medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Just another quick note on "natural child": in late medieval England, I have often seen it referring to a biological child (as opposed to a step-child, for instance). In other words, it does not refer in any way to legitimacy or illegitimacy, although the terminology occasionally misleads historians. Shannon McSheffrey Department of History Concordia University, Montreal [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** 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