Cape Council of Policy
92
1656-08-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 92
- Date
- 1656-08-26
- Year
- 1656
English translation
As the following persons propose the expiration of their covenant and their willingness to re-engage with the E. Compe. here, subject to reasonable amendments, the Council (held today) approved the granting of the following amendments, namely:
Gerrit Harmansz van Deventer, boss, arrived here on the ship Salmander on August 5, 1653, at 11 guilders. the month, which he has been employed here for some time as quartermaster on the sloop Peguijn (also used for seal hunting) and has conducted himself diligently and diligently there. He is also currently in charge of the large sailboat called the "Robbejacht" (Rib Hunt). At his request and with the necessary qualifications, he is hereby confirmed in the aforementioned capacity of quartermaster and continues as head of the aforementioned "Robbejacht" (Rib Hunt). He is also accepted for this for a further three years with a remuneration of 18 guilders per month, effective today.
Jan Reijniersz of Amsterdam, boss. 11 guilders. Arrived here this month on the ship Phenix on August 16, 1653, in the same quality and pay, which he had been employed here for various reasons and was also generally used as a sailmaker for the galiots and other vessels present here. In view of the expiration of his time, at his request and his competence, he was accepted for a further three years as a sailmaker, with a remuneration of 18 guilders per month, commencing today.
Rem Courtsz van Embden, boss, 11 guilders per month, arrived here on the ship Salmander on August 5. 1653, which has since been used for turning, making, and adjusting shovels, spades, wheelbarrows, and other such necessary work, is therefore accepted, at his request and due to the expiration of the time limit, for another three years in the Comptroller's service, with a salary of 17 guilders per month, expelled and with a salary commencing today.
It has also been deemed appropriate to issue and issue this following placard for reasons and at the location as inserted below:
"JAN VAN RIEBEECK, COMMANDER on behalf of the Eminence." Gentlemen, the Directors of the General Netherlands Patented East India Company, concerning its fortress of Good Hope and further diversions at Cabo de Boa Esperance, and the accompanying Council, hereby declare:
"As we find that because the washing and splashing of the dirty linen here by the people of the incoming ships in the river upstream of the water-collectors, the drinking water289 is being slurried by the soapy water, and otherwise made very dirty and unclear. Therefore, it is that to prevent this, some illnesses on the roads between here and Batavia might also result, etc. it is expressly interdicated and forbidden, as is done hereby, that no one, whatever his condition, shall henceforth from this present day onwards advance290 in the aforesaid sprout or river where the drinking water is fetched above the stream from the water-fetchers, to wash, rinse or otherwise any dirty linen or their bodies or anything in the world, however high the river may be, or under whatever appearance or pretense it may be; but for that purpose they use the same sprout downstream from where the drinking water is drawn and where there is an indication of this, there is enough place and opportunity to wash, on penalty of forfeiting a real the first and 2 Ra. On the other hand, a fine for a sailor or soldier is imposed, but an officer receives double or 2 doubles after the same level or level is qualified. And so that this can be better pursued and monitored, the commander is authorized to immediately apprehend and hold the perpetrators of this offense until the fine is promptly paid, which will be applied: half for the commander and the other half for the poor.
And so that no one would have to excuse ignorance, this fine is posted in a suitable location near the aforementioned waterfront, where washing and urinating are permitted.291
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hope in the day and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Gerrit Harmansz van Deventer, boss, arrived here on the ship Salmander on August 5, 1653, at 11 guilders. the month, which he has been employed here for some time as quartermaster on the sloop Peguijn (also used for seal hunting) and has conducted himself diligently and diligently there. He is also currently in charge of the large sailboat called the "Robbejacht" (Rib Hunt). At his request and with the necessary qualifications, he is hereby confirmed in the aforementioned capacity of quartermaster and continues as head of the aforementioned "Robbejacht" (Rib Hunt). He is also accepted for this for a further three years with a remuneration of 18 guilders per month, effective today.
