Cape Council of Policy
588
1678-07-14
Minute details
- Entry number
- 588
- Date
- 1678-07-14
- Year
- 1678
English translation
The fiscal officer of this residence, Mr. Tobias Vlasvath, having informed the meeting that, given the quantity of private beverages recently brought in and declared confiscated by him from Aldermen Tijdoor and Prince Willem, as now properly supplemented and taken over by the Company's warehouses, his E. was not averse to transferring his portion thereof to the Company in the previous manner and at the previous price, therefore requesting the Council's final decision, which was then deliberated upon, and noting that the previous prices paid to him and the bringer for similar beverages were rather excessive, the E.Hr. He who had lived his life had not been at all of the opinion to follow this again, all the more so considering that such a quantity of drinkables, if consumed in loco for a longer period of time, would be liable to all the greater laxity and ruin, since there would be little or no profit left for the Company, and yet the cash would have to be disbursed in advance, etc. It was unanimously understood and decided that the said fiscal should propose these three following points to him as his option. Firstly, that, for the reasons stated above, one could not resolve to accept the said drinks at the old tax, but nevertheless intended to contract them from his E. at the following prices: Namely, the amount of rinse wine up to 38 Rxrs., the amount of secq up to 36 Rxrs., the amount of French wine up to 24 Rxrs., the barrel now up to 28 Rxrs., as well as the cellar white brandy up to 20 Rxrs., but not wanting to understand that he would then have to pay a fee. would be granted in the trading books and credited to him without any sum being allocated to him, in order to enter into further agreement with a Commissioner on the matter, and if not, that he would be permitted to send his one-third share to India to the E. Company to be sold there to his advantage, with the inhibition, however, not to sell any of it here. Upon deliberation, the E. Company declared that it could only accept the first proposal, and not absolutely, but with the reservation that it might be possible to request a price increase from a Commissioner; which, having been further considered by the Council, was understood to persist with the aforementioned three conditions. Of which his E. had become acquainted, he subsequently requested an extract of the requested request to be finally declared to himself at a later meeting that he had been allowed.
At this meeting, two convicts, Hans Jurgen Schraam and Lourens Heijnts, were also present, having been convicted for some time of certain disloyalties, and a third, also convicted for some time of public works, requesting to be immediately released from their banishment at the time in question. Noting that the third party, the principal author of the act committed against them, is known and has been exaggerated for some time, they were released from their banishment on the promise that they would henceforth expect to be released from such devious conduct, effective from the date their fellow comrade was pardoned.
Similarly, one of the free guards also appeared at the meeting, stating that one of their draft animals, which they had borrowed from the European Company, had been killed in the field by a lion. Therefore, they requested that the European Company pay them the same price. It was agreed that they would pay ƒ12 for this, which would be the amount all the animals borrowed from the Company would be obligated to pay to the Company in the event of their death or misfortune. They would also be given another animal in its place.
The free black man, Louwis van Bengale, stated that the master carpenter Adriaen van Brakel, in accordance with the decree of the Governor and Council of the date, wished to add nothing to the matter concerning the stolen slave and consequently could not enter into an agreement with him. It was therefore resolved, if he could demonstrate that his claim was legitimate, that the said slave would be sold for the benefit of the interested party, provided that the owner consented or otherwise satisfied him. The sargeants here in garrison having requested modesty, seeing that the garrison people who work daily on the new fortification receive a double stiver a day for this and for which they are continuously kept watch, their followers also for their difficult services, as was customary in the past, could not be given anything in compensation, which, however, had not been done in the period of a year and a half, it was also decided to honour their watchman with a cellar of brandy as an extraordinary reward, especially since they were already alive. at the time of the late Governor.
Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] J. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
At this meeting, two convicts, Hans Jurgen Schraam and Lourens Heijnts, were also present, having been convicted for some time of certain disloyalties, and a third, also convicted for some time of public works, requesting to be immediately released from their banishment at the time in question. Noting that the third party, the principal author of the act committed against them, is known and has been exaggerated for some time, they were released from their banishment on the promise that they would henceforth expect to be released from such devious conduct, effective from the date their fellow comrade was pardoned.
Similarly, one of the free guards also appeared at the meeting, stating that one of their draft animals, which they had borrowed from the European Company, had been killed in the field by a lion. Therefore, they requested that the European Company pay them the same price. It was agreed that they would pay ƒ12 for this, which would be the amount all the animals borrowed from the Company would be obligated to pay to the Company in the event of their death or misfortune. They would also be given another animal in its place.
