Cape Council of Policy
153
1658-05-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 153
- Date
- 1658-05-20
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Whereas our Lords Masters, by their Honorable Successive Letters, among other things, also earnestly command us to have the catch and the hardy fish brought in: to feed these garrisons, workers, and slaves, as well as to serve especially for their return ships which annually pass here from India and sail home for food, And in which view the free people everywhere (somewhat contrary to the authorized order of the Honorable Commissioner Van Goens) have long been granted by us the liberty to catch as much fish as they can afford, in which view they will give their surplus to the Honorable Compe. Finally, the above-mentioned would be offered at a reasonable price, although, according to the well-considered E., fishing had not been left open to them beyond their control, so as not to cause any hindrance to corn cultivation.
And, moreover, not seeing daily that they are not only pursuing the fishing with as much zeal as corn cultivation, but also seeking their principal profits from it, by selling them among the people here and to ships as cheaply as they can without ever selling a single fish to the E. Company. to have presented, whereby not only culture is largely neglected, but this residence also remains incommoded and frustrated from its own fish and livelihood.
Thus it is that the Commander and the Council, as seen above, in the order of our Lord Majors, and primarily its principal maxim, being first and foremost the continuation of culture, at the expense of animals and the harder of fishing, etc., have further emphasized that these, by this, the aforementioned freemen, until further order, continue to permit free fishing, with nets, trammels, and otherwise, in the sea and rivers everywhere, but that neither the said freemen, nor the Saldanha fathers, much Min Comps. servants, no more fresh, salted or dried fish, and shall be allowed to bring nor sell to ships or to anyone else other than to the Eastern Compe. and according to which everything they have in possession of above their own needs is obliged to deliver to the fort: to be bought and received there for the said Compe., at 50 stuivers for one hundred lb. live or dried fish, 5 guilders for 100 lb. 502, on penalty of confiscation of the fish that will be presented for sale to anyone else, besides a fine of ten guilders. to be forfeited whenever this order is found to have been violated, as all this is understood to be for the well-being of this place and primarily for the benefit of the E. Compe., and also to be able, in the opinion of our Lord Masters, to furnish and accommodate the homeward-bound return ships as much as possible for their food.503
In view of these concerns, the chief captains of the yacht Hasselt in Rade also nominated the following persons, who have provisionally filled some vacant positions and, according to their testimony, duly admitted them, as well as all of whom are present on the yacht Hasselt. It is understood that this is at their request and approval of their E. Compe. to confirm their appointment to Batavia, under the conditions and improvements set out below, namely:
Jan Gillisz from Amsterdam, who arrived here with the yacht Hasselt on August 10, 1657, for constable at 24 guilders per month, who has satisfactorily occupied the vacant pilot's position since January 20, 1658, is therefore, at his request and discretion, primarily in view of the good testimony of the chiefs of the same yacht, hereby approved by the Honorable Governor-General and Councillors of India in this case. The understudy's place is confirmed and, by halving the salary according to the order of Our Lords Masters, according to the rule of the general article, is hereby authorized to earn 30 guilders per month of salary, effective as of the aforementioned date, when the understudy's place has begun to operate.
Tijs Jansz of Amsterdam, who arrived in this country as above for a constable's salary of 14 guilders, which has occupied the vacant constable's place since January 20, 1658, is confirmed upon approval and according to the aforementioned rule in this place with 19 guilders per month of salary, effective as of the aforementioned date.
Hendrick Marcusz of Bremen, who arrived in this country as above for a bailiff of 504 guilders at 19 guilders. per month, which has occupied the vacant ship's corporal space since the 20th of January, will be in formal form as above. local confirmed and agreed to win 12 gl. In the meantime the gagie as above applies.
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and the year as above: with the extract from this the fishing505 was announced at the proper location and the...506 was approved next.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
And, moreover, not seeing daily that they are not only pursuing the fishing with as much zeal as corn cultivation, but also seeking their principal profits from it, by selling them among the people here and to ships as cheaply as they can without ever selling a single fish to the E. Company. to have presented, whereby not only culture is largely neglected, but this residence also remains incommoded and frustrated from its own fish and livelihood.
