Cape Council of Policy
173
1658-09-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 173
- Date
- 1658-09-04
- Year
- 1658
English translation
From the most recent general letter of our Lords Masters, dated 16 April, Passado, among others, learning that their Honors in the homeland have been informed that many elephant teeth would be obtained here at the Cape. Yes, even sent by private individuals, which cannot happen or must be sold by the freemen to the crew, and thus brought over by the ship's crew, as if they were residing in the country, and therefore having the best opportunity for it: since we have also previously granted them the repatriation of the same from the Hottentoes, on condition that (for four times as much as they enter) all be given to the E. Compe. in the hope of thereby achieving even more quantity, and we saw, however, that at all times not three or four prongs at the highest have been inserted through it, and therefore the additional sulcq which is expected to be transferred by its offer to the ship's people there and sold to it must also be done safely, Soo is the Council has agreed to once again inhibit the intention to react and to this end have the following pronunciated and aligned in the form of placcaet; together with the tax authorities and a greater mandate to take all precautions and to take legal action against the offenders in the most rigorous manner without any convention &a. for the maintenance of the same, namely:
"The Commander and Council of Comps. Fortress of Good Hope, and further transfers to Cabo de Boa Esperance, etc., are alleged.
"It is supposed that the freemen are permitted to sell elephant teeth, rhinoceros horns, and ostrich feathers (which are scarcely available here, and therefore, in the hope of obtaining a larger quantity, on the condition that they are not delivered to anyone other than the E. Compe., for four times their cost), nevertheless under the thumb of the crew of the incoming ships, and sell others, and keep them in reserve. Therefore, to prevent this, we hereby inform the freemen everywhere of the aforementioned freemen." expressly interdicting and forbidding, understanding so much about elephant teeth, renoster horns, ostrich feathers, and more about E. Compe. may be of service, directly or indirectly, and under whatever pretext it may be: but if any of it is brought to her home by the Hottentoos, they will be obliged to send it themselves to the fort: to be there for the E. Compe. to be obtained, on the penalty of twenty reals of eight, as often as anyone may have objected to this, to be applied as usual, but not to other delicacies such as turtle shells, ostrich egg shells, milk, and the like, as long as Our Lords and Masters from the Fatherland do not come to order otherwise.576
The following person is also understood, given his special knowledge of gardening, tree planting, grafting, etc., primarily in view of his particularly manifest diligence and diligence in all matters, to be endowed with the following act of amendment, etc. To wit:
Jan Bundervoet van Gendt, who arrived here on the flute ship Meese on April 12, 1657, for a soldier's wage of 9 guilders, which has been used here in Compton's gardens since then, has been found to be a man of very good knowledge and diligence. Therefore, at his request and in view of his special skill and expertise in gardening, tree planting, grafting, etc., he was appointed master gardener in view of his previous performance. Because such a small salary was earned for such difficult and demanding work, a reward of 14 guilders was awarded from today onwards. monthly to pay his current dues to the E. Compe.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
"The Commander and Council of Comps. Fortress of Good Hope, and further transfers to Cabo de Boa Esperance, etc., are alleged.
