmen is gecondescendeert /:onder stond Aan Cabo de Goedehoop, die Atanno ut supr a /:leger:/ S quod attestor /: en geteekend:/ W„ J„ v„ Kyneveld Secret. 214. — 'S Nademiddaags extra ordinaire vergadering preesent de E Achtb: heeren Iohannes Isaak Rtenius en olof Godlieb de Wet, de eerstgem: als afgaande ende laatste als aanhoorende praesident, beneevens alle de Leeden, behalven den heer independent fiscaal van Lynden, ende heeren van der Riet, Fleek en Truter de drie laatstgem: by accupatie. Na lectuure eener minive van den WelEd Gestr. hem Gouverneur en E Achtb: raade van politie: luidende Aan den heer praesident beneevens de ver„ dere Leeden des raads van Justitie: — Goede Vrienden Wy hebben ter onser vergadering van heeden goedgevonden tot Lid in uEd. vergadering aan te stellen, der koopman in dienst deel ƒ Comp: M. r Jacob Pieter Deneys, en hem, uit hoofde vinde effe ne qualiteit van koopman, die hy bekleed, boven de Leeden, die h vergadering 's Comps weegen senie hebben, toegevoegd een rang van andste Lid. — Wy geeven UEd: hiervan by deezen, de noodige kennine ten einde Woensdag den 29ste Juny 1791. gem 215. geme. Mr: Jacob Pieter de Neys, als zoodanig te erkennen, mitsgaders te laaten erkennen en te doen respecteeren. Wy blyven na vriendelyke groete /:Onderstond:/ UEd Goede Vrienden. — /:lager:/ ter ordonnan„ tie van den Edelen heere Gouverneur en den raad /:was geteekend:/ G: f: Goetz: Eg Clercq: — /:in margine:/ Actum ter Politicque Vergaadering in 't Casteel de Goede Hoop den 24 Juny 1791. — Is gem: Heere Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nijs, door den Ed Achtb: heere Praesident Rhenius met deeze aanstel„ linge, uyt naam van den raad behoorlik gefeli„ citeerd geworden. — Waarna zyn E Achtb: produceerde eene tweede missive van navolgenden inhoude: Aan den heer praesident benevens de verdere Leeden des raad van Justitie ten deezen Gouvernemente. — Goede Vrienden Alzo op ordre van de Hoog Gebiedende Heeren Bewind„ hebberen van de generaale Neederlandsche Ositjndische Comp: den WelEdelen Gestrengen heere Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Gouverneur en directeur van deese Clonie en den ressorte van dien &. &. &. zich naar Neederland heeft moe„ ten
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to depart, His Honour left yesterday afternoon per the ship Beverwyk thither, and the authority of this Government, by high command of the well-mentioned lords Masters, fell into the hands of the Secunde and first Administrator, the Lord Johannes Izaak Rhenius, who today as such took his seat in our assembly. The mentioned Lord Rhenius, by his appointment as Commander, being no longer able to hold the presidency in your assembly, we have therefore resolved to let the Member of our Council, the Lord Oloff Godlieb de Wet, Senior Merchant in the service of the Honourable Company, provisionally act in that presidency, who thus upon receipt of this shall have to be recognized and respected by you as such. — Having been informed that the Lord Independent Fiscal of this Government, Johan Nicolaas Steeven van Lynden, with the mentioned ship Beverwyk has undertaken the journey to the Netherlands; we have therefore deemed it necessary to give immediate orders that the functions of his office be performed by some capable person, and for the performance thereof have appointed the Member in your assembly, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys, until such time as the High-Born Lords Masters shall have further and finally disposed regarding the filling of both the offices of President in your College and Independent Fiscal. — Wherewith, after greetings, we remain /:was written below:/ Your good friends /:lower:/ By order of 216 the 217. of the Honourable and Respected Lord Commander and the Council /:was signed:/ G: F: Goetz, First Clerk /:in the margin:/ Done in the Political Assembly in the Castle of Good Hope, the 29th of June 1791. Which missive having been read, the aforesaid Honourable and Respected Lord Rhenius thereupon surrendered the presidency of this Assembly to the Honourable and Respected incoming President, Oloff Godlieb de Wet. While His Honour thanked the gentlemen Members for their rendered assistance in handling judicial matters, and having wished the incoming President and the Council the best blessings of Heaven in the further administration of justice, he subsequently, after this had been replied to by the incoming President in very polite terms, took his leave of the assembly, having been conducted to the foot of the stairs by the two senior Members. — When the Council hereupon took their seats, the Lord De Nys, on the direction of the Honourable and Respected Lord President De Wet, in accordance with the aforementioned revered missive of the Government, occupied the place above the gentlemen Members on the part of the Company, and then a sealed paper, received by the Honourable and Respected Lord Rhenius on the evening of the 27th of this month, was produced by the well-mentioned Lord President, addressed in this manner: To the Lord first Presiding and further Members of the Honourable and Respected Council of Justice of the Castle of Good Hope, residing there. Which paper having been opened in hand, the following minute was found therein. Honourable and Respected Lords, Finding myself compelled by pressing reasons to have to address our High Authorities concerning the insults and calumnies inflicted upon me for some time in this place, both in my office and person, and intending for that purpose to go on board the East India Company ship Beverwyk today, I have therefore deemed it necessary to give communication of this to your Honours by these presents, and at the same time to report that the procedure ex officio against the cellar-master here, Mr. J. F. Le Sueur, examined by me, together with that which occurred regarding it, having already been brought to the knowledge of the High, Noble, and Right Honourable Lords Seventeen, no further action can provisionally be taken herein, in order not to anticipate their deliberations thereon. — And that I furthermore have delegated to the Adjunct Fiscal, Mr. J. A. Truter, that which must serve both for the continuation of the procedures ventilated before your Respected Court on behalf of the fiscal office, and for the performance in my absence of the further duties commended to me by my instruction. Wherewith I remain with due respect, /:was written below:/ Honourable and Respected Lords, /:lower:/ your Honours' humble servant. /:was signed:/ J. N. S. van Lynden /:in the margin:/ Cape of Good Hope, the 25th of June 1791. And whereas now, as appears from the just-received notification of the Government, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys has been appointed to act in the fiscal office; the opinion of the Lord De Nys as officer was requested upon the section concerning the procedures of Mr. Jacob Johannes Le Sueur appearing in that letter, and thereupon a copy of the just-mentioned minute was requested by His Honour in order to be able to declare himself more closely concerning this; in which request the Council has granted. /:was written below:/ At the Cape of Good Hope, as above. /:lower:/ In my presence /:signed:/ W: C: v: Ryneveld, Secretary The Honourable Official Plaintiff submits a written claim, framed with the interrogatories answered by the prisoner before the Commissioners, concluding to the end of the claim. Mercuur of Bengal, slave of the messenger Gabriel Hauptfleisch, prisoner and defendant in the aforesaid case, on the other side. The Council keeps this matter in advice for circulation. Thereafter, by the Fiscal pro interim here, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys, regarding the slave Domingo of Bugis, belonging to the burgher ensign Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen, was introduced the Adjunct Fiscal, Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, as being qualified to conduct the matters of the merchant and Landdrost of the colonies of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, the Lord Hendrik Lodewijk Bletterman, Plaintiff in a criminal case on the one side, against Thursday, the 7th of July 1791. In the forenoon, present: the Honourable and Respected Lord Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, and all the Members. — 220
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ten begeeven, is zyn Ed. p. it Schip Beverwyk op gisteren na mid¬ dag derwards vertrokken en het gezach deeses Gouver„ nements op hoogbevel van welgem: heeren Meesteren ge„ vollen in handen van den secunde en haard Administra„ teur de Heer Iohannes Izaak Rhenius, dewelke hee„ den als zoodanig in onse vergadering heeft senie genoomen Gem: heere Rhenius, door deselfs aanstelling tot Gezach hebber, niet langer kunnende bekleeden het prasidie in UE vergadering, zo hebben wy beslooten in dat praesidie provision te laaten fungeeren het Lidanses Raads de Heer Oloff Godlieb de Wet, opperkoopman in dienst der ECompe welke dus door UEd op den ontfangst deezer, als zodanig zal moeten worden erkenden gerespecteerd. — Geinformeert zynde geworden, dat den heer Independe fiscaal deeses Gouvernements Johan Nicolaas Steeven van Lynden, met gem: schip Beverwyk de reise heeft aangeno men naar Neederland; zo hebben Wyvermeent, direct ordre te moeten stellen, dat de furctien van zyn ampt door een en ander bekwaam persoon wierde verricht, en tot 't waar neemen daarvan benoemd het Lid in UEde. vergadering Hr. Ja¬ cob Pieter de Nys tot tyden wylen dat door de Hoog Geb de heeren Meesteren, omtrent het vervullen der byden Amst van praesident in UEd Collegie en Inrependent fiscaal nader en finaal zal weezen gedisponeerd. — Waarmeede na groete blyven /:onderstond:/ UEd Goede vrienden /:lager:/ ten Ordonn: 216 van e 217. van den E Achtb: heer Gezaikhebber enden raad /:was getee„ kend:/ G: f: Goetz EgClercq /:in margine:/ Actumter politique Vergadering in 't Casteel de Goede Hoop den 29e. Juny 1791. Welke missive geleezen zynde, heeft voorsz E Achtb: heer Rhenius, daarop het praesidium deezer Verga„ dering aan den E Achtb: heer aankoomende president Oloff Godlieb de Wet overgegeeven, Terwyle zyn Ed Achtr: de heeren Leeden voor derselver gedaane by„ stand in 't behandelen der Justitieele zaaken be„ dankt, den heer aankoomende praesident en den raad in de verdere administratie der Justitie, Theemels beste Zeegeningen toegewenscht hebbende, vervol„ gens, nadat dit een en ander door den heer aan„ koomende praesident in zeer beleefde ter men was beantwoord geworden, van de vergadering heeft afscheid genoomen, zynde door de twee oudste Leeden tot onder aan de trappen geconduiseerd geworden:— Wanneer de Raad hierop Senie nam, heeft den heere de Nys, opaanwyzing van den E Achtb: heere Praesident de Wet, ingevolge vooren gevenereerde mis¬ sive der regeering, de plaatsboven de heeren Leeden van Comp:s weegen geoccupeerd, en wierd als toen door welgem: heere praesident overgelegt een geslo„ ten papier, by den E Achtb: heere Rhenius den 27=e deeser angen ordre oor een waar b a van deceer 's avonds ontfangen, beschreeven in deezer voegen Aan den Heere Eerst praesideerende en verdere Leeden van den Edelene Achtbaren Raade van Justitie des Casteels de Goede Hoop Aldaar resideerende - Welk papier in haade geapend zynde, wierd daar in gevondende volgende Minuue. Edele achtbaare Heeren Heeren Om prequante reedenen my genoodzaakt vindende, onze Hooge Gebiederen, weegens de seedert eenigen tyd ter dee„ ter plaatse zoo aan my, in myn postals persoon aangedaane verang lykingen en Calumnien te moeten gaunadiëren, en ten dien einde van voorneemens zynde, my op heeden na boord van tet O. I. C. Schip Beverwyk te begeeven. —. zo heb ik het nodig geoordeelt, uEd achtb: hiervan Commi e municatie te moeten doen door deeze, en te gelyker tyd te melden dat ik de proceduure r. O. Contra den keldermeester alhier M. r I. F. Le Sucur, door my geextameerd, met 't geene raar„ omtrent is voorgevallen reeds ten kennisie van de Hoog Edele groot achtb: heeren Zeeventienen hebbende gebracht hierinne provisioneel niet verder zal kunnen worden ge„ daan, ten einde toog denzelver deliberatien daar ombren niet vooruit te loopen. — En dat ik overigens hetgeene, zoo tot voortzetting der voor UEd: Achtb: Vierschaar, namens het officium fisci geventileerd pro 218 . 