Thus it is that the Commander and the Council, as seen above, in the order of our Lord Majors, and primarily its principal maxim, being first and foremost the continuation of culture, at the expense of animals and the harder of fishing, etc., have further emphasized that these, by this, the aforementioned freemen, until further order, continue to permit free fishing, with nets, trammels, and otherwise, in the sea and rivers everywhere, but that neither the said freemen, nor the Saldanha fathers, much Min Comps. servants, no more fresh, salted or dried fish, and shall be allowed to bring nor sell to ships or to anyone else other than to the Eastern Compe. and according to which everything they have in possession of above their own needs is obliged to deliver to the fort: to be bought and received there for the said Compe., at 50 stuivers for one hundred lb. live or dried fish, 5 guilders for 100 lb. 502, on penalty of confiscation of the fish that will be presented for sale to anyone else, besides a fine of ten guilders. to be forfeited whenever this order is found to have been violated, as all this is understood to be for the well-being of this place and primarily for the benefit of the E. Compe., and also to be able, in the opinion of our Lord Masters, to furnish and accommodate the homeward-bound return ships as much as possible for their food.503
In view of these concerns, the chief captains of the yacht Hasselt in Rade also nominated the following persons, who have provisionally filled some vacant positions and, according to their testimony, duly admitted them, as well as all of whom are present on the yacht Hasselt. It is understood that this is at their request and approval of their E. Compe. to confirm their appointment to Batavia, under the conditions and improvements set out below, namely:
Jan Gillisz from Amsterdam, who arrived here with the yacht Hasselt on August 10, 1657, for constable at 24 guilders per month, who has satisfactorily occupied the vacant pilot's position since January 20, 1658, is therefore, at his request and discretion, primarily in view of the good testimony of the chiefs of the same yacht, hereby approved by the Honorable Governor-General and Councillors of India in this case. The understudy's place is confirmed and, by halving the salary according to the order of Our Lords Masters, according to the rule of the general article, is hereby authorized to earn 30 guilders per month of salary, effective as of the aforementioned date, when the understudy's place has begun to operate.
Tijs Jansz of Amsterdam, who arrived in this country as above for a constable's salary of 14 guilders, which has occupied the vacant constable's place since January 20, 1658, is confirmed upon approval and according to the aforementioned rule in this place with 19 guilders per month of salary, effective as of the aforementioned date.
Hendrick Marcusz of Bremen, who arrived in this country as above for a bailiff of 504 guilders at 19 guilders. per month, which has occupied the vacant ship's corporal space since the 20th of January, will be in formal form as above. local confirmed and agreed to win 12 gl. In the meantime the gagie as above applies.
Thus done and arrested in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and the year as above: with the extract from this the fishing505 was announced at the proper location and the...506 was approved next.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle onse Heeren Meesters bij haer Ed. successive brieven ons onder andren oock wel ernstich beveelen in treijn te doen brengen de harder en de visvanghst: tot spijsinge deses guarnisoens, werckvolcq ende slaven, als oocq om te dienen insonderheijt voor derselver retourschepen jaerlijcx uijt India hier passerende ende na huijs varende tot toespijs, Ende ten welcken insichte de vryeluijden allomme (al eenichsints tegens de gelaten ordre van d’ E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens) door ons van overlangh sijn gebenificeert, met de liberteijt om soo veel vis te vangen als deselve cunnen offte mogen, op insichte syluyden haer overschot aen d’ E. Compe. ten fine boven verhaelt souden comen ten redelycken prijse aenbieden, schoon haer door wel gedachte Sijn E. de visserije niet verder was vrijgelaten, als tot hunne mesnagie, om daer door in den corenbouw geen belet te causeeren,
