Cape Council of Policy
696
1681-02-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 696
- Date
- 1681-02-21
- Year
- 1681
English translation
Shown in Raade by citizen Hendrick Everts Smith3 in a certain handwriting of 6 1/2 loads of straw delivered by him to the E.Compa. in the year 1676, according to the testimony of the then chief farmer of 's Comps. corn barn together amounting to ƒ45.10 without him having received the least payment for it up to that date, regardless of having requested it several times from time to time. So it was not rejected each time but remained postponed, wherefore he requested that it might now be paid to him, and since the delivery is ready to be established and that with the trade and cash books it has been since that time that he delivered the straw to the E.Compa. has delivered to date it has not been apparent that it has been paid, so, considering its legitimate claim, it was considered good practice to have the said sum of ƒ45.10 validated by him in abbreviation of what is stated here in the free books and debit.
Original Dutch transcription
Door den borger Hendrick Everts Smith3 in Raade vertoondt sijnde seecker handtschrift van 6 1/2 vragten stroo in den jaare 1676 door hem aan d’ E.Compa. gelevert, volgens de getuijgenis van den doenmaligen baas landtbouwer van ‘s Comps. koornschuur t’ samen ten bedragen van ƒ45.10 sonder dat hij tot dato daar voor eenige d’ minste betalinge hadden genooten, onaangesien van tijt tot tijt diverse maalen daar om hadde versogt, Soo is t’ elkens wel4 niet affgeslagen maar uijt gestelt gebleven, weshalven versogt dat hem ‘t selve tans mogt werden betaalt, en vermits de leverantie klaar comt te consteeren en dat bij d’ negotie en cassa boecken ‘t sedert dien tijt dat hij ‘t stroo aan d’ E.Compa. heeft gelevert tot dato niet comt te blijcken dat ‘t selve is betaalt, soo is desselfs regtmatige pretentie ingesien sijnde, goet gevonden gemelte somma van ƒ45.10 hem in afcortingh te laaten valideren van ‘t geen alhier bij de vrijboeken noch debit staat.