Ustrój Cechu Piwowarów w Bydgoszczy w świetle statutu z 1770 roku

Abstrakt

The Brewers Guild was founded in Bydgoszcz in 1770. The guild statute regulated economic, social and religious aspects of the organization. The statute was specifying in a strict way the terms of joining and membership in the guild. It associated only wealthy citizens of the city. The guild specified amounts of beer produced and its price. Guildsmen celebrated services at the high altar in the Parish Church (Fara). The brewers deed included helpers, who had exclusive rights to serve the brewers. The guild operated probably for two years, since in 1772, as a result of the first partition of Poland, Bydgoszcz was incorporated to the Kingdom of Prussia.