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158 SCOTTISH ANNALS
piety. 1 For besides their frugality in food, the liberality of
their charities, their persistence in prayers, they in such
measure overcame the vice familiar to kings that never is
anyone rumoured to have entered their chambers except
their lawful wives ; nor is any of them reported to have
sullied his modesty with any concubinage.
1124
ORDERIC VITAL, HISTORTA ECCLESIASTICA, VIII, 20 ; IN
MIGNE, PATROLOGIA, VOL. 188, COL. 622.
But Malcolm, 2 base-born son of Alexander, affected to
snatch the kingdom from his uncle [David], and fought against
him two sufficiently fierce battles. But David, who was
loftier in understanding and in power and wealth, conquered
him and his followers.
1125
SYMEON OF DURHAM, HISTORIA REGUM, VOL. II, PP. 277-278,
S.A. 1125.
Over the kingdom of Scotland also the same John [of
Crema] received the office of legate, the pope sending the
of that nation about it :
following letter to the king
"
Bishop Honorius, servant of the servants of God, to
his beloved son David, illustrious king of the Scots, greeting
and apostolic benediction.
"
It befits humble and devout sons of St. Peter to perform
very needfully the things which they know redound to the
honour of the holy Roman church. And therefore we ask
and command thy Nobility respectfully to receive and to
honour our beloved son John, the cardinal, to whom we have
delegated our authority in those parts. Cause also the bishops
of thy land to assemble to his council when they are summoned
by him. The controversy which has long been kept
up between Thurstan, archbishop of York, and the bishops
of thy land, we commit to this our legate to be very carefully
1
"
O.V., VIII, 20, in Migne, 188, 621 : Thus all these brothers reigned
in turn in Scotland, and nourished, excelling in good customs and the love of
God ; and lived, according to their measure, inasmuch as they were youths
and laymen, laudably."
2 Cf. O.V., infra, s.a. 1130.
A. of R., (after alluding to Alexander's attempt to deprive David of the
earldom of southern Scotland,) calls Malcolm " the heir of his father's hatred
and persecution " (of David ?) ; De S., in Chr. of Ste., etc., iii, 193 ; infra,
s.a. 1138. These words seem to deny that Malcolm was the son of Alexander,
as O.V. alleges. Cf. infra, s.a. 1151, note.