Cape Council of Policy
243
1660-04-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 243
- Date
- 1660-04-20
- Year
- 1660
English translation
The common citizens of the city residing here in the fort were informed of the difficulties and costs they incur in breeding their pigs, and primarily to keep them out of the gardens, where at least one strong person must be specifically on duty, both in the outing and in the driving, which costs each person must bear for themselves, which is quite heavy, and that they therefore decided to forgo it and agree with others, following the customary practice in some places in the countryside, to keep one person in charge, and each of them to be charged in turn, and to provide the food, meaning all those here, married or unmarried, in free households. sat, it was that they kept many or few pigs, each of whom would bring his own in the evening to his own corner, and then in the morning at the drawing (to be done by the pig keeper) drive them out again to the troop to be watched over by the said keeper, so that the pigs remain off the gardens on a carrot of 1/4 Ra. to be forfeited by the said pig keeper for each pig, and as often as one was found and caught in any gardens, The matter was then further considered by the Council, the said transaction being recognized as good, and according to that also understood, the Stadtsborgers in what is aforementioned with Comps. To properly maintain authority regarding any part of the aforementioned pig keeper's payment that may be found to be slow or unwilling, it is also agreed that all traders who wish to become free from thenceforth shall be required to consent to this, before their freedom shall be granted, except for farmers, who may do as they please and refrain from doing so at their own discretion. And to further reduce the aforementioned taxes for the few citizens, the Comps. shall also be permitted to keep pigs in the aforementioned manner, so that the Cape may at least become fully stocked with pigs.
And in order that everyone may be more careful to lock their pigs in their own corners at night, a similar fine of 1/4 Ra. has been established for each pig that will be found outside at night, to be forfeited by the person who will have slipped into it, and if it is not released within 24 hours, for the E. Compe. to be sent to Robben Island or slaughtered, depending on the time and circumstances, just as no swag, nor any lubricated boars or burghers, may be slaughtered, and that also with knowledge and for that purpose, a letter may be obtained, without paying any tax or tribute, and also with the power to impose and sell it for one's own account, for which each will be pleased to accept the price for the date agreed upon, which the E. Compe. (if necessary) will also accept.
And since the Council present has been deprived of its secret by the departure of the assistant Gysbert van Campen, for which certain deeds and other instruments, etc. In order to be legally permitted to pass, it has been deemed appropriate to henceforth use the assistant Hendrick Lacus in this place, and to administer the oath to him for this purpose, as is now done herein.
Thus done and resolved in the Ford of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
And in order that everyone may be more careful to lock their pigs in their own corners at night, a similar fine of 1/4 Ra. has been established for each pig that will be found outside at night, to be forfeited by the person who will have slipped into it, and if it is not released within 24 hours, for the E. Compe. to be sent to Robben Island or slaughtered, depending on the time and circumstances, just as no swag, nor any lubricated boars or burghers, may be slaughtered, and that also with knowledge and for that purpose, a letter may be obtained, without paying any tax or tribute, and also with the power to impose and sell it for one's own account, for which each will be pleased to accept the price for the date agreed upon, which the E. Compe. (if necessary) will also accept.
And since the Council present has been deprived of its secret by the departure of the assistant Gysbert van Campen, for which certain deeds and other instruments, etc. In order to be legally permitted to pass, it has been deemed appropriate to henceforth use the assistant Hendrick Lacus in this place, and to administer the oath to him for this purpose, as is now done herein.
