Cape Council of Policy
602
1678-12-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 602
- Date
- 1678-12-21
- Year
- 1678
English translation
At this meeting appeared the free will-be hunters Hans Melchior Hoffman and Diederick Potter, who had indicated and demonstrated that, due to the great scarcity and reduction of the willow and land in the vicinity, it was no longer possible for them to supply the E. Company with 2,500 lbs. of willow meat monthly, as stipulated in the agreement made with the E. Company last year, and that at the price of 1/2 a hefty stiver the pound with which, because of the great trouble and expenses that would be incurred because of it, could no longer exist, and in view of the time of the contract with the E. Company. Now that the expiration date had come, they requested to be released from it and to have the wagon with animals that they had been loaned by the E. Company for that purpose returned, unless we would come to resolve to increase the price. We have therefore mutually agreed to enter into another contract with them de novo for the coming year 1679, namely that they will be obliged to deliver 1,500 lbs. of wild meat to the E. Company monthly and to pay thirteen small pennies for each lb., provided that the wagon with oxen (which they have had on loan up to now) is returned, even if they exceed the said 1,500 lbs. shall remain obligated to deliver it to the E. Company for the same price as before.
Thus resolved and arrested at Fort de Goede Hoop, date above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHS. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Scrts.
Thus resolved and arrested at Fort de Goede Hoop, date above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHS. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Scrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Te deser vergaderingh verscheenen sijnde vrije wiltschutten Hans Melchior Hoffman en Diederick Potter, dewelcke hebbende te kennen gegeven en gedemonstreert dat, vermits de groote scharheijt en vermindering van ‘t wilt en ‘t landt hier ontrent, haar niet langer mogelijck was om aan d’ E. Comp. 2500 lb. wiltvlees maandelijcx te leveren, invoegen volgens accordatie met d’ E. Comp. voorlede jaar aangegaan, gehouden waren, en dat ten prijse van 1/2 sware stuijver ‘t pondt waar mede, vermits de groote moeijten en oncosten die daarom quamen te doen, geensints conden bestaan, en aangesien de tijdt van ‘t contract met d’ E. Compa. alsnu was comen t’ expireren, soo versochten daarvan te mogen werden ontslagen en de wagen met beesten die haar tot dien eijnde van d’ E.Compa. in leening was vergunt weder te restitueeren,94 ten ware wij tot verhoging van prijs souden comen resolveeren, Soo hebben met gemeen goet vinden verstaan met d’ selve de novo een ander contract voor ‘t aanstaande jaar 1679 aan te gaan, namentlijck dat sij aan d’ E.Compa. maandelijcx sullen gehouden wesen te leveren 1500 lb. wilt vlees en daar voor comen te gaudeeren derthien lichte penningen voor ijder lb. mits de wagen met ossen (die tot nogh toe in leeningen hebben gehadt) restitueerende, oock bij aldien sij meerder als de gemelte 1500 lb. conde becomen, gehouden sullen blijven, voor soodanig prijs als vooren, ‘t selve aan d’ E.Compa. te leveren.
Aldus geresolveert en g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHS. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Scrts.
Aldus geresolveert en g’arresteert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ. SMIENT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] JOHS. RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Scrts.