Ende wijdes499 al niet jegenstaende dagelijcx voor oogen sien dat deselve, de visserije niet alleen met allen ijver alsoo veel als den corenbouw sijn waernemende: maer daeruijt hare principale proffijten soecken, met die onder ‘t volcq alhier ende aen de schepen soo duijr te vercopen, als se cunnen sonder noch oijt een eenich vissjen aen d’ E. Compe. gepresenteert te hebben, waerdoor niet alleen de culture bij veele vrij versuijmt, maer oock dese residentie van sijn eijgen vis ende leeftocht g’incommodeert ende gefrusteert blijft,
Soo is ‘t dat bij denCommandeur en de500 Raedt als boven ingesien d’ ordres onser Heeren Majores voormelt ende voornamentlijck derselver principale maxime, wesende voor eerst ende principalijck de voortsettinge der culture, aenqueecq van bestiael ende de harder off vis-vanghst &a., ten fine meer aengetogen, dat deselve bij desen den vryeluyden voorsz tot nader ordrewel501 blijven toestaen de vrije visserije, met netten, schakels, ende andersints in zee ende revieren over al, maer dat sijluiden, noch oocqde Saldanha-vaerders, veel min Comps. dienaars, geenige versse gesouten noch gedrooghde vis, meer en sullen mogen aen de schepen off ijmandt anders brengen nochte vercopen anders als aen d’ E. Compe. ende volgens dien al ‘t gene sij boven haer eijgen behoefften overijch hebben, gehouden wesen te leveren aen ‘t fort: omme aldaer voor d’ opgemelte Compe. gecocht ende ontfangen te worden, tegen 50 stuijvers ‘t hondert lb. levendigh off gevlectende gedrooght 5 gl. ‘t 100 lb.502 op pene van confiscatie der vis die aen ijmandt anders te coop sal gepresenteert worden, beneffens een boete van thien gl. te verbeuren soo dickwils dese ordre sal bevonden worden overtreden te sijn, alsoo sulcx alles verstaen wort tot welstandt deser plaetse ende ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. alsoo te behoorenom daer uyt na ‘t ooghwit onser Hren. Meesters oock de thuijsvarende retourschepen soo veel doenlijck tot hare toespijse te mogen versien ende accommoderen.503
Staende dese besoignes by d’ opperhooffden van ‘t jacht Hasselt in Rade oocq voorgedragen wordende navolgende persoonen, welcke eenige vacante plaetsen provisionelijck hebben waergenomen ende volgens haerluyden getuijgenisse wel becleet: mitsgaders altemalen bescheyden op do. jacht Hasselt , Is verstaen deselve op hun versoecq ende approbatie van haer Ed. tot Batavia in hunne bedieninge te confirmeren, onder soodanige conditien ende verbeteringe als hierna volcht, te weten:
Jan Gillisz van Amsterdam hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Hasselt den 10en Augustij 1657 voor constabel a 24 gl. per maendt, welcke sedert den 20en Januarij 1658 de vacante onderstuijrmansplaetse tot contentement waergenomen ende becleedt heefft, wort derhalven op syn versoeck ende bequaemheijt, voornamentlijck vermits de goede getuijgenisse van d’ opperhooffden des selven jachts, bij desen op approbatie van d’ Ed. heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India in do. onderstuijrmansplaetse geconfirmeert ende bij halveringh van gagie volgens d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters na den regel van den generalen articulbrieff toegeleyt voortaen te winnen 30 gl. per mt. gagie dato voorsz ingaende dat d’ onderstuyrmansplaetse heefft beginnen waer te nemen.
Tijs Jansz van Amsterdam hier te lande gecomen als vooren voor constabelsmaet a 14 gl., welcke sedert den 20en Januarij 1658 de vacante constabelsplaetse becleedt heefft, wort op approbatie ende na den regel voorsz in do. plaetse geconfirmeert met 19 gl. per maendt gagie dato voorsz ingaende.
