Cape Council of Policy
645
1680-03-08
Minute details
- Entry number
- 645
- Date
- 1680-03-08
- Year
- 1680
English translation
By den Edle.Hr. Sijbrant Abbema, Raat Extraordinaris of India, Out Director in Suratte, Admiral of the present return fleet. and the Commissioner of the residence in Rade was nominated, how that is in Ede. had been recommended by the high Indian government and also by the Edie. Mr. Ordinary Raat Dirck Blom privately requested all the d'Resolution(sic) in the present here from Edle.Hr. Blom will further summarize and revise these and no saacke genomes here162 in order to d' Edle.Hr. Majores in 't Patria as her Highness Edle. to submit to our further consideration and deliberation on this matter at Batavia and to consider with the present honorable and eminent ministers of the return fleet, as well as the Honourable Commander, as having no knowledge of the current speculation)163 and Council what would be in the service of the Company. there, in the best case, what should be done or omitted, and if anything should be understood there that might conflict with our opinion and be considered with our consideration, therefore, first of all, we have acted upon the resumption of the provisions of the annual lease, in which ten persons are included and nominated here who are qualified to bid by public auction after the tapping, which is then deliberated upon, it has been decided, in order to eliminate all dulihood, that each of these164 freeholders, without distinction165 of person, will be free to bid by public auction after all tapping, as has already been practiced this year to allow the common man to participate in the benefits, to moreover, among such a small number a conspiracy could easily be instigated and the Company would be seriously disadvantaged, provided that the contractor will be obliged to provide two sufficient sureties for the promised rent, each of whom must respond in solidum and vouch for it.
Original Dutch transcription
Door den Edle.Hr. Sijbrant Abbema, Raat Extraordinaris van India, Out Directeur in Suratte , Admiraal der presente retourvlooth. en de Commissaris deser residentie in Rade voorgedragen sijnde hoe dat sijn Ede. door de hooge Indi[s]che regeringe was gerecommandeert en oock door d’ EdIe. Hr. Ordinaris Raat Dirck Blom in ‘t particulier versocht om alle d’ Resoluitie(sic)in ‘t aen wesen alhier van gemelte Edle.Hr. Blom op dese en geene saacke alhier genoomen nader te resumeeren en revideren162 om d’ Edle.Hr. Majores in ‘t Patria als haar hoogh Edle. op Batavia van onse consideratie en deliberatie dien aengaende nader te connen dienen en met de presente aen wesende aensienlijcke en eminente ministers van de retourvlooth, mitsgaders den E.Hr.Commandeur als van de doenmaalige speculatie geen kennisse hebbende)163 en Raat te overwegen wat ten dienste van de Compa. daar in best sal dienen gedaan ofte nagelaten te werden en off daar in ijets mocht sijn begrepen dat met ons gevoelen mocht strijdigh sijn om met onse consideratie te becrachtige, weshalve dan vooreerst sijn getreden tot resumptie van ‘t gearresteerde in ‘t reguart van de jaarlijckse verpachtingh waar in vervath en genommineert staan thien persoonen die alhier gequalifiseert sijn om na de tapneringe bij openbare opvijlinge te moogen bieden, waar op dan gedelibereert sijnde, soo is verstaan tot wegneminge van alle doliantie dat een eijder dese164 vrijborgers, sonderonderscheijt165 van persoon, sal vrijstaan bij openbaare opveijlinge na alle tapneeringe te moogen bieden, gelijck dese jaare reets is gepractiseert omme d’ gemeene man mede aen de voordeelen te laaten participeren, te meer onder een soodanigh cleen getal lichtelijck een comploterij kan aengerecht en de Compe. daar bij merckelijck benadeelt werden, mits dat de aennemer sal gehouden sijn twee sufficante borgen voor de beloofde pachtpenningen te stellen, die ijder in solidum daar voor sullen moeten responderen en instaen.