Cape Council of Policy
176
1658-09-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 176
- Date
- 1658-09-30
- Year
- 1658
English translation
Considering that since then the pigs have all been issued and sold to freemen and private individuals to be bred at their outside costs, etc. have begun to multiply considerably; and it has also been noticed that it is impossible to let all these young and old walk around with slings around their necks, in accordance with our agreed-upon order of the 26th of July, Passado, as it has already proven detrimental, as some have been slung around their necks again, thereby hindering the breeding. Besides the fact that this also causes great difficulty for the pig keepers, and mainly involves no small expenses in paying the sling fee, in accordance with our aforementioned resolution.
It has also been observed that for some it is too much trouble to comply with the order in th. resolution to fence their gardens with good, strong, dense hedges, and, not having been able to keep their pigs out of their own open gardens, they have therefore, as if to be relieved of this trouble, sold them to others, after having previously been preferred to select the first and best from all the bunch, and which people still boldly fail (to the Commander himself) to say (now that they have sold their pigs) that other pigs in their open gardens, or, finding this, they want to stucco and kill their legs, as an obstacle to such necessary encouragement that the Lords, our Principals, along with the corn crops and other management, have successively so highly recommended, Yes, we believe that in this the right zeal or practice has not yet been instilled &a.
So it is that, in accordance with the express order of our Lord Masters, we do not want to hinder the progress of those buckets, but to increase them as much as possible, and also to encourage the keepers of the pigs to maintain and the much-needed breeding, contrary to our resolution, we have approved to relieve them of the aforementioned fences and fence money and also to order those who have and want to keep gardens to keep the pigs out of them, that they will have to paver or fence their gardens so tightly that no pigs can come through them, and of which the inspection will be at the tax office and the land tax office to see whether the fences are so if such a flock will be made strong and dense, those who cause themselves too much trouble will have to endure it and console themselves for the damage they will suffer through their own negligence, since it is not possible to keep such a large flock of pigs so closely that none might run off to the side into the open gardens; however, no one will be required to do the slightest harm because of this, on penalty of corporal punishment and a forfeiture of one hundred guilders. for every pig, whether small or large, that therefore some harm will be done or killed, provided that the owners of pigs will also be obliged to keep, each for his flock, no matter how small, a slave or German young one, so that they are kept away from open gardens as much as possible when being driven out and into open gardens with all possible diligence, and that they are not allowed to come out at night, without that nevertheless (this does not happen voluntarily) no one will be able to do the least harm to any such pigs that have been broken out at night and come into open gardens, but they will leave it until the next day and then bring it to the tax collector to pay to inquire about the matter and to take legal action therein, as it will be deemed necessary. It is understood that those who do not wish to suffer any damage from the aforementioned must close their houses, as the Compe. was obliged to do, as well as to warn everyone that the imposed fine and punishment will be as minimal as possible, as we consider this to be absolutely necessary for the benefit of the E. Compe. and for the common good here.
And so that no one has to appeal to immorality, it has been published and endorsed everywhere in the country.586
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and the year as above: together with the extract of this version it was published and published on the first October following.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
It has also been observed that for some it is too much trouble to comply with the order in th. resolution to fence their gardens with good, strong, dense hedges, and, not having been able to keep their pigs out of their own open gardens, they have therefore, as if to be relieved of this trouble, sold them to others, after having previously been preferred to select the first and best from all the bunch, and which people still boldly fail (to the Commander himself) to say (now that they have sold their pigs) that other pigs in their open gardens, or, finding this, they want to stucco and kill their legs, as an obstacle to such necessary encouragement that the Lords, our Principals, along with the corn crops and other management, have successively so highly recommended, Yes, we believe that in this the right zeal or practice has not yet been instilled &a.
So it is that, in accordance with the express order of our Lord Masters, we do not want to hinder the progress of those buckets, but to increase them as much as possible, and also to encourage the keepers of the pigs to maintain and the much-needed breeding, contrary to our resolution, we have approved to relieve them of the aforementioned fences and fence money and also to order those who have and want to keep gardens to keep the pigs out of them, that they will have to paver or fence their gardens so tightly that no pigs can come through them, and of which the inspection will be at the tax office and the land tax office to see whether the fences are so if such a flock will be made strong and dense, those who cause themselves too much trouble will have to endure it and console themselves for the damage they will suffer through their own negligence, since it is not possible to keep such a large flock of pigs so closely that none might run off to the side into the open gardens; however, no one will be required to do the slightest harm because of this, on penalty of corporal punishment and a forfeiture of one hundred guilders. for every pig, whether small or large, that therefore some harm will be done or killed, provided that the owners of pigs will also be obliged to keep, each for his flock, no matter how small, a slave or German young one, so that they are kept away from open gardens as much as possible when being driven out and into open gardens with all possible diligence, and that they are not allowed to come out at night, without that nevertheless (this does not happen voluntarily) no one will be able to do the least harm to any such pigs that have been broken out at night and come into open gardens, but they will leave it until the next day and then bring it to the tax collector to pay to inquire about the matter and to take legal action therein, as it will be deemed necessary. It is understood that those who do not wish to suffer any damage from the aforementioned must close their houses, as the Compe. was obliged to do, as well as to warn everyone that the imposed fine and punishment will be as minimal as possible, as we consider this to be absolutely necessary for the benefit of the E. Compe. and for the common good here.
