Cape Council of Policy
124
1657-10-10
Minute details
- Entry number
- 124
- Date
- 1657-10-10
- Year
- 1657
English translation
Since Sargeant Jan van Harwerden has been privileged and allowed by the Honourable Commissioner van Goens to keep an ordinary table and inn, for the convenience and accommodation of the outgoing and incoming men from passing ships etc. and that in addition, outside on the northern side of the fort, part of the old sheepfold has been made suitable for the first time and by provision at Comp's expense as much as possible, it has been agreed with the same that 50 guilders should be paid for this rent per year, commencing the first of November next. And since his wife also intends to breed pigs, and therefore requests that she be granted a certain irregular piece of wild land, situated about 60 rods behind the fort on the northern side of the river north of the said fort, between both Comp's southernmost and northernmost gardens, including, due to the unevenness of the river, 392 creeks, marshes, and everything ... 393 rods: as well as being inconvenient for the Comp's use because of its indecency 394 and so on, since Comp's Gardens are also overgrown, yes, more than large enough. They have also been granted and allowed to grow carrots and other vegetables, for food and fertilization of the aforementioned animals or pigs. However, not beyond a loan, and so that the E. Compe. (upon their departure or later in need) will be able to take it back. Also with very express interdiction that also as little as anyone of all the other Comps. Married and unmarried ministers395 and shall be authorized to sell, mangle, or honor any fruits thereof to anyone in the world, under whatever pretext, directly or indirectly. However, the fruits may not be used in any way other than as stated above, and in their households, on the grounds provided for this purpose and to be retained, as the freemen, in the further approval of our Lord Masters, have found this permitted, and the Comps., all of whom remain inhibited.
Thus arrested and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Thus arrested and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo den sargeant Jan van Harwerden bij d’ E. heer Commissaris van Goens is gepreviligeert ende toegestaen een ordinaris taeffel ende herberge te mogen houden, tot gerieff ende huijsvestinge voor den gaende en de comende man der passerende schepen &a. ende dat daer toe buijten aen de noortsijde van ‘t fort, gedeelte van ‘t oude schapenstal, voor eerst ende bij provisie soo veel doenlijck op Comps. costen is bequaem gemaeckt, Soo is met denselven g’accordeert daervoor van huijr te betalen 50 gl. ‘s jaers, ingaende primo November aenstaende. Ende nademael sijn huijsvrouw oock voornemens is verckens aen te focken, ende dierhalven versoeckende dat haer mochte verleendt worden seecker irregelier stuckjen rouw landts, gelegen omtrent 60 roeden achter ‘t fort aen de noortcandt van de reviere benoorden voorsz fort, tusschen beijde Comps. zuijdelijcxste ende noordelijckste thuijnen, inhoudende metde oneffenheyt der reviere,392 kreeckjes, mourassen, ende alles …393 roeden: mitsgaders om d’ onfatsoenlijckheijt394 &a. ongelegen sijnde, voor de Compe. te gebruijcken, vermits Comps. thuijnen oock over, Ja meer als groot genoech uijtgebreijt sijn, Soo is haer hetselve om wortelen ende andre aertvruchten op te teelen, tot voedsel ende mestinge van voorhaelde bestiael offte verckens vergundt ende toegestaen. Edoch niet verder als in leeninge ende dat het d’ E. Compe. (bij haer vertreck off selffs naderhandt van noode hebbende) sal vermogen wederom te nemen. Item oock met wel expresse interdictie dat mede alsoo weijnich, als ijmandt van alle d’ andre Comps. getroude ende ongetroude ministers395 en sal vermogen eenige vruchten daer uijt aen ijmandt ter werelt te vercoopen, vermangelen offte vereeren onder wat pretext het oock mochte wesen, directelijck noch indirectelijck: maer de vruchten niet anders gebruijcken als ten eijnde voorsz ende in hunne huijshoudinge op penen daer toe gestelt ende noch te stellen, alsoo de vrijeluijden sulcx tot nader goet vinden onser Heeren Meesters voor eerst noch maer alleen toegestaen, ende Comps. dienaers alle gader ‘t eenemael g’inhibeert blijfft.
Aldus g’arresteert ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Aldus g’arresteert ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.