Cape Council of Policy
151
1658-05-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 151
- Date
- 1658-05-04
- Year
- 1658
English translation
As on that date one of the Chajnouquas captains appeared here again at the fort, from whom we had just this past autumn traded good shipments of cattle, and he seems to promise that he will bring us a good deal again within a few days, etc., Also in view of the order of our Lords Masters in their letter of the 9th of October last year, in which their Ed. among other things, to order that the freemen here shall not be allowed to trade cattle from the Hottentoes, and if we deem it appropriate to establish any regulations in this regard, we will not object; but we will let this be recommended to us, in order to prevent the freemen from bringing any hardship into that trade, etc. The Council (as evidence of this has also been obtained) has decided not to delay any longer; but to interdict it, in respect of the aforementioned, the sooner the better, by public document throughout the country, in the form dictated below, namely:
As our Lords Majores in the fatherland, for reasons their Honor. hereby moved to understand that the freemen here at Cabo de Boa Esperance will not be able to trade any beast or cattle from the inhabitants of this country, but rather from the E. Compe. (those having excess) must fetch and buy at the price and on the conditions agreed upon to estimate and set an offer. Therefore, in accordance with the same order, we have hereby wanted to direct the free citizens to do so, and in accordance with this forbid the cattle trade, with the warning that they will also have to refrain from it, on pain of losing all such cattle as may be found to have traded with the inhabitants after this, and to which end the free citizens are also charged with buying all they have left over for this from the E. Compe. Purchased goods must be returned within two 24-hour periods, to be collected without damage at the same price, on penalty of any such purchases as are found to have been omitted after the aforementioned period by the tax authorities upon inspection of their home, or any subsequent purchases.
And in order to know for certain whether the freemen of this order have also committed any crimes or committed any animal cruelty, they must bring all their young calves and sheep, each time the animal is young, in addition to any slaughter they may deem permissible, according to the stipulated penalty, and also any such livestock, if any more than the amount brought in is found to be with them during a visit (always to be done by the commissioner at the appropriate time). It will also not be possible to sell any animal (meaning cattle, sheep, or pigs) to each other without the prior consent of the Commander and Council of this fortress, and to have the deed thereof executed by the Secretary of that fortress, on the pretext of nilness, so that everything may proceed in good order and be lawful.
Continuing, furthermore, all the aforementioned regulations (not contradicting these) are in full force and effect, as if they were also fully incorporated into this one.495
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the date as above, also pronounced and posted in the appropriate place on the 5th of the following day.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
As our Lords Majores in the fatherland, for reasons their Honor. hereby moved to understand that the freemen here at Cabo de Boa Esperance will not be able to trade any beast or cattle from the inhabitants of this country, but rather from the E. Compe. (those having excess) must fetch and buy at the price and on the conditions agreed upon to estimate and set an offer. Therefore, in accordance with the same order, we have hereby wanted to direct the free citizens to do so, and in accordance with this forbid the cattle trade, with the warning that they will also have to refrain from it, on pain of losing all such cattle as may be found to have traded with the inhabitants after this, and to which end the free citizens are also charged with buying all they have left over for this from the E. Compe. Purchased goods must be returned within two 24-hour periods, to be collected without damage at the same price, on penalty of any such purchases as are found to have been omitted after the aforementioned period by the tax authorities upon inspection of their home, or any subsequent purchases.
And in order to know for certain whether the freemen of this order have also committed any crimes or committed any animal cruelty, they must bring all their young calves and sheep, each time the animal is young, in addition to any slaughter they may deem permissible, according to the stipulated penalty, and also any such livestock, if any more than the amount brought in is found to be with them during a visit (always to be done by the commissioner at the appropriate time). It will also not be possible to sell any animal (meaning cattle, sheep, or pigs) to each other without the prior consent of the Commander and Council of this fortress, and to have the deed thereof executed by the Secretary of that fortress, on the pretext of nilness, so that everything may proceed in good order and be lawful.
