Cape Council of Policy
275
1661-08-04
Minute details
- Entry number
- 275
- Date
- 1661-08-04
- Year
- 1661
English translation
As the late widow of the vender Jan van Herwarden, now deceased, has abandoned the hospitality and taproom of the large inn, and since no other freeman may be privileged to accommodate passing ships, the aptitude of the freeman Hendrik Hendrikx van Surwerden and his wife, at his request and application, has been considered to maintain the aforementioned hospitality and large inn, provided that a suitable house be built on his granted property first. And seeing that it is beginning to multiply here with filth and ugly money, and that the best is being kept in reserve, the following bill has been published and posted in the appropriate place, namely:
"As one finds more and more daily that various sums of money are being paid by Comp. servants and freemen on the homeward-bound and homeward-bound ships. were received and issued that are not current in India, but are rejected there by the High Authorities, and as a result such bad funds accumulate here all the more, and it would be short-lived to obtain them in abundance, and to be completely deprived of the good funds here, unless they were provided for in time. So it is that the Commander and Council of this fortress make all the Company servants and free. Here, as well as from the respective departing and departing ships, we warn you not to receive or spend the following specified sums, at a rate of 2 reals of 8 for the first voyage, and double for the second voyage, namely:
"The Spanish mats called Paternosters or Peruvians."
"The Spanish mats on which the two Pillars of Hercules stand, called Plus Ultra."
"The 28-stuiver coins."
"All 8-stuiver coins."
"Flabbe or 4-stuiver coins."
"All double stuivers without lions."
"The same applies to all half shillings."
"As well as all single stuivers without arrows, such only of the stuivers, no other than Those coined with the seven arrows of our general state, commonly called broom shillings, will be current at 212.
"If any Comptroller's servants and freemen still have these aforementioned deducted tokens in their possession, and have received everything from the E. Comptroller before this, they will be required to bring them to the Comptroller's office of this fortress within two times 24 hours of the publication of this document, to be exchanged and withdrawn. Anyone who waits longer than this stipulated time will not be treated well, as we find this is largely in the service of the E. Comptroller." belonging here, everyone is liable for damages.213
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above and further concerns the aforementioned bill, published and issued on the same day.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
"As one finds more and more daily that various sums of money are being paid by Comp. servants and freemen on the homeward-bound and homeward-bound ships. were received and issued that are not current in India, but are rejected there by the High Authorities, and as a result such bad funds accumulate here all the more, and it would be short-lived to obtain them in abundance, and to be completely deprived of the good funds here, unless they were provided for in time. So it is that the Commander and Council of this fortress make all the Company servants and free. Here, as well as from the respective departing and departing ships, we warn you not to receive or spend the following specified sums, at a rate of 2 reals of 8 for the first voyage, and double for the second voyage, namely:
"The Spanish mats called Paternosters or Peruvians."
"The Spanish mats on which the two Pillars of Hercules stand, called Plus Ultra."
"The 28-stuiver coins."
"All 8-stuiver coins."
"Flabbe or 4-stuiver coins."
"All double stuivers without lions."
"The same applies to all half shillings."
"As well as all single stuivers without arrows, such only of the stuivers, no other than Those coined with the seven arrows of our general state, commonly called broom shillings, will be current at 212.
"If any Comptroller's servants and freemen still have these aforementioned deducted tokens in their possession, and have received everything from the E. Comptroller before this, they will be required to bring them to the Comptroller's office of this fortress within two times 24 hours of the publication of this document, to be exchanged and withdrawn. Anyone who waits longer than this stipulated time will not be treated well, as we find this is largely in the service of the E. Comptroller." belonging here, everyone is liable for damages.213
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above and further concerns the aforementioned bill, published and issued on the same day.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo de gewesene wede. van den vendrigh Jan van Herwarden zaliger jegenwoordigh hertrout met den dispencier van ‘t fort, om dieswille de gast ende tapneringhe van de grote herbergh is verlatende ende vermits tot accommodatie des passerende volcx der schepen wel weder ijmant anders van de vrijel. daertoe magh worden gepriviligeert, Soo is ingesien de bequaemheijt van den vrijborger Hendrick Hendricx van Surwerden ende sijn huijsvrouw denselven op sijn versoeck ende sollicitatien daeromme gedaen de voorsz gastneringe ende grote herbergh te laeten houden, mits daertoe op syn verleende erff een bequaem huijs ten aldereersten bouwende.
Ende gesien dat het hier seer met vuijl, lelick gelt begint te vermeningvuldigen, ende ‘t beste achter de handt blijft, Is daerop navolgende biljet gepubliceert, ende ter behoorlijcker plaetse g’affigeert te weten.
