Cape Council of Policy
282
1661-12-28
Minute details
- Entry number
- 282
- Date
- 1661-12-28
- Year
- 1661
English translation
As the Lord God has pleased to bless the growing of corn fairly this year on various lands, especially those of the E. Compe, so that some who have had to get their corn from the E. Compe for their bread will not only be able to live off their own but will also have something left over to give to the E. Comp. to deliver, to reduce their debts, etc. In order to encourage them even more for the necessary construction, it has also been approved, in the hope of a rice security from India, that the farmers, namely, are allowed to bring 1 1/4 bushel of their own corn for their and their household's use every month for each person, be it man, woman or girl, being allowed to bring 50 lbs. of corn for milling, and that this will also be ground for them in the first place, because those living in the country cannot come to the mill every day, and then those living here near the fort will have to pay the remaining time for Comps. full to grind are observed.
Reynier Drijver van Cleeff, arrived here on the ship Musquaetboom on July 23. 1660 for midshipman a 10 gl. per month, and currently provisionally occupying the vacant position of corporal in which until the date contentment is given, insight into his/her needs and qualifications is given in this regard. corporaelsqualite confirms and adds a reward of fourteen guilders in the month of the new year's day. 1662.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Reynier Drijver van Cleeff, arrived here on the ship Musquaetboom on July 23. 1660 for midshipman a 10 gl. per month, and currently provisionally occupying the vacant position of corporal in which until the date contentment is given, insight into his/her needs and qualifications is given in this regard. corporaelsqualite confirms and adds a reward of fourteen guilders in the month of the new year's day. 1662.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1661.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1661.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo het Godt de Heere gelieft heeft dit jaer den corenbouw redelijck wel te zegenen soo op verscheijde vrijel. als voornamentlijck oock des Comps. landerijen, sulcx dat eenige die tot noch haer brootcoren van d’ E. Compe. hebben moeten halen, niet alleen van haer eijgen cunnen leven maer oock al wat overigh sullen hebben om aen d’ E. Compe. te leveren, tot affcortinge harer schulden &a., Soo is om deselve te meer tot den nootsakelijcken bouw aengemoedight te houden als oock op de hoop van een rijs secours uijt India, goetgevonden deselve, namentlijck de lantbouwers, van haer eijgen coren voor haer ende derselver huijsgesins gebruijck voortaen toe te laten des maents voor ijder hooft, ‘t sij man off vrouw off meijt, 1 1/4 schepel sijnde 50 lb. coren ter meulen te mogen brengen ende dat haer sulcx ten aldereersten oock sal worden affgemalen omdat se in ‘t lant wonende alle dagen niet by de meulen comen cunne, ende daernae die hier bij ‘t fort woonen, sullende d’ overige tijt voor Comps. volck te malen waergenomen worden.
Reynier Drijver van Cleeff, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Musquaetboom 23 July ao. 1660 voor adelborst a 10 gl. per maent, ende jegenwoordigh provisionelyck becledende de vacante plaetse van corporael waerinne tot dato contentement is gevende, wort ten dien insighte op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in gemte. corporaelsqualite geconfirmeert ende toegevoegt een beloninge van veerthien guldens ‘s maents ingaende nieuw Jaers dagh ao. 1662.
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:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.
Reynier Drijver van Cleeff, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip de Musquaetboom 23 July ao. 1660 voor adelborst a 10 gl. per maent, ende jegenwoordigh provisionelyck becledende de vacante plaetse van corporael waerinne tot dato contentement is gevende, wort ten dien insighte op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt bij desen in gemte. corporaelsqualite geconfirmeert ende toegevoegt een beloninge van veerthien guldens ‘s maents ingaende nieuw Jaers dagh ao. 1662.
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:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1661.