Cape Council of Policy
599
1678-12-07
Minute details
- Entry number
- 599
- Date
- 1678-12-07
- Year
- 1678
English translation
At this meeting it was proposed by the E. Praeses whether, according to annual custom, one could again enter into the leasing of the privileged tappings of cool and brandies, as well as strong foreign and domestic beers & suchlike for the coming year 1679 and for which purpose the present innkeepers had already addressed this government and requested continuation of their respective businesses, furthermore noting that some other free residents of this place had offered, both verbally and in writing, for the license of brandy and arracz tap, a sum of ƒ525 more than was paid for it this year, in addition to which reflection was taken on the recommendation of the Noble. Lord Commissioner Nicolaes Verburg, contained in his Eds. bequeathed memorandum86 the late Lord Governor Bax alone dictating, among other things, that the general public should participate in the aforesaid advantages and not only the most wealthy should be benefited from them,87 as has not yet been practiced; such as has not produced any small and not at all absurd tolerance among the common citizenry, because they being members of a body, and at the same time having to bear its burdens and encumbrances, were however excluded from all such favourable benefits and advantages to which those who sustained them on that account could also repay and share, in order to be able to recoup and revivify these tasty profits alongside their fellow citizens: and because it would therefore not be so reasonable to extend the lease in one way or another until the upcoming return trip, in order to then be approved by the Lord Commissioner or another designated chief here, to be dealt with in such a way as they would deem appropriate; nevertheless, without prejudice to the Comp's interest in the interim levying of taxes according to the time the lease might be requested, which and other reasons having been more than thoroughly considered, it has finally been resolved with common advice and understood to give the claimants no cause for dissatisfaction on either side, as well as to free ourselves from all discourse of their own kind and passion, etc. with the leasing of all tapping establishments without distinction until the arrival of the upcoming return fleet and to supersede a Commissioner or other absolutely designated Chief of this location, as well as to continue the current innkeepers temporarily, provided that the tax is paid in proportion to the time, namely the cool wine tappers their old annual rent of ƒ600 each; but the brandy and arrack sellers are offered more in this regard for this privilege, by the amount that it amounts to a surplus of the previous rent, being ƒ525 more than has been generated this year, and that consequently the aforementioned tappers are summoned to a meeting this afternoon and these conditions are presented to them.
Thus resolved at Fort de Goede Hoop, dated above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHANNES RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Thus resolved at Fort de Goede Hoop, dated above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHANNES RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Ter deser vergaderinge door den E. Praeses voorgedraegen sijnde off men naar jaarlijcxe gewoonte wederom soude connen treeden tot het verpachten der geprivilegier[de] tapneeringen van coele en brandewijnen mitsgaders stercke uijtheemse en ingebrouwen bieren &a. voor ‘t aanstaande jaar 1679 en waartoe haar de presente herbergiers reets aan dese regeringe hadden g’addresseer[t] en continuatie van haar respective neeringen versocht, mitsgaders daar besijden in opmerckinge gegeven dat eenige andere vrije ingesetenen deser plaatse voor d’ vergunninge van de brandewijn en arracxtap, soo bij monde als geschrifte een somma van ƒ525 meer hebben geboden als dit jaar daar voor werdt betaalt, ooc daar beneven reflexie genomen op d’ recommandatie van d’ Edle. Heer Commissaris Nicolaes Verburg, vervat bij sijn Eds.nagelate memorie86 wijle d’ Heer Gouverneur Bax saliger alleen toegeijgen[t] dicterende onder anderen dat aan opgemelte voordeelen ‘t gemeen behoorde te participeren en niet de vermogenste alleen daarmede gebeneficeert te werden,87 gelijck dies onaangesien tot nogh toe is gepractiseert; oversulcx alsn[u] geen cleene en niet t’ enemael ongerijmde doleantien onde[r] de gemene borgerij heeft voortgebracht, van dat sij leede[n] van een lichaam sijnde, ende te gelijck moetende draegen desselfs lasten en beswaringen, des echter wierden g’excludeert van alle sulcke favorabele beneficien en voordeelen aan hoedanige uijt dien hoofde sustineerden mede te herideren en deel te hebben, om nevens haere medeborgeren door die smaekelijcke proffijtten een maal tot verhaal te comen en te connen revivisceren: ende off derhalven niet wel soo raatsaam soude wesen d’ verpachting tot d’ aanstaande retourvloot op d’ een off ander wijse te prolongeren, omme alsdan door den Heer Commissaris off ander gedesigneert opperhooft alhier, soodanig daar in gehandelt te88 werden als deselve souden oordeelen te behooren; onvermindert nochtans ‘s Comps. belangens van de tusschen wijle te gaudeeren imposten naar advenant den tijdt dat d’ pacht soude mogen werden verlangt, welcke en andere redenen meer dan rijpelijck overwoogen sijnde, is eijndelijck met gemeen advis geresolveert en verstaan om wedersijts aan de pretendenten geen oorsaack van misnoegen te geven, mitsgaders ons te libereren van alle naespraackvan sijdicheijt89 en passie &a. met d’ verpachtinge van alle tapneeringen sonder onderscheijt tot d’ overcomste van d’ aanstaande retourvloot en een Commissaris off wel ander absoluut gedesigneert Hooft deser plaatse te supersederen, mitsgaders de presente herbergiers pro interim te continueeren, mits den impost naar rato van den tijdt betalende, te weeten d’ coele wijntappers haar oude jaarlijcxe pacht van ƒ600 ijder; doch de brandewijn en arrackvercoopers ten opsicht voor die privilegie meerder is geboden, soo veel ‘t selve d’ voorige pachtpenningen comt te surmonteren, sijnde ƒ525 meer als dit jaar heeft gerendeert, ende dat dienvolgens voors. tappers dese naermiddagh in vergaderinge ontboden en haar dese conditien sullen werden voorgestelt.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHANNES RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHANNES RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.