[1] About the same time, the citizens of Waterford in Ireland, Anno Reg. 10. 1097 perceiuing that by reason of the great multitude of people in that citie, it was necessarie for them to haue a bishop, Eadmerus. Waterford in Ireland made a bishoprike. obteined licence of their king and rulers to erect in their citie a bishops sée, and besought them that it might please them to write vnto Anselme the archbishop of Canturburie their primate, to haue his consent therein, so as it might stand with his pleasure to institute and ordeine such a one bishop, to haue gouernement of their church,The archbi|shop of Can|turburie pri|mate of Ire|land. as they should name, knowing him to be a man of such learning, knowledge, discretion, and worthines, as were fit for the roome. Herevpon were letters sent by messengers from Murcherdach king of Ireland vnto Anselme,Murcherdach K. of Ireland. informing him of the whole matter: wherein one Malchus was commended and presented vnto him to be admitted and consecra|ted, if he thought good. These letters were subscribed with the hands, not onelie of king Murcherdach, but also of his brother duke Dermeth, bishop Duf|nald, Idiman bishop of Methe, Samuell bishop of Dublin, Ferdomnachus bishop of Laginia or Lei|nister, and many others both of the spiritualtie and temporaltie.