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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 139
you grant me in freedom a certain person commended to
me by very many ; namely the monk Edmer, if he seem to
you worthy to be enthroned in episcopal rank. For I tremble
lest I have grievously offended the highest Shepherd, by
allowing his flock (through my negligence ; and perhaps
encumbered with other charges) to be so long desolate for
lack of a pastor, and in many ways to be turned aside from
the path of truth ;
I also shrink with filial fear from offending
him further in this matter, and repair to the fount of your
prudence, that you, being mindful of the love which has
mutually existed between us, may defend me, your son,
long since spiritually adopted by you with paternal affection,
with the protection of your counsel in this matter.
"Farewell."
Father Ralph marvelled over this, and thought that this
word was gone out from God ; especially because it was
perfectly well known that this brother had neither in his own
person nor through any man applied at all to anyone in this
matter. And although father Ralph was ill pleased to have
him absent, (for Edmer was wont to be zealous in his service,
as he had been in that of his blessed predecessor Anselm,)
yet he was loth not to give assent to the king's request, lest
he should seem to oppose God's decree.
Since therefore he had received these ambassadors, who
were on their lord's account upon their way for the same purpose
and for others to the king of the English, [Ralph] and
the convent of the brethren of Canterbury sent this letter
by their hands to the king :
" To Henry, king of the English, his dear lord, and to
be esteemed with highest honour, father Ralph, unworthy
bishop of the holy church of Canterbury, and the whole
convent of that church, greeting and prayers, and faithful
obeisance.
" We make it known to your sublime Goodness and
honourable Highness that Alexander, king of Scots, with
consent of the clergy and people of his realm, has sent his
ambassadors to -us, and besought of our church counsel of
pastoral care for the needs of the church of St. Andrew. Considering
therefore their just request, and regarding both the
honour due to the fear of God, and the advantage of holy
mother church, we have given devout assent to their praiseworthy
desires. We have therefore granted, .according to
their request, a person of our church named by them, master
Edmer, whom we know to have been trained from boyhood