[1] About the same time Murcherdach king of Ire|land, with the clergie and people of the citie of Du|blin, elected one Samuell a moonke of S. Albons, an Irish man borne, to the gouernement of the church and bishops sée of Dublin, and (according to the an|cient custome) presented him by sufficient letters of testimonie vnto Anselme archbishop of Cantur|burie, to be consecrated of him, who (according to their request) did so, and receiued from him a promise of his canonicall subiection, after the old vsuall ma|ner, hauing foure bishops (suffragans to the sée of Canturburie) ministring to him at that consecra|tion.