The free black man, Louwis van Bengale, stated that the master carpenter Adriaen van Brakel, in accordance with the decree of the Governor and Council of the date, wished to add nothing to the matter concerning the stolen slave and consequently could not enter into an agreement with him. It was therefore resolved, if he could demonstrate that his claim was legitimate, that the said slave would be sold for the benefit of the interested party, provided that the owner consented or otherwise satisfied him. The sargeants here in garrison having requested modesty, seeing that the garrison people who work daily on the new fortification receive a double stiver a day for this and for which they are continuously kept watch, their followers also for their difficult services, as was customary in the past, could not be given anything in compensation, which, however, had not been done in the period of a year and a half, it was also decided to honour their watchman with a cellar of brandy as an extraordinary reward, especially since they were already alive. at the time of the late Governor.
Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year mentioned above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] J. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Den fiscael deser residentie Mr. Tobias Vlasvath, hebbende ter vergaderingh te kennen gegeven dat ten aansien d’ quantiteijt particuliere drancken door hem jongst uijt d’ schepen Tijdoor en Prins Willem aangehaelt en geconfisq. verclaert, als nu behoorlijck opgevult en in Comps. magasijnen waren overgenomen, sijn E. niet ongenegen was sijn portie daervan op d’ vorige wijse en prijs aan d’ Compa. over te doen, versoeckende mitsdien daerop des Raadts finael besluijt waerover dan gedelibereert en aangemerct sijnde dat d’ vorige prijsen aen hem en den aenbrenger voor gelijcke soort drancken betaelt, vrij wat excessijff waren, invoegen d’ E.Hr. saliger in sijn leven mede geensints van meeninge had geweest deselve wederom in te volgen te meer g’considereert dat sodanigen quantiteijt drinckwaren, in loco van langer handt moetende werden vertiert, des te groter laxatie en verderff onderhevigh sijnde, voor d’ Comp. immers weijnich off geen winsten daerop soude comen over te schieten, en echter al vast d’ contante penningen vooraf moeten desbourseren &a. Soo is met eenparicheijt van stemmen verstaen en g’arresteert gemelte fiscael dese drie ondervolgende poincten t’ sijner optie voor te stellen, Eerstelijck dat men om voorverhaalde redenen niet connende resolveren geseijde drancken tot d’ oude taxt aan te nemen, evenwel voornemens was d’ selve van sijn E. te contracteeren tot d’ volgende prijsen: Namentlijck ‘t aam Rinse wijn tot 38 Rxrs., ‘t aam secq tot 36 Rxrs., ‘t aam Franse wijn tot 24 Rxrs., ‘t vat mom tot 28 Rxrs., mitsgaders de kelder witte brandewijn tot 20 Rxrs., doch daertoe niet willende verstaen dat hem dan een reeck. in d’ negotieboecken soude werden verleent en sonder uijttreckingh van somme voor sijn aanpart gecrediteert omme ter overcomste van een Commissaris daarover met denselven in nader concert te treden ende des neen, dat hem soude werden vergunt sijn 1/3 deel naer India aen d’ E.Compa. te mogen versenden om aldaar t’ sijner voordeel vercogt te werden, met inhibitie nochtans hier ter plaatse geen daervan te vercopen. Waerop sijn E. sich beraden hebbende, verclaerde ‘t eerste voorstel alleenigh maer te connen accepteren en dat noch niet absolutelijck, maer onder reserve van bij een Commissaris verhogingh van prijs nader te mogen versoecken; ‘t welcq dan bij den Raadt wijders overwogen sijnde, is verstaen bij d’ vooren gemelde drie conditien te persisteren. Waervan sijn E. kennis gedaen sijnde, heeft daerop extract van ‘t gebesoigneerde versogt omme sich ter naester vergaderingh dienaengaende finalijc te connen verclaren, dat hem toegestaen is.
Te deser vergaderingh mede binnen gestaen sijnde twee gecondemneerde, Hans Jurgen Schraam en Lourens Heijnts, voor eenigen tijt ter saake van eenige trouwloosheden nevens noch een derde voor eenige tijt aan de gemeene wercken gecondemneert, versoeckende seer instantelijck van de vorderen tijt haarder bannissement te moogen werden ontslagen, en gemerct den derden wel den principalen autheur van ‘t feijt bij haar begaan, is bekent, en al voor eenigen tijt is gelargeert, soo sijn deselve onder belofte van haar voortaen voor soodanige slinckse gangen te sullen wagten van haar vorders bannissement ontslagen, ingaande van dato dat haare mede macker is gepardonneert.
