Cape Council of Policy
239
1660-03-22
Minute details
- Entry number
- 239
- Date
- 1660-03-22
- Year
- 1660
English translation
Although we received such a good security of rice per fluytien Loenen from Batavia, due to a shortage of which and also barley as elsewhere with us on the 27th of August of last year additional provisions were resolved upon by our Lords Majores and also brought into training all the Comps. to distribute ministers food allowances, etc., which could now be excused with the aforementioned price, but having heard that people are better satisfied with food allowances than with purchasing according to ship usage, it is understood that until further order126 of Our Lords Masters the distribution of food allowances will continue and instead of 40 to be provided, 45 pounds of food allowance with 6 pounds of salt meat and speck per month, in lieu of the cash subsidies; However, if the opportunity arises that fresh meat can be slaughtered, one-third more will be allocated, so that people can have enough to eat and also a stiver in their hands daily. And as for the freemen, they will be allowed to collect 50 lb. per month, depending on whether they like rice or other grain.
Today, 12 people will also be examined: 8 servants and 4 freemen. servants, who had hidden them in the return ships, and having learned from them that most of them had been tricked into getting there by the ship's crew, and some had been dragged into the boat by the body and clothes; making war on and against them in this place, as well as cursing them, etc., besides promising to hide enough of them and deliver them to their homeland. It appears that the people were mostly led to this by deception and much persuasion. It was therefore decided to release the aforementioned people from punishment and, with a good admonition to be more cautious, to increase their vigilance and to return each to their previous duties. 127
And regarding the free tenants of Hendrick Boom's farm, who had also hidden themselves and left the farm, they left their animals and grain for the debt to the E. Compe., with the promise to make up for the deficiency in due time. This was accepted to prevent further damage, especially since it would almost all come to a head and, according to that, the E. Compe. would not be able to make up for it.
It has also been approved to grant the following persons, at their request and eligibility, the following amendments, based on the considerations and reasons in the granted deeds cited below.
And as one increasingly realizes how little one can rely on certain people, and therefore Comps. A great danger runs in the sailors' sailors' sailors' sailors are sometimes abandoned, as some of them have already hid in the recently departed return fleet, and thus, either remained there or, had the quartermaster of the same sailor sailed aboard, would also have passed through and been abandoned.
So, to prevent such a loss and to have a permanent man, it was decided to hire the married freeman Jan Reijniers of Amsterdam (which, however, is not going well) as quartermaster and head of the aforementioned sailors' sailors, at his request, to also be employed as a sailmaker, for his own wage of 18 guilders. as he won for his freedom according to the deed inserted below.
Jan Reyniersz from Amsterdam arrived here on the ship the Phenix on August 16, 1653, for a fee of 11 guilders, later, subject to the expiration of the time limit, was requisitioned as a sailmaker at 18 guilders per month, which he has been freed here since April 14, 1657, and his wife, having also left the country, has fallen into ruin and ruin due to the war and plundering of the Hottentoes. It is therefore stated that we also lack material at his request and ability as a sailmaker in Comps. He accepted service, and also sought to have a reliable, steady man on the Companion's vessel, appointed as quartermaster and head of the sheep hunt, provided that for both duties he would receive his previous salary of 18 guilders per month, commencing April next and remaining there (as stated) as sailmaker and quartermaster of the aforementioned vessel, the E. Companion, to serve for 5 years. Unless he had previously resolved to become free again, he would then be granted permission.
Jan Claesz van Steenwijck, a soldier, arrived here in the Netherlands on the ship 't Wapen van Amsterdam on March 28, 1658, at 9 guilders. per month, which he has since then faithfully and vigilantly carried out in various services and is considered as an honest person should do, is therefore, at his request, granted in return for various good services n advanced to the rank of midshipman with a salary of 12 guilders per month, effective today.
Nicolaes Delbort arrived here on the ship Louijse on August 10, 1656, as a soldier at 9 guilders per month. Since his good knowledge of masonry has been used as a mason and has been completely satisfied with it, to the satisfaction of his respectful superior, a salary of 13 guilders per month, effective today, is therefore granted at his request and in view of the mason's work, and for the length of time he has performed that service.
Tomas Harmans van Sevenbergen, boatswain, arrived here in the Netherlands on the ship "De Provintie" on August 13, 1657, at 10 guilders per month. This salary has been used since then in the gardening industry, because he was skilled in gardening. He performed this service well and faithfully, to the full satisfaction of his respectful superior. Therefore, at his request and with complete competence, he is required to pay 12 guilders per month, effective today.
