Cape Council of Policy
16
1652-12-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 16
- Date
- 1652-12-05
- Year
- 1652
English translation
Notwithstanding our daily iterative warnings and the examples set forth by various persons, nor do we notice the diversions, rogueries, and other vile acts of malice among the common people increasing and growing to such an extent that nowadays nothing of Comp's or other private property, be it of whatever nature, may be trusted, even under the supervision of the sentries, who, on the contrary, are duty-bound and obligated to avert all vile acts of malice and malice (heard of on their watch), and to make their superiority known, according to honor and oath, in accordance with the general article of the contract: but instead of that, all such acts themselves are to themselves. is being practiced and maintained more and more every day, It is highly necessary to insert at the time they provide for it34, Therefore it is for the greater prevention of this and also to instill more fear and disdain among the people: after careful deliberation and for the utmost peace and security of this fortress we have seen fit to appoint a stronger one: in order also to serve the Justice Department as executioner on an adjoining occasion, especially as present in the person of Jan Pietersz. Soenwater, sitting in apprehension, a nut-shell capital example, should be statued, because it has neither spared nor hesitated against our daily iterative observations and the emanated placards on the Comps standing guard. to break off copper (trusted synde under his custody)35 with his own rifle or half a piece of the truck, and to steal it by stealing, in order to exchange it and the inhabitants of Saldanha for straw eggs, carrots and other rags, whereby Comps. trade in cattle and sheep, as otherwise (since many are given for the aforementioned rags), is spoiled and made to naught. Therefore, to avoid greater diversities and obedience, the person of Michiel Gleve van Straelsont, a suitable man for the office, and who of his own free and unconstrained will accepted and promised to perform this service, mainly in the service of the E. Compe. and everything that concerns his authority, the Justice is ordered to carry out, which ended from 9 to 15 guilders. per month, hereby amended, in addition to the emoluments stipulated in the Statutes of India, for which the beneficiary shall be required to pay the same to the E. Compe.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Niet jegenstaende onse dagelijxe iterative waerschouwinge ende aen verscheijde personen gestatueerde exempelen, noch bemercken de diverijen, schelmstucken ende andere vuijle moetwilligheijt onder den gemeenen volcke sodanigh toenemen ende aengroeijen, dat jegenwoordigh niets van Comps. off ander particulier goet ‘t sij van wat natuijre het oock mach wesen, selffs onder opsight van de schiltwachten en mogen vertrouwen die ter contrarie nochtans plichts-wegen schuldigh ende gehouden sijn alle vile moetwilligheijt ende diverijen (op hun wachten vernemende), te weeren, ende hun overigheijt volgens eer ende eedt naer luijt van den generalen articulbrieff bekent te maecken: maer in plaetse van dien alle sulckx selffs bij hunl. dagelijx meer ende meer gepleeght ende gehanthaeft wort, Invoegen hooghnodig tijt sij daerinnetevoorsien34 , Soo is ‘t dat wij tot meerder preventie van dien ende oock om onder ‘t volck te meerder vrese ende ontsagh te brengen: nae rijpe deliberatien ende tot Comps. meeste gerustigheijt ende verseeckeringe deser fortresse goet gevonden hebben een geweldiger te stellen: omme oock de Justisie met eenen bij voorvallende occasie als scherprechter te bedienen, te meer alsoo jegenwoordigh aen den persoon Jan Pietersz. Soenwater in apprehensie sittende, nootsaeckelijck capitael exempel dient gestatueert, overdat sich niet ontsien noch geschroomt heeft tegen onse dagelijckxe iterative waerschouwinge ende g’emaneerde placcaten op ‘t schiltwacht staende Comps. coper(onder sijn bewaringe vertrout synde)35 met desselffs geweer ofte halff pieck van de cruijwagens aff te breecken, ende dieffachtigh te stelen, omme aen d’ inwoonders van Saldanha voor struijseijren, worteltjens ende andere vodderijen te verruijien, Waerdoor Comps. handel van koebeesten ende schapen als andersins (vermits veele voor de gemelte lomperijen geven) bedurven ende te niet gemaeckt wort, Soo hebben daer toe dan tot voorcominge van meerder diverijen ende moetwilligheijt aengenomen den persoon Michiel Gleve van Straelsont, een bequaem man tot do. ampt wesende, ende uijt eijgen vrije ende onbedwongen wille aengenomen ende belooft hebbende deselve bedieninge ten meesten dienst van d’ E. Compe. ende al wat van sijn overigheijt concernerende de Justitie gelast wort uijt te voeren, ten welcken eijnde dan van 9 tot op 15 gl. per maent bij desen verbetert wort, nevens d’ emolumenten volgens de Statuijten van India daer toe staende, waer voren gehouden sal sijn desselffs verbant aen d’ E. Compe. te voldoen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JOHAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1652.
[Signed:] PAULUS PETKAUW.
[Signed:] WILLEM MULLER.
[Signed:] P. v. HELM, Secrets.