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1675-02-22

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Entry number
499
Date
1675-02-22
Year
1675

English translation

The outgoing Mayor and current lieutenant of the citizenry Elbert Dircksz Diemer, formerly and still in the year 1670 by Mr. Commissioner van den Brouck privileged during renovation to sell specq and meat, olive, vinegar & the like to freemen, and to the going and coming man, having made it known in Rade how his aforementioned privilege since some years ago, due to his own need and scarcity of the aforementioned provisions from the E. Compe., had again withdrawn, and therefore now again requesting renovation of it, Thus in Rade, taking into account his aforementioned request, and that at least the warehouses of such provisions being reasonably well-stocked, besides daily expecting even more quantity from Papria (sic.), have been deemed fit to grant his request, as well as to grant him a certain assessment of prices, after which he will have to regulate the sale of the aforementioned and other goods, for the purpose of renunciation.

Thus resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, day and year above.

[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.

[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.

[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

Original Dutch transcription

Den out Borgerraad en tegenwoordige luijtenant van d’borgerij Elbert Dircksz Diemer, eertijts ende noch in den jare 1670 door d’ Hr. Commissaris van den Brouck bij renovatie gepriviligeert wesende tot het verkopen van specq en vleesch, olij, asijn &a. aen d’vrijluijden, en d’gaen en comende man, In Rade te kennen gegeven hebbende, hoe sijn voors. previlegie zedert eenige jaren aghter waarts, vermits eijgen behoefte en schaarsheijt van voors. provisien bij d’E. Compe., wederom was ingetrocken, ende dierhalven als nu andermaal om renovatie van dien versoekende, Soo is in Rade, gelet sijnde op sijn voors. versoek, en dat althans d’magasijnen van diergelijcke provisien redelijck wel sijnde gestoffeert, behalven dagelijx nogh meerder quantiteijt uijt ‘t Papria (sic.) te verwaghten staet, goetgevonden sijn versoeck in te willigen, mitsgaders aen hem te verlenen seeckere taxatie van prijsen, waar na sig in ‘t verkopen van opgemelte, en andre vivres, tot ontsegginge sal hebben te reguleren.

Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop, dag en jare ut supra.

[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.

[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.

[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.