Cape Council of Policy
128
1657-11-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 128
- Date
- 1657-11-06
- Year
- 1657
English translation
As Roeloff Zieuwertsz405 from Groningen, chief carpenter here, his time having expired immediately, has requested to be released and, like Leendert Cornelisz from Zevenhujse, to be granted ownership of a certain grove situated between Leendert Connelisz and the Comps. forest behind the Taeffelbergh; in order to also saw and supply from it, at his own expense, all kinds of planks, slabs, ribs etc. for the convenience of the El. Compe. and the freemen, at the price of the El. Compe. to devise, as well as to be authorized to make for them all their wagons, plows, harrows, and all kinds of building and farming implements, with the proviso that no one but himself would be permitted to work on such crafts. Given the great necessity of it, and the fact that it is impossible for the E. Compe. to handle, and therefore difficult and expensive, to continue making and repairing the freedmen's wagons, plows, harrows, etc., Roeloff Zieuwertsz has granted his request, provided that Leendert Cornelisz must remain a freeman here at the Cape for at least 15 years and summon his wife from the country at the first opportunity.
And as it has been learned that some of the freemen are chopping down and violating the wood in the forest with great irregularity through their houses and sheds (making them themselves), it has been deemed good to warn and prohibit this, as has been done by decree herein that they, as well as the free carpenters who have only accepted 3 years' freedom, will henceforth refrain from chopping any wood from the Comps. or from the aforementioned 2 free woodcutters in their forest, small or large, on penalty of 6 Ra. and compensation for the damage; But they will be allowed to obtain their provisions from other forests (provided they are sufficient) outside the aforementioned thickets, at any time as otherwise ordered. However, the aforementioned carpenters will not be allowed to cut wood for themselves in any forest at any time, and they will not concern themselves with anything other than building houses from wood provided by their masters, with which they will contract to build houses, and which is previously cut from the thickets.
It has also been considered good practice to also prohibit the exchange of elephant teeth, renocheros horns, ostrich feathers, or any other rags, whatever they may be called and under whatever pretext, at 10 Ra. A fine, since only a small amount of it is being imposed and is becoming increasingly noticeable, causing such a great hindrance to the animal trade. According to the order of the Honourable Commissioner Van Goens, they are permitted and recommended to exercise as much as they can within the established rules and regulations: to keep oxen and cows in abundance, which is of the greatest importance to the common good. Everyone, in addition to these, is warned above to guard against damage and to promote their greatest profit from the agricultural and livestock trade in principle.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and the year as above, together with an extract from here, pronunchiated and approved on the 7th and the next.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
And as it has been learned that some of the freemen are chopping down and violating the wood in the forest with great irregularity through their houses and sheds (making them themselves), it has been deemed good to warn and prohibit this, as has been done by decree herein that they, as well as the free carpenters who have only accepted 3 years' freedom, will henceforth refrain from chopping any wood from the Comps. or from the aforementioned 2 free woodcutters in their forest, small or large, on penalty of 6 Ra. and compensation for the damage; But they will be allowed to obtain their provisions from other forests (provided they are sufficient) outside the aforementioned thickets, at any time as otherwise ordered. However, the aforementioned carpenters will not be allowed to cut wood for themselves in any forest at any time, and they will not concern themselves with anything other than building houses from wood provided by their masters, with which they will contract to build houses, and which is previously cut from the thickets.
It has also been considered good practice to also prohibit the exchange of elephant teeth, renocheros horns, ostrich feathers, or any other rags, whatever they may be called and under whatever pretext, at 10 Ra. A fine, since only a small amount of it is being imposed and is becoming increasingly noticeable, causing such a great hindrance to the animal trade. According to the order of the Honourable Commissioner Van Goens, they are permitted and recommended to exercise as much as they can within the established rules and regulations: to keep oxen and cows in abundance, which is of the greatest importance to the common good. Everyone, in addition to these, is warned above to guard against damage and to promote their greatest profit from the agricultural and livestock trade in principle.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and the year as above, together with an extract from here, pronunchiated and approved on the 7th and the next.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo Roeloff Zieuwertsz405 van Groningen baes timmerman alhier sijn tijt g’expireert sijnde instantelyck is versoeckende omme in vrijdom gestelt ende mede gelijck als Leendert Cornelisz van Zevenhujse in eijgendom vergunt te mogen worden seecker bosschagie gelegen tusschen do. Leendent Connelisz ende des Comps. bos achter tegen den Taeffelbergh ; omme daer ujt op eijgen costen oock te zagen ende leveren allerhande plancken, swalpen, ribben etc. tot gerieff van d’ E. Compe. en de vrijeluijden, ten prijse met d’ E. Compe. te beramen, mitsgaders voor deselve te mogen maken alle hare wagens, ploegen, eggen ende allerhande bou ende boerengereetschappen met previlegie dat tot sulck hantwerck niemandt als hij soude mogen worden toegelaten, Soo is ingesien de groote nootsaeckelijcheijt van ‘t selve, ende dat het voor d’ E. Compe. niet aen te halen is, ende derhalven oock lastich ende costelijck valt, der vrijel. wagens, ploegen, eggen, etc. langer aen te maecken ende repareren, voorsz Roeloff Zieuwertsz sijn versoeck toe te staen, mits gelijck als Leendert Cornelisz ten minsten 15 jaren hier aen de Caep sal moeten vrijman blijven ende met d’ eerste occasie sijn vrou uijt ‘t vaderlant te ontbieden.