Jan Reijniersz of Amsterdam, boss. 11 guilders. Arrived here this month on the ship Phenix on August 16, 1653, in the same quality and pay, which he had been employed here for various reasons and was also generally used as a sailmaker for the galiots and other vessels present here. In view of the expiration of his time, at his request and his competence, he was accepted for a further three years as a sailmaker, with a remuneration of 18 guilders per month, commencing today.
Rem Courtsz van Embden, boss, 11 guilders per month, arrived here on the ship Salmander on August 5. 1653, which has since been used for turning, making, and adjusting shovels, spades, wheelbarrows, and other such necessary work, is therefore accepted, at his request and due to the expiration of the time limit, for another three years in the Comptroller's service, with a salary of 17 guilders per month, expelled and with a salary commencing today.
It has also been deemed appropriate to issue and issue this following placard for reasons and at the location as inserted below:
"JAN VAN RIEBEECK, COMMANDER on behalf of the Eminence." Gentlemen, the Directors of the General Netherlands Patented East India Company, concerning its fortress of Good Hope and further diversions at Cabo de Boa Esperance, and the accompanying Council, hereby declare:
"As we find that because the washing and splashing of the dirty linen here by the people of the incoming ships in the river upstream of the water-collectors, the drinking water289 is being slurried by the soapy water, and otherwise made very dirty and unclear. Therefore, it is that to prevent this, some illnesses on the roads between here and Batavia might also result, etc. it is expressly interdicated and forbidden, as is done hereby, that no one, whatever his condition, shall henceforth from this present day onwards advance290 in the aforesaid sprout or river where the drinking water is fetched above the stream from the water-fetchers, to wash, rinse or otherwise any dirty linen or their bodies or anything in the world, however high the river may be, or under whatever appearance or pretense it may be; but for that purpose they use the same sprout downstream from where the drinking water is drawn and where there is an indication of this, there is enough place and opportunity to wash, on penalty of forfeiting a real the first and 2 Ra. On the other hand, a fine for a sailor or soldier is imposed, but an officer receives double or 2 doubles after the same level or level is qualified. And so that this can be better pursued and monitored, the commander is authorized to immediately apprehend and hold the perpetrators of this offense until the fine is promptly paid, which will be applied: half for the commander and the other half for the poor.
And so that no one would have to excuse ignorance, this fine is posted in a suitable location near the aforementioned waterfront, where washing and urinating are permitted.291
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hope in the day and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo de navolgende persoonen voordragen d’ expiratie hares verbonden tijt ende genegentheijt omme haer alhier aen d’ E. Compe. wederom op nieuws onder billicke verbeteringe te verbinden, Soo is by den Raedt (heden daer over gehouden) goet gevonden deselve met de navolgende verbeteringen te beneficeren als te weten:
Gerrit Harmansz van Deventer bossr., hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander den 5en Augustij ao. 1653 a 11 gl. ‘s maents, welcke t’ sedert eenigen tijt herwaerts als quartiermeester op de sloep Peguijn (tot de robbenvangst mede gebruijckt wordende) empleo288 heefft gehad ende sich aldaer naerstich ende vlijtich gedragen: mitsgaders jegenwoordich als hoofft voerende de groote chaloup genaemt Robbejacht wort op zijn versoeck ende daer toe vereijssende bequaemheijt bij desen in de gemelte qualite van quartiermeester geconfirmeert ende als hooft op voorsz Robbejachtjen gecontinueert: mitsgaders daer voor de novo aengenomen noch drie jaren onder een beloninge van 18 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Jan Reijniersz van Amsterdam bossr. a 11 gl. ‘s maents hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Phenix den 16en Augustij ao. 1653 in de selve qualite ende gagie, welcke sijn aenwesen alhier in verscheijden saecken ende oock doorgaens tot seijlmaecker van de galijots ende ander hier wesende vaertuijch &a. is gebruijckt, wort ten dien aensien vermits tijtsexpiratie op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt de novo noch drie jaren aengenomen voor seijlmaecker onder een belooningh van 18 gl. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Rem Courtsz van Embden bossr. a 11 gl. ‘s maents, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander den 5en Augustij ao. 1653 welcke sedert is gebruijckt aen ‘t draijen, maecken ende verstellen van schoppen, spaden, cruijwagens ende meer ander diergelijcke nodige wercken, wort ten dien insichte vermits tijtsexpiratie bij desen op sijn versoeck ende vereijssende bequaemheijt de novo weder noch drie jaren in Comps. dienst aengenomen voor draijer met een belooningh van 17 gls. ter maent, verbant ende gagie heden ingaende.