Van gelijcken mede in vergaderingh verscheenen een der vrije wiltschutten, te kenne gevend[e] dat door de leeuw een van haar treckbeeste[n] die sij ter leen van d’ E.Compa. hebben genooten in ‘t velt was omgebragt, derhalven versocht tegen soodanigen prijs ‘t selve d’ E.Compa. soude voldoen, Soo is verstaa[n] haar daar voor te doen betalen ƒ12, sijnde soo veel als alle d’ geene die beesten van de Compa. ter leen genieten, bij affsterven off verongelucken daar voor aan de Compa. gehouden blijven te betalen, sullende haer oock weder een ander beest in plaats werden gegeven.
Den vrijje swart, Louwis van Bengale, te kennen gevende dat den baes timmerman Adriaen van Brakel, in conformite van het besluijt van den Gouverneur en Raadt de dato wegens ‘t geene desselffs slavin hem hadde ontvreemt, niets wilde toevoegen en gevolghlijck geen accordt met hem conde aangaen, Soo is daarop geresolveert, soo hij kan doen blijcken sijn pretentie rechtmatigh te wesen, dat de gemelte slavin ten behoeve van de g’interesseerde sal werden verkogt, mits dat den eijgenaer daertoe consent draagt off andersints hem te vrede stelt.
De sargeants alhier in guarisoen bescheijden versocht hebbende, aangesien ‘t guarnisoensvolcq die dagelijcx aan de nieuwe fortificatie arbeijden, daarvoor daags een dubbelde stuijver genieten en waarover sij dagelijcx continueel den oppas sijn houdende, haer gevolglijck oock voor hunne moeijelijcke diensten, gelijck als voor heen gebruijckelijck, ijets tot soulaes mocht werden toegevoegt, dat nogtans in den tijt van anderhalf jaar niet gedaan, Soo is mede gearresteert haar voor hunne oppas tot een extraordinaire beloningh te vereeren met een kelder brandewijn ijder, te meer haer sulcx al bij leefftijde van d.E.Hr.Gouverneur saliger is belooft.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] J. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Te deser vergaderingh mede binnen gestaen sijnde twee gecondemneerde, Hans Jurgen Schraam en Lourens Heijnts, voor eenigen tijt ter saake van eenige trouwloosheden nevens noch een derde voor eenige tijt aan de gemeene wercken gecondemneert, versoeckende seer instantelijck van de vorderen tijt haarder bannissement te moogen werden ontslagen, en gemerct den derden wel den principalen autheur van ‘t feijt bij haar begaan, is bekent, en al voor eenigen tijt is gelargeert, soo sijn deselve onder belofte van haar voortaen voor soodanige slinckse gangen te sullen wagten van haar vorders bannissement ontslagen, ingaande van dato dat haare mede macker is gepardonneert.
Van gelijcken mede in vergaderingh verscheenen een der vrije wiltschutten, te kenne gevend[e] dat door de leeuw een van haar treckbeeste[n] die sij ter leen van d’ E.Compa. hebben genooten in ‘t velt was omgebragt, derhalven versocht tegen soodanigen prijs ‘t selve d’ E.Compa. soude voldoen, Soo is verstaa[n] haar daar voor te doen betalen ƒ12, sijnde soo veel als alle d’ geene die beesten van de Compa. ter leen genieten, bij affsterven off verongelucken daar voor aan de Compa. gehouden blijven te betalen, sullende haer oock weder een ander beest in plaats werden gegeven.
Den vrijje swart, Louwis van Bengale, te kennen gevende dat den baes timmerman Adriaen van Brakel, in conformite van het besluijt van den Gouverneur en Raadt de dato wegens ‘t geene desselffs slavin hem hadde ontvreemt, niets wilde toevoegen en gevolghlijck geen accordt met hem conde aangaen, Soo is daarop geresolveert, soo hij kan doen blijcken sijn pretentie rechtmatigh te wesen, dat de gemelte slavin ten behoeve van de g’interesseerde sal werden verkogt, mits dat den eijgenaer daertoe consent draagt off andersints hem te vrede stelt.
De sargeants alhier in guarisoen bescheijden versocht hebbende, aangesien ‘t guarnisoensvolcq die dagelijcx aan de nieuwe fortificatie arbeijden, daarvoor daags een dubbelde stuijver genieten en waarover sij dagelijcx continueel den oppas sijn houdende, haer gevolglijck oock voor hunne moeijelijcke diensten, gelijck als voor heen gebruijckelijck, ijets tot soulaes mocht werden toegevoegt, dat nogtans in den tijt van anderhalf jaar niet gedaan, Soo is mede gearresteert haar voor hunne oppas tot een extraordinaire beloningh te vereeren met een kelder brandewijn ijder, te meer haer sulcx al bij leefftijde van d.E.Hr.Gouverneur saliger is belooft.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] J. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.