Hendrick Marcusz van Bremen hier te lande gecomen als boven voor boosman504 a 19 gl. per maendt, welcke sedert den 20en Januarij voorsz de vacante scheepscorporaelsplaetse becleedt heefft, wort in forme als boven in do. plaetse geconfirmeert ende toegeleijt te winnen 12 gl. ‘s maents gagie als boven ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven: mitsgaders extract hieruijtwegen de visserije505 ter behoorlycke plaatse gepronunchieert ende g’affigeert den....506 daar aen volgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Ende wijdes499 al niet jegenstaende dagelijcx voor oogen sien dat deselve, de visserije niet alleen met allen ijver alsoo veel als den corenbouw sijn waernemende: maer daeruijt hare principale proffijten soecken, met die onder ‘t volcq alhier ende aen de schepen soo duijr te vercopen, als se cunnen sonder noch oijt een eenich vissjen aen d’ E. Compe. gepresenteert te hebben, waerdoor niet alleen de culture bij veele vrij versuijmt, maer oock dese residentie van sijn eijgen vis ende leeftocht g’incommodeert ende gefrusteert blijft,
Soo is ‘t dat bij denCommandeur en de500 Raedt als boven ingesien d’ ordres onser Heeren Majores voormelt ende voornamentlijck derselver principale maxime, wesende voor eerst ende principalijck de voortsettinge der culture, aenqueecq van bestiael ende de harder off vis-vanghst &a., ten fine meer aengetogen, dat deselve bij desen den vryeluyden voorsz tot nader ordrewel501 blijven toestaen de vrije visserije, met netten, schakels, ende andersints in zee ende revieren over al, maer dat sijluiden, noch oocqde Saldanha-vaerders, veel min Comps. dienaars, geenige versse gesouten noch gedrooghde vis, meer en sullen mogen aen de schepen off ijmandt anders brengen nochte vercopen anders als aen d’ E. Compe. ende volgens dien al ‘t gene sij boven haer eijgen behoefften overijch hebben, gehouden wesen te leveren aen ‘t fort: omme aldaer voor d’ opgemelte Compe. gecocht ende ontfangen te worden, tegen 50 stuijvers ‘t hondert lb. levendigh off gevlectende gedrooght 5 gl. ‘t 100 lb.502 op pene van confiscatie der vis die aen ijmandt anders te coop sal gepresenteert worden, beneffens een boete van thien gl. te verbeuren soo dickwils dese ordre sal bevonden worden overtreden te sijn, alsoo sulcx alles verstaen wort tot welstandt deser plaetse ende ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. alsoo te behoorenom daer uyt na ‘t ooghwit onser Hren. Meesters oock de thuijsvarende retourschepen soo veel doenlijck tot hare toespijse te mogen versien ende accommoderen.503
Staende dese besoignes by d’ opperhooffden van ‘t jacht Hasselt in Rade oocq voorgedragen wordende navolgende persoonen, welcke eenige vacante plaetsen provisionelijck hebben waergenomen ende volgens haerluyden getuijgenisse wel becleet: mitsgaders altemalen bescheyden op do. jacht Hasselt , Is verstaen deselve op hun versoecq ende approbatie van haer Ed. tot Batavia in hunne bedieninge te confirmeren, onder soodanige conditien ende verbeteringe als hierna volcht, te weten:
Jan Gillisz van Amsterdam hier te lande gecomen met ‘t jacht Hasselt den 10en Augustij 1657 voor constabel a 24 gl. per maendt, welcke sedert den 20en Januarij 1658 de vacante onderstuijrmansplaetse tot contentement waergenomen ende becleedt heefft, wort derhalven op syn versoeck ende bequaemheijt, voornamentlijck vermits de goede getuijgenisse van d’ opperhooffden des selven jachts, bij desen op approbatie van d’ Ed. heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India in do. onderstuijrmansplaetse geconfirmeert ende bij halveringh van gagie volgens d’ ordre onser Heeren Meesters na den regel van den generalen articulbrieff toegeleyt voortaen te winnen 30 gl. per mt. gagie dato voorsz ingaende dat d’ onderstuyrmansplaetse heefft beginnen waer te nemen.
Tijs Jansz van Amsterdam hier te lande gecomen als vooren voor constabelsmaet a 14 gl., welcke sedert den 20en Januarij 1658 de vacante constabelsplaetse becleedt heefft, wort op approbatie ende na den regel voorsz in do. plaetse geconfirmeert met 19 gl. per maendt gagie dato voorsz ingaende.
Hendrick Marcusz van Bremen hier te lande gecomen als boven voor boosman504 a 19 gl. per maendt, welcke sedert den 20en Januarij voorsz de vacante scheepscorporaelsplaetse becleedt heefft, wort in forme als boven in do. plaetse geconfirmeert ende toegeleijt te winnen 12 gl. ‘s maents gagie als boven ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven: mitsgaders extract hieruijtwegen de visserije505 ter behoorlycke plaatse gepronunchieert ende g’affigeert den....506 daar aen volgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.