Ende alsoo vernomen wordt dat sommige van de vrijeluijden hare huijsen ende schuijren (selffs makende) het hout met groote inordentie in ‘t bos om hacken ende schenden, Soo is goet gevonden deselve te waerschouwen ende verbieden gelijck geschiet bij extracte deser dat sijlujden als oock de vrije huijstimmerluijden die maer 3 jaren vrijdom hebben aengenomen haer voortaen sullen onthouden eenigh hout uijt Comps. offte der voorsz 2 vrije houtsagers haer bos meer te hacken cleijn offte groot, op verbeurte van 6 Ra. ende vergoedinge der schade; maer sullen buijten voorsz bosschagies uijt andre bossen (genoegh wesende) haer gerieff voor eerst noch mogen halen ter tijt anders g’ordonneert sal worden, Doch sullende voorsz huijstimmerluijden geen hout altoos voor haer selffs in ‘t een of ‘t ander bos mogen cappen: maer hun nergens anders mede bemoeijen als met huijstimmeren van hout dat haer hunne meesters sullen beschicken, daer se huijsen voor aennemen te maecken ende dat uijt de bosschagies voren aengeroert.
Soo is oock goet gevonden deselve mede te interdiceren ‘t ruijlen van oliphantstanden, renocheros-horens, struysveeren406 off eenige andere vodderyen hoe die genaempt ende onder wat pretext het oock mochte wesen op 10 Ra. boete vermits doch weijnigh van ‘t selve aengebracht wordt ende langhs soo meer bemercken sulx groot hinder in den handel van bestiael is causerende, welcke haer volgens d’ ordre van d’ E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens toegelaten ende gerecommandeert blijfft soo veel te excerceren als se na den gestelden regel ende ordre cunnen off mogen: om treckossen ende koeijen in abondantie te crygen, daer ‘t meeste voor ‘t gemeene best aen gelegen is, des ijder een bij extracte deses als boven gewaerschout sijn, sich te wachten voor schade ende te bevorderen syn meeste proffijt metten landtbou ende veehandel principael.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven mitsgaders extract hier van ter behoorlijcke plaetse gepronunchieert ende g’affigeert den 7en daer aen volgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Ende alsoo vernomen wordt dat sommige van de vrijeluijden hare huijsen ende schuijren (selffs makende) het hout met groote inordentie in ‘t bos om hacken ende schenden, Soo is goet gevonden deselve te waerschouwen ende verbieden gelijck geschiet bij extracte deser dat sijlujden als oock de vrije huijstimmerluijden die maer 3 jaren vrijdom hebben aengenomen haer voortaen sullen onthouden eenigh hout uijt Comps. offte der voorsz 2 vrije houtsagers haer bos meer te hacken cleijn offte groot, op verbeurte van 6 Ra. ende vergoedinge der schade; maer sullen buijten voorsz bosschagies uijt andre bossen (genoegh wesende) haer gerieff voor eerst noch mogen halen ter tijt anders g’ordonneert sal worden, Doch sullende voorsz huijstimmerluijden geen hout altoos voor haer selffs in ‘t een of ‘t ander bos mogen cappen: maer hun nergens anders mede bemoeijen als met huijstimmeren van hout dat haer hunne meesters sullen beschicken, daer se huijsen voor aennemen te maecken ende dat uijt de bosschagies voren aengeroert.
Soo is oock goet gevonden deselve mede te interdiceren ‘t ruijlen van oliphantstanden, renocheros-horens, struysveeren406 off eenige andere vodderyen hoe die genaempt ende onder wat pretext het oock mochte wesen op 10 Ra. boete vermits doch weijnigh van ‘t selve aengebracht wordt ende langhs soo meer bemercken sulx groot hinder in den handel van bestiael is causerende, welcke haer volgens d’ ordre van d’ E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens toegelaten ende gerecommandeert blijfft soo veel te excerceren als se na den gestelden regel ende ordre cunnen off mogen: om treckossen ende koeijen in abondantie te crygen, daer ‘t meeste voor ‘t gemeene best aen gelegen is, des ijder een bij extracte deses als boven gewaerschout sijn, sich te wachten voor schade ende te bevorderen syn meeste proffijt metten landtbou ende veehandel principael.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven mitsgaders extract hier van ter behoorlijcke plaetse gepronunchieert ende g’affigeert den 7en daer aen volgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1657.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.