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SCOTTISH ANNALS 129<br />

Of her while she lived [Alexander] had no offspr<strong>in</strong>g, so far<br />

and when she died before him, he grieved not much<br />

as I know ;<br />

for her. For the woman lacked (so it is said) what might<br />

have been desired of her, either <strong>in</strong> modesty of manners or <strong>in</strong><br />

ref<strong>in</strong>ement of person.<br />

1107<br />

SYMEON OF DURHAM, HISTORIA REGUM, VOL. II, p. 204.<br />

In the eighth year of the episcopate of Ranulf [Flambard],<br />

who succeeded William [of St. Carilef], 1 at the request of Alex-<br />

ander, k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots, [Turgot] was chosen by Henry, k<strong>in</strong>g of the<br />

English, for the bishopric of the church of St. Andrew <strong>in</strong> Scot-<br />

land, <strong>in</strong> which church is the seat of the primate of the whole<br />

Scottish nation.<br />

But for a year and more his ord<strong>in</strong>ation was postponed, because<br />

of dissensions between the church of York and the church<br />

of St. Andrew of <strong>Scotland</strong>. For the former demands for herself<br />

dy<strong>in</strong>g without children he passed the k<strong>in</strong>gdom to his brother David." For<br />

Sibylla's death v. <strong>in</strong>fra, 1122, July.<br />

1 For William of St. Carilef cf. supra, s.a. 1080, note.<br />

Ranulf Flambard was appo<strong>in</strong>ted bishop of Durham <strong>in</strong> 1099, A.S.C.,<br />

MS. E ; 29th May, Fl. of W., ii, 44 ; S. of D., H D.E., C.Pr., i, 141. He was<br />

consecrated on the 5th of June ; S. of D., H.R., ii, 230 ; H.D.E., C.Pr., i,<br />

135, 138. Turgot's appo<strong>in</strong>tment would t<strong>here</strong>fore have been before 5th<br />

June, 1107. S. of D., <strong>in</strong>fra, s.a. 1115, says that Turgot was bishop for 8<br />

years 2 months and 10 days ; and he died on the 31st August, 1115 ; if <strong>this</strong> is<br />

right, his consecration was upon the 21st June, 1107.<br />

Because of Flambard's quarrel with Henry I (S. of D., ut <strong>in</strong>fra, 138-<br />

139), " rely<strong>in</strong>g upon frail support he failed to recover the appanages of his<br />

diocese, to wit Carlisle and Teviotdale, which certa<strong>in</strong> of the bishops had<br />

attached to their churches dur<strong>in</strong>g his exile, while the church had no protector.<br />

Even the k<strong>in</strong>g himself through hatred of him had ordered the church's<br />

charter (which [Ranulf] had obta<strong>in</strong>ed from k<strong>in</strong>g William <strong>in</strong> confirmation to<br />

"<br />

the church of its possessions) to be torn up and : destroyed S. of D., H.D.E.,<br />

C.Pr., i, 139.<br />

This failure to make good his claim to Teviotdale was after his restoration<br />

<strong>in</strong> the autumn of 1107 : cf. ibid., 138. Teviotdale is <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong><br />

Thomas I's confirmation of the privileges of Durham, ? 1090, <strong>in</strong> Ra<strong>in</strong>e's<br />

York, iii, 19. Cf. also <strong>in</strong>fra, 1109x 1114, note. Carlisle had been absorbed<br />

by the diocese of York, Teviotdale by that of Glasgow.<br />

S. of D., H.D.E., C.Pr., i, 140 :<br />

"<br />

[Ranulf Flambard] built a castle on<br />

the height of a jutt<strong>in</strong>g cliff, above the river Tweed," [<strong>in</strong> marg<strong>in</strong> :<br />

"<br />

the castle<br />

of Norham,"] " by it to check <strong>in</strong>roads of robbers and <strong>in</strong>vasions of the Scots.<br />

For t<strong>here</strong>, as upon the boundary of the k<strong>in</strong>gdoms of English and of Scots,<br />

raiders had formerly frequent opportunity for <strong>in</strong>cursion, no fortress hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />

been placed t<strong>here</strong> to repel such attacks." This was <strong>in</strong> 1121, accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

Hoved., i, 179.<br />

Flambard died <strong>in</strong> 1128, A.S.C., MS. E ; on the 5th September, S. of D.,<br />

H.R., ii, 283.

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