Ecclesiastical chronicle for Scotland . of Durham, by T. the Arch-deacon, by Aiulf the Dean, by Geof-frey of Laswade, by Master Andrew,by Adam and Richard the BishopsChaplains, by Geoffrey the Clerk, byPeter of Stirling, and by the wholeSynod. [Lib. Cart. S. Cruris, p. 10.] 1140-1159. It would appear that Bishop Rob-ert, a few years before his Death, be-gan to feel the effects of old age somuch that he applied to the ReigningPope, Adrian IV., to be speciallyexempted from performing the morelaborious duties of his office. Adrian,in consequence, issued the followingBull:—Adrian, Bishop, &c,
Ecclesiastical chronicle for Scotland . of Durham, by T. the Arch-deacon, by Aiulf the Dean, by Geof-frey of Laswade, by Master Andrew,by Adam and Richard the BishopsChaplains, by Geoffrey the Clerk, byPeter of Stirling, and by the wholeSynod. [Lib. Cart. S. Cruris, p. 10.] 1140-1159. It would appear that Bishop Rob-ert, a few years before his Death, be-gan to feel the effects of old age somuch that he applied to the ReigningPope, Adrian IV., to be speciallyexempted from performing the morelaborious duties of his office. Adrian,in consequence, issued the followingBull:—Adrian, Bishop, &c, to ourvenerable brother Robert, Bishop ofSt. Andrews, Health, &c.: Seeing itis our bounden duty to watch over allthe faithful in Christ, we are more specially called on to consultthe welfare of our brother Bishops, and to listen attentively totheir petitions. Moved by this consideration, we permit thatwhen it appears you are oppressed by old age or infirmity, youshall not be obliged to go beyond the limits of your Diocese un-. Bisliop Roberts Seal has a figurevested in Cassock, Alb, and Chas-uble, with Maniple over the leftarm, holding a Crook. The righthand is lifted in the act of Benedic-tion, with the three fingers. Thefigure represented has a beard, butis without Mitre. The Alb is cutaway at the lower ends, and hasvery wide sleeves. The Chasublehas a rich bordure. The Legend is SIGILLUM EOBERTI EPi: SCOTTORUM. A copy is given in Andersons Dip-lomata. ROBERT. 125 less required to do so by the Supreme Pontiff, or by one appointedex ipsius latere. Farther, since you will have to render anaccount to the impartial Judge of the people committed to yourcharge, we require you, by this our authority, to restrain thewicked from their excesses, and to preserve the good from thecontagion of evil; that thus showing your impartiality in allthings, you may neither fear the power of the great, nor despisethe weakness of your inferiors. Given at Nam, 3d Id. Aug. This Bishop must
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