Cape Council of Policy
230
1659-12-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 230
- Date
- 1659-12-03
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Whereas, praise God, the corn bush has advanced so far here that we can all be fed from it, and it has begun to provide the Company's garrison and workers with 40 pounds of freshly baked bread every month, in addition to the board and lodgings, as a ration, which bread is a considerable expense for the Holy Company to bake, besides keeping the more servants there, etc., which has been dispersed for too long, to grant permission for a free bakery. And have therefore offered themselves in freedom to the persons Louijs Ryckhart within and Claes Lamberts van Aelsmeer outside the cock of the Holy Company, which is the first bread for the Company. servants have so far taken and tested with which soldiers may be retained. We have also taken this into account for the Company's benefit. So, after various deliberations, it has been agreed to grant their freedom in this regard and furthermore it has been agreed that for each shipful, be it tare, rye, or both mixed, as the flour of the mill, they will have to deliver to the E. Company 50 lbs. of bread after it has lain overnight and has cooled, without sifting out any flour, and that they will then take for bread such a shipful of corn or 50 lbs. bread will receive nine stuivers in money or 3 lb. fine baked flour at 3 stuivers per pound from the E. Compe. before that date, sent from the fatherland in barrels, at the end of which they could make white bread, biscuits, crackers and other pastries for the convenience of those who wish to live a little more delicately; as well as selling such baked bread, up to 3 pence a pound and finer according to discretion.94
And since the aforementioned Louis is a good pasty baker, roaster, and cook, he and his mate are also permitted, as long as they remain together, to prepare and sell all kinds of baked, roasted, and cooked food for everyone's convenience; and furthermore, if they are consulted in accordance with their letters of freedom, except for tappings, they will not be allowed to interfere in the least, as the two innkeepers at the fort and the small tap of the free fishermen on the southern waterfront are to be provided with sufficient conveniences for the overnight passengers of the ships that pass through.
And since no backers' houses have been built yet, the aforementioned first free backers of the Company are to have a roof and back place outside the fort in the common area, along with a small room adjacent to it, which they are not permitted to use for their own use or for anyone else to have a suitable house and facility made or arranged for them. It is also further permitted that no one, besides themselves (as long as they know how to please everyone), will be able to sell any coarse or white bread, cookies, crackers, or anything else concerning bread bakery, on penalty of the same, and a 20-dollar fine on top of that, 1/3 for themselves (if they catch anyone doing so) and the rest for the pro fisco and the poor, with the understanding that the innkeepers and hostesses or other prepared food, also the housepeople in the country having milk, butter, eggs or otherwise to buy for the passing man, may in addition add some of their own bread for convenience for money as much as they for their food there, as is permitted in more places in rural areas outside the breadbaskets, but not for provisioning for any longer or longer period, nor for carrying away and bringing aboard, which the aforementioned free breadbaskets remain permitted on the aforementioned condition, in order to ensure that no fraud by others occurs in the weight of the bread, nor that the common man of the arriving ships (as unskilled) is treated too lightly. The tax authorities will be instructed to take note of this and to have an extract regarding this issued and issued in the usual places, so that everyone remains aware to guard against damages.
And with regard to the persons Willem Pietersz van Nimmegen, Michiel Bartholomeus van Swol and Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom97 (pmo. October last year for committed sheep theft & a.o. condemned to a banishment of 5 or 6 years) have behaved very well since then on all occasions and especially during the Hottentoes war. It has therefore also been approved to release them from the aforementioned banishment and to set them free again: namely Michiel Bartholomeus and Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom: to employ them here at the Cape as free carpenters and to employ Willem Pietersz in Comps. at his previous salary of 10 guilders. to use the land per month, provided that free carpenters from now on and Willem Pietersz 6 years 98 will continue to live at the Caep, understanding that after the new year they will continue to live as if
The aforementioned Willem Pietersen's salary will also be taken into account.