Jacob Pieters van Brugge, forester, arrived here on the ship "De Wapen van Amsterdam" on March 28, 1658, at 10 guilders. per month, which has been used since then in the gardens (as one understands) and for overseeing the slaves, which service he has performed well and faithfully to the satisfaction of his respectful chief, and therefore, at his request and discretion, has been improved with a reward of 12 guilders per month, effective today.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Today, 12 people will also be examined: 8 servants and 4 freemen. servants, who had hidden them in the return ships, and having learned from them that most of them had been tricked into getting there by the ship's crew, and some had been dragged into the boat by the body and clothes; making war on and against them in this place, as well as cursing them, etc., besides promising to hide enough of them and deliver them to their homeland. It appears that the people were mostly led to this by deception and much persuasion. It was therefore decided to release the aforementioned people from punishment and, with a good admonition to be more cautious, to increase their vigilance and to return each to their previous duties. 127
And regarding the free tenants of Hendrick Boom's farm, who had also hidden themselves and left the farm, they left their animals and grain for the debt to the E. Compe., with the promise to make up for the deficiency in due time. This was accepted to prevent further damage, especially since it would almost all come to a head and, according to that, the E. Compe. would not be able to make up for it.
It has also been approved to grant the following persons, at their request and eligibility, the following amendments, based on the considerations and reasons in the granted deeds cited below.
And as one increasingly realizes how little one can rely on certain people, and therefore Comps. A great danger runs in the sailors' sailors' sailors' sailors are sometimes abandoned, as some of them have already hid in the recently departed return fleet, and thus, either remained there or, had the quartermaster of the same sailor sailed aboard, would also have passed through and been abandoned.
So, to prevent such a loss and to have a permanent man, it was decided to hire the married freeman Jan Reijniers of Amsterdam (which, however, is not going well) as quartermaster and head of the aforementioned sailors' sailors, at his request, to also be employed as a sailmaker, for his own wage of 18 guilders. as he won for his freedom according to the deed inserted below.
Jan Reyniersz from Amsterdam arrived here on the ship the Phenix on August 16, 1653, for a fee of 11 guilders, later, subject to the expiration of the time limit, was requisitioned as a sailmaker at 18 guilders per month, which he has been freed here since April 14, 1657, and his wife, having also left the country, has fallen into ruin and ruin due to the war and plundering of the Hottentoes. It is therefore stated that we also lack material at his request and ability as a sailmaker in Comps. He accepted service, and also sought to have a reliable, steady man on the Companion's vessel, appointed as quartermaster and head of the sheep hunt, provided that for both duties he would receive his previous salary of 18 guilders per month, commencing April next and remaining there (as stated) as sailmaker and quartermaster of the aforementioned vessel, the E. Companion, to serve for 5 years. Unless he had previously resolved to become free again, he would then be granted permission.
Jan Claesz van Steenwijck, a soldier, arrived here in the Netherlands on the ship 't Wapen van Amsterdam on March 28, 1658, at 9 guilders. per month, which he has since then faithfully and vigilantly carried out in various services and is considered as an honest person should do, is therefore, at his request, granted in return for various good services n advanced to the rank of midshipman with a salary of 12 guilders per month, effective today.
Nicolaes Delbort arrived here on the ship Louijse on August 10, 1656, as a soldier at 9 guilders per month. Since his good knowledge of masonry has been used as a mason and has been completely satisfied with it, to the satisfaction of his respectful superior, a salary of 13 guilders per month, effective today, is therefore granted at his request and in view of the mason's work, and for the length of time he has performed that service.
Tomas Harmans van Sevenbergen, boatswain, arrived here in the Netherlands on the ship "De Provintie" on August 13, 1657, at 10 guilders per month. This salary has been used since then in the gardening industry, because he was skilled in gardening. He performed this service well and faithfully, to the full satisfaction of his respectful superior. Therefore, at his request and with complete competence, he is required to pay 12 guilders per month, effective today.
