medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Oh, I forgot to say that some cases might be explicable by midwives having the privilege in extremis of performing baptism (and thus presumably) the conferment of the name. DP. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html