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1679-01-04

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Entry number
604
Date
1679-01-04
Year
1679

English translation

Considering, according to the resolution adopted on 22 December 1677, some young Madagascan slaves, male and female, were brought from the island of Madagascar via the Voorhout here to various of these inhabitants, each to the extent of 2 or 3 pieces of both boys and knives,4 with the condition that they would keep the said bodies under their supervision for a period of one year and provide them with maintenance, compensating the E. Company for those who died within the said year to the amount of 12 1/2 Rxrs a piece and who were found still alive after the expiration of the year, to be agreed upon with the E. Company. then to draw lots, and those who consequently fell in their lot to pay the piece up to 25 Rxrs. to the E. Company, as well as to refund the remainder, well dressed, to the E. Company, which stipulated time now having fully expired. It is therefore good and understood that all the free residents who have enjoyed such bondsmen from the E. Company, with the slaves who have still survived, are summoned to us, to join the E. Company if they are so inclined to draw lots for the election, and those who fall in their lot to pay the piece up to 25 Rxrs., or otherwise the same for the E. Company. to withdraw in its entirety, but in respect of such, consisting of ... 6 pieces, which other citizens, because of their miserable condition, have been sufficiently forced upon their arrival to pay for the E. Company, provided that they enjoy 40 lb. of rice per month from the E. Company and remain exempt from the aforementioned compensation, in case they should die, it is understood in the event that they show their willingness to pay those still alive from the E. Company up to 25 Rxrs. to accept the point, to let her keep it then, especially as she (as said) was extremely miserable and sick, was not desired by anyone, and it would be an unfair case that she should now be deprived of it as compensation for her efforts, since she had had to feed herself more than enough as foster children, and not be allowed to share in the benefits accruing to the other citizens; and with regard to the few who only 's Comps. Ministers, also in the manner previously submitted, understand that, in respect of several of them, it is entirely innocent and that no, or indeed little, service can be derived from them. Their withdrawal, or any research, will in due course become more suitable for the work, leaving it to each individual's discretion to be able to transport his own to the E. Company for repatriation.

Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date of supna.

[Signed:] CRUDOP.

[Signed:] SMIENDT.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.

[Signed:] JOH. RAVENSBERGH.

[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.

Original Dutch transcription

Aangesien volgens genomen resolutie in dato 22 December 1677 eenige jonge Madagascarse slaven en slavinnen doenmaals van ‘t eijlandt Madagascar per ‘t Voorhout alhier aangebracht aan verscheijde deser ingesetenen ijder nae sijn begeeren tot 2 a 3 stucx soo jongens als mesjes4 sijn verstreckt, met die conditioneele voorwaarde dat sij d’ gemelte lijf-eijgenen den tijt van een jaar onder haar opsicht souden behouden5 en t’ haeren laste alimentenen mits diegeene die haar binnen ‘t gemelte jaar quamen aff te sterven d’ E.Compa. tot 12 1/2 Rxrs. ‘t stuck vergoedend[e] en die nae expiratie van ‘t jaar noch in ‘t leven wierden bevonden, daar over om d’ keur met d’ E.Compa. alsdan te looten, en d’ geen die haar gevolgelijck quamen te beurt te vallen, ‘t stuck tot 25 Rxrs. aan d’ E. Compa. te voldoen, mitsgaders d’ rest wel gecleedt aan d’ E. Compa. te restitueren, welcke gestipuleerde tijdt alsnu volcomen g’expireert sijnde, Soo is goet gevonden en verstaan alle d’ vrije ingesetenen die soodanige lijfeijgenen van d’ Ed. Compa. hebben genooten, met d’ slaven die daarvan noch in ‘t leven hebben behouden, tot ons t’ ontbieden, om met d’ E. Compa. des daartoe genegen sijnde om de kiesing te looten, en die haar te beurt vallen, ‘t stuck tot 25 Rxrs. te doen betaelen, off anders deselve voor d’ E.Compa. in’t geheel in te trecken, doch in ‘t reguard van d’ soodanige, bestaande uijt …6 stucx, die andere borgers ten oorsaack van derselver miserabile gestalte op hun aancomste genoegsaam sijn opgedrongen om voor d’ E.Compa. op te queecken, mits daar voor maandelijcx 40 lb. rijst van d’ E.Compa. genietende en exempt blijvende van d’ vergoeding voors., indien mochten comen t’ overlijden, is verstaan ingevalle deselve haar genegen thoonen om die noch in ‘t leven sijn van d’ E. Compa. tot 25 Rxrs. ‘t stuck aan te nemen, haar d’ selve als dan te laten behouden, te meer alsoo deselve (als gesegt) uijttermaten miserabel gestelt en sieckelijck wesende, van niemandt begeert wierden en des een onbillijcke saack soude wesen dat men haar deselve alsnu tot een recompens van haare gedane moeijten daar d’ selve genoegsaam als voedtserkinderen7 hebben moeten opqueecken, quam te ontrecken, en niet mede laten deel hebben in de voordeelen d’ andere borgers toegeleijt; en nopende d’ weijnige8 die eenige ‘s Comps. ministers mede in maniere als vooren sijn overgegeven, is verstaan ten opsichte verscheijde derselven noch gants onnosel en sulcx daarvan geen off immers weijnigh dienst can getrocken werden, het intrecken van deselve noch wat te surcheeren, ter tijdt en wijle bequamer tot den arbeijt sullen geworden sijn, latende tusschenwijle aan een ijders willekeur gedefereent de sijne aan d’ E.Compa. voor aff wederom9 te mogen transporteren.

Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort d’ Goede Hoop, datum ut supna.

[Signed:] CRUDOP.

[Signed:] SMIENDT.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.

[Signed:] JOH. RAVENSBERGH.

[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.