Jacob Pieters van Brugge, forester, arrived here on the ship "De Wapen van Amsterdam" on March 28, 1658, at 10 guilders. per month, which has been used since then in the gardens (as one understands) and for overseeing the slaves, which service he has performed well and faithfully to the satisfaction of his respectful chief, and therefore, at his request and discretion, has been improved with a reward of 12 guilders per month, effective today.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel wij per ‘t fluytien Loenen uyt Batavia soo goeden secours van rijs hebben becomen, door gebreck van ‘t welcke ende oock gort als anders meer bij ons op den 27en Augustij des verleden jaers bijprovisieende tot nader ordreonser Heeren Majores was geresolveert ende oock in train gebracht alle des Comps. ministers costgelden uijt te reijcken &a., ‘t welck men nu met verhaelden rijs weder soude cunnen excuseren, doch vernomen sijnde dat de luijden beter gecontenteert sijn met de costgelden als het schaffen na scheeps-gebruijck, Soo is verstaen, dat men tot versz nader ordre126 onser Heeren Meesters met het uijtreijken van costgelden nogh sal blijven continueeren ende in plaets van 40 daertoe te geven 45 pont rijs met 6 pont soute vleijs ende speck ter maent, in steede van de contante subsidien; dogh als de gelegentheijt sulcx sij: dat vers vleijs can geslagt worden, sal men daer van 1/3 meer uijtreijcken, op dat de luijden dogh eetens genoegh ende oock dagelijcks een stuijver gelt in de hant mogen hebben; Ende aengaende de vrijel. sullen hooft voor hooft 50 lb. ter maent mogen halen ‘t sij dan rijs off ander coren dat hun sal lusten off gelieven.
Heden oock g’examineert de 12 personen namentlijck 8 Comps. dienaeren, ende 4 vrijel. ende do. knegts, die haer in de retourschepen versteecken hadden, Ende uijt deselve vernomen hebbende, dat sij meest alle door aenlockingh van ‘t scheepsvolck daer toe waren geparsuadeer[t] ja sommige bij ‘t lyff en de clederen tot in de boot getrocken; haer dese plaetse wars ende tegen maeckende mitsgaders die vervloeckende &a., neffens belofte van haer segour genoegh te versteecken ende in ‘t vaderlandt te leveren. Invoegen t’ eenemael blyckt sijluyden meest door verleijdinge ende veele wijsmakingen daer toe gebracht sijn, Soo is goetgevonden voorsz luyden van straffe vrij te laten ende deselvemeteen goede vermaninge tot meerder voorsightigheijttelargeren mitsgaders elck weder aen sijn voorigen dienst te stellen &a.127
Ende aengaende de vrye huyrlingen van Hendrick Booms bouwerij die haer mede versteecken ende den bou verlaten hadden, hebben haer beesten ende granen voor de schult aen d’ E. Compe. overgelaten, met presentatie van ‘t manquement metter tijt te willen voldoen, ‘t welck om meerder schade voor te comen geaccepteert is, te meer dewijl het malcander bijna al sal comen te quadreren ende volgens dien d’ E. Compe. niet te cort schieten.
Is oock goedtgevonden onderstaende persoonen op haer versoeck ende bequaemheijt te beneficeren met navolgende verbeteringen om de consideratien ende redenen in de verleende actens hieronder volgende aengehaelt.
Ende nademael men langhs soo meer bevindt hoe weijnigh dat men sigh op sommige luyden verlaten magh, ende dat dienthalven Comps. Schapejachien groot peryckel loopt om van ‘t volck daer op varende d’ een off d’ ander tijt oock wel verlaten te worden vermits haer eenige van deselve mede in de laest vertrocken retourvloot al hebben versteken ende dus of soo gestaen heeft off den quartiermeester van ‘t selve aen boort gevaren hebbende, oock soude hebben deurgegaen ende laten dryven.128
Soo is goedtgevonden tot voorcomingh van sulck verlies ende om een vast man daerop te mogen hebben den getrouden vryborger Jan Reijniers van Amsterdam (daer ‘t dogh soo heel wel niet mede voort wil) tot quartiermeester ende hooft van gemelte Schapejachtien op sijn versoeck aen te nemen omme sich oock als zeijlmaecker te laten emploijeren, ende dat voor syn selve gagie van 18 gul. gelijck hy voor sijn vrydom gewonnen heeft volgens d’ acte hieronder g’insereert.
