Cape Council of Policy
190
1659-02-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 190
- Date
- 1659-02-07
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Considering that the most free (of inability) seem to be very disappointed that they cannot be paid higher than the established tax of the E. Compe., and we are therefore hesitant to credit them further, and yet find that they cannot, without further offer, reconcile themselves and recover the costs incurred, So, after long deliberation to keep them, namely the corn growers, above all grief and despair, but on the contrary to encourage them all the more in their corn growing, it was finally decided that it was good not to owe them anything higher than the established tax of the E. Compe. meergem. to give money or goods for the third part of the wheat they will have to deliver, and to receive the other two thirds in deduction from their arrears, so as not to leave them too sad627 without money or goods628 for their hard work in the fields, and also so that they could also pay their German servants and servants something with it, especially since it is noted that some of them, in order to get cash in hand, under the terms of chicken and pigmeat, cost a lot of wheat mixed with the draff and other extraneous material and thus sell it indirectly, which it is hoped to prevent by this means and will follow the conditions on which they have become free of, will be the more inclined to deliver all their grain as duly due to the E. Compe. in reduction of their debts, or those that have been settled, for such money and goods as they may desire, are therefore to prevent any frauds and indirections for the benefit of the Compe. and the best of the public, also approved and ordered, and is taxed by extrapolation of this in form as a placca629 that everything that anyone has to sell for fowl or pig food will henceforth have to bring to the fort (for those living here) and whatever others (living in the country) might buy, to bring to Comps. corn scourer to have it inspected there by the fiscal and land tax or someone else to be committed to this and on condition that (the buyer) pays 3 stuivers for the ship to defray various expenses, at the E. Compe. on many occasions for the convenience and accommodation of the public, and so that this may be well pursued, those who are found to be negligent will forfeit 6 reals of 8 each and both the buyer and seller to be applied accordingly, and on that also no wheat is exported, it is maintained that the order is set for the date, at the stop to take it out of the forests the wagons will pass Comps. When approaching a fort or fort, remain stationary until the inspection is completed. Also, anything anyone wishes to bring into or out of the area, whether by boats, ships, or any houses, is to be taken, as detailed above and by date.
And since the Reverend Company has, in accordance with the order of the surveyor, had all the freeholders' lands demarcated with fence posts, this is in accordance with the order of the Reverend Mr. Commissioner Van Goens, and the subsequent confirmation of our Lord Masters, first stipulated that a fee of 6 reals of 8s be forfeited for each path to the person on whose land any will henceforth be missing, 1/4 to the benefit of the surveyor, and the remainder according to uso. 630
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
And since the Reverend Company has, in accordance with the order of the surveyor, had all the freeholders' lands demarcated with fence posts, this is in accordance with the order of the Reverend Mr. Commissioner Van Goens, and the subsequent confirmation of our Lord Masters, first stipulated that a fee of 6 reals of 8s be forfeited for each path to the person on whose land any will henceforth be missing, 1/4 to the benefit of the surveyor, and the remainder according to uso. 630
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Original Dutch transcription
Aengesien het haar de meeste vrijel. (van onvermogen) seer schynen te laten verdrieten dat se niet hooger als den gestelden taxt van d’ E. Compe. mogen geborcht worden, ende wy derhalven schroomachtigh626 sijn, deselve verder te crediteren ende nochtans bevinden sijluijden sonder meerder handtbiedinge, onmoogelyck cunnen in plooij ende tot verhael van hare gedane oncosten comen, Soo is na lange deliberatien om deselve, namentlijcq de corenbouwers, emmers buijten verdrieticheyt ende wanhoop te houden maer ter contrarie hun in haren corenbou te meer aen te moedigen, eyntelycq goedtgevonden niet jegenstaende derselver schuldt aen d’ E. Compe. meergem. voor het derde part van de taruw die se sullen comen te leeveren gelt of goedt te geven ende de 2 ander derde parten te ontfangen in afcortinge van hare t’ achterheden om hun gelycq geseght niet al te verdritig627 sonder gelt ofte goedt telaten628 voor haren swaar doenden arrebeijt in den bou, als oocq op dat se haer Duijtse kneghts ende dienaers daermede oocq wat souden cunnen betalen, te meer dewyle gemerckt wort sommige van de selve om contant gelt in handen te crijgen onder dexel van hoender ende verckens kost veel taruw onder den dravicq ende ander uytwansel mengen ende alsoo indirectelycq vercoopen ‘t welcke bij dese middel gehoopt wordt te voorcomen ende syluyden achtervolgende de conditien op welcke sij vry geworden bennen, te meer genegen sullen belyven alle hun granen volgens plicht aen d’ E. Compe. te leeveren tot afcortinghe harer schulden, ofte die afgedaan synde, voor gelt ende goedt sulcx sij mochten begeeren, synde derhalven tot voorcominge van welcke frauden ende indirectien ten dienste van de Compe. ende beste van het gemeen mede goedtgevonden, ende g’ordonneert gelycq g’ordonneert ende belast wordt bijextract deses in forma als placcaet629 dat alle ‘t geene elck tot hoender of verckens kost te vercopen heeft, voortaan sullen hebben te brengen aan ‘t fort (voor die hier omtrent woonen) ende dat andere (in ‘t landt wonende) mochten coopen, te brengen aan Comps. corenschuijr omme aldaer te doen keuren door den fiscael ende landtschoudt ofte imandt anders daar toe te committeren ende mits betalende (den cooper) 3 stuyvers voor ‘t scheepel tot verval van diverse oncosten, bij d’ E. Compe. in veele gelegentheeden tot gerief ende accommodatie van ‘t gemeen doende, ende op dat dit doch wel mochte worden achtervolgt sullen die hier inne nalatigh bevonden worden verbeuren t’ elckens 6 realen van 8en soo wel den cooper als vercooper t’ appliceeren naer uso, ende op dat oocq geen taruw en worde uytgevoerdt, Item gehouden wordt d’ ordre voor dato gestelt, op ‘t houdt uijt de bossen te halen sullen de wagens voorbij Comps. schuijr ofte fort comende, stil staen tot de visite daer over sal genomen wesen, Item oocq alles wat ymandt binnen of buijten de revier aen de boots ende scheepen ofte eenige huijsen willen brengen, alles op peene hier boven ende voor dato gestelt.
Ende nademaal d’ E. Compe. cortelingh op nieuws door den landtmeeter, al der vrijeluijden landereijen met scheijdtspalen heeft doen afscheijden, soo is conform de gelaten ordre van d’ E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens, ende de daerop gevolgde confirmatie onser Heeren Meesters, voor eerst gestelt een peene van 6 realen van 8en voor elcke pad te verbeuren bij den geene op wiens landt voortaan eenige sullen vermist worden 1/4 ten proffyten van den landtmeeter ende de rest naar uso.630
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.
Ende nademaal d’ E. Compe. cortelingh op nieuws door den landtmeeter, al der vrijeluijden landereijen met scheijdtspalen heeft doen afscheijden, soo is conform de gelaten ordre van d’ E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens, ende de daerop gevolgde confirmatie onser Heeren Meesters, voor eerst gestelt een peene van 6 realen van 8en voor elcke pad te verbeuren bij den geene op wiens landt voortaan eenige sullen vermist worden 1/4 ten proffyten van den landtmeeter ende de rest naar uso.630
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1659.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, secrets. 1659.