Cape Council of Policy
109
1657-04-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 109
- Date
- 1657-04-10
- Year
- 1657
English translation
Today, several people in Council, having presented themselves and requested some improvement in quality and pay for reasons related to this, were corrected by the Honourable Commissioner of Goens and Council according to the issued documents341 upon approval of the Honourable Governor-General and the Council of India, namely:
Jan Pietersz van Bemmel, who arrived here inland on the ship Malac[ca] around 1655 for a midshipman at 10 guilders. Having satisfactorily filled the position of corporal some time this month and currently, provided that departure occurred before the previous one's time expired, a remuneration of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby confirmed at his request and availability in the aforementioned quality and added.
Hendrick Hendricxs van Surwurde, who arrived here on the ship Vreede in 1654 for a soldier at 9 guilders per month, and currently provisionally filling the position of corporal, provided departure occurred before the previous one's time expired, is hereby confirmed at his request and availability in the aforementioned quality. Corporal's quality confirmed and a reward of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is added.
Dirck Adriaensz Vreem van der Meern, who arrived here on the ship Vreede in 1654 for midshipman at 10 guilders per month, and has been using it since, due to his good knowledge of house and other carpentry, is hereby accepted as carpenter at his request and aptitude, and improved to 15 guilders per month, effective from the salary a year prior.
Frederick Jansz van Amsterdam, who arrived here on the ship Princesse Roijael in 1656 for boss at 12 guilders. Since his good knowledge is being used for carpentry, a wage increase of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby added, at his request and according to his competence, for a carpenter.
Jan Teunis van Zoelen, who arrived here on the ship Malacca around 1655, is paid 10 guilders for a midshipman, which has since and continues to be used for carpentry. Therefore, at his request and according to his competence, a wage increase of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby added.
Roeloff Jansz van Dalen, who arrived here on the ship Goutsblom around 1655, is paid 10 guilders for a midshipman, which has since and continues to be used for carpentry. 1654, for a soldier at 9 guilders, which has always been used because of his good knowledge in the smithy342, an improvement to 13 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby granted at his request and in consideration of his ability.
Job Henricxs Boom of Amsterdam, a young man, who arrived here in the Netherlands with his parents on board the ship Drommedaris around 1652 without pay, is hereby accepted into the Company service at his request and in consideration of his ability, for a young man at 5 guilders per month, under a five-year ban.
Louijs Rijckert343 of Brussels, who arrived here in the Netherlands on board the ship Parl around 1652. 1656 for a midshipman, who has provisionally served the kitchen here since then, is hereby accepted for cock at his request and eligibility, and is granted a reward of 20 guilders per month, effective today and remaining bound to serve out his 5-year banishment.
Jan van Harwarden of Seventer, who arrived here on the ship Salmander in 1653 as a corporal, currently a captain of the army, and has provisionally served as head of the military since January 1654, at the sargeant's place, as well as overseeing all companies as foreman. Common works, such as fortifications, stoneworks, agriculture, and otherwise, are confirmed in this regard, at his request and required ability, in the aforementioned sargeant's capacity, as head of the military and overseer of all Company's common works and agriculture, etc., and are also respectfully endowed with an extraordinary remuneration of 32 guilders per month, plus a sub-merchant's allowance: provided that the E. Company remains under an obligation to serve for three years beyond his 5th year, and to be prepared to be used for all such Company's common and other works, as he may be commanded by his chief.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] RIJCKLOFF VAN GOENS.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
Jan Pietersz van Bemmel, who arrived here inland on the ship Malac[ca] around 1655 for a midshipman at 10 guilders. Having satisfactorily filled the position of corporal some time this month and currently, provided that departure occurred before the previous one's time expired, a remuneration of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby confirmed at his request and availability in the aforementioned quality and added.
Hendrick Hendricxs van Surwurde, who arrived here on the ship Vreede in 1654 for a soldier at 9 guilders per month, and currently provisionally filling the position of corporal, provided departure occurred before the previous one's time expired, is hereby confirmed at his request and availability in the aforementioned quality. Corporal's quality confirmed and a reward of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is added.
Dirck Adriaensz Vreem van der Meern, who arrived here on the ship Vreede in 1654 for midshipman at 10 guilders per month, and has been using it since, due to his good knowledge of house and other carpentry, is hereby accepted as carpenter at his request and aptitude, and improved to 15 guilders per month, effective from the salary a year prior.
Frederick Jansz van Amsterdam, who arrived here on the ship Princesse Roijael in 1656 for boss at 12 guilders. Since his good knowledge is being used for carpentry, a wage increase of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby added, at his request and according to his competence, for a carpenter.
Jan Teunis van Zoelen, who arrived here on the ship Malacca around 1655, is paid 10 guilders for a midshipman, which has since and continues to be used for carpentry. Therefore, at his request and according to his competence, a wage increase of 14 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby added.