‘Alsoo men dagelijcx meer ende meer bevint dat me[n] van ‘t volck met de vaderlantse ende thuijsvarende retourschepen verscheijde gelden door Comps. dienaers ende vrijel. werden ontfangen ende uijtgegeven die in India niet gangbaer en sijn, maer aldaer bij de Hoge Overigheyt affgeseth, ende daerdoor alhier sulcke sleghte gelden te meer becomen, ende in corte geschaepen soude sijn daervan in abondantie te crijgen, ende alhier van de goede gelden t’ eenemael ontbloot te worden, ten ware bij tijts daerinne wierde versien, Soo is ‘t dat den Commandeur en de Raet deser fortresse alle Compagnies dienaren ende vrijel. alhier als mede van de respective aen ende affvarende schepen waerschouwen, dese naervolgende gespecificeerde gelden niet te ontfangen nochte uijt te geven op pene van 2 realen van 8en voor d’ eerste, ende dubbelt voor de twede reijse, te weten:’
‘De Spaense matten genaemt Paternosters off Peruanen.’
‘De Spaense matten daer de 2 pilaren van Hercules op staen genaemt Plus Ultra.’
‘De daelders van 28 stuijvers.’
‘Alle 8 stuijvers penningen.’
‘Flabbe ofte 4 stuijvers penningen.’
‘Alle dubbelde stuijvers sonder Leeuwen.’
‘Idem alle halve schellingen.’
‘Mitsgaders alle enckelde stuijvers sonder pijlen, sulcx alleen van de stuijvers geen ander als die met de 7 pijlen van onsen algemeene staet gemunt syn, in wandelinge genaemt besems stuijvertjes,212 gangbaer sullen wesen.’
‘Bij aldien eenige Comps. dienaers ende vrijel. van dese bovenstaende affgesette penningen onder hem noch moghte berustende wesen, ende voor desen al van d’ E. Compe. hebben ontfangen, sullen gehouden wesen deselve binnen den tijt van 2 mael 24 uijren naer de publicatie deses aen ‘t comptoir deser fortresse te brengen, om opgewisselt ende ingetrocken te worden, ende die langer als deselve gestelde tijt waght, sal ‘t hem niet goetgedaen worden, alsoo wij sulcx bevinden ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. alhier te behoren, elck waght hem voor schade.213 ‘
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven ende wijders sooveel versz biljet aengaet, gepubliceert en g’affigeert ten selven dage.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Ende gesien dat het hier seer met vuijl, lelick gelt begint te vermeningvuldigen, ende ‘t beste achter de handt blijft, Is daerop navolgende biljet gepubliceert, ende ter behoorlijcker plaetse g’affigeert te weten.
‘Alsoo men dagelijcx meer ende meer bevint dat me[n] van ‘t volck met de vaderlantse ende thuijsvarende retourschepen verscheijde gelden door Comps. dienaers ende vrijel. werden ontfangen ende uijtgegeven die in India niet gangbaer en sijn, maer aldaer bij de Hoge Overigheyt affgeseth, ende daerdoor alhier sulcke sleghte gelden te meer becomen, ende in corte geschaepen soude sijn daervan in abondantie te crijgen, ende alhier van de goede gelden t’ eenemael ontbloot te worden, ten ware bij tijts daerinne wierde versien, Soo is ‘t dat den Commandeur en de Raet deser fortresse alle Compagnies dienaren ende vrijel. alhier als mede van de respective aen ende affvarende schepen waerschouwen, dese naervolgende gespecificeerde gelden niet te ontfangen nochte uijt te geven op pene van 2 realen van 8en voor d’ eerste, ende dubbelt voor de twede reijse, te weten:’
‘De Spaense matten genaemt Paternosters off Peruanen.’
‘De Spaense matten daer de 2 pilaren van Hercules op staen genaemt Plus Ultra.’
‘De daelders van 28 stuijvers.’
‘Alle 8 stuijvers penningen.’
‘Flabbe ofte 4 stuijvers penningen.’
‘Alle dubbelde stuijvers sonder Leeuwen.’
‘Idem alle halve schellingen.’
‘Mitsgaders alle enckelde stuijvers sonder pijlen, sulcx alleen van de stuijvers geen ander als die met de 7 pijlen van onsen algemeene staet gemunt syn, in wandelinge genaemt besems stuijvertjes,212 gangbaer sullen wesen.’
‘Bij aldien eenige Comps. dienaers ende vrijel. van dese bovenstaende affgesette penningen onder hem noch moghte berustende wesen, ende voor desen al van d’ E. Compe. hebben ontfangen, sullen gehouden wesen deselve binnen den tijt van 2 mael 24 uijren naer de publicatie deses aen ‘t comptoir deser fortresse te brengen, om opgewisselt ende ingetrocken te worden, ende die langer als deselve gestelde tijt waght, sal ‘t hem niet goetgedaen worden, alsoo wij sulcx bevinden ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. alhier te behoren, elck waght hem voor schade.213 ‘
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven ende wijders sooveel versz biljet aengaet, gepubliceert en g’affigeert ten selven dage.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.