219 proceduures, als tot waarneeming der aan my by myne Jn„ structie verder aanbevoolene verrigtingen in myne abien„ tie, moet dienen, aan den adjunct fiscaal M. r I: A: Prueter hebbe gedemandeert: Waarmeede met verschulde Eerbied verblyve /:Onderstond:/ Edele en Achtbare Heeren Heeren /lager:/ uwEd achtb: ootmoedige dienaar. /:was geteekend:/ I. N. S. van Lynden /:in mangine:/ Cabo de Goede Hoop den 25 Juny 1791. En nadien thans blykens de zoo even ontfangene aanschryvinge der regeering, den heere M. r Jacob Pieter de Nys benoemd is geworden, om het fiscaals ampt waar„ te neemen; zo is op de periode ter belange der proce„ duures van den heere Mr. Jacob. Johannes Le Sucur, in dien brief voorkomende, het gevoelen van den heere De Nys als officier gevraagd, en door zyn Edaarop versogt Copia der evengem: kinie, ten einde zich hieromtrend nader te kunnen decla„ reeren; In welk versoek den raad heeft be„ willigt. /: onderstond:/ Aan Cako de Goede Hoop, die Aarnout Cupra /:lage:/ my praesent /: get:/ W: C. v Kyneveld Secrets van melden alhier raar Hoog braeht den ze aen eerd de E. O. Eischer legt over eenen schrifte„ lijken eisch gemanierd melde door dengev: voor heeren Gecommt beart„ waarde Interrogatorieen Concludee¬ rendenten fine van den eisch Mercuur van Bengaalen, Lyfeigane van den Boode Gabriel Hauptfleisch gev: en ged:e in voorsz: Casten andere zyde De Raad houd deese zaak ter Rondleezing in advijs. Waarna door den pro interim fiscaal alhier de Heer M=r Jacob Pieter de Nys, nopenden Slaaf Do„ mingo van Boegies toebehoorende aan den burger van drig Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen, wierd ing ado den Adjunct fiscaal H:r. Johannes Andreas Pruter, als gequalificeerd zyn„ de tot 't waarneemen der zaaken van den koopman en Landdrostder Colonien stellenbosch en drakenstein de heer„ Hendrik Lodewijk Bletterman J. d. Eyscher in Cas Crimineel ter eenre op ende jeegens Donderdag den 7. July 1791. 's voorde middags praesent de E Achtb: heer Oloff Godliek de Wet Praesidenten alle de eeden. — e 220 E een
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221. a memorial of the following content To the Honorable, Venerable Sir Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, to„ gether with the further honorable Council of Justice of the Castle of Good Hope. Represents with due respect the pro interim Fiscal, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys. That on the 17th of the past month of June it was reported to the fiscal office by the Free Black Abraham van de Kaap that a slave of the burgher ensign Sebastiaan Valentyn van Reenen had offered for sale at his house a gold watch, which upon investigation was found to be the same that some time ago was stolen at night with violence from the former Commissioner of civil and matrimonial matters, Sr. Jan Meinderts Cruywagen. That hereupon, on behalf of the fiscal office, the aforesaid slave of the burgher Ensign van Reenen, named Domingo van Boegies, was immediately taken into custody, who, upon being questioned whether he had not offered the aforesaid watch for sale to the Free Black Abraham, and from where he had obtained the same, very candidly acknowledged having offered the watch for sale, adding that he had received the same from the bastard Hottentot Casper, serving as a coachman with the master C. Brand, 222. to sell for 10 or indeed for 8 rds. and to dispose of it. That the bastard H. Casper having hereupon been taken into apprehension, thought fit in the beginning stubbornly to deny and disavow everything, so much so that instead of avowing that he had handed over the watch to Domingo, he dared on the contrary to maintain that he had not presented it to Domingo, but that the latter had presented the same to him to sell in the tavern, but that he had absolutely refused all of it. That as the same Casper, until after the late ordinary court day, continued to persist in this his denial and dissimulation; the slave Domingo, who thereby constantly remained under suspicion of having obtained possession of the watch, as being a res furtiva, in an unlawful manner, therefore on that account also had to be kept in custody, in order that, in case he were found guilty, he would receive his well-deserved punishment. However, that after repeated examinations, the often-mentioned Casper Jans has come so far in confessio that he confessed to have truly handed over the aforementioned gold watch to the slave Domingo, to be sold for his benefit for 10, or indeed for 8 rds., with the express addition that he, Casper, had not 223. stolen it; thus the memorialist considered to have sufficient grounds at hand to restore the just-mentioned Domingo to his master: in which, however, he did not wish to proceed on his own authority, since inquiries have already been obtained before commissioners from this honorable Council, and therefore this case must be deemed to have come to the cognition of Your Honors, where both the absolution and condemnation ought to remain referred to the judgment of Your Honors. The memorialist therefore turns to Your Honors with the humble request that you may be pleased to qualify him to restore the slave Domingo to his master, the Burgher Ensign S. V. van Reenen: with such determination regarding the costs as Your Honors shall judge proper. (underneath stood:) Which doing etc. (was signed:) J. P. Deneys (in the margin:) Exhibited the 7th of July 1791. After the reading of which it was approved to qualify the memorialist to have the mentioned slave Domingo returned to his master free of cost and damage. Subsequently being read a declaration from the just-mentioned pro interim Fiscal Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys, 224. on the missive written on 25 June last to this Council by the repatriated Independent Fiscal van Lynden, and received here on the 29th thereafter, which declaration reads: To the Honorable, Venerable Sir Oloff Godlieb de Wet, Senior Merchant and President, together with the further gentlemen members of the Honorable Council of Justice of this government. Honorable, Venerable Sir and Honorable Gentlemen The undersigned memorialist, having according to his request received a copy of a certain letter written under date of 25 June just past to this honorable assembly by the absent Independent Fiscal, the Baron Johan Nicolaas Steven Baron van Lynden van Blitterswyk, repatriated with the ship Beverwyk, and received on the 29th thereafter, containing among other things a communication that his honor has instituted criminal proceedings against the Cellar Master here, J. J. Le Sueur, with all that pertains thereto
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221. een vertoog van navolgende inhoude Aan den WelEdelen Achtb: heere Oloff Godlieb de Wet praesident be„ neevens den verderen achtb: hande van Justitie des Casteels de Goede Hoop.— Vertoond met gepast en Eerbied de prointerim fiscaal Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys. Dat op den 17der gepasseerde maand Juny aan het officie fiscaal door den Vryzwart Abraham van de Raap is gerapporteerd, dat een slaaf van den burger vaan„ drig Sebastiaan Valertyn van Reenen, ten zynen huize had te koop gepraesenteerd een goudhorologie 't welk by onderzoek bevonden is 'tzelve te rejne, dat vooreenigen tyd 's Nachts met geweld is gestolen, by den oud Comminsaris der civiele en huwelyks zaken Sr. Jan Meinderts Cnuywaagen Dat hierop van weegens het officie fiscaal terstond in verseekering is genoomen voorsz: slaaf van den burger Vaandrig van Reenen, gend: domingo van Boegils, welke ondervraagt zynde of hy het voorsz: horologie niet aan den vuyzwart abraham had te koop gepraesenteerd, en van waar hy hetzelve had bekoomen, zeer openhartig zaderkend, het horologie te koop te hebben gepraesenteerd, met byvoeging, het zelve van den BosterdLotter tot Casper, by den Lee„ re Cl Brand, als koekier dienst doende, te hebben, 222 ontfangen en voor 10 dan wel voor 8 rd. s te verkoopen. en aan den man te helpen.— Dat de basterd H: Casper hierop in apprahencie zynde genomen, heeft hunnen goedvinden, in den beginne alle handnechig te ontkennen af te dequireeren, zoodanig dat hy in steede van te avoceeren, dat zy het horologie aan domingo had overhandigt, in teegendeel heeft durven staande zouden, dat hy niet aan Dominigo maar deeze aan hem 't zelve had gepraesenteerd, om in de baar te verkoopen, doch dat zyn alks volstrekte, lik had genefureerd. — dat daar dezelve Casper, tot na ll: ordinaris recht„ dag, by deeze zyne onthentenis en verbloeming is bly„ ven persisteeren; de slaaf dominge, die daardaar steeds onder suspicie bleef van op eene onwettige arg„ ze het bezit van t torologie, als zynde eenzes furtiva te zyn machtig geworden, dan ook uit dien hoofde in verzeekering heeft moeten worden gehouden, ten einde, ingevalle hy schuldig bevonden wierd, zyne welver diende straffe te erlangen. — dan dat na henhaalde examinatien, dikwils gemelde Casper Jans zoo verre in Confesio zynde, dat hy beleeden heeft, 't meerm: gaudhorologie waarlyk aan den slaaf domingo te hebben overhandigt, om ten zy nen behoeven te werden verkogt voor 10, aan wel voor 8 rd. s onder expresse byvoeging, dat hy Casper hetzelve niet had 223. had gestoolen; zo heeft de r. O. Vert„o vermeend, genoeg„ zaame grond voor handen te hebben, om evengemelde Domingo aan deszelfs Lyfteer te restitueeren: waar„ in hy echter op eigenauitoriteyt niet heeft willen pro„ cedeeren, aangesien voor H. H. gecommt uit deezen achtb: raade reeds en questen zyn ingewonnen, en dus deeze zaak geceureerd moet worden ten Cagnitie van UEE achtb: te zyn gekoomen, anneer zoowel de absolutie als cundemnatie aan de beoordeeling van uEd achtb: behoord gedefereerd te blyven. — De r. O. vert: keert zig derhalven tot UEd Achtb: met eerbiedig verzoek, dat dezelve hem gelieven te qualificeerien, om den slaafdomings aan desselfs Lyfheer den Burger vaandrig S. V. van reenen te res„ titueeren: met zodanige bepaaling om trent de korten, als uEd Actbb. zullen oordeelen te betooren. (:onderstond:) 't welk doende &r: (:was geteekend:) I: P: Deneys /:in margine:/ Exhibitume den 7. o July 1791. — Na welks Lectuure goedgevonden is den 2. O. Vert:e te qualificeeren, omgerepte slaaf do„ mingo kost en Schadeloos aan zynen Lyfheer terug te doen geeven. Vervolgens geleezen zynde een declaratoir van evengem: prointerim fiscaal M. r Jacob Pieter de hers Reys, op de minive, door den gerepatrieerden heer Jnde pen„ dent fiscaal van Linden, den 25 Juny H: aan deezen Raade geschreeven, en alhier den 29 daar„ aan ontfangen, luidende dat declaratoir; Aan den WelEdele achtbare Heere Oloff Godlieb de Wet opperkoopman en Praesident mitsgaders de ver¬ deze heeren Leeden van den achtb: raad van Justitie deezes gouverne„ ments. — WelEdele Achtbaare Heer en E Heeren De Inderges: 7. O. volgens zyn versoch een afschrift ont„ fangen hebbende van zeeker brief, door den abiente en met het schip Beverwyk genepatrieerde fiscaal Inde pendent de heer Johan Nicolaas Steven Baron van Lynden van Blikkerswyf geschreeven sub dato 25 Iuny pas verweeken, aan deeze Achte: vergadering en op den 29 daaraan ontfangen, onder andere meer inhoudende een communicatie dat zyn welEdelede proceduures r. O. Cantra den Keldermeester alhier tt J. J Le Sueur, door hem geentameert, met 't geene daarom trent 0 224.
