78. To Malchus, Bishop of Waterford

Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, to his friend and fellow-bishop Malchus of Waterford, greeting and blessing.

I hear that the Lord Samuel, Bishop of Dublin, has ejected the monks of the church in Dublin for no reason, or for hardly any, nor will receive them back for any satisfaction; and that against rule he causes a cross to be borne before him on a journey, and disposes of the goods which archbishops gave to that church as though they were his own. I am writing to him about all these things, and I enjoin the inhabitants of that same city to prevent the property mentioned from being given away. And since I find not anyone to whom I could better send the said letter, I beg of your fraternity to give it to him in person; and warn him gently by word of mouth, praying and advising him to attend to the monition which I have sent in writing, and to obey it. Farewell.