94. To Richard And Rohais.
The Letters of St. Anselm
I commend to your fraternal charity and charitable frater nity our brothers and yours, whom we are sending to En gland,2 so that, whenever necessary, they may be supported by your help and guided by your counsel. May their lives be examined by your diligence and approved or corrected by your criticism. c. 1080.
NOTES 1. For Henry, see Ep 5.
2. See Epp 90, 91, 92, 94.
94. TO RICHARD AND ROHAIS.
Anselm thanks Lord Richard and Lady Rohais of Tonbridge and Clare for the donations to the abbey of Bee and for provisions to its dependency in England to which he is sending a small group of monks at their request.
TO HIS DEAREST LORD RICHARD AND DEAREST LADY ROHAIS1:
BROTHER ANSELM AND BROTHER RICHARD, THE VERY YOUNG
MONK,2 SEND GREETINGS AND FAITHFUL PRAYERS FROM THE
WHOLE COMMUNITY OF BEC.
WE GIVE GREAT THANKS FIRST OF ALL to God, from whom every good will comes and for whose love all good things are granted us; and then to you for all the good things you are doing and promise to do for us.3 For thus you make it clear that the love you have always had for our monastery does not at all diminish but increases more and more. The more you do for us and promise yet greater good, the more you demonstrate your very faithful love. May almighty God and his holy mother Mary, to whom we pray for you daily and for whose love you do everything for us, repay you in the heavenly kingdom.
We are sending you our brothers4 as you commanded.
Therefore we commend them to you that just as they are