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225 matter has occurred, having already brought it to the knowledge of the Lord Lords Seventeen, nothing further can provisionally be done herein, in order not to anticipate their highest deliberation in that regard, has the honor, as briefly as possible and not to unnecessarily trouble your Honorable and Right Honorable precious attention, to note in that regard that it would, in his opinion, be entirely absurd and out of order to comply with the desire of the said Mr. van Lynden and to suspend those proceedings: on the one hand because the said Mr. Lesueur, by such an unheard-of manner of proceeding, would be prevented from continuing with his defense as well as bringing his innocence to light; on the other hand because it clashes directly and militates against the highly revered orders of the High Commanding Lords and Masters, contained in the 8 October 1717 regarding an Izaak Scheepers and Pieter Bertram on the one side, and the fiscal at that time, Mr. Beaumond, on the other side, of whom the first-mentioned for 5, and the second for 10 years, according to the sentence of the Honorable Council of Justice of this government, were banished from this Colony, and lastly also in the case of the absconded first sworn clerk of police J. M. Horak, when their Highest Selves under date of 30 December 1789 were pleased to write and order the following: Furthermore, this serves for your information, that we have thought fit, upon the annexed petition of J. M. Horak, not to grant his request made therein in the least, but on the contrary to refer the petitioner to his competent judge; and of which writings 226 writings and orders Mr. van Lynden cannot possibly plead ignorance, wherefore the humble undersigned is also of the opinion, with due respect for better judgment, that upon the writing and desire of that gentleman, as having not the slightest right thereto, any reflection of whatever nature can nor may be made, and above all the said proceedings cannot be stayed, because the same would tend to an all too great prejudice of the aforementioned Mr. Lesueur, but that the same must take their course, and according to custom be determined before this illustrious tribunal, and furthermore, that as a surplus an extract from that letter concerning this matter in question must still be given to Mr. Le Sueur, in order to bring in his interests against it. Wherewith I take the honor to sign myself, with the most perfect sentiments of respect, as: was written below: Right Honorable and Honorable Sirs; lower down: Your Honors' very humble and obedient servant; was signed: J. P. Deneys; in the margin: Exhibited in Court the 7 July 1791. Having, after consideration of the motives set forth therein, understood to conform with the advice of the said fiscal pro interim; thus the proceedings pending before this court between the office of the fiscal and the Mr. Jacobus Johannes Lesueur shall be pursued and determined in the ordinary manner, while it has also been approved to grant an extract to the aforementioned Mr. Le Sueur from the said minute, to serve for His Honor's information. Further was brought to the table, the petition presented on 26 May last by the 227 aforementioned Mr. Le Sueur regarding the swearing to the declaration of the Sea Captain Hans Barendse, and since circulated among the respective members; and since the Court judged that, on account of what appears in the aforementioned petition in respect of the Messenger Ziervogel, the required investigation ought absolutely to take place: since a court messenger in particular should take care in the performance of his duties that no one comes to suffer any prejudice through his doing, much less through his negligence or inactivity; it has been approved, before taking a final resolution on that petition, to have the said Messenger Ziervogel appear before Commissioners: in order to be examined regarding his conduct held and neglect committed in this matter, and to put forward his interests there. In the abovementioned two cases concerning Mr. J. J. Lesueur, the Honorable President and Mr. Hendrik Oostwald de Wet, on account of their relationship by marriage to Mr. Lesueur, did not vote. was written below: At Cape of Good Hope, the day and year as above. lower down: In my presence, signed: W. S. v. Ryneveld, Secretary. 228 Tuesday the 12 July 1791. In the forenoon, extraordinary meeting. Present: the Honorable Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, and all the members, except for Mr. Bonnenkaasse due to indisposition. On the occasion that the Councillors were assembled to make the nomination of two members of this meeting on behalf of the burghers, in accordance with the letter of the Honorable Council of Policy of the 4th of this month, it was at the same time made known by the Honorable President that Captain-Lieutenant Jan Breugeman, whose case with the official fiscal has now already been circulated among the respective members, had been to see His Honor and had requested that this matter might soon be brought to an end, since he had already been obliged to remain here out of service for such a long time, and also to spend that time in the utmost poverty; that His Honor, having examined the documents and muniments submitted in that case on this part, had found that the case has not at all been brought into a state for judgment, but on the contrary suffers from several defects, since the declaration submitted by the plaintiff was not only not executed upon the requisition of him, the plaintiff, but also
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225 rent is voorgevallen, reets ter kennisse van de Looyen Edele groot achtb: heeren zeeventienen hebbende ge„ bragt, hierin provisioneel niets verder zal kunnen worden gedaan, ten einde hoogst derzelver deliberatie daaromtrent niet vooruit te loopen heeft d' Eere zoo nnint mogelyk is, en om uwEd achtb: en wel Ed. s pratieuse attentie niet onnodig te importuneeren, daar omtrent te noteeren, dat het zyns bedankens ten eene„ maale aburden buiten de haak zoude weezen, om aande begeerte van aen hier van Lynden te voldoen, en die praceduuris te surcheeren: Eensdeels om dat gem: heer Lesueur, door zodanige engehoorde manier van doen, zoude belet worden om met zyn defeniie voort te vaaren mittsgaders zyn ontschuld in 't licht te bren„ gen, andersdeels, om dat het direct aanbruischt en mili„ teert teegens de zeer gevenereerde ordres de, hoog ge„ biedende Heeren en Meesters, vervat by den 8 October 1717 raakende eenen Izaak Scheepers, en Pieter Bertram ten eenre, en den fiscaal ter dier tyd de heer Beaumond ter andere zyde, waarvan eerstgem voor ƒ5, en de tweede voor 10 Jaaren, volgens sententie van den Achtb: raad van Iustitie, deezes gouvernements uit deese Colonie zyn gebunnen geworden, & laatstelyk nog in het geval van den geaufugeerden eerste gesw: Clercq van po„ tie I. M: Horal, wanneer hoogst deselve sus dato 30 deck. r 1789, het volgende naditteen, hebben gelieven aan te schryven en te gelasten! Voorts is totuwe infor„ matie dienende, dat wy op de hier neevens overgaande request van I. M. Noval hebben goedgevonden, ons zyn daarby gedaan versoek, niet in 't minste aan te treffen, maar in teegendeel den suppt over te wyen zen na zyn competenten rechter" en van welke aan„ schryvens 226 schryven en ordres, de heer van Lynden onmogelyk ignoruntie han praetendeeren, waarom den needrige teekenaar dan ook van apine is, salva tamen reveventie, voor beeter gevoelen dat op 't schryven ende begeerte van dien heer, als geende minste recht daartoe hebbende, eenige reflectie van wat ratuir ook, kan nog mag geslagen, en vooral gem: procedures gereven cheerd worden, de wyl 't zelve tot een al te grote praejuditie van welgem: heere Lesueer zoude streffen, maar dat dezelve. hun loop moeten houden, en volgens gebruik voor deene sllus tre vierschaar getermineerd worden, mitsgaders, dat ten over vloede nog aan den heer Le Sueur extract uytdien brief on„ cerneerende deeze affaire in quastie, moet worden afgegeeven, om daarteegens zyne belangens in te brengen. Waarmeede ik my d' Eere aanmaatige, daze met de voe„ maaktste gevoelens van respect te onderteekenen, als: /:onderstond:/ WelEd: Achtb: heere en E heeren /:lager:/ Uweel Ed: achtb: en welEd . zeer onderdaanige en ootmoedige dienaar /:was geteekend:/ I. P. Deneys /:in margine:/ Exhebitane, in Judicio den 7 July 1791. Is na overweeging van de motiven daarby ter nee„ dergesteld, verstaan, zich met het advys van densel ven pro interim fiscaal te conformeeren; zullende dus de voordeeze rechtbank tuniten 't officium fisie en den heer M. r Jacobus Iohannes Lesuceer litispen„ dente proceduwe, ordinario mode worden vervolgd en getermineert, Terwyle almeede is goedgevorden aa den heere Le sueur voorm: uit dezelve minune verachte verleenen, om te hunnen dieven tot zyn E Naricht. Wyders wierd ter tafel gebracht, het op den 26 May Al. voon t 227 gem: heere Le Sueur, nopens het behedigen der verklaaring van den Capityn ter Zee Hans Barendse gepraezenteerd en zeedert by de resp: laden rondgelee„ zen requesten dan daar de hand oordeelde, dat weegens hetgeen in voorsz: requeste ten opzichte van den Boode ziervagel voorkomt absolut het ver„ eischte ondersoek behoord te geschieden: alzoo vooral een gerechtsboode, in zyne dienst verrich= tingen zonge dient te dragen, dat niemand door zyn toedoen, veel min door zyne negli„ gentie af inactiliiteyt eenige praejudicie kome te lyden; zo is, alvoorens op dat regaest een finaal besluit te neemen, goedgevonden, ged: Boode Ziervoogel voor heeren Gecommt. te doen verschynen: ten einde weegens zynin deezen gehouden gedrag en gepleegd versuim te worden geexamineerden zyn belangen aldaar in te Hebbende in bovengem: twee zaaken den heere M. J JLesueur concerneerende, den E Acttb: heer praesident en den heere Hendrik Pastinus de Wet, uit hoofde van hun welEd. . Zwagerschap met den heere Lesueur, niet genoteerd: /:onderstond Aan Cabo de Goede Hoop dieetannoub supra /lager / Mhy praesent /get:/ W: J: v. Ryneveld Sacres brengen. — 228 Dingsdag den 12 July 1791. 's voordemiddaags Extra ordinaire vergadering praesent de E achtb: heer Oloff Godlieb de Wet Praezident en alle de Leeden, behalven den heere Bonnenkaasse by indispositie. — Dy geleegentheid, dat de raadheeden, tot het doen den nominatie van twee Leeden deezes vergadering van burgerweege, ingevolge de aanschryvinge van den E Achtb: raade van Politie van den 4 deezer vergader was, wierd teffens, door den E Achtb: heer praesident te kennen gegeeven, dat aen Capn: Lieut Jan Breu¬ geman, wiens proces met het officieere fiscaal tans reeds by de resp: Leeden is rondgeleezen, by zyn E Achtb: was geweest en versogt had, af tochdelze zaak spoedig mogte worden ten Eynde gebracht, alzo hy, hier ter plaatze reeds zoo een langen tyd buiten dienst had ma ten verblyven, en ook dien tyd in de uitterste armoede doorbrengen, dat zyn E Achtb: geexamineerd hebbende de stutten en munimenten in die zaake by deesen reede ingediend, bevonden had, dat 't praees in 't geheel niet gebracht is in staat aan wyzen, maar ter con„ trarie aan verscheide defecten laboreerd, also de ver„ klaring, door den Z. O. Eischer overgelegd, niet alleen, niet ter requisitie van hem E. O. Eischer is gepasseerd, maar ach boven
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Moreover, a copy is attached of a private declaration, signed at the request of d: Schrik and H: Francken, by the Sub-Lieutenants on the ship the Helena Louisa, and that there are also still some declarations among the documents produced by the defendant which, due to the absence of the deponents, could not be sworn under oath; That His Honorable Worship therefore instructed the said Breugeman to submit his request in Council today, in order that such regard might then be given to it as would be deemed proper. Whereupon the said Breugeman, having been called inside, continued to insist that the Council please proceed to pass judgment on his case, declaring that he had until now found himself in the utmost poverty and could obtain absolutely no further subsistence. Wherefore, in consideration of these pressing circumstances, it being thought fit to terminate the aforementioned proceedings definitively; So the Council, after ripe deliberation and consideration of all that merited reflection in this matter and could move Their Honorable Worships, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, dismisses the claim and conclusion filed on 14 October 1790 by the Officer as Plaintiff against the defendant Jan Breugeman, but with condemnation of the defendant Jan Breugeman to the costs. Furthermore, the assistant Willem Kolver, who served the defendant in this trial as attorney, shall be reprimanded for various offensive expressions used by him regarding the officer, with a serious warning to conduct himself with restraint in this respect in the future and always, in the handling of his cases before this court of justice, to observe with all circumspection the respect due to an officer of justice, so that the Council will not be compelled to counter his insolent conduct by other means than verbal reproaches. Below stood: At Cape of Good Hope, the day and year as above. Lower: In my presence, was signed: W. S. van Ryneveld, Secretary. Thursday the 14th of July 1791. In the morning, extraordinary meeting, present the Honorable Worshipful Mr. Olof Godlieb de Wet, President, and all the Members, with the exception of Messrs. Smuts, Ronnenkamp, and van Echten, due to both occupation and indisposition. The Secretary of this Council, Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld, ex officio representing justice, against the merchant and pro interim fiscal here, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys, on the one hand, and the assistant of the Honorable Company, Willem Kolver, standing under suspended pay, as the authorized agent of Captain Lieutenant Jan Breugeman, who was stationed on the Honorable Company's brig the Helena Louisa, on the other hand; the respondents having been summoned to hear the pronouncement of the sentence upon the claim submitted by the repatriated Independent Fiscal, Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, on and against the last-mentioned respondent, as well as upon the pieces and muniments produced back and forth in court on that account. The Council, having read and considered with attention all the pieces and muniments exhibited by the parties in court, as well as having noted that which served the matter and could move Their Honorable Worships, Administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, dismisses the claim and conclusion made on 14 October 1790 by the Officer as Plaintiff on and against the defendant, but with condemnation of the defendant to the costs. Furthermore, the assistant Willem Kolver, who served the defendant in this trial as attorney, is reprimanded for various offensive expressions used by him regarding the Officer as Plaintiff, with a serious warning to conduct himself with restraint in this respect in the future and always, in the handling of his cases before this court of justice, to observe with all circumspection the respect due to an officer of justice, so that the Council will not be compelled to counter his insolent conduct by other means than verbal reproaches. Below stood: Thus done and judged at Cape of Good Hope on the 12th of July 1791, and sentenced on the 14th following. Was signed: O: G: de Wet, Joh.s Smuts, G. H. Meyer, S. v. Echten, R. J. v. d. Riet, Am. Fleck, Hk. A. Truter. Lower: In my presence, signed: W. S. v Ryneveld, Secretary. Thursday the 21st of July 1791. In the morning, present the Honorable Worshipful Mr. Olof Godlieb de Wet, President, and all the Members, with the exception of Messrs. Smuts and Ronnenkamp, the former due to occupation and the latter due to indisposition. Was read the following missive from the Honorable Worshipful Council of Policy: We have in today's meeting resumed the nomination formed by Your Honors in order that, to fill the vacancy of Burgher Councillor Hendrik Justinus de Wet, a member may again be appointed to Your Honors' assembly, and out of the double number proposed by Your Honors have elected Hendrik Pieter Warnecke, who in that capacity must also serve on the Board of Commissioners from that council. However, because we found nominated in that nomination someone who performs his burgher service in Stellenbosch, we could not omit to recommend to Your Honors on this occasion, in the future and otherwise, not to nominate burghers as members of Justice, as well as of other bodies, other than those whose burgher domicile is kept at this capital. Good Friends, To the President and other Members of the Council of Justice of this government.
