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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 347
1241
ANNALS OF TEWKESBURY, IN ANNALES MONASTICI, VOL. I,
p. 118.
Master Gilbert, bishop of Galloway, 1 consecrated the altar
1 For the dispute concerning Gilbert's election to the bishopric of Whit-
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horn in 1235 v. the document in Raine's York, iii, 144-145 : To all vassals
of Christ to whom the present writing may come, the prior and convent of
the cathedral church of Whithorn, greeting in the Lord.
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When our church aforesaid was deprived of a pastor we wished to
provide for our church, that the wolf should no longer invade the Lord's
desolated flock and at last after ; asking consent of the lord king of Scotland,
who now holds Galloway, and invoking the favour of the holy Spirit,
after the greatest deliberation we have unanimously and with one accord
canonically, according to custom, elected as pastor master Odo of Ydonc[hester],
our fellow canon, a man literate, honourable, modest and :
religious
all those having been summoned who ought to have been summoned.
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And although it seemed to us, guided by the counsel of prudent men,
that the form of his election had been sufficiently expressed in the similar
document signed by our signs," [ibid., 146-148 ; with twenty-two signatures,]
" to wit when we had elected him canonically and unanimously and
with one accord, according to custom ; yet that nothing may be able to
oppose the election aforesaid, taking nothing away from the previous document,
which described somewhat generally the form of the aforesaid election,
we give particulars in this manner.
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When the see of our cathedral church of Whithorn was vacant we
entered our chapter-house, immediately after the third "
Sunday of Lent
[llth March, in 1235,] " was past, to discuss the election of a pastor ; and in
presence of all who rightfully should, and would, and conveniently could be
present, we unanimously and with one accord chose three trustworthy men
of our collegiate chapter, namely master Paulinus, master Bricius and master
Cristinus, our fellow-canons. And they secretly and separately inquired
with care the wishes of all and when all had ;
agreed unanimously and with
one accord for the said Odo, our canon, as has been said, and after the wishes
of all had been reduced to writing, we entered our cathedral church of Whit
horn ; and when the said document had been made public in presence of all,
we all unanimously and with one accord granted to the said Odo, as the said
document testified, to rule as pastor our cathedral church of Whithorn.
And in witness of his election we have caused faithfully to be appended the
seal of our chapter, along with the seal of our prior, whom we have appointed
our proctor in the foregoing, both to act and to protect, and if need be to
appeal " [in text, apparendum ; read appellandum] " on behalf of the right
of our cathedral church of Whithorn.
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May you all flourish in the Lord."
Alexander II to the clergy of Galloway. In Raine's York, iii, 148-
149 :
" Alexander, king of Scotland, to the archdeacon and clergy of Gallo-
way,
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greeting.
Know all of you that we have afforded our assent to the election made
of brother Gilbert, monk of Melrose, whom you have unanimously chosen
for yourselves as pastor, because it was known to us that the said election
had been held canonically. '
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Witness W. Oliford, justiciar of Lothian. At Newbattle, the twentythird
day of April, in the twenty-first year of the reign of the lord king."
Alexander II to Walter Gray of York. In Raine's York, iii, 148 :
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To his most reverend brother and dearest friend in Christ, by God's grace
archbishop of York, primate of England, Alexander by the same grace king
of Scotland, greeting and the fulness of sincere affection.
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Since, as we have heard, Odo, formerly abbot of Dercungal, who pro-