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:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
And since the aforementioned Louis is a good pasty baker, roaster, and cook, he and his mate are also permitted, as long as they remain together, to prepare and sell all kinds of baked, roasted, and cooked food for everyone's convenience; and furthermore, if they are consulted in accordance with their letters of freedom, except for tappings, they will not be allowed to interfere in the least, as the two innkeepers at the fort and the small tap of the free fishermen on the southern waterfront are to be provided with sufficient conveniences for the overnight passengers of the ships that pass through.
And since no backers' houses have been built yet, the aforementioned first free backers of the Company are to have a roof and back place outside the fort in the common area, along with a small room adjacent to it, which they are not permitted to use for their own use or for anyone else to have a suitable house and facility made or arranged for them. It is also further permitted that no one, besides themselves (as long as they know how to please everyone), will be able to sell any coarse or white bread, cookies, crackers, or anything else concerning bread bakery, on penalty of the same, and a 20-dollar fine on top of that, 1/3 for themselves (if they catch anyone doing so) and the rest for the pro fisco and the poor, with the understanding that the innkeepers and hostesses or other prepared food, also the housepeople in the country having milk, butter, eggs or otherwise to buy for the passing man, may in addition add some of their own bread for convenience for money as much as they for their food there, as is permitted in more places in rural areas outside the breadbaskets, but not for provisioning for any longer or longer period, nor for carrying away and bringing aboard, which the aforementioned free breadbaskets remain permitted on the aforementioned condition, in order to ensure that no fraud by others occurs in the weight of the bread, nor that the common man of the arriving ships (as unskilled) is treated too lightly. The tax authorities will be instructed to take note of this and to have an extract regarding this issued and issued in the usual places, so that everyone remains aware to guard against damages.
And with regard to the persons Willem Pietersz van Nimmegen, Michiel Bartholomeus van Swol and Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom97 (pmo. October last year for committed sheep theft & a.o. condemned to a banishment of 5 or 6 years) have behaved very well since then on all occasions and especially during the Hottentoes war. It has therefore also been approved to release them from the aforementioned banishment and to set them free again: namely Michiel Bartholomeus and Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom: to employ them here at the Cape as free carpenters and to employ Willem Pietersz in Comps. at his previous salary of 10 guilders. to use the land per month, provided that free carpenters from now on and Willem Pietersz 6 years 98 will continue to live at the Caep, understanding that after the new year they will continue to live as if
The aforementioned Willem Pietersen's salary will also be taken into account.
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:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle het Gode loff jegenwoordigh soo verde met den corenbou alhier is g’advanceert dat wij daeruyt al comen gespijst te worden ende begonnen is voor Comps. guarnisoen ende werck-volk alle maenden 40 pondt versch gebacken broot beneffens de costgelden tot ransoen te verstrecken, welck broot te backen vry groote ombragie voor d’ E. Compe. is gevende behalven de meerder dienaers daer op te houden &a., sulcx al van overlangh uytgestrooyt synde, van een vrije backerije te willen vergunnen, Ende sich eenelijck daer op in vrijdom hebben aengebooden de personen Louijs Ryckhart binnen ende Claes Lamberts van Aelsmeer buijten cock van d’ E. Compe. welcke ‘t eerste broot voor des Comps. dienaers tot heden hebben gebacken ende preuve genomen waermede syluyden sullen cunnen mogen behouden blijven, Item bij ons daerop tot Comps. voordeel niet