Cape Council of Policy
633
1679-11-27
Minute details
- Entry number
- 633
- Date
- 1679-11-27
- Year
- 1679
English translation
It was demonstrated and presented by the Honourable Commander at the meeting that his E.H. had, since his arrival, been home to many and various free residents and had continued to find it difficult to provide them with animals for the continuation of their agriculture, and that in order to be taxed at the old rate of 12 guilders per animal in the free books, under this servitude, whenever the Company should subsequently be required to provide livestock, it would then be obliged to return the provided animals piece by piece to the Company, or if they were to die in the meantime or be killed by the wild animals, they would be paid the same at the rate of twelve guilders to the E.Compa. to comply; but it has been noted that it is not very apparent that the Company will ever become so dispossessed of and embarrassed by the livestock that it would be a shame to requisition such distributed animals from the freemen, that many animals have already departed among these colonists in a similar manner, and that it has moreover been experienced that several free residents have committed many bad behaviour there, and under the pretence of the Company's inability. It seems that it will never be possible to obtain much satisfaction from the animals that have been contributed to them in the manner described, but on the contrary, from time to time, on the old notch, to let everything pass by and to practice daily to increase this debt more and more in this way, without much concern for satisfaction or compensation. On the other hand, the inability of many free residents to continue the necessary agriculture is considered, if the Company were not supported with livestock, which is why in Rade an expedition was devised to prevent the aforementioned misfortunes as much as possible, and also to keep the E.Compa. out of harm's way; It has been resolved and established, with common advice, to provide some needy citizens with any livestock for the continuation of the aforementioned agriculture, but not on credit or other servitude of restitution, but in full ownership, provided that each of them will be held liable for the receipt, each against 24 guilders to the Company. to be paid in cash and that there will be strictly interdicted by public interdiction, if it is subsequently found that they come to sell, mangled, slaughter or otherwise alienate these animals under whatever appearance or pretense the same might be, then with the express consent and permission of the authorities here, the buyer112 will, without any connivance, fall into a pecuniary amendment of 100 Rdrs. and the seller will be punished with life and, to prevent the alienation of such animals even more, it has been further ordered that they should be noted on the back of the bill with the Comps. Mark will be taken to be able to pay more attention to this, so that those who from now on acquire such animals from the E. Compe. will also not be able to use them for any other work than agriculture, subject to arbitrary correction if it is found that they are exhausted and driven away by wood-moving or other heavy work, beyond one's own means of subsistence.
Thus arrested
In the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year before mentioned.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secretary.
Thus arrested
In the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year before mentioned.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secretary.
Original Dutch transcription
Door den E.Hr.Commandeur ter vergaderingh gedemonstreert en voor gedragen sijnde dat sijn E. ‘t sedert sijn aenwesen alhier van veell en verscheijde vrij ingesetenen was en noch dagelijckx wiert moeijelijck gevallen om aen haer met beesten tot voortsettinge van den lantbouw te adsisteren en dat om op de oude voet voor ijder beest tot 12 gls. ‘t stuck in de vrijboecken te mogen werden belast, onder die servituijt wanneer de Compa. namaals om beestiaell mochte benodicht wesen, sij alsdan gehouden soude wesen de verstreckte beesten stuck voor stuck aen de Compa. te restitueren, off soo deselve immiddels quamen te sneuvelen off van ‘t wilt gediert omgebracht te werden, deselve tegens twaelff gls. aen de E.Compa. te voldoen; maer gemerckt niet wel apparent is dat de Compa. oijt off oijt soodanich van beestiaell sall distituijt en verlegen raacken dat genootsaeckt soude wesen de soodanige verstreckte beesten van de vrijluijden in te vorderen, oock albereets menichte beesten op diergelijcke wijse onder dese coloniers sijn vertreckt en dat men daerenboven heeft ondervonden daar verscheijde vrij ingesetenen daer ontrent veell quade gangen sijn gepleecht, en onder voorgeven van onvermogentheijt d’ Compa. noijt veell voldoeningh van de beesten die men in manieren als verhaelt aen haer heeft gecontribueert, schijnt te sullen konnen becomen, maer in tegendeell van tijt tot tijt op de oude kerfstock het noch all soecken te laten heenloopen en dagelijckx practiseren deese hare schult op die wijse meer en meer te vergrooten sonder eens haer om de voldoeningh off vergoedingh veell te becommeren, doch aan de andere sijde weder geconsidereert de onvermogentheijt van veell vrij ingesetenen om den nootsaeckelijcken lantbouw voort te setten, soo van de Compa. niet met beestiaell werden ondersteunt, weshalven in Rade op een expedient gedacht sijnde om de voorgaende feijlen soo veell doenlijck voor te komen, en oock de E.Compa. mede buijten schade te houden; Soo is met gemeen advijs geresolveert en vastgestelt aen eenige behoefftige borgers tot voortsettinge van den voors. lantbouw noch all eenige treckbeesten te verstrecken, doch niet op credit off ander servituijt van restitutie maer in vollen eijgendom, mits voor den ontfangh gehouden sullen wesen ijder stuck tegens 24 guldens aen de Compa. contant te betalen en dat daer besijden bij openbaere interdictie scherpelijck sall werden g’interdiceert, soo men namaels bevint dat sij die beesten komen te verkoopen, vermangelen, slachten off andersints te veralieneren onder hoedanige schijn off pretecxt ‘t selve oock soude moogen weesen, dan met expres consent en toestaen van de overigheijt alhier den cooper112 sonder eenige conniventie sall vervallen in een pecuniele amende van 100 Rdrs. mitsgaders den vercooper aen ‘t leven gestraft werden ende, om ‘t vervremden van zoodanige beesten noch meerder voor te komen, is wijders g’arresteert dat men deselve achter op de bill met ‘s Comps. merck sall teijckenen om des te beter daar op te konnen letten, sullende oock de geen die van nu aff aen soodanige beesten van de E.Compe. komen te erlangen, niet vermogens wesen d’ selve tot eenigh ander werck als den lantbouw te gebruijcken, op arbitrale correctie indien men ondervont d’ selve met houtrijden off andere sware wercken, buijten een yders eijgen nootdruft, affgemat en affgedreven werden.
Aldus g’arresteert
In ‘t Casteell de Goede Hoop ten dage ende ijare voorzs. [sic]
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Aldus g’arresteert
In ‘t Casteell de Goede Hoop ten dage ende ijare voorzs. [sic]
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.