Jan Reyniersz van Amsterdam hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Phenix den 16en Augustij ao. 1653 voor bossr. a 11 gl. naderhandt mits tijtsexpiratie gevordert tot zeylmaecker a 18 gl. per maent, welcke sedert 14 April ao. 1657 sigh als vryman alhier heeft g’erneert ende sijn vrou oock uijt ‘t vaderlandt becomen hebbende, door den oorloge ende rovinge der Hottentoos gans in ruijne ende ‘t onderspit is geraeckt, wort derhalven ende dat ons oock stoffe manqueert op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt weder als zeylmaecker in Comps. dienst aengenomen, mitsgaders om een vast vertrout man op Comps. vaertuijg te hebben, gestelt als quartiermeester ende hooft van het Schape-Jachien mits voor die beyde bedieningen syn voorige tractement van 18 gul. per maent sal winnen, prmo. April aenstaende inganck nemende ende gehouden sullende blyven daer voor (gelijck gesegt) als zeylmaecker ende quartiermeester van gemelte vaertuijgh d’ E. Compe. 5 jaren te dienen ten ware eerder resolveerden weder in vrydom te treden dat hem dan sal toegestaen mogen worden.
Jan Claesz van Steenwijck soldaet hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip ‘t Wapen van Amsterdam 28 Meert ao. 1658 a 9 gul. per maent, welcke hem sedert dien tijt vigilandt ende getrouwelijck in verscheijde diensten heeft gedragen ende gecomporteert als een eerlijck persoon behoort te doen, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ten reguarde van diverse goede diensten gevordert tot de qualite van adelborst met een belooningh van 12 gul. per maent heden ingaende.
Nicolaes Delbort hier te lande gecomen met het schip Louijse 10 Augustij ao. 1656 voor soldaet a 9 gul. per maent, welcke t’ zedert vermits sijn goede kennisse in het metselen gebruijckt is geworden als metselaer ende daerin ten genoegen van sijn eerbiedigh opperhooft volcomen contentement heeft gedaen, wort derhalven op syn versoeck ende bequaemheijt ten insigte van de metselaers arrebeyt en dat soo langh dien dienst heeft waergenomen verbeetert ende voortaen toegeleyt een belooningh van 13 gul. per maent heden ingaende.
Tomas Harmans van Sevenbergen bootsman hier te lande gecomen in do. qualite met ‘t schip de Provintie 13 Aug. ao. 1657 a 10 gl. per maent, welcke sedert in de tuij[n]en129 is gebruijckt geworden omdat hem op tuijnieren verstont, hebbende dien dienst wel ende getrouwelijck waergenomen ten vollen genoegen van sijn eerbiedigh opperhooft, waerom op sijn versoeck ende volcomen bequaemheijt gevordert wort met een belooninge van 12 gul. per maent heden ingaende.
Jacob Pieters van Brugge bosschieter hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip ‘t Wapen van Amsterdam 28 Meert ao. 1658 a 10 gul. per maent, welcke sedert dien tijt in de tuijnen (dat men verstondt) en voor opsiender van de slaven is gebruijckt geworden, welcken dienst wel ende getrouwelijck ten genoegen van sijn eerbiedigh opperhooft heeft waergenomen, ende dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt verbeetert met een belooninge van 12 gul. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Heden oock g’examineert de 12 personen namentlijck 8 Comps. dienaeren, ende 4 vrijel. ende do. knegts, die haer in de retourschepen versteecken hadden, Ende uijt deselve vernomen hebbende, dat sij meest alle door aenlockingh van ‘t scheepsvolck daer toe waren geparsuadeer[t] ja sommige bij ‘t lyff en de clederen tot in de boot getrocken; haer dese plaetse wars ende tegen maeckende mitsgaders die vervloeckende &a., neffens belofte van haer segour genoegh te versteecken ende in ‘t vaderlandt te leveren. Invoegen t’ eenemael blyckt sijluyden meest door verleijdinge ende veele wijsmakingen daer toe gebracht sijn, Soo is goetgevonden voorsz luyden van straffe vrij te laten ende deselvemeteen goede vermaninge tot meerder voorsightigheijttelargeren mitsgaders elck weder aen sijn voorigen dienst te stellen &a.127
Ende aengaende de vrye huyrlingen van Hendrick Booms bouwerij die haer mede versteecken ende den bou verlaten hadden, hebben haer beesten ende granen voor de schult aen d’ E. Compe. overgelaten, met presentatie van ‘t manquement metter tijt te willen voldoen, ‘t welck om meerder schade voor te comen geaccepteert is, te meer dewijl het malcander bijna al sal comen te quadreren ende volgens dien d’ E. Compe. niet te cort schieten.
Is oock goedtgevonden onderstaende persoonen op haer versoeck ende bequaemheijt te beneficeren met navolgende verbeteringen om de consideratien ende redenen in de verleende actens hieronder volgende aengehaelt.
