Cape Council of Policy
318
1663-09-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 318
- Date
- 1663-09-07
- Year
- 1663
English translation
The free farmers of this place, when the Council met on other matters, requested permission to appear there, and were granted permission. They explained, with many detailed reasons, that they, as farmers, could derive little or no profit from their cultivation, largely because their servants were so valuable, with a very serious request that they might enjoy a little more for their harvested grains. This, taken into consideration by the Council and carefully considered, was unanimously approved and understood that they would be accommodated somewhat and allocated a little more for their crops, and this by provision and upon approval of the Ede. Gentlemen Majores in the fatherland and this for various reasons, and among others also because what has been delivered to the E. Compe. up to now is very little, indeed above 50 bushels annually, poor and therefore can do little damage or cost the E. Compe.; moreover because that price is also so noticeably lower than the fatherland and Batavian prices, that even with the pieces themselves it is sufficiently clear that they have not been able to get any greasy soup from it, and if at all it comes to the worst, it is only by provision with express declaration to them that the Compe. no longer considers her bound to this if she herself pleases, keeping it up and arranging it for her at all times, as much and as often as she sees fit, and consequently understanding that she would be paid as follows: seven guilders for a bushel of wheat, five guilders and ten stuivers for rye, five guilders and ten stuivers for barley, and four guilders for each bushel of oats.
Furthermore, the following individuals appeared in Rade, requesting continuation of their service after the expiration of their term, and therefore also some improvement, which was granted according to the deeds below:
Pieter van Clinckenbergh of Middelborg arrived here with the fluytje de Meese on April 12, 1658, as a sub-cherurgist at 18 guilders per month, having been elevated to cherurgist with 30 guilders since his arrival here on May 1660. per month, and during that time has held the position of Chief Archergeant of this fortress and has given good satisfaction thereto, is therefore, at his request and aptitude, substituted as Chief Archergeant, with a remuneration of forty-two guilders per month, starting upon the expiration of his exile, and will then be obliged to serve the Holy Roman Empire for three years.
Bastiaen Castiere of Ostend, sailor, landed here with the ship Nagelboom on July 22, 1660, and with ten guilders per month, is, on condition of this, by the expiration of the term and the required competence, requisitioned as a farmer with a remuneration of thirteen guilders per month, for which he is also required to serve the E. Compe. for three consecutive years, banished, and the salary commences on this day.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] P. A. OVERTWATER.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN HOORN.
289
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
Furthermore, the following individuals appeared in Rade, requesting continuation of their service after the expiration of their term, and therefore also some improvement, which was granted according to the deeds below:
Pieter van Clinckenbergh of Middelborg arrived here with the fluytje de Meese on April 12, 1658, as a sub-cherurgist at 18 guilders per month, having been elevated to cherurgist with 30 guilders since his arrival here on May 1660. per month, and during that time has held the position of Chief Archergeant of this fortress and has given good satisfaction thereto, is therefore, at his request and aptitude, substituted as Chief Archergeant, with a remuneration of forty-two guilders per month, starting upon the expiration of his exile, and will then be obliged to serve the Holy Roman Empire for three years.
Bastiaen Castiere of Ostend, sailor, landed here with the ship Nagelboom on July 22, 1660, and with ten guilders per month, is, on condition of this, by the expiration of the term and the required competence, requisitioned as a farmer with a remuneration of thirteen guilders per month, for which he is also required to serve the E. Compe. for three consecutive years, banished, and the salary commences on this day.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] P. A. OVERTWATER.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN HOORN.