Roeloff Jansz van Dalen, who arrived here on the ship Goutsblom around 1655, is paid 10 guilders for a midshipman, which has since and continues to be used for carpentry. 1654, for a soldier at 9 guilders, which has always been used because of his good knowledge in the smithy342, an improvement to 13 guilders per month, effective today, is hereby granted at his request and in consideration of his ability.
Job Henricxs Boom of Amsterdam, a young man, who arrived here in the Netherlands with his parents on board the ship Drommedaris around 1652 without pay, is hereby accepted into the Company service at his request and in consideration of his ability, for a young man at 5 guilders per month, under a five-year ban.
Louijs Rijckert343 of Brussels, who arrived here in the Netherlands on board the ship Parl around 1652. 1656 for a midshipman, who has provisionally served the kitchen here since then, is hereby accepted for cock at his request and eligibility, and is granted a reward of 20 guilders per month, effective today and remaining bound to serve out his 5-year banishment.
Jan van Harwarden of Seventer, who arrived here on the ship Salmander in 1653 as a corporal, currently a captain of the army, and has provisionally served as head of the military since January 1654, at the sargeant's place, as well as overseeing all companies as foreman. Common works, such as fortifications, stoneworks, agriculture, and otherwise, are confirmed in this regard, at his request and required ability, in the aforementioned sargeant's capacity, as head of the military and overseer of all Company's common works and agriculture, etc., and are also respectfully endowed with an extraordinary remuneration of 32 guilders per month, plus a sub-merchant's allowance: provided that the E. Company remains under an obligation to serve for three years beyond his 5th year, and to be prepared to be used for all such Company's common and other works, as he may be commanded by his chief.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] RIJCKLOFF VAN GOENS.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Heden verscheijden persoonen haer in Rade verthoont ende versocht hebbende eenige verbeteringe in qualiteijt ende gagie om redenen daerbij gevoucht, sijn deselve bij d’ E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens ende Raedt verbetert volgens de verleende actens341 op approbatie van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael en de Raden van India, als te weten:
Jan Pietersz van Bemmel hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip Malac[ca] ao. 1655 voor adelborst a 10 gl. ‘s maents ende jegenwoordich eenigen tijt tot genoegen becleedt hebbende de plaetse van corporael, mits ‘t vertreck door tijtsexpiratie van de voorige, wort op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in gemelte qualite geconfirmeer[t] ende toegevoucht een beloninge van 14 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Hendrick Hendricxs van Surwurde, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Vreede ao. 1654 voor soldaet a 9 gl, ‘s maents, ende jegenwoordich provisionelijck becledende de plaetse van corporael mits vertreck door tijtsexpiratie van de vorige, wort op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in gem. Corporaels quali[te] geconfirmeert ende toegevoucht een beloninge van 14 gl. ‘s mae[nts] heden ingaende.
Dirck Adriaensz Vreem van der Meern , hier te lande gecomen me[t] ‘t schip de Vreede ao. 1654 voor adelborst a 10 gl. ter maent, ende sedert gebruijckt, vermits sijn goede kennisse aen het huij[s] ende ander timmeren, wordt bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt voor huijstimmerman aengenomen, ende verbetert tot op 15 gl. pr. maent, ingaende de gagie een jaer voor dato.
Frederick Jansz van Amsterdam, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t sch[ip] de Princesse Roijael ao. 1656 voor bossr. a 12 gl. pr. maent en[de] jegenwoordich, vermits sijn goede kennisse gebruijckt wordend[e] aen het timmeren, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaem[heijt] voor huijstimmerman toegevoucht een verbeteringh in gagie tot op 14 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Jan Teunis van Zoelen hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip Malacca ao. 1655 voor adelborst a 10 gl. welcke sedert ende noch gebruijck[t] is aen ‘t wagen maken, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen toegeleijt, 14 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Roeloff Jansz van Dalen, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Goutsblom ao. 1654, voor soldaet a 9 gl., welcke sedert altijt vermits sijn goede kennisse in de smith342 is gebruijckt, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen toegeleijt een verbeteringe tot op 13 gl. ter maent, heden ingaende.
Job Henricxs Boom van Amsterdam, jongen, hier te lande gecomen met sijn ouders pr. ‘t schip den Drommedaris ao. 1652 sonder gagie, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt in Comps. dienst aengenomen voor jongen a 5 gl. ter maent, onder een verbant van 5 jaren.
Louijs Rijckert343 van Brussel, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Parl ao. 1656 voor adelborst, welcke sedert bij provisie de kocxplaetse alhier bedient heefft, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequacmheijt bij desen voor cock aengenomen, ende toegeleijt een beloninge van 20 gl. pr. maent, heden ingaende ende verbonden blijvende sijn 5 jarich verbant daervoor uijt te dienen.
