OFF: Monastic literature

[CWarburton at OAG.COM]

Hey, not just the Belgians... Who do you think started the brewing
tradition in Burton-on-Trent???
Subsequently b*ggered-up and mostly sold off by the gin-swilling
b*st*rds in London... The Bass water tower now has a big "Coors" sign
instaed of the red triangle (Trademark No.1)
ChrisW

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Date:    Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:36:09 -0400
From:    Doug Pearson <jasret at MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC Monastic literature was Re: Download Research
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:18:28 +0100, Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-
ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK> wrote:
>Actually the monasteries made their enormous wealth from (1) wool and
>(2) donations of land for chantries (which in effect meant it was
>theirs for ever) which they either used to graze even more sheep or
>gave to others and just collected the rents.

Don't forget (3) BEER from those wonderful Belgian Trappists!  (Although
I think that Jill might be referring solely to English monastaries here,
in which case I don't think beer would be applicable.)

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com