Continuing, furthermore, all the aforementioned regulations (not contradicting these) are in full force and effect, as if they were also fully incorporated into this one.495
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the date as above, also pronounced and posted in the appropriate place on the 5th of the following day.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo op dato weder hier aen ‘t fort is verschenen een van des Chajnouquas capiteyns van welcke wy nu laest in den herffbst goede partijen koebeesten hebben gehandelt, ende den selven schijnt te beloven binnen weijnich dagen ons weder goet deel aff te sullen brengen &a., Insgelijcx gesien d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters per derselver missive van den 9en October anno verleden, waerbij haer Ed. onder andren ordonneeren dat de vrijeluyden alhier geen vee van de Hottentoos sullen vermogen te handelen, ende soo wij dienvolgende goetvinden eenige reglementen daerop te stellen, dat daer niet sullen tegen hebben: maer ons sulcx aenbevolen laten, ten eynde de vrijeluijden geen duijrte in dien handel brengen, &a., Soo is bij den Raadt (van sulcx oock al preuven sijnde gebleecken) goetgevonden niet langer te traineren: maer ‘t selve ten respecte voorsz hoe eer hoe liever, bij openbaer billjet, allomme door ‘t landt te interdiceren, in forma als ‘t onderstaende dicteert, namentlijcq:
Alsoo onse Heeren Majores in ‘t vaderlandt om redenen haer Ed. daertoe moverende verstaen dat de vrijeluijden alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance niet en sullen vermogen eenigh bestiael offte vee van dese landts inwoonders te handelen maer deselve van d’ E. Compe. (die overigh hebbende) moeten halen, ende copen ten prijse ende op de conditien daer toe beraempt offte noch te ramen ende stellen, Soo is ‘t dat wij conform derselver last de vrije borgers voorsz bij desen sulcx hebben willen condt doen, ende in conformite van dien den veehandel verbieden, met waerschouwinge dat se haer daervan oocq sullen hebben te onthouden, op de verbeurte van alle soodanigh vee als deselve bevonden mochte worden na desen van de inwoonders te sullen hebben gehandelt, ende ten welcken eijnde den vrije borgers oocq worden aengecundicht alle haer noch overich hebbende coper voor desen van d’ E. Compe. gecocht, binnen twee mael 24 uijren wederom te brengen: omme haer sonder schade ten selven prijse weder affgenomen te worden, op de verbeurte van alle soodanich coper als na de voorsz tijt bij visite door den Fiscus t’ haren huijse offte oocq naderhandt te doen sal bevonden worden achterwege gehouden te sijn.
Ende omme seecker te mogen weten off de vrijeluijden dese ordre oock sullen hebben gecontravinneert offte eenigh bestiael gehandelt, soo sullen deselve alle haer aenteelende jonge kalven ende schapen t’ elckens als ‘t bestiael jonght, hebben aen te brengen, Item oock ‘t gene sijluijden souden mogen goetvinden te slachten op de verbeurte voor dato gestelt, ende oocq van alle soodanich vee als bij visite (door gecommitteerde altemits ter gelegener tijt te doen) telckens meerder als aengebracht, sal bevonden worden bij haer te wesen.
Sullende oock niet vermogen eenich bestiael (verstaende koebeesten, schapen of verckens) aen malcanderen te vercoopen als met voorgaende consent van den Commandeur ende Raadt deser fortresse, ende acte daervan te passeren by den Secretaris van dien, op pene van nulliteijt ten eijnde alles met goede ordre toegae ende wettelijcq moge wesen.
Blijvende vorders alle voorige gestelde reglementen (desen niet contrarierende) in haer volle vigeur als off in desen oocq volcomen waren g’insereert.495
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum als boven, mitsgaders gepronunchieert ende ter behoorlijcke plaetse g’affigeert den 5en daeraenvolgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Alsoo onse Heeren Majores in ‘t vaderlandt om redenen haer Ed. daertoe moverende verstaen dat de vrijeluijden alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance niet en sullen vermogen eenigh bestiael offte vee van dese landts inwoonders te handelen maer deselve van d’ E. Compe. (die overigh hebbende) moeten halen, ende copen ten prijse ende op de conditien daer toe beraempt offte noch te ramen ende stellen, Soo is ‘t dat wij conform derselver last de vrije borgers voorsz bij desen sulcx hebben willen condt doen, ende in conformite van dien den veehandel verbieden, met waerschouwinge dat se haer daervan oocq sullen hebben te onthouden, op de verbeurte van alle soodanigh vee als deselve bevonden mochte worden na desen van de inwoonders te sullen hebben gehandelt, ende ten welcken eijnde den vrije borgers oocq worden aengecundicht alle haer noch overich hebbende coper voor desen van d’ E. Compe. gecocht, binnen twee mael 24 uijren wederom te brengen: omme haer sonder schade ten selven prijse weder affgenomen te worden, op de verbeurte van alle soodanich coper als na de voorsz tijt bij visite door den Fiscus t’ haren huijse offte oocq naderhandt te doen sal bevonden worden achterwege gehouden te sijn.
Ende omme seecker te mogen weten off de vrijeluijden dese ordre oock sullen hebben gecontravinneert offte eenigh bestiael gehandelt, soo sullen deselve alle haer aenteelende jonge kalven ende schapen t’ elckens als ‘t bestiael jonght, hebben aen te brengen, Item oock ‘t gene sijluijden souden mogen goetvinden te slachten op de verbeurte voor dato gestelt, ende oocq van alle soodanich vee als bij visite (door gecommitteerde altemits ter gelegener tijt te doen) telckens meerder als aengebracht, sal bevonden worden bij haer te wesen.
Sullende oock niet vermogen eenich bestiael (verstaende koebeesten, schapen of verckens) aen malcanderen te vercoopen als met voorgaende consent van den Commandeur ende Raadt deser fortresse, ende acte daervan te passeren by den Secretaris van dien, op pene van nulliteijt ten eijnde alles met goede ordre toegae ende wettelijcq moge wesen.
Blijvende vorders alle voorige gestelde reglementen (desen niet contrarierende) in haer volle vigeur als off in desen oocq volcomen waren g’insereert.495
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum als boven, mitsgaders gepronunchieert ende ter behoorlijcke plaetse g’affigeert den 5en daeraenvolgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.