Is oock goet gevonden dit navolgende placcaet te pronunchieren ende affigeren om redenen ende ter plaetse als bij ‘t selve hier onder g’insereert is te leesen:
‘JAN VAN RIEBEECK COMMANDEUR wegen d’ Ed. Heeren Mijn Heeren de Bewinthebberen van de Generale Nederlantse Geoctroijeerde Oost Indische Compe. over derselver fortresse de Goede Hope ende verderen ommeslach aen Cabo de Boa Esperance ende bijhebbende Raedt, doen te weten:’
‘Alsoo wij bevinden dat vermits ‘t wassen ende plassen van ‘t vuijl linnen alhier door ‘t volcq van de aencomende schepen geschiedende in de reviere boven strooms van de waterhaelders, het drinckwater289 door ‘t seepsop, looch ende andersints seer wort getrubbleert, vuijl ende onclaer gemaeckt, Soo is ‘t dat tot voorcominghe van ‘t selve, ten eijnde daer door oock genige sieckten onderwegen tusschen hier en Batavia soude mogen comen te resulteren &a. wel expresselijck geinterdiceert ende verboden wort gelijck geschiet bij desen, dat sich niemant van wat conditie hij oock is, voortaen van desen huijdigen dach af en vervordere290 in de voorgemelte spruijte offte reviere daer ‘t drinckwater gehaelt wort boven strooms van de waterhaelders eenich vuijl linnen nochte oock hare lichamen offte ijts ter werelt te wassen, spoelen offte andersints, hoedanich hooch de revier op, offte onder wat schijn offte pretext het oock mochte wesen; maer ten dien eijnde gebruijcken deselve spruijte beneden strooms van daer ‘t drinckwater geschept wort ende desen geaffigeert is daer plaets en gelegentheijt om te wassen overvloedich genouch sij, op pene van te verbeuren een reael d’eerste en 2 Ra. te anderen reijse voor een slecht matroos of soldaet, maer een officier dubbelt offte 2 dubbelt na denselven hooch offte leech gequalificeert is, ende op dat dit te beter achtervolcht ende opgepast mocht worden, soo blijft den geweldiger geauthoriseert den pexerende offte overtreeders van desen attrapperende datelijck in apprehentie te nemen ende soo langhe te houden tot de boete promptelijck voldaen sij, dewelcke g’appliceert sal worden d’ eene helft voor hem geweldiger ende andere hellfte voor den armen.’
‘Ende op dat sich niemandt van ignorantie en soude hebben te verschoonen, soo is desen ter behoorlijcker plaetse bij de gemelte reviere daer sal mogen gewassen ende geplast worden, aengeplackt.291 ‘
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Gerrit Harmansz van Deventer bossr., hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander den 5en Augustij ao. 1653 a 11 gl. ‘s maents, welcke t’ sedert eenigen tijt herwaerts als quartiermeester op de sloep Peguijn (tot de robbenvangst mede gebruijckt wordende) empleo288 heefft gehad ende sich aldaer naerstich ende vlijtich gedragen: mitsgaders jegenwoordich als hoofft voerende de groote chaloup genaemt Robbejacht wort op zijn versoeck ende daer toe vereijssende bequaemheijt bij desen in de gemelte qualite van quartiermeester geconfirmeert ende als hooft op voorsz Robbejachtjen gecontinueert: mitsgaders daer voor de novo aengenomen noch drie jaren onder een beloninge van 18 gl. ‘s maents, heden ingaende.