Jan van Harwarden van Seventer, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander ao. 1653 voor corporael, Jegenwoordich capn. des armes, ende sedert Januarij 1654 provisionelijck als hoofft van de militaire becleet hebbende de sargeantsplaetse, mitsgaders bovendien als werckbaes waergenomen d’ opsicht over alle Comps. gemeene wercken, soo aen de fortificatie, steenbackerijen, lantbou als andersints, wort ten dien insichte op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt, in de voorsz sargeantsqualite, als hoofft over de militaire ende tot opsiender van alle Comps. gemeene wercken ende lantbou &a. geconfirmeert, mitsgaders ten selven respecte gebeneficeert met een extraordinaire beloninge van 32 gl. ter maent, ende ondercoopmansransoen: mits gehouden blijvende d’ E. Compe. daer voor noch drie jaren boven sijn 5 jarich verbant te dienen, ende bereijt te staen: omme sich te laten gebruijcken tot alle soodanige Comps. gemeene ende andre wercken, als waer toe hij van sijn opperhoofft sal gecommandeert worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] RIJCKLOFF VAN GOENS.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
Jan Pietersz van Bemmel hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip Malac[ca] ao. 1655 voor adelborst a 10 gl. ‘s maents ende jegenwoordich eenigen tijt tot genoegen becleedt hebbende de plaetse van corporael, mits ‘t vertreck door tijtsexpiratie van de voorige, wort op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in gemelte qualite geconfirmeer[t] ende toegevoucht een beloninge van 14 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Hendrick Hendricxs van Surwurde, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Vreede ao. 1654 voor soldaet a 9 gl, ‘s maents, ende jegenwoordich provisionelijck becledende de plaetse van corporael mits vertreck door tijtsexpiratie van de vorige, wort op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in gem. Corporaels quali[te] geconfirmeert ende toegevoucht een beloninge van 14 gl. ‘s mae[nts] heden ingaende.
Dirck Adriaensz Vreem van der Meern , hier te lande gecomen me[t] ‘t schip de Vreede ao. 1654 voor adelborst a 10 gl. ter maent, ende sedert gebruijckt, vermits sijn goede kennisse aen het huij[s] ende ander timmeren, wordt bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt voor huijstimmerman aengenomen, ende verbetert tot op 15 gl. pr. maent, ingaende de gagie een jaer voor dato.
Frederick Jansz van Amsterdam, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t sch[ip] de Princesse Roijael ao. 1656 voor bossr. a 12 gl. pr. maent en[de] jegenwoordich, vermits sijn goede kennisse gebruijckt wordend[e] aen het timmeren, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaem[heijt] voor huijstimmerman toegevoucht een verbeteringh in gagie tot op 14 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Jan Teunis van Zoelen hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip Malacca ao. 1655 voor adelborst a 10 gl. welcke sedert ende noch gebruijck[t] is aen ‘t wagen maken, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen toegeleijt, 14 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Roeloff Jansz van Dalen, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Goutsblom ao. 1654, voor soldaet a 9 gl., welcke sedert altijt vermits sijn goede kennisse in de smith342 is gebruijckt, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen toegeleijt een verbeteringe tot op 13 gl. ter maent, heden ingaende.
Job Henricxs Boom van Amsterdam, jongen, hier te lande gecomen met sijn ouders pr. ‘t schip den Drommedaris ao. 1652 sonder gagie, wort bij desen op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt in Comps. dienst aengenomen voor jongen a 5 gl. ter maent, onder een verbant van 5 jaren.
Louijs Rijckert343 van Brussel, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Parl ao. 1656 voor adelborst, welcke sedert bij provisie de kocxplaetse alhier bedient heefft, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequacmheijt bij desen voor cock aengenomen, ende toegeleijt een beloninge van 20 gl. pr. maent, heden ingaende ende verbonden blijvende sijn 5 jarich verbant daervoor uijt te dienen.
Jan van Harwarden van Seventer, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander ao. 1653 voor corporael, Jegenwoordich capn. des armes, ende sedert Januarij 1654 provisionelijck als hoofft van de militaire becleet hebbende de sargeantsplaetse, mitsgaders bovendien als werckbaes waergenomen d’ opsicht over alle Comps. gemeene wercken, soo aen de fortificatie, steenbackerijen, lantbou als andersints, wort ten dien insichte op sijn versoeck ende vereijschte bequaemheijt, in de voorsz sargeantsqualite, als hoofft over de militaire ende tot opsiender van alle Comps. gemeene wercken ende lantbou &a. geconfirmeert, mitsgaders ten selven respecte gebeneficeert met een extraordinaire beloninge van 32 gl. ter maent, ende ondercoopmansransoen: mits gehouden blijvende d’ E. Compe. daer voor noch drie jaren boven sijn 5 jarich verbant te dienen, ende bereijt te staen: omme sich te laten gebruijcken tot alle soodanige Comps. gemeene ende andre wercken, als waer toe hij van sijn opperhoofft sal gecommandeert worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] RIJCKLOFF VAN GOENS.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.