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229 „ovendien eene Copia is aan eene onderhandsche ver„ klaaring, geteekend ter requisitie aan d: Schrik en H: Francken, by de Sous Lieuts op 't schip de He„ lena Louisa, en dat zich ook nog eenige verklarin„ ƒ gen onder de door den ged: geproduceerde documen„ ten bevinden, die vermits de afwezigheid der depo„ santen, niet hebben kunnen worden beeedigt — Dat zyn E Achtb: das gem: Breugeman Judaan¬ gezegt, om zyn versoek heeden in raade te moe„ ten doen, teneinde dan daarop zodanig regard zoud kunnen worden geslaagen, als geoordeelt zan worden te behooren. — Waarna gem: Breugeman binnen geroepen zynde, als noch kwam te insteeren, dat zochde Raad tot het bevonninen zyner zaake, gelief„ de over te gaan, met betuiging dat hy zich tot nu toe in de drutten te armeede bevond en valstrekt geene subsistentie merkonde. bekoomen. Weshalven aan, uitaanmerking van deeze dringende omstandigheeden, goedgevonden zynde voorsz: proceduures ten definitive te termineeren; Zoo heeft de Raad, na rype deliberaticen overweeging aan al 't gunt hier omtrent re„ flectie meriteerde en hun EE Achtb. konoldoen moveeren, recht doende uyt naam en van weegens de hoogmoogende heeren stoten en reede staten generaal der verhenigde neederlanden den R. O. Eischer zyne nop ende jeegen den ged: Jan Breugeman in dato 14 October 1790, gedanen eisch in genomene Conclusie ontregt, met condemnatie echter van den ged: Jan Breugeman, in de koster„ Zullende wyders, de adsistent Willem Kolver, die den ged: in dit proces als procureur heeft bedient, we„ gens diverse aanstootelyke uytdruttingen, door hem, tet opzichte van den officier gebeereijd, worden gereprimen xeert, met serieuse waarschouwing, om zich in vervolg van tyd daaromtrent te menogeeren en steeds in de behandeling zyner zaaken voor deeze rechtbank de Egards, aan een officierder Justitie verschuldig met alle omzigtigheid in kaag te houden; op dat aan rand niet genoodzaakt worde, zyn vermeetel gedrag door andere middelen als verbaale reproches, teegen te gaan. /:onder stond:/ Aan Cabo de Goede Hoop die ct anno ut Cuprae /:lager:/ My praesent /:was geteekend:/ W. C. v Ryreveld Secret 230 231. Donderdag den 14 July 1791. 0 's voorde middags extraordinaire vergadering, praesent de E achtb: heer olof Godheb de Wet praesidenten alle de Leeden, demptis de Heeren Smut Romerharg en van Echten zoo bejaccipatie als indispositie de Secretaris deezes Raads Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld amptshalven reg.t Cortra den koopman en prointerim fiscaal alhier M. r Jacob Pieter de Nys ter eenre enden onder afgesz: Gagie staandew adsis tent der E Comp: Willem Kolver als gemachtigde van den op 's E Comp: Brik de Helena Louisa bescheiden geweest zynde Capi¬ toin Lieutenant Jan Breuge¬ man ten andere zyde, gerequi„ neerdens omme op den door aen gerepatrieerden heer in¬ dependent fiscaal Johan Nico¬ laas Steven van Linden op ende jeegens de laatstgemelde gereq: ingedienden Eisch, mits„ gaders de diesweegens overen weeder in Iudicio geproduceerde Stukken en Munimenten vornis De Raad met attentie geleezen en overwoogen hebbende alle de stukken en munimenten door partyen in Indi„ cis geexhibeerd, mitsgaders gelet op het gunt ter makerie was dienende en hun EE achtb: houde doen moveeren Recht doende uyt naam ende van weegens de Hoogmoogende Heeren Slaaten generaal der vereenigde Neederlanden, ontregt den r. O. Eischer zynen in dato 14 October 1790. op ende jee„ gens den ged: gedaanen Eisch en genoomene Conclusie, met Condemnatie egter van den God in de kosten Werdende wyders den adsistent Willem Kolve die den ged: in dit proces als gemachtigde heeft bediend, gereprimendeert over diverse aanstately„ ne uytdruttingen, door hem ten opzichte van den r. O. Eischergebeezigd, met senieure waarschouwinge om zich in vervolg van tyd, diesweegens te mena„ geeren en steeds in de behandeling zyner zaaken voor deeze rechtbank, de egaards aan een officier der Iustitie verschuldigt, met alle ontzigtigteid in het oog te houden, op dat den raad niet genood„ vonnis te hooren pronuntieeren. zaakt F 232. zaakt worde, zyn vermeekel gedrag door andere middelen als verbale reproches, teegen te jaar. /:onderstond:/ Aldus gedaan en gevonnist aan Cabo de Goede 1oop den 12 July 1791. mitsgaders gevonnist den 14 daaraan volgende. /:was geteekend/ O: g: de Wet, Joh s Smich, G. H. Meyer, S. v. Echter, R. J. v. d. liet, A=m Fleek, H k A. . Fruter /:lager:/ My praesent /:geteekend:/ W„ J. v Kypeveld Secrats; 233. 234. — Donderdag den 21ste July 1791. 's voordemiddags praesent de E Achtb: Heer Olof Godlieb de Wet, praesident en alle de Leeden, denept„ de heeren Smuts en ronnenhamp, de Eerstgem: by occupa tie en de laatste by indispontie Is geleezen de volgende minive van den E Achtb: Raade van Palitie Wij hebben op heedewinoure vergadering gerenumeerde nominatie, door UE geformeerd, om ter plaatsvulling vand Burgerraad Hendrik Fastinus de wet, weederom een zid in UE vergadering te worden aangesteld, en uit 't dubbeld getal door UEd voorgedraagen geEligeert Hendrik Pieter Warreche, dewelke ook in die qualiteit by 't College van Comminarisen uit uien raade zal moeten fungeeren Dan dewyl wy by die nominatie hebben genomineerd gevonden iemand die zyn burgerdienst te steleenbosch na rigt, zoo hebben wy niet hunnen afzyn UEd by deeze ge leegendheid te recommandeeren, in 't vervolg en een ander re burgers tot lieden aan Iustitie als biijerhanden te no„ mineeren, als de zulke waarvan de burgerlyke act takier aan deeze haafdalaatse gehuwen. Goede Vrienden Aan den heere Praesident en verdere. Leeden van den Raad van sustitie derses gouvernements. — wn
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235. We remain after greetings. — Below stood: Your Good Friends. - Lower: By order of the Honorable Authority and the Council: — was signed: G: F: Goetz, First Clerk. In the margin: Done at the political meeting In the Castle of Good Hope on the 13th of July 1791. —. And after the aforementioned Mr. Warnech was duly congratulated by the Honorable President, his Honor took his seat in the aforesaid capacity. — In the following matter, the Honorable President did not vote due to kinship with the petitioner. The petitioner acting in the said capacity makes the request as in presentation. The summoned Officer of Justice, declaring to take over the arrear records of the lawsuit, and to make himself a party, further requested inspection, or if necessary a copy, of the proceedings held here against the petitioner, together with an extension of the term, since the repatriated Independent Fiscal Mr. van Lynden did not leave behind any documents concerning this case. — The petitioner leaves this to the Council's judgment. — Against the Merchant and Fiscal pro interim here, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, summoned The Assistant Willem Kolver, as general attorney of the Senior Merchant and Member in the Honorable Council of Policy, together with Cellar Master of this Government, the Honorable Mr. Jacobus Johannes Le Sueur, petitioner 236 Jacob Pieter de Neys summoned, to declare whether his Honor is inclined to take over the arrear records of the lawsuit, and consequently to proceed according to the latest retroactive records; or whether his Honor wishes to renounce and waive the same. — The Council grants to the summoned Officer of Justice inspection and if necessary a copy of the proceedings conducted here against the petitioner, further granting to the summoned Officer of Justice the requested extension of the term. —. The Assistant Willem Kolver as general attorney of the Ensign of the Burgher militia Coenraad Nelson, petitioner against the aforementioned Mr. Fiscal pro interim Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, summoned, to declare whether his Honor is inclined to take over the arrear records of the case initiated on the 17th of February of this year by the recently departed Independent Fiscal upon and against the petitioner, and The summoned Officer of Justice, taking over the arrear records of the lawsuit, makes himself a party and requests inspection and if necessary a copy of the case documents; since the repatriated Independent Fiscal Mr. van Lynden has seen fit to take with him to Europe all the documents that were lodged with the fiscal office concerning this lawsuit. — The petitioner acting in the said capacity requested that the summoned Officer of Justice may be enjoined, as in the presentation, and furthermore that an adjournment of the term be granted to him, the petitioner, until four weeks from today, in order to then serve a rejoinder. — 237. consequently to proceed according to the latest retroactive records, or whether his Honor wishes to renounce or waive the same, and furthermore principally to hear requested, instead of seeing served a rejoinder pursuant to the Council's appointment, an adjournment of the term. The Council grants to the summoned Officer of Justice inspection and if necessary a copy of the case documents; granting furthermore to the petitioner the requested adjournment, to serve a rejoinder four weeks from today. — The Former Bookkeeper Johan Jacob Fredrik Wagener as attorney of the Burgher Ernst Fredrik du Toit, petitioner against the Merchant and Fiscal pro interim Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, summoned, to see served a written answer. The petitioner acting in the said capacity having submitted his answer: The summoned Officer of Justice, without declaring himself principally, requested that since the petitioner failed to have him, the summoned party, summoned to take over the arrear records of the lawsuit, therefore this summons may be struck from the roll and the practitioner condemned in the costs. —. The petitioner acting in the said capacity says hereupon, that he believed that however much this may accord with the manner of proceeding, he nevertheless ought to act according to the custom of this Council; which does not entail that the plaintiff Officer of Justice is summoned to take over the arrear records of the lawsuit. —. The summoned Officer of Justice persists in his request. — The Council grants to this party striking from the roll and condemns the petitioner acting in the said capacity in the costs of this instance. —. 238. The Merchant and Fiscal pro interim of this Government, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, plaintiff Officer of Justice in a criminal case on the one part, upon and against Castor of Bugis, slave of the Burgher Johan Hendrik Ludolph, prisoner and defendant upon and against Louis Anthony Hippolite de Verneuil, prisoner and defendant in the aforesaid case on the other part. The Merchant and Fiscal pro interim Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, plaintiff Officer of Justice in a criminal case on the one part, The plaintiff Officer of Justice produces a written claim, furnished with fifteen annexes, numbered as stated in the inventory, concluding as at the end of the same. —. The prisoner and defendant, having heard the conclusion read, says he submits to the Officer, but requests that the Council please take into consideration the motive that gave rise to his offense. — The plaintiff Officer of Justice submits his claim, substantiated by the interrogatories answered by the prisoner before the Commissioner gentlemen and two more annexes. — The prisoner and defendant, having heard the conclusion read, says: "I cannot help it." The Council holds this case under advisement for circulation.
