Thus he writes: “I was the last on watch; I was like one who gleans after the grape-gatherers; by the blessing of the Lord I excelled, and like a grape-gatherer I filled my wine press” (33:16; cf. 24:33). Ben Sira’s book serves as a complete guide to right thinking and...
Volume 56, Issue 133, pages 16–33, May 1983Additional Information How to Cite Robinson, W. R. B. (1983), The Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535 as Evidence of Agrarian Output: Tithe Data for the Deanery of Abergavenny. Historical Research, 56: 16–33. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2281.1983.tb01756...