17 November 1706. Meeting of Council. The ex-Burgher Councillor Teunis Dirksz: van Schalkwyk states by request his readiness to establish a brewery in Table Valley, as the present brewers Mrs. Mensinck & Son are unwilling to provide the lessee Cruywagen with a good and drinkable article at a fair rate, so that he has been obliged to close his shop. He therefore begs that a small piece of land may be granted to him in Table Valley, near water, for a brewery. He promises as soon as his brewery is erected to provide the shops and public with good beer. It was considered how obstinate and malevolent the Widow Mensinck and her son had shown themselves in refusing to supply Cruywagen with good beer, and that if there were more than one brewer, each would do his best to produce the best article for the lessee, and at a reasonable price. Moreover, before the arrival of the brewer Rutgert Mensinck, Teunis Dirksz van Schalkwyk had been brewing for some years and understood how to make Cape malt or corn beer. It was therefore decided to grant his request, and give him a bit of land below Table Mountain, along the river where the water pipes lie, and to grant the same to him in freehold. [Company Journal]
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