Letter CDXLII. To a Certain Abbot of the Benedictine Order

Letter CDXLI in Eales's numbering.

He sends to him two young men not sufficiently vigorous for the Cistercian Order, but who. would perhaps be serviceable to him.

That he may strive after peace and good will. These two young men who have a good will, but whose bodily powers are far from being sufficient to our Order, I have thought well to send on to you: because, if they continue to be such as we have found them during their probation, I have great hope that they will be of use to you. But receive them and put them yourself under probation, so as to ascertain the truth of what I say; nor be in any haste to allow them to make profession, until you have recognized that they will be of service.