"It is supposed that the freemen are permitted to sell elephant teeth, rhinoceros horns, and ostrich feathers (which are scarcely available here, and therefore, in the hope of obtaining a larger quantity, on the condition that they are not delivered to anyone other than the E. Compe., for four times their cost), nevertheless under the thumb of the crew of the incoming ships, and sell others, and keep them in reserve. Therefore, to prevent this, we hereby inform the freemen everywhere of the aforementioned freemen." expressly interdicting and forbidding, understanding so much about elephant teeth, renoster horns, ostrich feathers, and more about E. Compe. may be of service, directly or indirectly, and under whatever pretext it may be: but if any of it is brought to her home by the Hottentoos, they will be obliged to send it themselves to the fort: to be there for the E. Compe. to be obtained, on the penalty of twenty reals of eight, as often as anyone may have objected to this, to be applied as usual, but not to other delicacies such as turtle shells, ostrich egg shells, milk, and the like, as long as Our Lords and Masters from the Fatherland do not come to order otherwise.576
The following person is also understood, given his special knowledge of gardening, tree planting, grafting, etc., primarily in view of his particularly manifest diligence and diligence in all matters, to be endowed with the following act of amendment, etc. To wit:
Jan Bundervoet van Gendt, who arrived here on the flute ship Meese on April 12, 1657, for a soldier's wage of 9 guilders, which has been used here in Compton's gardens since then, has been found to be a man of very good knowledge and diligence. Therefore, at his request and in view of his special skill and expertise in gardening, tree planting, grafting, etc., he was appointed master gardener in view of his previous performance. Because such a small salary was earned for such difficult and demanding work, a reward of 14 guilders was awarded from today onwards. monthly to pay his current dues to the E. Compe.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Uijt ‘t jonghste generale schrijven onser Heeren Meesters gedateert 16 April passado onder andren vernemende dat haer Ed. in ‘t vaderlandt bericht sijn, hier aen de Caep veele oliphantstanden souden te becomen wesen, Ja selffs door particulieren oocq wel overgesonden ‘t welcq niet can geschieden off moeten door de vrijeluijden aen ‘t scheepsvolcq vercocht, ende alsoo over gebracht worden, als woonende in ‘t landt, ende derhalven hebbende daertoe de beste gelegentheijt: vermits oocq voor dato door ons aen haer de reuijlinge derselver van de Hottentoos toegestaen is, onder conditie van die (voor wel viermael soo veel, als sij se inreuijlen) altemalen aen. d’ E. Compe. te brengen op hoope daerdoor aen te meer quantite te geraecken, ende wij evenwel siende, dat in al de tijt geen drie a vier tanden ten hoochsten door deselve sijn aengebracht, ende daeromme dan oocq te meer gedacht wordende sulcq overbrengen door haer offte ‘t scheepsvolcq daer sij se aen vercoopen nootsaeckelijcq moet geschieden, Soo is bij den Raedt goetgevonden haerluyden voorsz reuijlinge wederomme te inhiberen ende ten dien fine ‘t onderstaende bij forme van placcaet te laten pronunchieren ende affigeeren; mitsgaders den fiscus ende geweldiger last gegeven op alles naeu reguard te nemen, ende tegen d’ overtreders op ‘t rigoreuste sonder eenige conneventie te procedeeren &a. tot maintenue van ‘t selve luydende als te weten:
‘Den Commandeur ende Raadt van Comps. fortresse de Goede Hoope, ende verderen omslagh aen Cabo de Boa Esperance &a., doen te weten.’