289
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo de vrije lantbouwers deser plaetse ten tijde den Raedt om andere saken bij een vergadert was, in deselve te mogen verschijnen hebben versocht, en ‘t selve haer geconsenteert was, soo hebben met veel omstandige redenen aengewesen dat sij lantbouwers voorsz uijt hare culture weijnigh off gants geen profijt trecken konden, ten grooten deele oock door dien haer de knechts soo kostelijck vielen, met gants ernstigh versoeck dat voor hare aengewonnen granen wat meerder mochten genieten, ‘t welck bij den Raedt in consideratie genomen, ende wel rijpelijck overwogen zijnde, Is eenstemmig goetgevonden en verstaen, dat men haerlieden wat te gemoet comen en wat meerder voor haer gewas toeleggen soude, en dit soo bij provisie en op approbatie van d’ Ede. Heeren Majores in ‘t vaderlant en dit om verscheijde redenen, en onder anderen oock hierom dat ‘t geene aen d’ E. Compe. tot noch toe gelevert hebben, seer weijnich ja boven de 50 mudden jaerlijcks qualijck is en daeromme d’ E. Compe. weijnigh schaden off kosten kan; bovendien omdat dien prijs dan oock soo merckelijck beneden de vaderlantsche en Batavische is, dat oock bij de stucken selffs genoegsaem blijckt, dat se der geen vette soppen van hebben kunnen, en als ‘t al ten quaetsten comt, is ‘et noch maer bij provisie met expresse verclaringe aen haer dat de Compe. haer daervoor niet langer verbonden rekent als ‘et haer selfs belieft, houdende het op en affsetten aen haer t’ allen tijden, soo dick en menigmael als ‘et haer sal goetduncken, en dienvolgende verstaen dat men haer soude toeleggen als volght, te weten: voor een mudde taruw seven guldens, rogge vijff guldens thien stuijvers, garst vyff guldens thien stuijvers, ende haver vier guldens voor ijder mud.
Voorts sijn in Rade verscheenen de naervolgende personen versoeckende naer expiratie hares tijts continuatie van dienst, ende daervoor dan oock eenige verbeteringe, dat volgens d’ onderstaende actens haerluijden is verleent:
Pieter van Clinckenbergh van Middelborg hiet te lande gecomen met het fluijtjen de Meese den 12en April ao. 1658 voor ondercherurgijn a 18 gl. per maent, zedert sijn aenwesen alhier pmo. May 1660 verhooght zijnde tot cherurgijn met 30 gl. per maent, ende geduerende dien tijt de plaetse van oppercherurgijn deser fortresse heeft waergenomen, ende daerin tot dato goet genoegen gegeven, wort dierhalven op syn versoeck ende bequaemheyt gessurrogeert tot oppercherurgijn, met een belooninge van twee en veertigh gl. ter maent, gagie ingaende naer expiratie sijnes verbants, ende sal dan noch gehouden zijn drie jaeren daervoor d’ E. Compe. te dienen.
Bastiaen Castiere van Oostende, matroos, sodanigh met ‘et schip de Nagelboom den 22en July 1660, en thien guldens ter maent alhier aengeland, wort mits desen door tyts expiratie en vereyschte bequaemheyt gevordert tot lantbouwer onder een beloninge van derthien guldens ter maant, waervoor oock gehouden blijft d’ E. Compe. noch drie achter eenvolgende jaren te dienen, verbant en gagie primo deser ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘et Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] P. A. OVERTWATER.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN HOORN.
289
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.
Voorts sijn in Rade verscheenen de naervolgende personen versoeckende naer expiratie hares tijts continuatie van dienst, ende daervoor dan oock eenige verbeteringe, dat volgens d’ onderstaende actens haerluijden is verleent:
Pieter van Clinckenbergh van Middelborg hiet te lande gecomen met het fluijtjen de Meese den 12en April ao. 1658 voor ondercherurgijn a 18 gl. per maent, zedert sijn aenwesen alhier pmo. May 1660 verhooght zijnde tot cherurgijn met 30 gl. per maent, ende geduerende dien tijt de plaetse van oppercherurgijn deser fortresse heeft waergenomen, ende daerin tot dato goet genoegen gegeven, wort dierhalven op syn versoeck ende bequaemheyt gessurrogeert tot oppercherurgijn, met een belooninge van twee en veertigh gl. ter maent, gagie ingaende naer expiratie sijnes verbants, ende sal dan noch gehouden zijn drie jaeren daervoor d’ E. Compe. te dienen.
Bastiaen Castiere van Oostende, matroos, sodanigh met ‘et schip de Nagelboom den 22en July 1660, en thien guldens ter maent alhier aengeland, wort mits desen door tyts expiratie en vereyschte bequaemheyt gevordert tot lantbouwer onder een beloninge van derthien guldens ter maant, waervoor oock gehouden blijft d’ E. Compe. noch drie achter eenvolgende jaren te dienen, verbant en gagie primo deser ingaende.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘et Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare voorsz.
[Signed:] P. A. OVERTWATER.
[Signed:] PIETER VAN HOORN.
289
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1663.
[Signed:] PIETER EVRARD.
[Signed:] HENDR. LACUS.