Letters441 Letter CDXLI. To a Certain Abbot of the Benedictine Order.

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, 1 Letter 118 of S. Bernard was written to this Beatrice, a noble and religious woman, whose kind care and helpful charity he there highly praises.]

Letter CDXLII.

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.