Cape Council of Policy
272
1661-07-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 272
- Date
- 1661-07-12
- Year
- 1661
English translation
Since there are currently approximately 200 reals of eight more in the Comp. Funds, from which, in addition to the daily expenditure of food money, subsidies, and other payments for food for India, sealskin for the slaves here, and materials, etc., such a heavy distribution among the people of one month's money each, in addition to their own assets, cannot be repaid. They have not received any cash in advance for nine months, and in order not to discourage them, they cannot continue to do so without displeasure. It has been unanimously agreed that, in order to strengthen the Comp. Funds and to be able to repay the previous amount, the E. Comp. To deposit a sum of one thousand reales, 3 guilders each, at 1/2 percent per month, and that, from the funds held by the estate in trust, when the fund would be strong enough to be withdrawn, it would be deposited.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Dewijle jegenwoordigh qualijck 200 realen van achten meer bij Comps. Cassa sijn, uijt welcke boven den dagelijcxen uijtgeeff van costgelden, subsidien ende ander betalinge van traen voor India, robbevleijs voor de slaven hier, ende materialen &a., niet can vervallen soo swaren uijtreijckinge onder ‘t volck van een maentgelt ijder beneffens haer opnemende goet, welcke nu in 9 maenden geen contanten op reeck. genoten hebben, ende om haer niet te mismoedigen niet wel langer sonder ongenoegen over dies souden te houden sijn, Soo is eenpaerigh verstaen tot versterckinge van Comps. cas ende omme het vorige daeruijt te cunnen doen vervallen, voor d’ E. Compe. a deposito op te nemen een somme van duijsent realen a 3 gl. ijder tegen 1/2 procento ‘s maents ende dat uijt de penningen van de wesen in Comps. bewaringh sijnde, ter tijt toe de cas weder soo sterck werde, dat het sal cunnen affgeleght worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.