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235. Wy blyven na groete. — /:Onder stond:/ UE Goede Vrienden. - /:lager:/ Ter ordonn: van den E Achtb: 5 heer Gezachhebber en den raad: — /was geteekend:/ G: f: Goetz EgClercq /:in margine:/ Actum ter politicque vergaadering In 't Casteel de Goede Hoop den 13 July 1791. —. En na dat gem: heere Warnech, door den E Achtb: heere Praesident behoorlyk was gefe„ liciteerd, heeft zijn E in voorsz: zijne hoedaa¬ nigheid Sessie genoomen. — In de volgende Zank heeft de E Achtb: heer Praesident uit hoofdee van verwandschap met den heer reqt. niet gevoteerd. Do gg reqte. daet versoek ut in presenta¬ tione. De R. O. gereg: declareerende de arremen„ ten van den procesie aan te neemen, en zich parthy te stellen, versocht wyders visie, dan wel des Noods Copiades alhier jeegens den heer reqt. gehoudene proceduu¬ res, mitsgaders prolongatie van lermyn, Alrooden gerepatrieerden heere Indepen¬ dent fiscaal van Lynden geene stukken deeze zaak concerneerende, heeft agter ge„ laaten. — De regt laatzulks aan 's raadsoordeel. — Contra den koopman en prointerim fiscaal alhier de heer M:s Den Adsistent Willem Kolver, als generale gemag¬ tigde van den Opperkoop van en Lid in den E Achtb: raad van Politie mitsgaders kelder„ meester deezes Gouvernements de E Achtb: heeren M.r Jac„s Ioh„s Le Sueur, reg„t Jacob g der aan 236 Jacob Pieter de heys gereq: omme te declareeren of zyn E geneegen is, de arrementen van 't procesaan te neemen, en mitsdien volgens de laatste retroacten voort te procedee„ ren; dan wel af zin E daarvan ne„ nuntiatie en afstand wildoen. — De Raac accordeert aan den R. O. Geregd: visie en des Noods Copie der alhier jeegens den heer reqten gevoerd proceduures, verleenende wyders aan den 7. O. geregde. de versogte prolongatie van termin. —. De Adsistent Willem Kolver als generaale gemagtigde van den Vaandrig der Burgerye Coenr„d Nelson reqt„ Welgem: heer Prointerim fiscaal Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys geregt: omme te declareeren, af zyn E geneegen is de dearrementen van het op den 17de ben febr: deezes Jaars, door den onlangs ma van hier vertroffene heer Indepen¬ echt van dent fiscaal geëntameerd op ende jee„ gens den pler reqt. aan te neemen, en bren¬ Contra De 7. O. Gereg dearrementen van den procesie aanneemende, steldzig parthy en verroekt uisie en des noodscopie der proces Slutten; als der gerepatrieerden heer Independent fiscaul van Lynden heeft hunner goedvinden alle de Stuk¬ ker, welke weegens dit proces, onder het officii fiscaal zyn berustende geweest, naur Europa meede te neemen. — de qq reqt. versocht dat den heer R. O. gereg: mooge worden geinjungeerd, ut in praesentatione, en wyders aan hem regt„ verleend atterminatie van termyn, tot leeden over vier weeken, om als dan te dienen van duplicq. — mits om 237. mitsvolgens de laatste retro„ acten voort te procedeeren, dan wel of zyn E daarvan renuntie tie of afstand wildoen, en voorts ten ple omme in Steede van in„ gevolge 's raads appoinctement te zien dienen van duplieg, atterminatie van termyn te hooren versoeken. O De Raad accordeert aan den 7. O. ge¬ reqe: visie en des noods Copia der Proces stukken; Verleenende voorts aan den reqt. de versogte atterminatie, om heeden overvier weeken te dienen van Duplicq. — De Oud Boekhouder Johan Jac: Fredrik Wagener als gemagtig¬ de van den Burger Ernst fre„ drig du Toit regt de qq reqt. zyn antwoord overleggende: Verzocht den 7. O. gereg zonder zich ten p=le te declareeren, dat nadiende regt inge„ breeken is gebleeven, hem gereijte doen dag¬ vaarden, om de arrementen van den processe aanteneemen, overzal deese Contra citatie van de rol moge worden gero„ yeerd er den practizyn gecondemneerd in den koopman en pro interim de kosten. —. fiscaal Mr. Jacob Pieter de de q reqt. regt hierop, vermeend te heb¬ Neys, gereg omme te zien ben, dat hoe zulks ook wel met de manier van procedeeren stracht, hyzig dienen van schriftelyhant„ echter behoorde te gedragen, na de usantie woord van deezen raade; welke niet meede brengt, dat de r. O. Eischer gedagvaard word omde arrementen van den processe aan te neemen. —. de r. O. Gereg: blyft by zyn versoek, persisteren. — De de 2s en De r. O. Eischer produceerd eenen schriftelyken eisch, gemunieerd met vyftien stuks bylaagen, gequo„ teerd zodanig, als byden inventaris is vermeld, Comludeerende ut in fine van denselven. —. De Gev: en Ged: de conclusie heb„ bende hoorenleezen, zegt zich aan den officier te onderwerpen, edogte ver„ zoeken, dat de raad het mosief, t welke tot zyn misdryf aanleiding heeft ge„ geeven, in overweeging gelieve te neemen. — De r. O. Eischer legt over zynen eisch, gesterkt met de door den gev: voor heeren Gecommt. beantwoorde interrogatoria en noch twee by„ laagen. — De gev: en ged: de conclusie heb„ bende horen leezen, zegt¬ Ik kan 't niet helpen.„ De Raad houd deese zaak ter rondleezing in advis. Den koopman en prointerim fis„ caal de heer & Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys ^ r. O. Eisschen in Cas crimineel ter eenre op ende jeegens Castor van Boegies, Lijfeigene van den Burger Johan Hen¬ drik Ludolph, gev: en gede in opende jeegens. Louis Anthony Hippolite de Verneuil, gev:e: en ged: in 't voorsz: Cas ter andere Zyde Den koopman en prointerim Tis¬ caal deezes Gouvernements de heeren Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, r. O. Eischer in Coscrimi„ neel ter eenre De Raad verleend op deeze parthij Roya¬ en condemneert den q4 regt. in de kosten deezer instantie. —. 238. het E
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the aforementioned case on the other side. The Council keeps this matter under consideration for circular consultation. The roll being largely completed, there was produced by the aforementioned provisional fiscal Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys a note of the following content: By order of the Honorable Independent Fiscal, the Honorable Company's packet boat De Vlyt, lying at anchor in False Bay, having been inspected by the undersigned, the following goods and chests, having been imported privately, were removed from the same and delivered into safekeeping to the resident there, Mr. Brand, namely: 1. 2 packages with linen without mark 2. 6 canassers of sugar 3. 3 leagers of arrack 4. 1 large eight- to five-foot chest 5. 1 small eight-foot sailor's chest Below stood: Done in False Bay, the 8th of June 1791. Was signed: G. Exter. and gave to know at the same time that, having found his official paper among the charters and documents concerning the fiscal office, he had subsequently made inquiries and learned that the aforementioned unpermitted goods had been seized from the packet boat De Vlyt by express order of the High Indian Government, and subsequently, except for the aforementioned chest, which, being filled with tamarind, has not yet been able to be transported, were transported toward the Cape. Requesting his honor, since the same seized goods, according to customary practice, ought to be sold, that the necessary authorization for that purpose may be granted to the Secretary of this Council, as sequestrator. Deliberation having been held over which proposal, the Council granted this request; the same goods shall beforehand be properly inventoried in the presence of the Commissioner Gentlemen. Whereupon was submitted by the adjunct fiscal Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, on behalf of the merchant and Landdrost of the Colonies of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, Mr. Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, the following petition with four annexes: To the Honorable, Most Respectable Mr. Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, together with the further Honorable Members of the Honorable, Most Respectable Council of Justice of the Castle of Good Hope. Shows with due respect the Landdrost of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman: That on the 9th of July of this current year, by a certain soldier of Württemberg, named Steuer, who, as a servant of the lessee Fredrik Kannemeyer, retails wine and other drinks for him in the village of Stellenbosch by the small measure, it was made known to the petitioner that, having gone out at 9 o'clock in the morning of that day to attend to his affairs, after first having locked his chest and pushed to the house door, upon his return he had found the padlock of his chest broken, and further, upon investigation, had missed from it eighty-nine rixdollars in paper money and twelve rixdollars and three schellingen in silver specie; adding that among the missing paper money was a piece of forty rixdollars. That the petitioner immediately caused notification to be given to all trading inhabitants of the village that, in case a piece of paper money of 40 rixdollars should be presented by any suspicious person, either for exchange or to buy one thing or another with it, the necessary notice thereof must be given to him, the petitioner, at the earliest opportunity, in order to investigate whether perhaps in this manner it could be discovered by whom the aforementioned moneys of the soldier Steuer had been stolen. That this notification was indeed of such consequence that a short time thereafter, by the former messenger Faustman, there was sent to the petitioner a piece of paper currency of 40 rixdollars, which had been presented to him by a female slave of the former chief surgeon Domus, with the request to be allowed to know the value thereof. That the petitioner, having thereupon questioned the same female slave, named Rosetta of the Cape, from whom she had received the piece of money presented by her to Faustman, received the answer that the same had been given to her by her so-called husband, being a slave of the burgher Pieter Lans living at the Cape, named Batjoe. That the necessary investigations concerning this having been made on the part of the petitioner, it appeared to him that by that slave Batjoe a piece of money of that value had never been given to his concubine, and that he did not even bear the least knowledge that his concubine possessed a piece of that value. That the petitioner having questioned the aforementioned Rosetta a second time, she thereupon retracted everything, adding that out of fear she had named her husband as the one from whom she had received the frequently mentioned piece of money
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239 't voorsz cas ter andere zyde. De Raadhoud deeze zaak ter rondleezing in advis. De Boldus verre afgeloopen zynde, wierd door voorm: prointerim fixaal Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys geproduceerd eene nota van navolgende inhoude Ter ordonn: van den E Achtb: heer Independt fiscaal door den onderget: 's E Comp paguet„ boot de vlyt, in de baaif als geanherd leggen„ de, gevisiteerd zynde, zyn volgende goederen en kisten als particulier aangebracht, uit hetzelve geligt enter bewaaringe aan den resident aldaar de heer Brand overgeleeverd geworden, als: 12 potken met linnen zonder merk 2o% 6 Kanassers Zuiker 33 Leggers Arak 41 groote afte 5 voets kist 5o. 1 klyne afte matroose /:onderstond:/ Actum in baaifals den 8 Iuny 1791. — /:was geteekend:/ G: Exter. —. en teffens te kennen gegeeven, dat zyn Edit pa¬ pier gevonden hebbende onder de Chartres en doen„ documenten, het officii fiscaal concerneerende, zich daarna geinformeerd en vernoomen had, dat voorsz: ongepermitteerde goederen op expresse ordre der hooge In„ diasche regeering van de paquetboot de vlyt waaren aan„ gehaald, en vervolgens, behalven de voorsz: kist, welke als met Tamaninde gevuld, noch niet heeft kunnen wo den overgevoerd, haapwaards zyn getransporteerd. - ver„ zoekende zyn E, nadien dezelve aangehaalde Goederen, my re solito, behooren te worden verkogt, dat daartoe op „den Secretaris deezes Raa, als soquester, de nodige t qualificatie mooge worden verleend. —. Over welke voordrachte gedelibereerd zynde, heeft de Raad dit versoek toegestaan; zullende dezelve goederen alvoorens, ten overstaan van Heeren Gecommt. na behooren worden geinventariseerd. Waarna door den adjunct fiscaal Mr. Johannes Andreas Truter, voor den koopman en Landdrost der Colonien Stellenbosch en Drakenstein, de heer Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman wierd ingedient het volgende ventooy met vier bylaagen. — Aan den welEdelen Achtb: heere Oloff Godlieb de Wet Praesident beneevens de verdere Heeren Lee¬ den ende 240 241 Vertoond met gepasten Eerbied de Landdros van Stellenbosch en Drakenstein Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman: dat op den 9 huy HL: door zeekeren soldaat van Wurtemberg, steuer genaamd, welke als knegt van den pagter fredrik Kannemeyer, voor den„ zelven Wyn en andere dranken in 't dorp stellen¬ bosch by de klyne maat verhoopt, aan den E: O: vert: is te kennen gegeeven, dat hij 's morgens ten 9 uuren van dien dag der verrigtinge zyner affai„ res, na alvoorens zyn kist geslooten ende huys„ deur aangestooten te hebben, uitgegaan zynde, by zyn terugkomst had bevonden, het hangslot van zyn kistgebrooken, en voorts by onderwek daaruit vermist zad, neegen en tachtig ryksd s. aan papieremunt en twaalf ryksd. s en drie schell: in zilvere specien; met byvoeging, dat zich onder 't vermist papiere geld bevond een stuk van veertig riksdaalders. Dat de r. O. verk:r terstond aan alle handel„ drynende Ingereekenen van 't dorp heeft doen aanzeggen, dat ingevalle door eenig suspect persoon een stuk pa„ hiere gelds van 40 rd=s mogt worden gepraezenteerd, 't zy ter wisseling, dan wel om daarvoor het een of an„ der den van den Edelen Achtb: raade van Iustitie des Kasteels de Goede Hoop. e der te hoopen, aan hem vert:e daarvan ten eerstende noodi„ ge kennis moest worden gegeeven; ten einde te andersoeken of misschien ook op deeze wyze konde worden ontdent, door wien de voorsz: penn: van den soldaat stever waren gesta eengeworden. —. Dat deeze aanzegging dan ook van dat gevolg is geweest, dat korten tyd daarna door den geweezen boode Faustman aan den r. O. verk: is gesonden een Stuk papiere munt van 40 r, 'twelk door een slavinne van den oud opper Chirur„ gin Domus aan hem was gepraesenteerd met verzoek, om de waarde daarvan te moogen weeten. —. Dat de r. O. verz: als toen dezelve slavinne genaamd Rosetta van de koop hebbende ondervraagd, van wien Zij het door haar aan Tanstman gepraesenteerd stuk gelds had ontvangen, tot antwoord heeft bekoomen, dat het zelve aan haar was gegeeven door haaren zoogenaamden man zynde een slaaf van den aande kaap woonachtig zynde Burger Pieter Lansgenaamt Batjoe dat van de zyde des I. O. Vert: de nodige perquisitien hier omtrent gedaan zynde, aan denzelven is gebleeken, dat door dien slaaf Batjoe nimmer een stuk gelds van die waar de aan zyn byzit had gegeeven, en dat hy zelfs geende minste kennisdroeg, dat zyn byzit een stuk van die waarde bezat.. Dat de R. O. Vert: voorsz: Rosetta andermaal onder¬ vraagd hebbende, dezelve als toen alles heeft geretrac„ teerd, met byvoeging, dat zy uyt vreesdaaren man had op„ gegeeven, als den geenen, van wien zy het dikwyls gem: stuk gelds 349
