Cape Council of Policy
220
1659-08-19
Minute details
- Entry number
- 220
- Date
- 1659-08-19
- Year
- 1659
English translation
As some had somewhat reluctantly agreed yesterday to drag the timbers out of the forest, it has been ordered, for the protection and defense of our present enemies. It has been decided, in order to prevent such further inobedience, to issue a promulgation and also to give the fiscal (being sent after the sargeant to further accelerate the necessary work there) and to likewise proclaim and issue the following there.
EXTRACT FROM THE GENERAL LETTER OF ARTICLES.
Article 108.
All military officers and soldiers, as well as, if necessary, all others in the service of the Company. Those (without exception) will be obligated both for their own protection and protection and for the service of the Most High Lords, the States General, and the Company, at the behest of the Governor General and the Council of State, as well as of all other authorities and commanders appointed over them, to labor in the construction and repair of forts, batteries, and fortifications or other works, without receiving more than their stipulated wages for the time of their work.
"Furthermore, some began yesterday to oppose this article and thus refused their due service to the E. Company. So it is with the Commander. and the Council has approved of publishing and publicly displaying the same article to the same people and to all others,50 with the express instruction and command that everyone should subsequently regulate themselves on the penalty of being punished, as is customary with such disobedient guests, namely those who allow themselves to be seduced, with expulsion from the militia, and the rioters, both physically and physically, after attending to the matter.51
Thus done and published in the Fort of Good Hope and also displayed everywhere outside it among the working people on this 19th of August 1659, and also displayed everywhere on the same day.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] Sargeant Pieter Everard absent from the working crew in the country. GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
EXTRACT FROM THE GENERAL LETTER OF ARTICLES.
Article 108.
All military officers and soldiers, as well as, if necessary, all others in the service of the Company. Those (without exception) will be obligated both for their own protection and protection and for the service of the Most High Lords, the States General, and the Company, at the behest of the Governor General and the Council of State, as well as of all other authorities and commanders appointed over them, to labor in the construction and repair of forts, batteries, and fortifications or other works, without receiving more than their stipulated wages for the time of their work.
"Furthermore, some began yesterday to oppose this article and thus refused their due service to the E. Company. So it is with the Commander. and the Council has approved of publishing and publicly displaying the same article to the same people and to all others,50 with the express instruction and command that everyone should subsequently regulate themselves on the penalty of being punished, as is customary with such disobedient guests, namely those who allow themselves to be seduced, with expulsion from the militia, and the rioters, both physically and physically, after attending to the matter.51
Thus done and published in the Fort of Good Hope and also displayed everywhere outside it among the working people on this 19th of August 1659, and also displayed everywhere on the same day.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] Sargeant Pieter Everard absent from the working crew in the country. GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo sicheenigeop gisteren wat onwillich hadden aengestelt om de houtwercken uijt het bos te slepen, g’ordonneert, tot schut ende affweringe onser jegenwoordige vijanden, Soo is goedtgevonden omme soodanige meerder inobedientie voor te comen te promulgeeren, ende den fiscael (na den sargeandt gesonden wordende om de noodige wercken aldaer sijn voortgangh te meer te doen nemen) oock mede te geven ende aldaer insgelijcx te pronuncheren ende affigeren dit navolgende49
EXTRACT UIJT DEN GENERALEN ARTICULBRIEF.
‘Articul 108.’
‘Alle chrijghsofficieren ende soldaten als oock desnoodt synde alle andere in den dienst van de Compe. wesende (geene uijtgesondert) sullen gehouden wesen soo wel tot haer verseeckeringe ende deffentie als tot den dienst van de Hooghmoogende Heeren Staten Generael ende de Compagnie, ter ordonnantie van den Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van Indien als oock van alle andere over haer gestelde overheeden ende bevelhebberen te arbeijden, aen het maken ende repareren, van forten, batereijen ende loopschanssen offte andere wercken sonder daer voor meer dan den vrije kost geduijrende den tyt van ‘t arrebeijden boven haer bedongen gagie te genieten.’
‘Des nademael eenige sich op gister tegen dit articul hebben begost te opposeren ende alsoo haren schuldigen dienst aen d’ E. Compe. te weygeren, Soo is bij den Commandr. en de Raedt goedtgevonden hetselve articul den selven volcke ende oock allen anderen in ‘t openbaer te publiceerenende affigeren50 met wel expresse last ende bevel dat sich ijder daer na come te reguleren op pene van gestraft te worden als men soodanige ongehoorsame gasten gewoon is te doen, namentlijck die haer laten verleyden, met verjagingh uijt de melitie, ende den oprockenaers aen lijve ende leven na exigentie van saecken.51 ‘
Aldus gedaen ende gepubliceert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ende oock daerbuijten overal bij ‘t werckvolck desen 19en Augustij ao. 1659 mitsgaders alomme g’affigeert ten selven dage.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] Den sargeant Pieter Everard absent bij ‘t werck volck in ‘t landt. GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
EXTRACT UIJT DEN GENERALEN ARTICULBRIEF.
‘Articul 108.’
‘Alle chrijghsofficieren ende soldaten als oock desnoodt synde alle andere in den dienst van de Compe. wesende (geene uijtgesondert) sullen gehouden wesen soo wel tot haer verseeckeringe ende deffentie als tot den dienst van de Hooghmoogende Heeren Staten Generael ende de Compagnie, ter ordonnantie van den Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van Indien als oock van alle andere over haer gestelde overheeden ende bevelhebberen te arbeijden, aen het maken ende repareren, van forten, batereijen ende loopschanssen offte andere wercken sonder daer voor meer dan den vrije kost geduijrende den tyt van ‘t arrebeijden boven haer bedongen gagie te genieten.’
‘Des nademael eenige sich op gister tegen dit articul hebben begost te opposeren ende alsoo haren schuldigen dienst aen d’ E. Compe. te weygeren, Soo is bij den Commandr. en de Raedt goedtgevonden hetselve articul den selven volcke ende oock allen anderen in ‘t openbaer te publiceerenende affigeren50 met wel expresse last ende bevel dat sich ijder daer na come te reguleren op pene van gestraft te worden als men soodanige ongehoorsame gasten gewoon is te doen, namentlijck die haer laten verleyden, met verjagingh uijt de melitie, ende den oprockenaers aen lijve ende leven na exigentie van saecken.51 ‘
Aldus gedaen ende gepubliceert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ende oock daerbuijten overal bij ‘t werckvolck desen 19en Augustij ao. 1659 mitsgaders alomme g’affigeert ten selven dage.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] Den sargeant Pieter Everard absent bij ‘t werck volck in ‘t landt. GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.