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1685-08-07

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Entry number
758
Date
1685-08-07
Year
1685

English translation

Guillaume Heems, owner of the cool and brandy cellars here, appeared at the meeting, stating that, as per contract, the E.Comp. had not provided and at the expense of a reasonable quantity of white80 brandy, requested of him, the owner, such brandies as recently brought in by the fiscal in loco from the flute ship Stavenesse and were declared forfeited and confiscated by the E.Comp. by the State Council on July 2nd last, were, after deliberation, approved and agreed to be transferred the aforementioned brandies, existing in cellars, to the aforementioned owner in order to avoid doleantie at 27 Rdrs. to take over the cellar, as well as the contingent and the portion of the tax collector and the informer, and to pay them against 224 Rdr. of the piece.81

Thus arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.

[Signed:] S. v. STEL.

[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

[Signed:] OELOFF BERGH.

[Signed:] L. v. STEL.

[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.

[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.

[Signed:] I present M. KEMELS, Secrets. 1685.

Original Dutch transcription

Guillaume Heems, pagter van de coele en brandewijnen alhier, ter vergaderingh verscheenen, te kennen gevende dat alsoo volgens contract door d’ E.Comp. niet en koste werden versien van behoorlijcke quantiteijtwitte80 brandewijn, versoght aan hem, pagter, ter redelijcken prijse mogte werden overgelaten soodanige brandewijnen als onlanghs door den fiscaal in loco uijt het fluijtschip Stavenesse aangehaalt ende door den agtb. Raad van Justitie op den 2 Julij laastleeden voor d’ E.Comp. verbeurt ende geconfisqueert verklaart zijn, waarop gedelibereert, is goet gevonden en verstaan de voors. brandewijnen, bestaande in kelders, aan de voorne. pagter tot voorcominge van doleantie te laten volgen a 27 Rdrs. de kelder, als meede het contingent en de aanpart van den fiscaal en de aanbrenger over te neemen ende aan haar te voldoen tegens 224 Rdr. ‘t stuck.81

Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop, datum ut supra.

[Signed:] S. v. STEL.

[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.

[Signed:] J. CRUSE.

[Signed:] OELOFF BERGH.

[Signed:] L. v. STEL.

[Signed:] CORNLS. LINNES.

[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.

[Signed:] Me presente M. KEMELS, Secrets. 1685.