min oock gelet, Soo is na verscheyden genomen deliberatien goedtgevonden, haer vrydom ten dien fine toe te staan ende voorts met deselve g’accordeert dat sij voor yder scheepel cooren, ‘t sij taru, rogh, off beyde onder een gemengt, soo ‘t meel van de meulen compt, aen d’ E. Compe. sullen hebben te leveren 50 lb. broot na dat het een nacht overgelegen ende becloncken sal wesen sonder oock eenige blom daer uijt te sifften, ende dat sy dan voor backen van soodanigh schepel coren offte 50 lb. broot sullen genieten negen stuijvers aen gelt off 3 lb. fijn gebuijlt meel a 3 stuijvers ‘t pondt van d’ E. Compe. voor dato uijt ‘t vaderlandt in vaten overgesonden ten eynde syluyden daer van wittebroot, coeckjes, craeckelingen ende ander gebacq souden mogen maecken tot gerief van die wat delicater willen leeven; mitsgaders soodanigh gebuijldt broot mogen vercoopen, tot 3 braspenningen ‘t pondt ende fijnder na discretie.94
Ende nademael voorsz Louijs een goedt pasteybacker, brader ende kocq is, soo wort hem ende syn maet voorsz soo lange sij te samen blyven oock vergunt alle gebacken, gebraden ende gesooden spijse van allerhande soorte tot gerief van yder een te mogen gereet maecken ende vercoopen; ende wyders soo deselve conform hare vrybrieven sullen te rade worden, exepto tapneringen, sullen haer geensints mede mogen bemoeyen alsoo aen de twee herbergiers bij ‘t fort ende den cleynen tap van de vrye vissers op de soute reviere gerieffs genoegh voor de vernachtende luyden van de schepen dienaengaende te becomen sy.
Ende vermits der noch geen backershuysingen sijn gebout, syn voorsz eerste vrye backers des Comps. oven ende backplaets buijten ‘t fort in de gemene combuys beneffens een cleijn vertreck daer annex staende, soo lange voor niet vergunt te gebruijcken tot syluyden of ymandt anders voor haer een bequaem huys ende gelegentheijt sullen gemaeckt of laten maecken hebben.
Item wyders oock toegestaen dat niemandt buijten haer (soo langh sij raet weten yder een te gerieven) eenigh groff of witbroot, koeckies, kraeckelingen, ende wes meer de brootbackerye aengaende sullen vermogen te vercoopen op verbeurte van ‘t selve, ende 20 realen boete daer en boven, 1/3 voor haer (soo sij imandt daer op betrappen) ende de rest pro fisco ende den armen, met dien verstande nochtans dat de herbergiers ende gasthouders of andere eenige toebereyde cost, Item oock de huysluijden in ‘t landt melck, booter, eijeren of andersints voor den passeerenden man te cooper hebbende, daer toe wel van haer eijgen broot sullen mogen tot gerief voor gelt toedoen sooveel sij tot haere spijse aldaer mochten nodigh hebben te eeten, gelijck op meer plaetsen ten platten lande buyten den backers toegelaten sij, maer niet tot provisie voor eenige langer of meerder tyt ofte oock om wegh te dragen ende na boort te brengen, ‘t welck voorsz vrije backers op conditie voorsz alleen toegelaten blyft, ten eynde oock in de wight van ‘t broot geen fraude door andere en come te geschieden noch den gemenen man van de aencomende schepen (als oncundige) te min te cort gedaen worden, waerop den fiscus last sal hebben te letten, ende95 extract van desen aengaende, ter gewone plaetsen te doen promulgeeren ende affigeren, op dat yder gewaerschout blyve sich te hoeden voor schade.96
Ende aengesien de personen Willem Pietersz van Nimmegen, Michiel Bartholomeus van Swol ende Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom97 (pmo. October ao. verleden over begane schapedieverije &a. gecondemneert in een bannissement van 5 ende 6 jaren) haer sedert in alle occasien ende voornamentlijck staende des Hottentoos oorlooge seer wel hebben gedragen, Soo is bij desen oock goedtgevonden deselve van voorsz haer bannissement te religeren ende weder op vrye voeten te stellen namentlijck Michiel Bartholomeus ende Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom: om haer alhier aen de Caep als vrye timmerluyden te erneren ende Willem Pietersz in Comps. dienst tot sijn voorige gagie van 10 gul. per maent aen den landtbou te gebruijcken mits voorsz vrye timmerluyden van nu noch 12 ende Willem Pietersz 6 jaren98 aen de Caep sullen blyven woonen, verstaende na nieuwe Jaers dagh aenstaende als wanneer voorsz Willem Pietersens gagie voorsz oock sal ingangh nemen.
