Cape Council of Policy
637
1680-01-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 637
- Date
- 1680-01-08
- Year
- 1680
English translation
The tenant of the bread and cake bakery Gerrit Victor, having demonstrated at this meeting by request how, according to the terms and conditions of entering into the said lease, he was obliged to receive all the wheat that the previous bakers of the Compa. against 12 guilders per mud, had enjoyed the opportunity to take it back at its own price, and because upon inspection, it had been found to great dismay that the grain was generally infected and digested by the calender, consequently unsuitable for being eaten by humans. For this reason, according to the previous bakers' own statement, it could not be accepted by them, and the next one, if it were to be taken over in such a way, would be considerably prejudiced. For verification, two loaves were delivered in Rade, one of good wheat and the other of the aforementioned spoiled wheat, where the aforementioned allegation was clearly observed, along with the additional statement that this also belonged to consideration. to become that it is no longer a benefit, but rather a heavy annual lease is required to be paid for it, with the request of this meeting, in which some moderation could take place.123 This having been deliberated upon, and this just and reasonable request being taken into account, it has been resolved and understood that the E.Comp. will, however, as much as possible keep out of harm's way, that it will accept the aforementioned grain at 8 guilders per mud, with which the Comp. can well exist and remain free from harm.
The suitable and accomodating location of a certain place called De Cuijlen, lying dangerously halfway across Hottentot Holland, having been proposed by the Commander to the meeting, should be constructed there to serve as a residence and resting place for the Company's cattle driven here and there from Hottentot Holland, as it could hardly be driven across in one day, besides that it could also serve as accommodation for people passing by, especially since some freemen have already begun to take charge of corn farming further inland and, in all likelihood, to be done by another, it is approved and understood as follows. to have a suitable and compact residence built on the spot, ensuring that the necessary materials could be brought there with the wagons that would have to pass empty on that road to Hottentot Holland. Therefore, the Company would not be worthy of any renown.
Thus done and resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
The suitable and accomodating location of a certain place called De Cuijlen, lying dangerously halfway across Hottentot Holland, having been proposed by the Commander to the meeting, should be constructed there to serve as a residence and resting place for the Company's cattle driven here and there from Hottentot Holland, as it could hardly be driven across in one day, besides that it could also serve as accommodation for people passing by, especially since some freemen have already begun to take charge of corn farming further inland and, in all likelihood, to be done by another, it is approved and understood as follows. to have a suitable and compact residence built on the spot, ensuring that the necessary materials could be brought there with the wagons that would have to pass empty on that road to Hottentot Holland. Therefore, the Company would not be worthy of any renown.
Thus done and resolved in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Original Dutch transcription
Den pachter van de broot en koeckbackerij Gerrit Victor bij requeste aen dese vergaderingh gedemonstreert hebbende hoe dat hij volgens conditie en voorwaerde op ‘t aengaen van gemelte pacht gehouden was alle den tarwen die de vorige backers van de Compa. tegens 12 gulden de mudde hadde genoten van deselve tegens de eijgen prijs weder over te nemen en vermits bij inspectie tot grote onsteltenis hadde bevonden dat ‘t gemelte graan doorgaans door de calander geinfecteert en verteert, ingevolge om verbacken en van menschen gegeten te worden onbequaam te wesen, uijt welcken hooffde volgens eijgene verclaringe van de vorige backers hetselve bij hun niet heeft kunnen veroirbert worden en dien volgende, soo ‘t selve sodanigh most overnemen hem merckelijck soude prejudiceren, leverende tot verificatie van dien in Rade over twee brootjes, ‘t eene van goet, en ‘t ander van de gemelte bedorven taruw gebacken, waer bij ‘t voorenstaande geallegeerde baarblijckelijck consteerde, mitsgaders daer nevens te kennen gevende dat oock daer besijden geconsidereert behoorde te werden ‘t selve althans geen benefitie meer is, maar in tegendeel gehoude jaarlijx een sware pagt daer van op te brengen met versoeck door dese vergaderingh daerin eenige moderatie mogtegeschieden.123 Waer op dan gedelibereert en dit regt magtigh en billick versoeck in agt genomen sijnde, soo is geresolveert en verstaan om d’ E.Comp. egter mede soo veel doenlijck buijten schaden te houden dat hij ‘t gemelte coorn tegens 8 gl. ‘t mudde sal aennemen, waer mede de Comp. mede wel can bestaan en van schade bevrijt blijft.
Door de Hr.Commandeur ter vergadering voorgestelt sijnde de bequame en accomodabele gelegentheijt van seecker oort de Cuijlen genaamt, leggende ongevaar half wegen Hottentots Hollant om aldaar een beknopte wooningh te extrueeren om te dienen tot een verblijff en rustplaas voor ‘s Comps. vee dat uijt Hottentots Hollant herwaerts en van hier weder derwaerts wert gedreven, alsoo ‘t selve beswaarlijck in een dag kon overgedreven werden, behalven dat ‘t selve mede kan dienen tot accomoditeijt van daer voor bij passerende personen, te meer alsoo al eenige vrijluijden hebben begonnen den coornbouw nogh verder lantwaerts in bij der hant te neemen en na alle apparentie door noch meer andere staat te geschieden, soo is goet gevonden en verstaen ter voors. plaatse een bequame en beknopte wooningh te laten maeken, sullende de matrialen daer toe vereijsschende bequamelijck met de wagens die dogh ledigh over dien wegh na Hottentots Hollant moeten passeren derwaerts connen werden gebragt, sullende ‘t selve uijt dien hoofde de Comp. niets naamwaerdigh comen te staan.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
Door de Hr.Commandeur ter vergadering voorgestelt sijnde de bequame en accomodabele gelegentheijt van seecker oort de Cuijlen genaamt, leggende ongevaar half wegen Hottentots Hollant om aldaar een beknopte wooningh te extrueeren om te dienen tot een verblijff en rustplaas voor ‘s Comps. vee dat uijt Hottentots Hollant herwaerts en van hier weder derwaerts wert gedreven, alsoo ‘t selve beswaarlijck in een dag kon overgedreven werden, behalven dat ‘t selve mede kan dienen tot accomoditeijt van daer voor bij passerende personen, te meer alsoo al eenige vrijluijden hebben begonnen den coornbouw nogh verder lantwaerts in bij der hant te neemen en na alle apparentie door noch meer andere staat te geschieden, soo is goet gevonden en verstaen ter voors. plaatse een bequame en beknopte wooningh te laten maeken, sullende de matrialen daer toe vereijsschende bequamelijck met de wagens die dogh ledigh over dien wegh na Hottentots Hollant moeten passeren derwaerts connen werden gebragt, sullende ‘t selve uijt dien hoofde de Comp. niets naamwaerdigh comen te staan.
Aldus gedaen en geresolveert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.