Thus done and resolved in the Ford of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij de gemeene Stadtsborgers hieromtrent ‘t fordt woonachtig, den Commandeur ende Raadt voorgedragen synde de moijelyckheeden en de costen die sy hebben met het aenfocken van hare verckens, ende voornaementlijck om die uyt de thuijnen te houden waerop ten minsten wel een cloeck persoon expres dient te passen, soo in ‘t uijt als indryven welcke oncosten elck voor syn particulier te draegen, vry swaer is vallende, ende dat se derhalven hadden overslaegen, en metten anderen verdraegen nae de maniere als op sommige plaatsen boven in t’ landt gebruijckelijck is, een persoon in ‘t generael daerop te houden, ende die elck by beurten te beladen, ende de cost te geven, verstaande alle die hier getrout off ongetrouwt in vrye huyshoudinge saten, ‘t sy dat se veele of wynig verckens hielden, die elck de syne ‘s avondts in syn eygen hoek, dan souden van den generaelen trop binnen haelen, ende ‘s morgens op het teycken (by den verckenhoeder te doen) weder by den trop uijtjaegen om door voorsz hoeder opgepast te worden, dat de verckens van de thuijnen affblyven op peene van 1/4 Ra. by den voorsz verckenhoeder te verbeuren voor elck vercken, ende soo menigmael alsser een in eenige thuijnen gevonden ende opgevangen wierdt, Soo is de saacke by den Raedt, nader overwoogen sijnde, gemelten overslag voor goet gekent, ende volgens dien oock verstaan, de Stadtsborgers in ‘t gene voorsz is met Comps. auchtoriteijt behoorlycken te handthaven, omtrent die voor sijn deel in de betaalinge van den verckenhoeder voorsz, na desen traeg ofte weygerig bevonden mochte worden, sijnde oock deselve dit mede g’accordeert dat men alle neeringluyden die voortaen vry willen worden, daerinne sal doen consenteeren al voren haerlieden vrydom sal worden vergundt, excepto landtbouwers die daerin nae eygen gevalle sullen mogen doen ende laeten soo sy willen; ende omme de weynige borgers de gemelte belastingen noch minder te maacken, sal het Comps. dienaers mede toegestaen worden op de voorverhaelde wyse oock verckens te houden, ten eijnde de Caep doch eenmael vol verckens mochte coomen te geraacken.
Ende op dat elck te beter mochte oppassen om syn verckens in haere eyge hoeken ‘s avondts op te sluyten, is gestelt gelycke boete van 1/4 Ra. op elck vercken, dat ‘s nachts ergens buyten eenig hock gevonden sal worden te verbeuren by die daarinne sal versloft hebben, ende soo ‘t selve binnen 24 uuren niet gelost wordt, voor d’ E. Compe. verbeurt na ‘t Robbeneijlandt gesonden ofte geslaght worden, nae gelegentheydt van tyt ende saacken, gelyck oock geen seugen maer niet als gelubde beeren ofte burgen sullen moogen geslacht worden, ende dat oock met kennisse ende daertoe een brieffken haelende, sonder nochtans eenige belastinge ofte cyns te betaelen ende oock vermoogende ‘t selve, voor eygen selffs op te leggen ende vercoopen, daer ‘t elck sal gelieven ten pryse voor dato beraempt daar ‘t d’ E. Compe. (noodig hebbende) oock voor sal aenneemen.
Ende alsoo den Raadt jegenwoordigh door ‘t vertreck van den adsistent Gysbert van Campen ontbloodt is van haaren Secret. omme voor welcken sommige acten ende andere instrumenten &a. wettelyck te mogen worden gepasseert, soo is goetgevonden den adsistent Hendrick Lacus voortaen in de plaetse te gebruycken, ende hem tot dien eynde den eedt daerop aff te neemen, gelijck dan by deesen alsoo geschiet sij.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fordt 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:] H. LACUS, Secrets.
Ende op dat elck te beter mochte oppassen om syn verckens in haere eyge hoeken ‘s avondts op te sluyten, is gestelt gelycke boete van 1/4 Ra. op elck vercken, dat ‘s nachts ergens buyten eenig hock gevonden sal worden te verbeuren by die daarinne sal versloft hebben, ende soo ‘t selve binnen 24 uuren niet gelost wordt, voor d’ E. Compe. verbeurt na ‘t Robbeneijlandt gesonden ofte geslaght worden, nae gelegentheydt van tyt ende saacken, gelyck oock geen seugen maer niet als gelubde beeren ofte burgen sullen moogen geslacht worden, ende dat oock met kennisse ende daertoe een brieffken haelende, sonder nochtans eenige belastinge ofte cyns te betaelen ende oock vermoogende ‘t selve, voor eygen selffs op te leggen ende vercoopen, daer ‘t elck sal gelieven ten pryse voor dato beraempt daar ‘t d’ E. Compe. (noodig hebbende) oock voor sal aenneemen.
Ende alsoo den Raadt jegenwoordigh door ‘t vertreck van den adsistent Gysbert van Campen ontbloodt is van haaren Secret. omme voor welcken sommige acten ende andere instrumenten &a. wettelyck te mogen worden gepasseert, soo is goetgevonden den adsistent Hendrick Lacus voortaen in de plaetse te gebruycken, ende hem tot dien eynde den eedt daerop aff te neemen, gelijck dan by deesen alsoo geschiet sij.
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in ‘t Fordt 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:] H. LACUS, Secrets.