‘Alsoo gepresumeert wort dat de vryeluyden de oliphantstanden, renosterhoorens ende struijs-veeren (hier weijnichgenoegh575 vallende ende dierhalven op hoope van aen grooter quantite te geraecken haer voor desen toegestaen te reuijlen, onder die conditie, om deselve aen niemandt anders, als d’ E. Compe. te leveren, voor wel viermael soo veel als se haer costen) evenwel onder den duijm aen ‘t volcq van de aencomende schepen, ende andre vercopen, ende achter de handt houden, Soo is ‘t dat wij tot voorcominge van sulcx, den vrijeluijden bij desen alomme de reuijlinge voorsz wel expresselijcq interdiceeren ende verbieden, verstaende soo veel aengaet d’ oliphantstanden, renosterhoorens, struijsveeren, ende wes meer d’ E. Compe. dienstich mochte sijn, directelijcq of indirectelijcq, ende onder wat pretext het oocq mochte wesen: maer ijets van dien t’ haren huijse door de Hottentoos gebracht wordende, sullen gehouden wesen ‘t selve na ‘t fort te stuijren: om aldaer voor d’ E. Compe. bemachticht te worden, op pene van twintich realen van achten, soo dickwils ijemandt hiertegen sal hebben gepexeert, t’ appliceren naer uso, doch wegen andre deijnicheden als schiltpadjes, struijs-eijdoppen, melcq ende diergelijcke daeronder niet begrepen, soo lange het onse Heeren Meesters uijt ‘t vaderlandt niet anders comen te ordonneren.576 ‘
Is oocq verstaen navolgende persoon vermits sijne bijsondere kennisse van het thuijnen, boomplanten, griffen ende enten, &a., als voornamentlijcq ten aensien van sijne bijsondere bethonende naersticheijt ende vlijt tot allen ‘t selve, te beneficeeren met navolgende acte van verbeteringe &a. te weten:
Jan Bundervoet van Gendt hier te lande gecomen met ‘t fluijtschip de Meese den 12 April577 ao. 1658 voor soldaet a 9 gl., welcke sedert alhier in Comps. thuijnen gebruijckt sijnde, bevonden is een man te wesen, van seer goede kennisse ende naersticheijt, wort derhalven op sijn versoecq ende bijsondere bequaemheijt ende wetenschap van ‘t hovenieren ende boomplanten, enten &a., als ten aensien van sijne presterende debvoiren bij desen gestelt tot meester thuijnknecht ende vermits soo kleijne gagie is winnende voor soo swaren moeijelijcken arbeijt van heden aff toegeleyt een beloninge van 14 gl. maendelijck om daervoor sijn lopend’ verbandt aen d’ E. Compe. te voldoen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
‘Den Commandeur ende Raadt van Comps. fortresse de Goede Hoope, ende verderen omslagh aen Cabo de Boa Esperance &a., doen te weten.’
‘Alsoo gepresumeert wort dat de vryeluyden de oliphantstanden, renosterhoorens ende struijs-veeren (hier weijnichgenoegh575 vallende ende dierhalven op hoope van aen grooter quantite te geraecken haer voor desen toegestaen te reuijlen, onder die conditie, om deselve aen niemandt anders, als d’ E. Compe. te leveren, voor wel viermael soo veel als se haer costen) evenwel onder den duijm aen ‘t volcq van de aencomende schepen, ende andre vercopen, ende achter de handt houden, Soo is ‘t dat wij tot voorcominge van sulcx, den vrijeluijden bij desen alomme de reuijlinge voorsz wel expresselijcq interdiceeren ende verbieden, verstaende soo veel aengaet d’ oliphantstanden, renosterhoorens, struijsveeren, ende wes meer d’ E. Compe. dienstich mochte sijn, directelijcq of indirectelijcq, ende onder wat pretext het oocq mochte wesen: maer ijets van dien t’ haren huijse door de Hottentoos gebracht wordende, sullen gehouden wesen ‘t selve na ‘t fort te stuijren: om aldaer voor d’ E. Compe. bemachticht te worden, op pene van twintich realen van achten, soo dickwils ijemandt hiertegen sal hebben gepexeert, t’ appliceren naer uso, doch wegen andre deijnicheden als schiltpadjes, struijs-eijdoppen, melcq ende diergelijcke daeronder niet begrepen, soo lange het onse Heeren Meesters uijt ‘t vaderlandt niet anders comen te ordonneren.576 ‘
Is oocq verstaen navolgende persoon vermits sijne bijsondere kennisse van het thuijnen, boomplanten, griffen ende enten, &a., als voornamentlijcq ten aensien van sijne bijsondere bethonende naersticheijt ende vlijt tot allen ‘t selve, te beneficeeren met navolgende acte van verbeteringe &a. te weten:
Jan Bundervoet van Gendt hier te lande gecomen met ‘t fluijtschip de Meese den 12 April577 ao. 1658 voor soldaet a 9 gl., welcke sedert alhier in Comps. thuijnen gebruijckt sijnde, bevonden is een man te wesen, van seer goede kennisse ende naersticheijt, wort derhalven op sijn versoecq ende bijsondere bequaemheijt ende wetenschap van ‘t hovenieren ende boomplanten, enten &a., als ten aensien van sijne presterende debvoiren bij desen gestelt tot meester thuijnknecht ende vermits soo kleijne gagie is winnende voor soo swaren moeijelijcken arbeijt van heden aff toegeleyt een beloninge van 14 gl. maendelijck om daervoor sijn lopend’ verbandt aen d’ E. Compe. te voldoen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere voorsz.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.