Ende nademael men langhs soo meer bevindt hoe weijnigh dat men sigh op sommige luyden verlaten magh, ende dat dienthalven Comps. Schapejachien groot peryckel loopt om van ‘t volck daer op varende d’ een off d’ ander tijt oock wel verlaten te worden vermits haer eenige van deselve mede in de laest vertrocken retourvloot al hebben versteken ende dus of soo gestaen heeft off den quartiermeester van ‘t selve aen boort gevaren hebbende, oock soude hebben deurgegaen ende laten dryven.128
Soo is goedtgevonden tot voorcomingh van sulck verlies ende om een vast man daerop te mogen hebben den getrouden vryborger Jan Reijniers van Amsterdam (daer ‘t dogh soo heel wel niet mede voort wil) tot quartiermeester ende hooft van gemelte Schapejachtien op sijn versoeck aen te nemen omme sich oock als zeijlmaecker te laten emploijeren, ende dat voor syn selve gagie van 18 gul. gelijck hy voor sijn vrydom gewonnen heeft volgens d’ acte hieronder g’insereert.
Jan Reyniersz van Amsterdam hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Phenix den 16en Augustij ao. 1653 voor bossr. a 11 gl. naderhandt mits tijtsexpiratie gevordert tot zeylmaecker a 18 gl. per maent, welcke sedert 14 April ao. 1657 sigh als vryman alhier heeft g’erneert ende sijn vrou oock uijt ‘t vaderlandt becomen hebbende, door den oorloge ende rovinge der Hottentoos gans in ruijne ende ‘t onderspit is geraeckt, wort derhalven ende dat ons oock stoffe manqueert op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt weder als zeylmaecker in Comps. dienst aengenomen, mitsgaders om een vast vertrout man op Comps. vaertuijg te hebben, gestelt als quartiermeester ende hooft van het Schape-Jachien mits voor die beyde bedieningen syn voorige tractement van 18 gul. per maent sal winnen, prmo. April aenstaende inganck nemende ende gehouden sullende blyven daer voor (gelijck gesegt) als zeylmaecker ende quartiermeester van gemelte vaertuijgh d’ E. Compe. 5 jaren te dienen ten ware eerder resolveerden weder in vrydom te treden dat hem dan sal toegestaen mogen worden.
Jan Claesz van Steenwijck soldaet hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip ‘t Wapen van Amsterdam 28 Meert ao. 1658 a 9 gul. per maent, welcke hem sedert dien tijt vigilandt ende getrouwelijck in verscheijde diensten heeft gedragen ende gecomporteert als een eerlijck persoon behoort te doen, wort derhalven op sijn versoeck ten reguarde van diverse goede diensten gevordert tot de qualite van adelborst met een belooningh van 12 gul. per maent heden ingaende.
Nicolaes Delbort hier te lande gecomen met het schip Louijse 10 Augustij ao. 1656 voor soldaet a 9 gul. per maent, welcke t’ zedert vermits sijn goede kennisse in het metselen gebruijckt is geworden als metselaer ende daerin ten genoegen van sijn eerbiedigh opperhooft volcomen contentement heeft gedaen, wort derhalven op syn versoeck ende bequaemheijt ten insigte van de metselaers arrebeyt en dat soo langh dien dienst heeft waergenomen verbeetert ende voortaen toegeleyt een belooningh van 13 gul. per maent heden ingaende.
Tomas Harmans van Sevenbergen bootsman hier te lande gecomen in do. qualite met ‘t schip de Provintie 13 Aug. ao. 1657 a 10 gl. per maent, welcke sedert in de tuij[n]en129 is gebruijckt geworden omdat hem op tuijnieren verstont, hebbende dien dienst wel ende getrouwelijck waergenomen ten vollen genoegen van sijn eerbiedigh opperhooft, waerom op sijn versoeck ende volcomen bequaemheijt gevordert wort met een belooninge van 12 gul. per maent heden ingaende.
Jacob Pieters van Brugge bosschieter hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip ‘t Wapen van Amsterdam 28 Meert ao. 1658 a 10 gul. per maent, welcke sedert dien tijt in de tuijnen (dat men verstondt) en voor opsiender van de slaven is gebruijckt geworden, welcken dienst wel ende getrouwelijck ten genoegen van sijn eerbiedigh opperhooft heeft waergenomen, ende dierhalven op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt verbeetert met een belooninge van 12 gul. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GIJSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.