Jan Reijniersz van Amsterdam bossr. a 11 gl. ‘s maents hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Phenix den 16en Augustij ao. 1653 in de selve qualite ende gagie, welcke sijn aenwesen alhier in verscheijden saecken ende oock doorgaens tot seijlmaecker van de galijots ende ander hier wesende vaertuijch &a. is gebruijckt, wort ten dien aensien vermits tijtsexpiratie op sijn versoeck ende bequaemheijt de novo noch drie jaren aengenomen voor seijlmaecker onder een belooningh van 18 gl. maendelijcx heden ingaende.
Rem Courtsz van Embden bossr. a 11 gl. ‘s maents, hier te lande gecomen met ‘t schip den Salmander den 5en Augustij ao. 1653 welcke sedert is gebruijckt aen ‘t draijen, maecken ende verstellen van schoppen, spaden, cruijwagens ende meer ander diergelijcke nodige wercken, wort ten dien insichte vermits tijtsexpiratie bij desen op sijn versoeck ende vereijssende bequaemheijt de novo weder noch drie jaren in Comps. dienst aengenomen voor draijer met een belooningh van 17 gls. ter maent, verbant ende gagie heden ingaende.
Is oock goet gevonden dit navolgende placcaet te pronunchieren ende affigeren om redenen ende ter plaetse als bij ‘t selve hier onder g’insereert is te leesen:
‘JAN VAN RIEBEECK COMMANDEUR wegen d’ Ed. Heeren Mijn Heeren de Bewinthebberen van de Generale Nederlantse Geoctroijeerde Oost Indische Compe. over derselver fortresse de Goede Hope ende verderen ommeslach aen Cabo de Boa Esperance ende bijhebbende Raedt, doen te weten:’
‘Alsoo wij bevinden dat vermits ‘t wassen ende plassen van ‘t vuijl linnen alhier door ‘t volcq van de aencomende schepen geschiedende in de reviere boven strooms van de waterhaelders, het drinckwater289 door ‘t seepsop, looch ende andersints seer wort getrubbleert, vuijl ende onclaer gemaeckt, Soo is ‘t dat tot voorcominghe van ‘t selve, ten eijnde daer door oock genige sieckten onderwegen tusschen hier en Batavia soude mogen comen te resulteren &a. wel expresselijck geinterdiceert ende verboden wort gelijck geschiet bij desen, dat sich niemant van wat conditie hij oock is, voortaen van desen huijdigen dach af en vervordere290 in de voorgemelte spruijte offte reviere daer ‘t drinckwater gehaelt wort boven strooms van de waterhaelders eenich vuijl linnen nochte oock hare lichamen offte ijts ter werelt te wassen, spoelen offte andersints, hoedanich hooch de revier op, offte onder wat schijn offte pretext het oock mochte wesen; maer ten dien eijnde gebruijcken deselve spruijte beneden strooms van daer ‘t drinckwater geschept wort ende desen geaffigeert is daer plaets en gelegentheijt om te wassen overvloedich genouch sij, op pene van te verbeuren een reael d’eerste en 2 Ra. te anderen reijse voor een slecht matroos of soldaet, maer een officier dubbelt offte 2 dubbelt na denselven hooch offte leech gequalificeert is, ende op dat dit te beter achtervolcht ende opgepast mocht worden, soo blijft den geweldiger geauthoriseert den pexerende offte overtreeders van desen attrapperende datelijck in apprehentie te nemen ende soo langhe te houden tot de boete promptelijck voldaen sij, dewelcke g’appliceert sal worden d’ eene helft voor hem geweldiger ende andere hellfte voor den armen.’
‘Ende op dat sich niemandt van ignorantie en soude hebben te verschoonen, soo is desen ter behoorlijcker plaetse bij de gemelte reviere daer sal mogen gewassen ende geplast worden, aengeplackt.291 ‘
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.