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272 SCOTTISH ANNALS
1180
BENEDICT OF PETERBOROUGH, GESTA HENRICI II. VOL. I,
pp. 263-266.
"Bishop Alexander, servant of the servants of God, to
William, illustrious king of Scots, greeting and apostolic
benediction.
" We remember to have laboured with solicitude for thy
peace and liberty, hoping that from this thou shouldst be
stronger and shouldst increase in devotion to the apostolic
see, and shouldst more gladly preserve ecclesiastic liberty.
But learning of the case of our venerable brother John, bishop
of St. Andrews of Scotland, (be pleased to be attentive still,)
we are compelled to think the opposite of the hope which we
have of the fervour of thy royal devotion.
; '
Yet wishing still to learn in this if our patience may
lead thy royal mood to penitence, we warn thy Greatness
very earnestly by apostolic writings, and command that thou
bestow peace and security upon the above-mentioned within
twenty days after the receipt of this, so that he need not fear
the royal indignation.
" Otherwise, know that we have commanded our venerable
brother Roger, archbishop of York, legate
in Scotland of
the apostolic see, to place thy kingdom under interdict, no
appeal availing ; to pronounce the sentence of excommunication
upon if thy person, thou refuse to desist.
"
Be certain also that, if thou think in thy violence to be
obdurate, even as we have laboured that thy kingdom should
return into its
have freedom, so shall we study that it may
former subjection." 1
Moreover pope Alexander commanded the aforesaid
Alexius to summon Roger, archbishop of York, legate in
Scotland of the apostolic see, and with him to carry out the
command ; and to instruct urgently lord Henry ; king of
England, to constrain by his royal authority William, king
of Scotland, to permit the aforesaid John to possess in peace
the bishopric of St. Andrews. 2
And the same pope granted to the aforesaid archbishop
Roger the office of legate in Scotland, and commanded him
that he and Hugh, bishop of Durham, should pronounce the
sentence of excommunication upon William, king of Scots,
letter is in Hoved., ii, 211-212. It is there placed after that
given by B. of P. below after ; Roger's being made legate, and the warning
given to John Scott.
2 This paragraph is not in Hoved.