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243. money of 40 rxd. had received, but that she had not obtained the same from him, but from a slave of the burgher Hermanus Combrink, named Sangoor, who with it in the name of his fellow slave Batjoe of Boegies had come to her, to buy with the same, at least for a part thereof, a blanket. That the said Batjoe of Boegies, whom the Officer, because he confessed to have sent a piece of money to Rosetta, had transported under arrest Capewards, hereupon having been heard on interrogatories before Commissioners from this Honorable Court, did indeed acknowledge that he had delivered a piece of money to the said female slave through his fellow slave Sangoor, to buy for a part thereof a blanket; but that the same piece of money was not stolen by him, but had been found on a bridge near Stellenbosch: the slave Sangoor moreover testifying that he had received the piece of money delivered to Rosetta from Batjoe for the value of five Rixdollars, while Rosetta nonetheless maintains that she received from Sangoor the very piece which was presented by her to Faustman. That therefore this whole matter lies buried in deep darkness, and the Officer has no sufficient grounds to make any further steps against the said Batjoe; and this the less, because no evidence whatsoever is to be found that the prisoner, at the time that the soldier Stever missed his money, was in or near the bakehouse of the baker Kannemeyer. 244. That indeed the said Stever states an incident which is alleged to have taken place some time before between him and the prisoner, but that besides the denial of the said prisoner, and the singularity of the testimony of Stever, it cannot without absurdity be deduced therefrom that the accused must just therefore be regarded as the thief of the missing money; not to mention the uncertainty whether ever so much money was missed, and whether Stever did not perhaps use that money, probably belonging to his master, for himself. That this at least is certain under correction, that the Officer, without further proof, can undertake nothing against the imprisoned slave Batjoe, in which case it would be a hardship to keep the same in his present detention; while on the other hand, as the Officer respectfully trusts, it is likewise evident that no sufficient ground can be drawn from the circumstances to expect any further clarification with success, in which case equity seems to demand that if what has already been proven is not judged punishable, the slave should as much as possible remain preserved for the benefit of his master. Reasons wherefore the Officer hereby addresses Your Honors, with the respectful request that Your Honors may be pleased to qualify him to restore the imprisoned slave Batjoe to his master, with orders to hand him over into the hands of Justice at all times in case the Officer might obtain any further elucidation in this matter; 245. and that Your Honors may be pleased to dispose regarding the female slave Rosetta, who on account of her pregnancy could not be transported Capewards, in such manner as they shall judge proper. Was signed: P. A. Truter, qq. In the margin: Exhibited in Court, 21 July 1791. After reading of which it was approved and resolved to qualify the Officer not only to return the said slave Batjoe to his master, under such terms as set down in the said representation; but also with respect to the female slave Rosetta, who on account of her pregnancy could not be transported Capewards, to cause her master to be notified to hand the same Rosetta over into the hands of Justice at all times whenever the Officer might obtain any further elucidation concerning this matter. In the following case the Honorable President, on account of affinity with Mr. Le Sueur, did not vote. Lastly was submitted by Messrs. van der Riet and Truter, who in compliance with the provisional resolution taken on the most recent ordinary court day upon the request of Mr. Jacobus Johannes Le Sueur regarding the messenger Ziervogel have vacated, the following report, 246. furnished with two annexures: To the Honorable Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, together with the further Honorable Council of Justice of this Government. Honorable President and Gentlemen: A request having been submitted on the date of 26 May last by the Assistant Willem Kolver, in his capacity as attorney of Mr. Jacobus Johannes Le Sueur, Senior Merchant and Master of the Cellars, as well as Member in the Honorable Council of Policy here, whereby he made known that the Court Messenger Carel Ewald Ziervogel had brought himself to render illusory, by his delay and willful inaction, the order given to him to arrange, request, and notify a commission obtained from the then Honorable President Rhenius, to have sworn on board the ship Vasco de Gama, lying at that time ready to sail, a certain declaration given by the Sea Captain Hans Barends at the requisition of the said Mr. Le Sueur in the proceedings pending between his Honor and the Fiscal's Office, to such an extent that the commission did not take place and therefore for that reason the aforesaid declaration remained unsworn, being in proof thereof a missive by the said court messenger to the said
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243. gelds van 40 r had ontvangen, doch dat zy hetzelve niet van hem had bekoomen, maar van een slaaf van den Burger Hermanus Combrink, Sangoor gen„t die daarmeede uit naam van zyn meede slaafBat„ joe van Boegies by haar was gekoomen, om voor 't zelve, ten minsten voor een gedeelte daarvan, een Combaars te hoopen. dat dezelve Batjoe van Boegies, welken den E. O. vert: omdat hy beleed een stuk gelds aan roresta te hebben gezonden, gevangelyk kaapwaards 442 b heeft doen transporteeren, hierop voor heeren Gecont: uit deesen Achtb: ronde op articulen gehoord zynde, wel erkend heeft, dat hy een stuk gelds aan de gem: slavinne door zijn meede Slaaf Sangoor hadden overtandigen, om voor een gedeelte daarvan een Combaars te hoopen; doch dat 't zelve stuk gelds niet door hem gestoolen, maar op een brugby stel„ lentosch was gevonden geworden: getuigende de Slaaf Sangoor daar en boven, dat hy het aan ro„ setta overhandigt stuk gelds van Batjoe hadort„ fangen voor de waarde van vyf Ryhsd.s terwyl nog„ thans rosetta blyft staande houden, 'tzelfde stuk 't welk door haar aan Taustman gepraesenteerd, van Sangoor te hebben ontfangen. Dat derhalven deeze gantsche zaak in een die„ reduisternis begraven legt, ende 1. O. Vert:e geene genoegzaame gronden heeft, om eenige verdere de„ marches teegen den ged:e Baljoe te doen; en zulks te minder, om dat er geen blyk, hoe ook genaamd te vinden is, dat de gev: ten tyde, dat de soldaat Stever zyn geld heeft vermist, zich in of by 't lak„ huys van den Packker Kannemeyer heeft bevon¬ den 244. den. —. Dat wel de gem: Stever eengeval opgeeft, 'twelk eenigen tyd bevoorens tusschen hem en den gev: zou hebben plaats gehad, doch dat behalven de onthentenis van den ged:, en de Singulariteit van het getuigenis van Steuer, daaruit niet zonder ongerimdheid kan worden afgeleid, de acqui: juist daarom als de dief vande vermiste penningen moet worden aangemerkt; om niet te gewaagen van de onzeeker„ heid, af er wel immer zoo veel gelds is vermist geworden en of stever dat geld, waarschynlyk aan zyn Baastae behoorende, niet welligt voor zich zelven heeft geem„ ployeert. —. Dat dit ten minsten onder connectie zeeker is, dat de r. O. vert: zonder nader bewys, tegen den gev: slaaf Batjoe niets kan onderneemen, in hoedaanig geval het eene handigheid zoude zyn, denselven in zyne teegenswoordige detentie te behouden: terwyl het van den anderen kant, zo de r. O: Vert: eenbiedig vertrouwd, insgelyks blykbaar is, dat en geen genoegzaame grond uit de om„ standigheeden kan worden gehauld, om met succes eenig naden erlaireissement te verwagten, in welk geval de beil„ lykheid schynt te vorderen, dat indien het reeds bewee„ sene niet strafwaardig word geoordeelt, de slaaf zoo veel mogelyk ten behoeven zyn 'steeren geconserveerd blyve. Reedenen waanomme de R: O. vert: zich by deesen tot UEE Achtb: is heevende, met eerbiedig versoek, dat UEE Achtb: hem gelieven te qualificeeren, ommeden gev: slaaf Batjoe aan deszelfs Lyfheer te restitueeren, met last omme denzel ven ten allen tyde, ingevalle de R. O. Vert: eenige nadene elucidatie in deezen mogt erlangen, inhanden der Iustitie over 245. over te geeven; en dat UEE Achtb: omtrent de slavinne Rosetta, welke uit haafde haarer zwangerschap, niet heeft hunnen worden Kaapwaards getransporteerd zodanig gelieven te disponeeren, als dezelve zzin oordeelen te behooren. —. /:was geteekend:/ P: As Truter qq: /:in margine:/ Exhibitum in Indicio den 21=ste July 1791. —. Na welks rectuure goedgevonden en besloken is den r. O. Vert: te qualificeeren, om niet alleen gem: Slaaf Batjoe, in die termen als by 't zelve vertoog is ten needer gesteld, aan zynen Lyf„ heer terug te geeven; maar ook ten opzichte der Slavinne Rosetta, welke uit hoofde haarer zwangerschap niet heeft kunnen worden kaap¬ waards getransporteerd, haren zyveheer te doen aanzeggen, om ten allen tyde, wanneer de r. O. verh:d nopens deeze zaak eenige nadere elucida„ tie mogt bekoomen, dezelve Rosetta in handen der Iustitie overte geeven. —. In de volgende zaak heeft de E Achtb: heer Praesident uit hoofde van affiniteit met den heere Lesueur niet gevoteerd. —: Laatstelijk wierd door de heeren van der Riet en Pruter, dewelke ter voldoening aan het terjongster ordinaire rechtdag, op het request van den heere Hr. Jacobus Johannes Le Sueur, nopens den boode ziervogelgenoomen provisioneel besluit hebben gevaceerd, ingediend het volgende bericht. F 246 gemunieerd met twee bylaagen: Aan den WelEdelen Achtbaaren Heere Oloff Godlieb de Wet, Praesident benee„ vens den verderen Edelen Achtbaaren raade van Justitie deezes Gouvernement. WelEdele Achtbaare Heer en Heeren: Door den Adsistent Willem Kolver, in qualiteyt als ge„ machtigde van den heere M.r Jacobus Iohannes Le Sueur, Opperkoopman en keldenmeester, mitsgaders Rid in den E Achtb: Raade van Politie alhier, in dato 26 May I: L: ingediend zynde een request, waarby hy heeft te kennen gegeeven, dat de Gerechtsbode Carel Ewald Zier„ vogel van zich had hunnen verkrygen, om de aan hem gegeevene ardre tot 't beleggen, verzoeken en aandienen e ner Commissie, by den toenmaaligen E Achtb: heere Prae„ sident Rhenius geabtineerd, om aan boord van Ides Tijds zylreede leggend schip Vasco de Gama te doen beledigen zeeker verklaaring, door den Capitain ter Zee Hans Ba„ rends, ter requisitie van gem: heere Le sulur, in de tusschen zyn Een het Officie fiscaal Litispendente proceduure gegee„ ven, door het verruim en de moedwillige werkelaasheid van hem gerechtsbode, in zoo verre illusoir te maken, dat de Comminie niet is geschied en dusan die reede de voorsz verklaaring onbeEedigt gebleeven, zynde ten bewyze daar„ van eene minive door denzelven gerechtsboode aan den geno
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written by the sworn Clerk of this Council, Sr. Johannes Daniel Karnspek, was also submitted. Thus, after reading and reviewing that petition on the last session day, it pleased Your Honorable Worships, on the grounds that in such an event a court messenger in the performance of his duties ought to take care that no one suffers any prejudice through his doing, negligence, or inactivity, before taking a final decision herein, to order the said court messenger to appear before the Commissioners, in order to be examined regarding his conduct and the delay committed in this matter, and there to present his defense. The undersigned, having then acted in accordance with this resolution, caused the said court messenger Ziervogel to appear before them, and presented these grievances to him, as well as asked him for what reasons he had not in this case observed his duty with that vigilance which the urgency of the matter required. Whereupon the same brought forward in his exculpation: that on the morning of 8 April he had received orders from the first sworn Clerk of the Political Secretariat, George Fredrik Goetz, to request the Commissioners whether Their Honors would be pleased to attend in order to have an affidavit, passed at the requisition of Mr. Goetz, sworn to on board; that he, having thereupon betaken himself to Messrs. van Echten and Mappa, the first-mentioned gave him as an answer that on account of indisposition, and the latter on account of manifold occupations at the Political Secretariat, they were unable to attend thereto, — Of which he immediately made a report to the said Goetz, adding that he had been to the first-undersigned and had learned that he had ridden out to the country. That he subsequently at two o'clock in the afternoon received from the said Clerk of this Council, Johannes Daniel Karnspek, the note annexed hereto, containing an order: 1st: to request two burger members, in order to attend at the swearing of the affidavit; 2nd: to order a Company's boat from the Equipment Master for half past two o'clock, to convey the Commission on board; 3rd: to appoint Valkenburg, in order to be present at that swearing. That he immediately betook himself to the houses of the Honorable Members, and also without any loss of time, indeed at three o'clock in the afternoon, gave notice by missive to the said sworn Clerk of his findings, substantially as expressed in the draft also annexed hereto. That he thereupon not only received no further orders, but moreover, having met the aforementioned sworn Clerk in the street and asked whether he still had to perform anything in this matter, received the answer: No. That he subsequently at half past nine o'clock in the evening was summoned to the Secretary of this Council, and there received orders to request the first-undersigned, who in the meantime had returned to the Cape, in the name of the Honorable President, to go on board the following day as early as possible for the purpose aforesaid; That he then also sought out the first-undersigned and the Equipment Master Cornelissen, and after the time was set by the undersigned for six o'clock the following morning, took care that everything for that Commission would be ready by the appointed hour, but that on the following day he learned that the aforementioned ship Vasco de Gama had put to sea that very night. Wherefore he trusted to be free from the slightest fault in this matter, as having executed the order given to him strictly and without the least loss of time. — Since the undersigned do not consider themselves competent to enter into an assessment of the validity or invalidity of this defense, but are of the opinion that such will depend on the decision to be taken by Your Honorable Worships; they have, subject to correction, deemed it sufficient to keep proper record of all this and, trusting to have thereby complied with the esteemed intention of Your Honorable Worships, they therefore submit this as a dutiful report: at the foot was written: Submitted in the Council of Justice at Cabo de Goede Hoop, 21 July 1791. was signed: R. J. v. d. Riet, Hk. As. Truter. lower down: In my presence, and signed: W. S. v. Ryneveld, Secretary. Which having been read, it was approved to add the aforesaid petition presented by Mr. Le Sueur together with the report of the Commissioners to the documents, in order to pay such regard thereto in the final decision of the case as shall be judged to be legally proper. — And whereas the said messenger Ziervogel in his exculpation has among other things adduced that he would not have dared to awaken three of the burger members who had retired to sleep at the time he was to carry out his message, because he had received no special order to that effect; whereas on the contrary he ought to have realized on his part that the Commission which he announced at that time required the utmost speed, since the ship Vasco de Gama had already received its papers and was ready at any moment to undertake the voyage with a favorable wind; It was likewise resolved to reprimand the aforementioned messenger Ziervogel hereupon in Council, and to command him earnestly to take careful heed that in the future, through no circumstance or omission whatsoever on his part, any the slightest delay be caused in the course of justice, and consequently to exercise greater attention in cases where there is danger in delay. Which decision the Honorable President, after the named messenger Ziervogel was called inside, communicated to him and immediately carried into execution: at the foot was written: At Cabo de Goede Hoop, the day and year as above. lower down: In my presence, signed: H. J. v. Ryneveld, Secretary.
