Cape Council of Policy
423
1670-06-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 423
- Date
- 1670-06-06
- Year
- 1670
English translation
Observed on the 4th and 5th of March last, in the presence of the Noble Mr. Matheus van den Brouck, Ordinary Councilor of India, as Admiral of the return fleet and Commissioner of this residence, by His Nobility and the Council on the many complaints and doleances of the free farmers here regarding the low and meager price of grain, and that so. consequently,113 if no improvement was made in this regard, it would be necessary to break down the required agriculture and abandon it, because with the current price, in view of their heavy expenses and labor wages, it would not be possible to continue doing so, it was resolved and established to increase the price of grains, and so also firstly for wheat, the mud from ƒ7 to ƒ10 in purchases, and therefore subsequently again from ƒ10 in purchases to ƒ12 in purchases, and for rye the mud from ƒ5:10114 to ƒ7 in purchases and ƒ9 in purchases, To augment, and since all other grains have remained untaxed over time, it has been deliberated upon by the Council and resolved that barley, the price of which was ƒ5.10 per pound when purchased and ƒ7 when sold, will henceforth be ƒ6 per pound when purchased and ƒ7 when sold.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS, 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS, 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
Original Dutch transcription
Aengesien op den 4 en 5en Maert lestleden bij ‘t aenwesen van d’ Edle. Hr. Matheus van den Brouck, Raedt Ordinarie van Indien, als Admirael van d’ retourvloot ende Commissaris deser residentie, bij zijn Edle. ende den Raedt op d’ menighvuldige claghten en doleantien der vrije landtbouwers alhier ter zaake van d’ geringe en sobere prijs der granen, en dat zijl. consequentelijcken,113 bij aldien deswegen geene verbeteringe wierde gedaan, genootsaeckt zouden wesen den vorderen landtbouw aff te breeken ende te moeten laten vaeren, alsoo met dien jegenwoordigen prijs ten reguarde van haere sware oncosten ende arbeijdts-loonen, niet maghtig zouden wesen ‘t selve langer te cunnen uijtvoeren, geresolveert ende vast gestelt is, d’ prijsender granen te vergrooten, ende zulx oock voor eerst d’taruw, het mudde van ƒ7 op ƒ10 incoops, ende derhalven bij gevolgh wederom van ƒ10 incoops tot ƒ12 uijtcoops, ende d’ rogge het mudde van ƒ5:10114 tot ƒ7 incoops en ƒ9 uijtcoops, t’ augmenteren, Ende vermits alle andere granen doenmaels door ‘t verloop van den tijdt noch ongetaxeert zijn gebleven, zoo is ‘t dat sulx bij den Raadt in deliberatie genomen ende bij resolutie vast gestelt is dat d’ garste d’welcke bij incoop het mudde in prijs was tot ƒ5:10 ende bij vercoop ƒ7, nu voortaen het mudde bij incoop zall werden betaelt tot ƒ6 ende bij vercoop tot ƒ7.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage en jaere voors.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS, 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope, ten dage en jaere voors.
[Signed:] PIETER HACKIUS, 1670.
[Signed:] CORN. DE CRETSER.
[Signed:] J. COON.
[Signed:] J. GRANAAT.