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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 147<br />

found to be of use, it is yours. We also of our good will pay<br />

you thanks for the reception of our dearest son Edmer, your<br />

bishop elect, whom, sent to you by your request, you have<br />

treated honourably. And him we too have worshipfully<br />

received, as befits so great a personage, on his return to our<br />

country ; and have rejoiced <strong>in</strong> no small degree over his arrival.<br />

"<br />

And when afterwards speech was <strong>in</strong>terchanged more<br />

privately between us we heard that he thought of some th<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

differently from the sense of your letter (which we had heard<br />

before,) and that he did not wholly give his assent to everyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

that we had previously heard. Now t<strong>here</strong>fore, s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

<strong>in</strong> your letters we have heard one th<strong>in</strong>g and have heard another<br />

th<strong>in</strong>g from the brother himself, it is our purpose to keep <strong>this</strong><br />

our son beside us until, by God's guidance, you come to England<br />

unless ; perchance before then you announce to us anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

else which we should do. And when, God grant<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

we shall be able to speak with you <strong>in</strong> person, and to hear the<br />

state of matters on both sides, if the life and teach<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>this</strong><br />

our friend seems to be of use to you and to your land, after<br />

obedience has been enjo<strong>in</strong>ed upon him to the place of his<br />

election, if you wish to receive him, he <strong>can</strong> return. But if<br />

someth<strong>in</strong>g else be pleas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> your sight, we will keep him<br />

with great joy, he be<strong>in</strong>g as a man of manifold tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />

the word of God, and fitted for every good work ; and thus<br />

hav<strong>in</strong>g good hope <strong>in</strong> God's mercy we shall have profit <strong>in</strong> his<br />

return.<br />

" May your affection be ever strong <strong>in</strong> the Lord."<br />

So much then of these th<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

1 122<br />

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

1122.<br />

P. 264. S.A.<br />

Archbishop Thurstan 1 demanded of John, bishop of<br />

Glasgow, 2<br />

profession and subjection; and when he refused<br />

to do <strong>this</strong>, suspended him from the episcopal office.<br />

[John] immediately set out for Rome and when he saw<br />

;<br />

that he did not prosper t<strong>here</strong> <strong>in</strong> his cause proceeded to Jeru-<br />

1 For Thurstan cf. supra, s.a. 1119, note.<br />

" And our [archbishop]<br />

H.S., Abps. of Y., <strong>in</strong> Ra<strong>in</strong>e's York, ii, 208 :<br />

compla<strong>in</strong>ed not at all to the k<strong>in</strong>g that the [supporters of Canterbury] had<br />

opposed him as much as they could, when he accused the bishop of Glasgow<br />

and the bishops of <strong>Scotland</strong> of hav<strong>in</strong>g withdrawn themselves from the<br />

church of York ; [an act] which was opposed to the dignity of the k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

England."<br />

2<br />

Cf. supra, 1109x1114, note.

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