And so that no one has to appeal to immorality, it has been published and endorsed everywhere in the country.586
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and the year as above: together with the extract of this version it was published and published on the first October following.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Original Dutch transcription
Gesien dat sedert de verckens altemalen aen de vrijeluijden ende particulieren sijn uijtgegeven ende vercocht om bij haer buijten Comps. costen aengefoct te worden &a. seer hebben beginnen te vermenichvuldigen: mitsgaders oocq gemerct onmogelijcq te wesen alle deselve jong ende oudt conform onse beraemde ordre van den 26 Julij passado, met heckens om den hals te laten lopen, vermits tot schade al is gebleecken, eenige daerdoor tot verachteringe van den aenteelt wederom sijn om den hals geraect, behalven dat sulcx den verckenhouders oocq groote moeijten is veroorsaeckende, ende voornamentlijcq geen cleijne oncosten in ‘t betalen van ‘t schutgelt conform onse resolutie in dato voorsz daerop gestelt,
Item oocq gesien dat het sommige te veel moeijten is om na d’ ordre in do. resolutie vervaet hare thuijnen met goede stercke dichte heggens te beheijnen, ende selffs hare verckens uyt hun eygen open thuijnen niet hebbende cunnen houden deselve daeromme als oocq om van die moeijten ontslagen te sijn, aen andre weder hebben vercocht nadat se al vooren gepreveligeert sijn geweest de eerste ende beste uijt alle den hoop uijt te kiesen, ende welcke luijden noch wel stoutelijcq derven (tegen den Commandeur selffs) seggen (nu se hare verckens hebben vercocht) andre hare verckens in hun open thuijnen, offte daeromtrent vindende de beenen aen stucq ende doot willen slaen, tot hindernissen van soo nodigen aenfocq die de Heeren onse Principalen beneffens den corenbouw ende ander bestiael ons successive soo hoogh aenbeveelen, Ja wel meenen bij ons daerinne den rechten ijver offte beleijt tot dato noch niet en is aengewent &a.
Soo is ‘t dat wij om conform d’ expresse last onser Heeren Meesters voorsz den voortgancq van dien emmers niet te stutten, maer soo veel mogelijcq te doen toenemen als oocq om de houders der verckens tot het aenhouden ende den soo hoogh nodigen aenteelt te meer te animeeren, contrarie onse resolutie voorsz goetgevonden hebben deselve van voorsz heckens ende schutgelt te ontlasten ende oocq die thuijnen hebben ende houden willen om de verckens daeruijt te doen blijven te gebieden dat se hare thuijnen soo vast sullen hebben te ompaggeren offte heijnigen585 datter geen verckens mogelycq sij deur te comen, ende waervan de schouw sal staen aen den fiscus ende lantschoudt om te sien of de heijningen wel soo stercq ende dicht sullen wesen gemaeckt, die sigh dan sulcx te veel moeijten laet wesen, sullen moeten gedulden ende haer hebben te getroosten de schade welcke sij door eijgen nalaticheijt daer bij sullen comen te lijden, vermits het niet mogelijcq is soo groote cudde verckens soo naeuw te bewaren, datter niet eenige ter sijden aff na de open ‘thuijnen soude cunnen comen te lopen; hoedanige nochte oocq andre verckens echter ijemandt sigh sal vervorderen daeromme eenigh ‘t minste leet te doen, op lijffstrafe ende verbeurte van hondert gul. voor ijder vercken ‘t sij cleijn offte groot, dat dienthalven eenigh leet gedaen offte doot geslagen sal bevonden worden, mits oocq de houders van verckens sullen gehouden wesen elcq over sijne cudde hoe cleijn die is, een slaeff offte Duytse jongen te houden ten eijnde deselve in ‘t uijt ende in drijven met alle mogelijcke vlijt van de open thuynen soo veel doenlijck affgehouden worden, ende oocq ‘s nachts niet comen uijt te breecken, sonder dat nochtans (sulcx niet willens geschiedende) echter evenwel niemandt sal vermogen eenige soodanige bij nacht uijtgebroocken verckens in open thuynen comende ‘t minste leet te doen, maer die ophouden tot ‘s anderdaegs ende alsdan bij den fiscael brengen om sigh op de saecq te informeren, ende daerinne te procederen als bevonden sal worden te behooren alsoo verstaen wort die geen schade van verckens lijden wil syn thuynen als voorsz sal moeten dicht maecken gelyck de Compe. wel heeft moeten doen, mitsgaders oocq ijder een gewaerschout dat in dese gestelde boete ende straffe ‘t minste en sal werden gesimmuleert, vermits wy sulcx ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. ende voor ‘t gemeene beste alhier op ‘t hoogste nodigh vinden te behooren.