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247. gen Ciercq deezes Raads Sr. Johannes Daniel Karn¬ spek geschreeven, mede overgelegd geworden Zo heeft het UWEd Achtb, na Lectaure en resum„ tie dier requeste op L:L: rechtdag, behangd, uit hoofde dat voorval een gerechtsbode in zyn dienst verrigtingen zorge behoord te draagen, dat niemand, door zyn toe„ doen, negligentie of inactiviteyd eenige prejudicie ko„ me te lyden, alvoorens hierin een finaal besluit te neemen, denzelven gerechtsboode voorheeren gecomt te doen verschynen, ten einde weegens zyn in deesen gehouden gedragen gepleegd verruim te worden ge¬ examireert en zyne belangen aldaar in tebrengen. De onderget: dan, ingevolge deeze resolutie geva„ 0 reerd hebbende, hebben denzelven gerechtsbode zier„ voogel voor hun doen verschynen, en hem deeze beswa„ ren voorgehouden, mitsg.s afgevraagd, om welke ree„ denen hy niet in dit geval, met die vigilankie, die de aangeleegend heid der zaake vorderde, zyn plicht had be„ Waarop door denzelven, ter zyner verontschuldiging wierd ingebracht: dat hy op den 8 April 's morgens van den eerste gesw: Clercq ter politicque Secretarye George fredrik Goek Last had bekoomen, om heenen gecomm. te verzoeken, of hun EE. s wilden vaceeren„ om eene ter requisitie van her goeten gepasseerde verklarring, aan boord te doen beledigen: dat hy zich daarop vervoegt hebbende by den heere van Ech„ ten en Mappa, eerstgem: hem ten antwoord had ge„ geeven uit haafde van appanelykheid en de laatste weegens meenigvuldige beezigheeden ter secretarye aan politie, daartoe niet te kunnen vaceeren, — Waarvan hy dadelyk aan gem goetz rapporthad trackt gedaan, met byvoeging, dat hy by de eerst ondergeteekn was geweest en vernoomen had, dat denzelven naar buyten was gereeden. dat hy nenvolgens 's nademiddaags te twiee uuren van den gem: Clercq deezes Raads Johannes Daniel Karnspen¬ had ontfangen, het hierby geannexeerde briefje, vervat„ kende eene ordre 1:o:/ om twee Leeden burgerweege te verzoeken, ten Eynde by de beEediging der verklaring te vaceeren 2/ Een Lands Schuit by de Equipagiemeester te bestellen tegen half drie uuren om de Comminie naar boord te brengen. 3% om Valkenburg te appoincteeren, ten einde by die beredi„ ging praesent te zyn. dat hy ziit tenstand aan de huyzen der Heeren Leedenver„ voegd hebbende, ook zonder eenig tyd verzieme van zyn wee„ dervaaren en wel nog te drie uuren nademiddag aan gem gesw: Clercq, in substantie zodanig als by het dezen meede geannexeerd Concept is uytgdrukt, per miuive had ƒ kennis gegeeven. Dat hy hierop niet alleen geen nadere last had ort„ fangen maar ook bovendien meerm: gezw: Clercq op de 0 straat ontmoet en gevraagd hebbende, of hy in deezen nag iets moeste verrigten, ten antwoord tod bekoomen van Neen. dat hy vervolgens des avonds ten half 10 uuren by den Secretaris deezes, Raads was geroepen geworden, en aldaar ordre had gekreegen, om den Eerstonderget: die intuschen aan de Kaap was geneverteerd uit naam van den Ed: Achtb: heer praesident te verweken, om daags 248. daar e 249 daaraan volgende, zoo vroeg doenlyk ten aude voorn: naar boord te vaaren dat hy dan ook de Eerst order get: nog lyden E quipagiemeester Cornelissen opgezogt, en nadat de tyd door de onderget: tegen 's anderendaags 's morgens te 6 uuren bepaald was geworden, gesorgt had, dat alles tot die Commissie teegens het bestem„ de uu in gereedheid zoude zyn, edogaat hy 's ar¬ deren daags had vernoomen, dat 't voorm schip Vasco de gama juist die Narht Zee tud gehooren. Weshalven hy vertrouwde indeeezen, buyten eeni„ ge de minste schuld te zyn, als hebbende de hem ende opgedraagene Last zonder het ganingste tyduer„ ruim stiptelyk ter uytvoer gebracht. — daarnu de onderget: zich niet bevoegdachten om te treeden in eene beoordeeling over de gegroode heid af ongegrondheid deeser verantwoordinge, maar van opinie zyn, dat zulks naar aan„ leyding van het in Iadius genoomen besluit van UEd acttb: zal dependeeren; zo hebben zy ander verbeeteninge vermeend, te hunnen valstaan, met van het een en ander behoorlyk aanteeke„ ende ning te houden en, vertrouwende, daarmeede aan de geEerde Insentie van Uweld Autt. te hebben 6 voldaan, laten hy derhalven dezen dienen voor plichtschuldig rupport: /:onderstond:/ overgegeeven in raade van Justitie aan Cabo de Goede Koop den 21ste July 1791 /:was geteekend:/ R. J. v: d: Riet, Hk A„s Fruter /: lager:/ my praesent /: en geteekend:/ W: S: v: Repe„ veld 250. veld Secretaris. 't welk geleezen zynde, is goedgevonden de voorsz: doar den heere Le Sueur gepraesenteerde request nevens het ben rigt van heeren Gecomm s. by de stukken te voegen, om in de finaale decisie van de zaak ten ppte daar„ e op zoodanig reguard te slaan, als geoordeeld zal worden naar rechten te behooren. — En nadien gem: boode Ziervogel in zyne verortschl diging onder anderen heeft bygebruikt, dat hy drie der heeren Leeden van burgerweege, welken op 't Uw dat hy zyn boodschap zoude vernigten, zich ten slaap hadden begeeren, niet zoude hebben durnen laaten watter maaken, om dat hy daartoe geen speciaale last had behoonen; daar tegeveniael van zyn hant had behooren in tezien, dat de Commissie welke hy op dien tyd aandiende, de uitterste Spoed vereischte, alzo het schip Vasco de Gama reeds zyne papieren had ontfangen, en alle oogenblikken gereed lag, om met eene gunstige Wind, de reise aan te neemen. zo is teffens beslooten, maarm: boode Ziervogel hierover in haade te reprimendeeren, en ernstig aan te zeggen, om zit zorgvuldiginacht te neemen dat in verualy van tyd door geene omstandigheid ofte ommie hoegening ook, van zyne zyde, in den loop der Iustitie, eenige de minste vertraaging worde veroorzaakt en mitsdien by voorvallen waarin periculier in morae is meerder attentie te gebruiken. welk besluitde E Achtb heer Praesident, na dit 251. dat genepte boode Ziervoogel is binnen geroe„ pen, aan denzelven heeft gecommuniceerd en daadelyk ten uytvoer gebracht: /:onderstond:/ Aan Cabo de Goede Hoopdie elanno ut supra /:lager:/ Thy praesent /:get:/ H: Jv Ryneveld Secret
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252 Thursday, 28 July 1791. Forenoon Extraordinary meeting Present the Honorable Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, and all the members, except Mr. Rönnenkamp due to indisposition. The Honorable Mr. President having made known that His Honor had convened this meeting expressly to decide upon some circulated lawsuits, there were first taken in hand the criminal claim and conclusion presented by the Landdrost of the Colonies of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, Mr. Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, in his official capacity, upon and against the slaves Joachim van Mandaal, Telemackus van Mallebaar, and Sephta van Bengaalen, the first-mentioned belonging to the Undersheriff Hendrik Matthysen, the second to the messenger Godfried Gabriel Hauptfleisch, and the last-mentioned to the Widow Daniel Ronouw; over which documents having maturely deliberated, and having noted everything that merited consideration, the Council, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, has condemned the prisoners and defendants to be brought to the place where criminal sentences are customary to be executed here, and being delivered over there to the Executioner, the two first-mentioned, Joachim and Telemachus, to be fastened to the gallows with a rope around their necks and exposed to public view, furthermore with and alongside the third prisoner, Sephta, to be tied to a post, severely scourged on their bare backs with rods, branded, and after having been riveted into chains, to be sent to Robben Island, there the 1st and 2nd prisoners, Joachim and Telemachus, to remain banished for the term of their lives, and the third prisoner for 25 years, with condemnation of the defendants in the costs and expenses of justice. After which, having been brought to the table the claim and conclusion of the said Landdrost, in his official capacity, against Mercuur van Bengaalen, slave of the aforementioned messenger Hauptfleisch; the matter was likewise deliberated with attention, and the Council, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, has condemned the prisoner Mercuur van Bengaalen, having witnessed the execution of the aforesaid three prisoners Joachim, Telemachus, and Sephta, 254 to be tied to a post standing behind the honorable prison, and there to be severely flogged, and furthermore subsequently sent back to his master, with condemnation of the prisoner in the costs and expenses of justice. Meanwhile, furthermore, there being taken in hand the criminal claim and conclusion produced in court by the aforementioned Landdrost of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein, Mr. Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman, in his official capacity, upon and against Rammy van Bengaalen, bondsman belonging to the Honorable Company; the Council, after consideration of what served the matter and could move Their Honors, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, has condemned the prisoner Rammy van Bengaalen to be brought to the place where criminal sentences are customary to be executed, and being delivered over there to the Executioner, tied to a post and severely scourged on his bare back with rods, subsequently to be sent back to the Honorable Company's slave lodge, with condemnation of the prisoner in the costs and expenses of justice, and dismissal of the further claim and conclusion made by the Officer. 255 All present, except Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys, as Fiscal pro interim and a party in the following cases: Further having deliberated over the criminal claim and conclusion exhibited by the Fiscal pro interim Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, in his official capacity, upon and against Castor van Boegies, bondsman of the burgher Christiaan Hendrik Ludolph; the Council, after renewed resumption of all the relative documents pertaining thereto, having noted everything that merited even the slightest consideration in this, and could move Their Honors, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, has condemned the prisoner Castor van Boegies to be brought to the place where criminal sentences are customary to be executed, and being delivered over there to the Executioner, 256 fastened to the gallows with a rope around his neck and exposed to public view, furthermore tied to a post, severely scourged on his bare back with rods and thereupon branded, subsequently riveted in chains, and to be banished to Robben Island for perpetual days, with condemnation of the prisoner in the costs and expenses of justice and dismissal of the further claim and conclusion made by the Officer. Subsequently were brought to the table the documents and muniments that served in the case initiated by the repatriated Independent Fiscal Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, in his official capacity, upon and against Anna Sophia van Elve, wife of the Master Painter of the Honorable Company, Johannes Oostendorp, in a case of mistreatment committed against one of her slaves; about which having deliberated with all attention, and having noted that which merited consideration, the Council, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the
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252 Donderdag, den 28 July 1791. 's voordemiddaags Extraordinaire vergadering preesend de E Achtbaare Heer Oloff Godlieb de Wet, Praesident en alle de reeden, aempto den heere Rönnenkamp by indispositie Door den E Achtb: heer Praesident te hennen gegeeven zynde, dat zijn E Achtb: deeze vergaae„ ning expres tad doen beleggen, om eenige rond= geleezene processen te benominen, zo wierden aan vooraf by der handgenoomen, den crimineelen eisch ende conclusie, door den Landdrast der Colo„ nien Stellenborchen drakenste in de heer Hendrik Lodewyk Bletterman r. O. op ende jeegens de Hu„ ven Ioachim van Mandaal, Telemackus van Mallebaar, en Sephta van Bengaalen, Eerstgem: en den anderschaut Hendrik Matthynen, de tweede aan den Boode Godfried Gabriel hauptfleisch en lantst gem: aan de Weede: Daniel Ronouw toebehoorende; over welke stukken rypelyk gedelibereerd en gelet zynde op al 't gunt reflectie meniteerde, heeft de ra Recht doende uyt naam en van weegens de Hoogmoogende Heeren Staaten generaal der verEenigde Neederlanden, de gev: en ged ged. t gecondemneerd, omme gebracht te wor¬ den ter plaatze alwaar men alhier gewoon is crimineele sententien te executeeren aldaar aan den Scherprechter overgeleeverd zynde, de twee eerstgem: Joachimer Telema¬ chus met een strop aan den hals aan de galg vastgemaakt en te pronggesteld, voorts met ende beneevens den derde gev: Sephta aan een paal geborden, met roeden op de bloote ruggen strengelijk te worden gegeesseld, gebrand„ merkt en na in de ketting te zyn geklouken, naar 't robben Eiland versonden, om aldaar den 1 en 2 gev: Joachimen Telemachus voor den tyd huns leevens ende derde gev: voor 25 Jaaren gebannen te blyven, met condemnatie van de god: in de kosten en misen van Justitie— Waarna ter tafel gebracht zynde den eischen stuffer van gem. Landarost 7. O. contra Mer¬ cuw van Bengaalen, slaaf van voorsn bode Kauptfleisch; Is duarover almeede met atten„ tie gedelibereerd, en heeft de raad, Recht doende uit naam en van weegens de hoog„ mogende Heeren Slaaten generaal der vereenigde neederlanden, den gev: Mer„ cuur van bengaalen gecondemneert, om de executie van voorsz: drie gev: Joachim Te„ aen 253. 