Cape Council of Policy
95
1656-09-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 95
- Date
- 1656-09-30
- Year
- 1656
English translation
It has been suggested to the married Comps. servants here at Cabo de Boa Esperance that their board and lodging are somewhat meager and therefore they request that something be made up for this. It has therefore been deemed appropriate that each married wife from now on add 25 lb. to her board and lodging every month. hard bread, and whatever more of it may have to be paid as previously established: 2 stuivers for each pound, and black sugar at 5 stuivers for brewing beer, white sugar according to arrangement, except for the bookkeeper and unmarried assistants, who (at one of the married housewives at a common table for their ordinary ration money in the boarding house) will enjoy free hard bread, barley and beer, but with discretion and moderation according to the customs of Batavia, provided that everything remains subject to such changes as after this, mostly in the service of the E. Compe. It might be deemed appropriate, provided that the above is not further arrested except at the further approval and approval of our Lord Masters in the fatherland. This Assembly is also proposed by Jannetjen Boddijs van Doesburch, wife of the sargeant of this fortress, which, being burdened with children and having neither granted herself nor any freedom, should, like the gardener's wife, the Boerin, also be allowed to keep an inn for the remuneration and accommodation of the outgoing and incoming men of passing ships: So this is also granted to her under the same condition as the said Boerin, but with the express interdiction that she shall not be allowed to debaucher nor tap any of the fortress's people, especially on days and times when they have to attend to their work and duties, on a fee of 6 Ra. to forfeit and remain subject to such further ordinances and regulations as shall be deemed necessary from time to time thereafter for the establishment and maintenance of good order at the boarding house, etc., for the best and most peaceful conditions of this place. Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above. [Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656. [Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656. [Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, SECRETS.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij de getroude Comps. dienaren alhier aen Cabo de Boa Esperance voorgedragen wordende dat hun hare costgelden wat sober om comen ende dierhalven versoecken daerinne wat tegemoet gecomen mogen worden, Soo is goet gevonden elck getrouwt huijsgesin voortaen alle maenden boven haer costgelden toe te leggen 25 lb. hardt broot, ende ‘t geene deselve meerder mochten van doen hebben te laeten betalen als voor desen ingestelt 2 stuijvers voor ijder pondt, ende de swarte suijcker tot 5 stuijvers om bier te brouwen, witte suijcker na advenant, behalven de bouckhouder ende ongetroude adsistenten welcke (bij een van de getroude huijsgesinnen aen een gemene taeffel voor haer ordinaire ransoengelt in de costgaende) vrij hart broot, gort ende bier sullen genieten, edoch na discretie ende maticheijt achtervolgens de manieren van Batavia, mits alles onderworpen blijvende soodanige veranderingen als na desen ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Compe. soude bevonden mogen worden te behooren, des dit bovenstaende oock niet verder is g’arresteert als op het nader goet vinden ende approbatie van onse Heeren Meesters in ‘t vaderlandt. Staende dese Vergaderinghe oock voorgedragen wordende door Jannetjen Boddijs van Doesburch, huijsvrouw van den sargeant deser fortresse, dat vermits met kinderen belast is ende sich niemant noch tot vrijdom heefft begeven, haer gelijck den hoveniersvrouw de Boerin, mede mochte vergunt worden herberghe te houden tot tractement ende huijsvestinghe van den gaende en de comende man der passerende schepen: Soo is haer sulcx onder conditie als de gemelte Boerin mede toegestaen, edoch met wel expresse interdictie dat se niemant van ‘t forts volcq sullen mogen debaucheren nochte tappen bijsonderlijck op dagen ende tijden wanneer deselve haer werck ende dienst hebben waer te nemen, op pene van 6 Ra. telckens te verbeuren, ende subject te blijven soo danighe vordere ordonnantien ende keuren, als na desen bij tijt ende wijle tot instellinghe ende onderhoudinghe van goede ordre op de taperinghe &a. ten besten ende meeste gerusticheijt deser plaetse goet gevonden sal worden nodich te weesen. Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jaere als boven. [Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656. [Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656. [Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, SECRETS.