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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 347<br />
1241<br />
ANNALS OF TEWKESBURY, IN ANNALES MONASTICI, VOL. I,<br />
p. 118.<br />
Master Gilbert, bishop of Galloway, 1 consecrated the altar<br />
1 For the dispute concern<strong>in</strong>g Gilbert's election to the bishopric of Whit-<br />
"<br />
horn <strong>in</strong> 1235 v. the document <strong>in</strong> Ra<strong>in</strong>e's York, iii, 144-145 : To all vassals<br />
of Christ to whom the present writ<strong>in</strong>g may come, the prior and convent of<br />
the cathedral church of Whithorn, greet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Lord.<br />
"<br />
When our church aforesaid was deprived of a pastor we wished to<br />
provide for our church, that the wolf should no longer <strong>in</strong>vade the Lord's<br />
desolated flock and at last after ; ask<strong>in</strong>g consent of the lord k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>,<br />
who now holds Galloway, and <strong>in</strong>vok<strong>in</strong>g the favour of the holy Spirit,<br />
after the greatest deliberation we have unanimously and with one accord<br />
<strong>can</strong>onically, accord<strong>in</strong>g to custom, elected as pastor master Odo of Ydonc[hester],<br />
our fellow <strong>can</strong>on, a man literate, honourable, modest and :<br />
religious<br />
all those hav<strong>in</strong>g been summoned who ought to have been summoned.<br />
"<br />
And although it seemed to us, guided by the counsel of prudent men,<br />
that the form of his election had been sufficiently expressed <strong>in</strong> the similar<br />
document signed by our signs," [ibid., 146-148 ; with twenty-two signatures,]<br />
" to wit when we had elected him <strong>can</strong>onically and unanimously and<br />
with one accord, accord<strong>in</strong>g to custom ; yet that noth<strong>in</strong>g may be able to<br />
oppose the election aforesaid, tak<strong>in</strong>g noth<strong>in</strong>g away from the previous document,<br />
which described somewhat generally the form of the aforesaid election,<br />
we give particulars <strong>in</strong> <strong>this</strong> manner.<br />
"<br />
When the see of our cathedral church of Whithorn was va<strong>can</strong>t we<br />
entered our chapter-house, immediately after the third "<br />
Sunday of Lent<br />
[llth March, <strong>in</strong> 1235,] " was past, to discuss the election of a pastor ; and <strong>in</strong><br />
presence of all who rightfully should, and would, and conveniently could be<br />
present, we unanimously and with one accord chose three trustworthy men<br />
of our collegiate chapter, namely master Paul<strong>in</strong>us, master Bricius and master<br />
Crist<strong>in</strong>us, our fellow-<strong>can</strong>ons. And they secretly and separately <strong>in</strong>quired<br />
with care the wishes of all and when all had ;<br />
agreed unanimously and with<br />
one accord for the said Odo, our <strong>can</strong>on, as has been said, and after the wishes<br />
of all had been reduced to writ<strong>in</strong>g, we entered our cathedral church of Whit<br />
horn ; and when the said document had been made public <strong>in</strong> presence of all,<br />
we all unanimously and with one accord granted to the said Odo, as the said<br />
document testified, to rule as pastor our cathedral church of Whithorn.<br />
And <strong>in</strong> witness of his election we have caused faithfully to be appended the<br />
seal of our chapter, along with the seal of our prior, whom we have appo<strong>in</strong>ted<br />
our proctor <strong>in</strong> the forego<strong>in</strong>g, both to act and to protect, and if need be to<br />
appeal " [<strong>in</strong> text, apparendum ; <strong>read</strong> appellandum] " on behalf of the right<br />
of our cathedral church of Whithorn.<br />
"<br />
May you all flourish <strong>in</strong> the Lord."<br />
Alexander II to the clergy of Galloway. In Ra<strong>in</strong>e's York, iii, 148-<br />
149 :<br />
" Alexander, k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>, to the archdeacon and clergy of Gallo-<br />
way,<br />
"<br />
greet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Know all of you that we have afforded our assent to the election made<br />
of brother Gilbert, monk of Melrose, whom you have unanimously chosen<br />
for yourselves as pastor, because it was known to us that the said election<br />
had been held <strong>can</strong>onically. '<br />
"<br />
Witness W. Oliford, justiciar of Lothian. At Newbattle, the twentythird<br />
day of April, <strong>in</strong> the twenty-first year of the reign of the lord k<strong>in</strong>g."<br />
Alexander II to Walter Gray of York. In Ra<strong>in</strong>e's York, iii, 148 :<br />
"<br />
To his most reverend brother and dearest friend <strong>in</strong> Christ, by God's grace<br />
archbishop of York, primate of England, Alexander by the same grace k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of <strong>Scotland</strong>, greet<strong>in</strong>g and the fulness of s<strong>in</strong>cere affection.<br />
"<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce, as we have heard, Odo, formerly abbot of Dercungal, who pro-