Cape Council of Policy
630
1679-08-05
Minute details
- Entry number
- 630
- Date
- 1679-08-05
- Year
- 1679
English translation
The citizen and free-lancer Hemming Huijsen100 had entered the meeting and pointed out that the herd of sheep that he owned in common with his partner had increased and increased to such an extent that behind the Steenberg, where they went to pasture, there could be no sufficient undergrowth and pasture, wherefore he and his partner requested in their name that they be granted permission to place and graze their cattle for a certain period of years over the first river, between here and Hottentoots Holland elsewhere in the mountains, under offer of acceptable conditions and recognition for the benefit of the European Company and that in addition to the aforementioned. a suitable piece of land could be obtained locally to take up agriculture; on which it was then deliberated and considered that the E. Company would not be able to raise a proper annual revenue with this permit, which would not be in the least prejudicial to it. It is therefore understood that the aforementioned request will be fully approved for a period of three consecutive years, provided that the applicants are obliged to satisfy the Hottentoots who commonly come there with their cattle and ability to graze, in order to remove any dissatisfaction between that nation and us, and that in addition the E. Company. For this permit, and also for the privilege of slaughtering, according to the agreement, 80 good, slayable wethers will be annually produced in two separate installments at the request of this government, provided that 102 of these will be made and the requester signs a deed or contract in forma, further specifying the same.
Similarly, the citizens Pieter Visagie and Jan Mostaert, in partnership, were granted and granted as a loan at their request a piece of arable land located on the eastern side of Tijgerberg and near a certain place called Buffelscop, for cultivation and cultivation under the condition that the E. Company... There, hay was cut annually in certain places, and the aforementioned citizens will retain ownership of that hayfield, which they will annually deliver to the E. Company as many loads of straw as were collected there that year. Furthermore, they will not leave or neglect any assets in their buildings around this Table Valley during this change of location, but must nevertheless maintain and continue them.
Thus resolved in the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Similarly, the citizens Pieter Visagie and Jan Mostaert, in partnership, were granted and granted as a loan at their request a piece of arable land located on the eastern side of Tijgerberg and near a certain place called Buffelscop, for cultivation and cultivation under the condition that the E. Company... There, hay was cut annually in certain places, and the aforementioned citizens will retain ownership of that hayfield, which they will annually deliver to the E. Company as many loads of straw as were collected there that year. Furthermore, they will not leave or neglect any assets in their buildings around this Table Valley during this change of location, but must nevertheless maintain and continue them.
Thus resolved in the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Den borger en vrijslagter Hemming Huijsen100 ter vergaderingh binnen gestaen en aengewesen hebbende dat den trop schapen die hij met sijn compagnon gemeen was besittende, althans sodanig was toegenomen en vermeerdert dat achter d’ Steenberg alwaer d’ selve ter weijde gingen geen genoechsaem onderhout en weijde conde becomen, mits welcken uijt sijn en sijn compagnon naem versocht dat hun mocht geconsenteert en toegestaen werden haer vee voor seeckeren tijdt van jaren te plaatsen en laeten verweijden over d’ eerste revier , tusschen hier en Hottentoots Hollandt elders aen ‘t gebergte, onder aenbiedinge van aennemelijcke conditien en recognitien tot voordeel van d’ E.Compa. en dat daer nevens ter voors. plaatse een bequaem stuck landts mochte genieten om den landtbouw mede bij der handt te vatten; waer op dan gedelibereert en geconsidereert sijnde dat d’ E.Compa. bij dese vergunninge die haer in ‘t minste niet prejudiciabel is, noch al een proper revenue jaerlijcks soude connen gauderen, Soo is verstaen dat denselven sijn voors. versoeck in ‘t geheel sal werden g’accordeert en dat voor een tijdt van drie achter een volgende jaren, mits sij requiranten sullen gehouden wesen d’ Hottentoots die gemeenlijck daer met haer101 vee comen en vermogen te weijden t’elckens te contenteren, tot wegneming van misnoegen tusschen die natie en ons en dat daer en boven aen d’ E. Compa. voor die vergunninge en te gelijck voor d’ privilegie van slachten volgens accordatie jaerlijcks sullen opbrengen 80 stucx goede slagbare hamels in twee verscheijde termijnen ter begeerte van dese regeringe, mitsgaders dat hier van102 sal werden gemaeckt en bij d’ versoeckers onderteeckent een acte off contract in forma, ‘t een en ander breeder continerende.
Gelijc ooc aen d’ borgers Pieter Visagie en Jan Mostaert in compa. op haer versoeck in leening vergunt en toegestaen is een stuck bouwlandt geleegen aen d’ ooste sijde van d’ Tijgerberg en bij seeker plaets genaemt d’ Buffelscop om ‘t selve te mogen bebouwen en cultiveren onder conditie, vermits voor d’ E.Compa. aldaer op eenige plaetsen jaerlijcks hooij gemaeijt werdt dat d’ gemelte borgers gehouden sullen blijven van dat hooijlandt, ‘t welc sij sullen beslaen jaerlijcx soo veel vrachten stroo ten behoeve van d’ E.Compa. te leveren als desen jare aldaer vrachten hooij sal werden versamelt, mitsgaders dat ooc bij dese veranderinge van plaats haer bouwerijen omtrent dese Tafelvalleij daerom geensints sullen vermogen achter laten off negligeren, maar evenwel moeten aenhouden en voortsetten.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] H.CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Gelijc ooc aen d’ borgers Pieter Visagie en Jan Mostaert in compa. op haer versoeck in leening vergunt en toegestaen is een stuck bouwlandt geleegen aen d’ ooste sijde van d’ Tijgerberg en bij seeker plaets genaemt d’ Buffelscop om ‘t selve te mogen bebouwen en cultiveren onder conditie, vermits voor d’ E.Compa. aldaer op eenige plaetsen jaerlijcks hooij gemaeijt werdt dat d’ gemelte borgers gehouden sullen blijven van dat hooijlandt, ‘t welc sij sullen beslaen jaerlijcx soo veel vrachten stroo ten behoeve van d’ E.Compa. te leveren als desen jare aldaer vrachten hooij sal werden versamelt, mitsgaders dat ooc bij dese veranderinge van plaats haer bouwerijen omtrent dese Tafelvalleij daerom geensints sullen vermogen achter laten off negligeren, maar evenwel moeten aenhouden en voortsetten.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare voors.
[Signed:] H.CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.