Ende opdat sigh niemandt op oncunde hebbe te beroepen, soo is desen ter behoorlijcke plaetse allomme door ‘t landt gepubliceert ende g’affigeert.586
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven: mitsgaders extract deses gepronunchieert ende g’affigeert den eersten October daer aenvolgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.
Item oocq gesien dat het sommige te veel moeijten is om na d’ ordre in do. resolutie vervaet hare thuijnen met goede stercke dichte heggens te beheijnen, ende selffs hare verckens uyt hun eygen open thuijnen niet hebbende cunnen houden deselve daeromme als oocq om van die moeijten ontslagen te sijn, aen andre weder hebben vercocht nadat se al vooren gepreveligeert sijn geweest de eerste ende beste uijt alle den hoop uijt te kiesen, ende welcke luijden noch wel stoutelijcq derven (tegen den Commandeur selffs) seggen (nu se hare verckens hebben vercocht) andre hare verckens in hun open thuijnen, offte daeromtrent vindende de beenen aen stucq ende doot willen slaen, tot hindernissen van soo nodigen aenfocq die de Heeren onse Principalen beneffens den corenbouw ende ander bestiael ons successive soo hoogh aenbeveelen, Ja wel meenen bij ons daerinne den rechten ijver offte beleijt tot dato noch niet en is aengewent &a.
Soo is ‘t dat wij om conform d’ expresse last onser Heeren Meesters voorsz den voortgancq van dien emmers niet te stutten, maer soo veel mogelijcq te doen toenemen als oocq om de houders der verckens tot het aenhouden ende den soo hoogh nodigen aenteelt te meer te animeeren, contrarie onse resolutie voorsz goetgevonden hebben deselve van voorsz heckens ende schutgelt te ontlasten ende oocq die thuijnen hebben ende houden willen om de verckens daeruijt te doen blijven te gebieden dat se hare thuijnen soo vast sullen hebben te ompaggeren offte heijnigen585 datter geen verckens mogelycq sij deur te comen, ende waervan de schouw sal staen aen den fiscus ende lantschoudt om te sien of de heijningen wel soo stercq ende dicht sullen wesen gemaeckt, die sigh dan sulcx te veel moeijten laet wesen, sullen moeten gedulden ende haer hebben te getroosten de schade welcke sij door eijgen nalaticheijt daer bij sullen comen te lijden, vermits het niet mogelijcq is soo groote cudde verckens soo naeuw te bewaren, datter niet eenige ter sijden aff na de open ‘thuijnen soude cunnen comen te lopen; hoedanige nochte oocq andre verckens echter ijemandt sigh sal vervorderen daeromme eenigh ‘t minste leet te doen, op lijffstrafe ende verbeurte van hondert gul. voor ijder vercken ‘t sij cleijn offte groot, dat dienthalven eenigh leet gedaen offte doot geslagen sal bevonden worden, mits oocq de houders van verckens sullen gehouden wesen elcq over sijne cudde hoe cleijn die is, een slaeff offte Duytse jongen te houden ten eijnde deselve in ‘t uijt ende in drijven met alle mogelijcke vlijt van de open thuynen soo veel doenlijck affgehouden worden, ende oocq ‘s nachts niet comen uijt te breecken, sonder dat nochtans (sulcx niet willens geschiedende) echter evenwel niemandt sal vermogen eenige soodanige bij nacht uijtgebroocken verckens in open thuynen comende ‘t minste leet te doen, maer die ophouden tot ‘s anderdaegs ende alsdan bij den fiscael brengen om sigh op de saecq te informeren, ende daerinne te procederen als bevonden sal worden te behooren alsoo verstaen wort die geen schade van verckens lijden wil syn thuynen als voorsz sal moeten dicht maecken gelyck de Compe. wel heeft moeten doen, mitsgaders oocq ijder een gewaerschout dat in dese gestelde boete ende straffe ‘t minste en sal werden gesimmuleert, vermits wy sulcx ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. ende voor ‘t gemeene beste alhier op ‘t hoogste nodigh vinden te behooren.
Ende opdat sigh niemandt op oncunde hebbe te beroepen, soo is desen ter behoorlijcke plaetse allomme door ‘t landt gepubliceert ende g’affigeert.586
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven: mitsgaders extract deses gepronunchieert ende g’affigeert den eersten October daer aenvolgende.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1658.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1658.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1658.