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:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Ende nademael voorsz Louijs een goedt pasteybacker, brader ende kocq is, soo wort hem ende syn maet voorsz soo lange sij te samen blyven oock vergunt alle gebacken, gebraden ende gesooden spijse van allerhande soorte tot gerief van yder een te mogen gereet maecken ende vercoopen; ende wyders soo deselve conform hare vrybrieven sullen te rade worden, exepto tapneringen, sullen haer geensints mede mogen bemoeyen alsoo aen de twee herbergiers bij ‘t fort ende den cleynen tap van de vrye vissers op de soute reviere gerieffs genoegh voor de vernachtende luyden van de schepen dienaengaende te becomen sy.
Ende vermits der noch geen backershuysingen sijn gebout, syn voorsz eerste vrye backers des Comps. oven ende backplaets buijten ‘t fort in de gemene combuys beneffens een cleijn vertreck daer annex staende, soo lange voor niet vergunt te gebruijcken tot syluyden of ymandt anders voor haer een bequaem huys ende gelegentheijt sullen gemaeckt of laten maecken hebben.
Item wyders oock toegestaen dat niemandt buijten haer (soo langh sij raet weten yder een te gerieven) eenigh groff of witbroot, koeckies, kraeckelingen, ende wes meer de brootbackerye aengaende sullen vermogen te vercoopen op verbeurte van ‘t selve, ende 20 realen boete daer en boven, 1/3 voor haer (soo sij imandt daer op betrappen) ende de rest pro fisco ende den armen, met dien verstande nochtans dat de herbergiers ende gasthouders of andere eenige toebereyde cost, Item oock de huysluijden in ‘t landt melck, booter, eijeren of andersints voor den passeerenden man te cooper hebbende, daer toe wel van haer eijgen broot sullen mogen tot gerief voor gelt toedoen sooveel sij tot haere spijse aldaer mochten nodigh hebben te eeten, gelijck op meer plaetsen ten platten lande buyten den backers toegelaten sij, maer niet tot provisie voor eenige langer of meerder tyt ofte oock om wegh te dragen ende na boort te brengen, ‘t welck voorsz vrije backers op conditie voorsz alleen toegelaten blyft, ten eynde oock in de wight van ‘t broot geen fraude door andere en come te geschieden noch den gemenen man van de aencomende schepen (als oncundige) te min te cort gedaen worden, waerop den fiscus last sal hebben te letten, ende95 extract van desen aengaende, ter gewone plaetsen te doen promulgeeren ende affigeren, op dat yder gewaerschout blyve sich te hoeden voor schade.96
Ende aengesien de personen Willem Pietersz van Nimmegen, Michiel Bartholomeus van Swol ende Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom97 (pmo. October ao. verleden over begane schapedieverije &a. gecondemneert in een bannissement van 5 ende 6 jaren) haer sedert in alle occasien ende voornamentlijck staende des Hottentoos oorlooge seer wel hebben gedragen, Soo is bij desen oock goedtgevonden deselve van voorsz haer bannissement te religeren ende weder op vrye voeten te stellen namentlijck Michiel Bartholomeus ende Dirck Cornelisz Jonge Nooteboom: om haer alhier aen de Caep als vrye timmerluyden te erneren ende Willem Pietersz in Comps. dienst tot sijn voorige gagie van 10 gul. per maent aen den landtbou te gebruijcken mits voorsz vrye timmerluyden van nu noch 12 ende Willem Pietersz 6 jaren98 aen de Caep sullen blyven woonen, verstaende na nieuwe Jaers dagh aenstaende als wanneer voorsz Willem Pietersens gagie voorsz oock sal ingangh nemen.
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:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.