254. lemachus en Iephta aanschouwd hebbende aan een paal, staande agter 'sheeren gevangenhuisten te worden gebonden en aldaar dapper gelaarst, mits gaders vervolgens aan zynen Lyfheer te rug gezon„ den met condemnatie van den gev: in de kosten en misen aan Iustitie — Tenwyle voorts ook by der hand zynde genomend crimineelen eischen slutten doar meerm: Land„ drost van Stellenbosch en drakenstein, de heer Hendrik Lodewyx Blesterman r. O. op ende jee„ gens Rammy van Bengaalen lyfEigen aan d' E Compt. in Judicio geproduceert; zo heeft de Raad na overweeging van 't gunt ten materie was die„ nende en hun E Acttb. horde doen moveeren Recht doende uyt naam en van weegens de hoog¬ moogende heeren staaten generaal der ver„ Eenigde Neederlander, aen gev: Ramme van Bengaalen gecondemneerd, omme gebracht te worden ter plaatze, alwaar menegewoon is, brin e neele sententien te executeeren, aldaar aan den Schenprechter overgeleeverd, aan een paal gebonden en met roeden op de bloote rugge strengelyk gegaev selt zynde, vervolgens in 's E Comp:s slavenloge te worden terug gezonden, met condemnatie van de gev: in de kosten en mizen van Iustitie, en ont„ zegging 255 zegging van den verderen gedaanen eisch en genoo„ men Conclusie van den Officier. — Alle praesent, behalven den Heere M„r Jacob Pieter de Nys, als prointerim Fiscaal en parthy in de volgende Zaaken: Wyders gedelibereerd zynde over den Crimineelen eisch en conclusie, door den prointerim Fiscaal Mr. Jacob Pieter de Neys, R: O: op ende jeegens Castor van Boegies, LyfEigen van den Burger Christiaan Hendrik Ludolph, geExhibeerd; zoo heeft. de Raad na nochmaalige resumptie, van alle de daartoe relative Documenten, gelet hebbende op al het gunt in deezen eenige de minste aanmer¬ king verdiende, en hun EE Achtbaarens honde doen moveeren, Recht doende uit Naam ende van weegens de hoogmoogende Hee¬ ren Staaten Generaal der Vereenig„ de Neederlanden, den geve: Castor van boegies gecondemneerd, omme gebracht te worden ter plaatze, alwaar men gewoon is Crimineele Sententien te executeeren, en aldaar aan den Scherprechter overge¬ leeverd 256 leeverd zynde, met een strop om den hals, aan de Galg vast gemaakt en te pronk gesteld voorts aan een Paal gebonden, met roeden op de bloote Rugge Strengelyk gegeesteld en daarop gebrand¬ merkt, vervolgens in de keiting geklonken, en ten eeuwigen Daage op het kobben Eiland geban¬ nen te worden, met condemnatie van den Geve in de kosten en misen van Justitie en ontzegging van den verderen gedaanen Eisch ende genoomene conclusie van den Officier. —. Vervolgens wierden ter tafelgebracht de stuk hen en Munimenten gediend hebbende in de Zaak„ door den gerepatrieerden heere Independent fiscaal Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden, R:O: op ende jeegens Anna Sophia van Elve, Huys¬ vrouw van den Baas Schilder der E Compe: Johannes Oostendorp, in Cas van gepleegde mishandeling aan een haarer Slaaven, geintameerd; Waarover met alle attentie gedelibereerd zynde, en gelet op het gunt reflectie meriteerde. , heeft de Raad Recht doende uit naam en van weegens de E
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257 the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, condemns the defendant Anna Sophia van Elve to a fine of Two hundred Ducatoons, for the benefit of the plaintiff ex officio; she, the defendant, being furthermore required to appear in person before the Council to be sharply reprimanded for the harsh treatment of her slaves and informed that, whenever she should again commit any mistreatment against her bondservants, the right to keep bondservants will then be forfeit to her; and the Council further condemns the defendant Anna Sophia van Elve in all the costs incurred in this matter. And finally, having also deliberated upon the documents and muniments submitted in court in the lawsuit initiated ex officio by the aforesaid repatriated Independent Fiscal Lord van Linden, on and against the Lieutenant of the burgher cavalry Johannes Paulus Eksteen, in a case of contravention; so has the Council, after rereading and resuming these documents, and having paid heed to everything relevant to the matter that could move Their Honorable Worships, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, denied the plaintiff ex officio his claim made on and against the defendant and the conclusion adopted; however, for reasons, condemns the defendant Johannes Paulus Eksteen in all the costs incurred in this matter. At Cape of Good Hope, the day and year as above. Lower down: In my presence. Was signed: W. C. v Ryneveld Secretary. 258. Underneath stood: . 259. Thursday the 4th of August 1791. In the forenoon, present the Honorable Worshipful Lord Oloff Godlieb de Wet, President, and all the Members. The Secretary of this Council Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld, petitioner ex officio, against the merchant and fiscal pro interim here, Mr. Jacob Pieter de Nys, as having replaced in office the repatriated Independent Fiscal Lord Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden on the one side, and Anna Sophia van Elve, wife of the Master Painter of the Honorable Company Johannes Oostendorp on the other side; the said Lord van Linden having acted as plaintiff ex officio in a case of committed mistreatment, and the aforesaid Anna Sophia van Elve having acted in the same case as defendant and respondent, the parties required herein to hear judgment pronounced upon the documents and muniments reciprocally exhibited in court. 260. The Council, having attentively read and resumed all the documents and muniments exhibited in court by the parties, together with having paid heed to what merited reflection and could move Their Honorable Worships, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, condemns the defendant Anna Sophia van Elve to a fine of Two hundred Ducatoons, for the benefit of the plaintiff ex officio; she, the defendant, being furthermore required to appear in person before the Council to be sharply reprimanded for the harsh treatment of her slaves, and informed that, whenever she should again commit any mistreatment against her bondservants, the right to keep bondservants will then be forfeit to her. And the Council further condemns the defendant Anna Sophia van Elve in all the costs incurred in this matter. Underneath stood: Thus done and sentenced at Cape 261 Cape of Good Hope the 28th of July 1791, and pronounced the 4th of August following. Was signed: O. G. de Wet, Joh.s Smuts, S. v. Echten, G. H. Meyer, R. J. v. d. Riet, A-m Fleck, H-k A-n Truter and P. H. Warnecke. Lower down: In my presence. Signed: W. C. v Ryneveld Secretary. 262. The Secretary of this Council Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld, petitioner ex officio, against the merchant and fiscal pro interim Mr. Jacob Pieter Deneys, as having replaced in office the repatriated Independent Fiscal Lord Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden on the one side, and the Lieutenant of the burgher cavalry Johannes Paulus Eksteen on the other side; the aforesaid Lord van Lijnden having acted as plaintiff in a case of contravention, and the same Johannes Paulus Eksteen having acted as defendant and respondent, the parties required now to hear judgment pronounced upon the documents and muniments reciprocally exhibited in court. The Council, after reading and resumption of the documents and muniments exhibited in court by the parties; having paid heed to all that was relevant to the matter and could move Their Honorable Worships, administering justice in the name and on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords States General of the United Netherlands, 263 denies the plaintiff ex officio his claim made on and against the defendant and the conclusion adopted; however, for reasons, condemns the defendant Johannes Paulus Eksteen in all the costs incurred in this matter. Thus done and sentenced at Cape of Good Hope the 28th of July 1791, and pronounced the 4th of August following. Was signed: O. G. de Wet, S. v. Echten, G. H. Meyer, R. J. v. d. Riet, A-m Fleck, H-k A-s Truter, and H. E. Warnecke. Lower down: In my presence. Signed: W. S. v. Ryneveld Secretary. Underneath stood:
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257 de Hoogmoogende Heeren Staaten Gene„ raal der vereenigde Neederlanden, de Gedaagdene Anna Sophia van Elve gecon„ demneert in eene boete van Twee hondert Ducatonnen, ten behoeven van den 7: O: Eischer; Zullende zy Gedaagdesse noch persoonlijk in rade moeten verschynen, om over de harde behandeling haarer slaven, scherpelyk te worden gereprimen„ deert en aangezegt, dat zo wanneer zy weeder eenige mishandeling omtrent haare LijfEigenen komt te pleegen, haar als dan het recht, om Lyfeigenen be. mogen houden, zal worden ontregt; en condemneert den Raad wyders de gedaagdene Anna Sophia van Elve in alle de ter deezer Zaake gevallene kosten En eyndelyk ook gedelibereerd zynde over de stafs stukken en munimenten in Iudicio ingedient hebbende, in 't proces door voorsz: gerepatrieer¬ de heer Independent fiscaal van Linden, op ende jeegens den Luitenant der burger Cavalle„ ry Johannes Paulus Eksteen, in Cas van contraventie, r: O: geEntameerd; zoo heeft de Raad, na nochmaalige Lectuure en resumptie dier Stukken, gelet hebbende op al het geene ter ter zaake dienende was, en hun EE Achtbaarens konde doen moveeren, Recht doende uit Naam en van weegens de Hoog moogende Heeren Staaten Generaal der VerEenigde Neederlan„ den, den 7: O: Eischer zynen op ende jeegens den Ged: gedaanen eisch en genoomene Conclusie ontzegt; edog condemneert om reedenen, den Gedaagden Johannes Paulus Eksteen, in alle de Kosten ter deezer Zaake gevallen. Aan Cabo de Goede Hoop, die et anno at supra /:lager:/ My present /:was geteekend:/ W. C: v Ryneveld Secret.s 258. /:onder stond:/ . 259. Donderdag den 4 Augustus 1791. — 'T Voordemiddags praesent de E Achtbaare Heer Oloff Godlieb de Wet, Praesident, en alle de Leeden. ƒ De Secretaris deezes Raads Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld amptshalven re„ quirant den koopman en prointerim Fiscaal alhier M. r Jacob Pieter de Nys, als in officio vervangen hebbende den gerepatrieerden Heere Independent Fiscaal Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden ter eenre, en Anna Sophia van Elve, huysvrouw van den Baas Schilder der E Compte. Johannes Oostendorp ter andere zyde; gem: Heere van Linden als Eischer R: O: in Cas van gepleegde mishandeling en voorsz: Anna Sophia van Elve, in 't zelve Cas voor gedaag¬ Contra dese 260. De Raad aandachtelyk hebbende geleezen en geresumeerd alle de stukken en munimenten, door partyen in Iu„ dicio overgelegd, mitsgaders gelet op het gunt reflectie meriteerde en hun EE Achtbaaren konde doen moveeren Recht doende uit Naam en van weegens de hoogmoo„ gende Heeren Staaten Generaal der verEenigde Needer landen Condemneert de Gedaagdesse Anna Sophia van Elve in eene Boete van Twee hondert Ducatonnen, ten behoeven van den R: O: Eischer; zullende zy ge„ daagdesse noch persoonlyk in Raade moeten verschynen om over de harde behandeling haarer slaven scherpelyk te worden gereprimendeert, en aangezegt, dat, zoo wanneer zy weeder eenige mishandeling omtrend haare LyfEigenen komt te pleegen, haar als dan het recht, om Liftigenen te mogen houden, zal worden ontregt. — En Condemneert de Raad wijders de Gedaagdesse Anna Sophia van Elve in alle de ter deezer Zaake gevallene kosten. — /:onder stond Aldus Gedaan en Gevonnist aan deffse en verweerderesse geageerd hebbend ten deezen gerequireerdens, omme op de in Iudicio over en weedergeEx„ hibeerde stukken en Munimenten vonnis te hooren pronuntieeren. — Cabo 261 Cabo de Goede Hoop den 28 July 1791. mitsgaders gepronuntieerd den 4 Augustus daaraanvolgende /:was geteekend:/ O: G: de Wet, Joh. s Smuts, S. v. Echten, G: H: Meyer, R: J: v: d: Riet, A=m Freeck, H„k A„n Truter & P: H: Warnecke. /:lager:/ My praesent /:geteekend W. C v Ryneveld Secret. 262. De Secretaris deezes Raads Willem Stephanus van Ryneveld ampts¬ halven Reqt. den koopman en prointerim Fiscaal Mr. Jacob Pieter Deneys, als in officio vervangen hebbende, den gerepatrieerden Heere independent fiscaal Johan Nicolaas Steven van Lynden ter eenre, en den Lieutenant der burger Cavallerye Johannes Paulus Eksteen ter anderen zijde; Voorsz: Heere van Lijnden als Eischer in Cas van Contraventie, en dezelve Jo¬ hannes Paulus Eksteen, voor ged: en verweerder geageerd hebbende, Gere„ quireerdens, omme thans op de over en weeder in Iudicio geexhibeerde Stukken en munimenten, Vonnis te hooren pro„ nuntieeren De Raad, na Lectuure en Resumptie van de door partyen in Iudicio geexhibeerde stukken en munimenten; gelet hebbende op al 't gunt ter materie was dienende en Hun EE Achtb: konde doen moveeren, Recht doende uit naam en van weegens de Hoog Moogende Heeren Staten Generaal der VerEenigde Neederlanden. Contra ontregt 263 ontregt den R: O: Eischer zynen op ende jeegens den ged: gedaanen Eisch en genoomene Conclusie; Edog condemneert, om reedenen, den Ged: Iohannes Paulus Eksteen in alle de kosten, ter deezer zaake gevallen. Aldus Gedaan en Gevonnist aan Cabo de Goede Hoop den 28 July 1791, mitsgaders gepronun„ tieerd den 4:e Augustus daaraan volgende. /:was geteekend:/ O: P: de Wet, S. v. Echten, G. H. Meyer, R: J: v. d. Kiet, A=m Fleck, H„k A„s Truter, en H: E: Warnecke. /:lager:/ My praesent (geteek:) W„ J: v„ Ryneveld Secrets. — /:onderstond:/