medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thank you Bill. I should have said that I had checked Latham and not liked the definitions there! I thought the bishop was unlikely to leave a silver gilt ‘catch-basin (for sewage)’ Chamber Pot ???? Silver / Silver gilt were highly prized as being hygienic. Everyone needed these in the days before Harrington's little invention caught on .... BMC ********************************************************************** 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