Cape Council of Policy
841
1687-10-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 841
- Date
- 1687-10-03
- Year
- 1687
English translation
In the presence of all the members except Mr. Johs. van Keulen and Sr. L. van der Stel.
The Reverend Commendatore, having understood from some members of the Council that the Comptroller's servants could not obtain their sustenance of butter, cheese, milk, etc., from these free residents without great effort and heavy expense, both by request and at the highest cost, and that with the increase in their families they would hardly be able to maintain it. Therefore, after careful deliberation, the Comptroller's married servants, sitting in Council, unanimously agreed to do so and to support their household, also to serve the Reverend Comptroller. to encourage and empower them more and more, and to deprive them of all reason and inducement to murmur and detour, to have six heifers followed one by one from the Company's large cattle, at the price determined by the E. Company, provided that they will not be able to sell, slaughter, or alienate any of the aforementioned heifers, under whatever pretext.67
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrets.
The Reverend Commendatore, having understood from some members of the Council that the Comptroller's servants could not obtain their sustenance of butter, cheese, milk, etc., from these free residents without great effort and heavy expense, both by request and at the highest cost, and that with the increase in their families they would hardly be able to maintain it. Therefore, after careful deliberation, the Comptroller's married servants, sitting in Council, unanimously agreed to do so and to support their household, also to serve the Reverend Comptroller. to encourage and empower them more and more, and to deprive them of all reason and inducement to murmur and detour, to have six heifers followed one by one from the Company's large cattle, at the price determined by the E. Company, provided that they will not be able to sell, slaughter, or alienate any of the aforementioned heifers, under whatever pretext.67
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope. Year and day as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] My praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordigheid van alle de leden behalven mr. Johs. van Keulen en sr. L. van der Stel.
D’ E.Heer Commendeur uijt enige leden van Rade verstaan hebbende hoe ‘s Comps. dienaren niet sonder grote moeijte en sware kosten bij dese vrije ingesetenen hun suijvel van boter, kaas en melk &a, gelijksam ter bede en ten duurste erlangen, en dat bij anwas harer familien sij beswaarlijk de selve souden konnen staande houden; So is na rijpe deliberatie met eenparigheid van stemmen an ‘s Comps. getroude dienaren, sessie in Rade hebbende, t’ haren verdoen en tot steunzel van derselver huijshouding, ook om haar ten dienste der E.Comp. meer en meer an te moedigen en bekwaam te maken, en hun alle reden en anleiding van morserie en sijdgangen te benemen, hoofd voor hoofd ses vaarsen uijt ‘s Comps. groot vee te laten volgen, ten prijse so als deselve d’ E. Comp. bevonden sullen werden te kosten, mits dat se niet sullen vermogen de voors. vaarsen, onder wat praetext het ook soude mogen wesen, te verkopen, te slagten of eniger maten te vervremden.67
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.
D’ E.Heer Commendeur uijt enige leden van Rade verstaan hebbende hoe ‘s Comps. dienaren niet sonder grote moeijte en sware kosten bij dese vrije ingesetenen hun suijvel van boter, kaas en melk &a, gelijksam ter bede en ten duurste erlangen, en dat bij anwas harer familien sij beswaarlijk de selve souden konnen staande houden; So is na rijpe deliberatie met eenparigheid van stemmen an ‘s Comps. getroude dienaren, sessie in Rade hebbende, t’ haren verdoen en tot steunzel van derselver huijshouding, ook om haar ten dienste der E.Comp. meer en meer an te moedigen en bekwaam te maken, en hun alle reden en anleiding van morserie en sijdgangen te benemen, hoofd voor hoofd ses vaarsen uijt ‘s Comps. groot vee te laten volgen, ten prijse so als deselve d’ E. Comp. bevonden sullen werden te kosten, mits dat se niet sullen vermogen de voors. vaarsen, onder wat praetext het ook soude mogen wesen, te verkopen, te slagten of eniger maten te vervremden.67
Aldus geärresteerd en besloten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop. Jaar en dag als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] ANDS. DE MAN.
[Signed:] DOMINIQUE DE CHAVONNES.
[Signed:] J. v. KEULEN.
[Signed:] JACOB ROOTSTEEN.
[Signed:] CORNELIS PTZ LINNES.
[Signed:] J. H. BLUM.
[Signed:] Me praesente J. G. DE GREVENBROEK, Secrts.