Cape Council of Policy
97
1656-11-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 97
- Date
- 1656-11-06
- Year
- 1656
English translation
While we notice that the eagerness and zeal among married women remains very small for sewing Comp's shirts for a shilling a piece, in accordance with our resolution of the 7th September Pass. [This sentence appears to be incomplete and should be omitted.] And yet, in the same way, the common man benefits greatly from this, and the E. Comp's [unclear text] no harm is done, but any additional profit is made on the Guinean linen (of which they are made), Also that it is made quite large and complete in the set size,303 such that it may also suffer from some drawbacks. Therefore it has been decided to make a little more eagerness for the sewing, from now on for each linen of the set size aforesaid eight stuivers to be paid, with the yarn itself adding to this, and which then reclaims it from the people. To be provided for one thaler or 5 shillings, which, due to their length and width, will be of sufficient purchase and quite civilized, compared to the Dutch coarse shirts, which are so short and narrow that they are of little use to the people.
And so that they may be made in greater quantity, it is also understood that this sewing of shirts will be open not only to married women, but also to all the people (who are able to sew).
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.
And so that they may be made in greater quantity, it is also understood that this sewing of shirts will be open not only to married women, but also to all the people (who are able to sew).
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo wij bemercken de graegheijt ende ijver bij de getrouwde vrouwen gansch cleijn blijfft tot het naijen van Comps. hemden voor een schellingh ‘t stuck conform onse resolutie van den 7en September passo. daer op gestelt, ende dat nochtans bij ‘tselve302 den gemeenen man groot gerieff staet te geschieden ende d’ E. Compe. oocq geen ondienst, maer noch al eenige meerder winningh op ‘t Guinees linnen (daer se van gemaeckt worden) toegebracht wort, Item oocq dat de selve op de gestelde maet gemaeckt vrij groot ende volslagenvallen303 sulcx die oocq noch wel eenige beswaeringe mogen lijden, Soo is goetgevonden om tot het naijen wat meerder graegheijt te maken, van nu voortaen voor ijder hemt op de gestelde maet voorsz te betalen acht stuijvers. mits ‘t garen selffs daer toe doende, ende die dan aen ‘t volcq op reecke. te verstrecken voor een daelder off 5 schellingen, dat ten aensien van hare lenghte ende wijtte noch al goet coop genoegh ende vrij civilder sijn sal, als de vaderlantse grove hemden die soo cort ende smal vallen, dat se voor ‘t volcq qualijck gebruijckelijck sijn.
Ende op datter te meerder in quantite souden mogen aengemaeckt worden, soo is oock verstaen dit naijen van de hemden niet alleen den getrouden vrouwen: maer oocq alle den volcqe (die naijen cunnen) open te stellen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.
Ende op datter te meerder in quantite souden mogen aengemaeckt worden, soo is oock verstaen dit naijen van de hemden niet alleen den getrouden vrouwen: maer oocq alle den volcqe (die naijen cunnen) open te stellen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] CASPAR VAN WEEDE, Secrets. 1656.