medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 26/10/2011 18:44, Revd Gordon Plumb wrote: > > From the Middle English "Bead", prayer. Which then gave its name to the, er, bead. John Briggs ********************************************************************** 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