 Gerard was appointed Lord Chancellor of England in 1085 , and was present at William I 's deathbed in 1087 . He continued as Chancellor to William Rufus until 1092 ; what precipitated his loss of office is unclear . He retained the king 's trust , for Rufus employed him in 1095 along with William Warelwast on a diplomatic mission to Pope Urban II regarding Archbishop Anselm receiving the pallium , the sign of an archbishop 's authority . Rufus offered to recognise Urban as pope rather than the Antipope Clement III in return for Anselm 's deposition and the delivery of Anselm 's pallium into Rufus ' custody , to dispose of as he saw fit . The mission departed for Rome in February 1095 and returned by Whitsun with a papal legate , Walter the Cardinal Bishop of Albano , who had Anselm 's pallium . The legate secured Rufus ' recognition of Urban , but subsequently refused to consider Anselm 's deposition . Rufus resigned himself to Anselm 's position as archbishop , and at the king 's court at Windsor he consented to Anselm being given the pallium . 
 Gerard was appointed Lord Chancellor of England in 1085 , and was present at William I 's deathbed in 1087 . He continued as Chancellor to William Rufus until 1092 ; what precipitated his loss of office is unclear . He retained the king <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>trust , for Rufus employed him in 1095 along with William Warelwast on a diplomatic mission to Pope Urban II regarding Archbishop Anselm receiving the pallium , the sign of an archbishop <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>authority . Rufus offered to recognise Urban as pope rather than the Antipope Clement III in return for Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>deposition and the delivery of Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>pallium into Rufus <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'</mark></a>custody , to dispose of as he saw fit . The mission departed for Rome in February 1095 and returned by Whitsun with a papal legate , Walter the Cardinal Bishop of Albano , <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a>had Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>pallium . The legate secured Rufus <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'</mark></a>recognition of Urban , but subsequently refused to consider Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>deposition . Rufus resigned himself to Anselm <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>position as archbishop , and at the king <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>court at Windsor he consented to Anselm being given the pallium . 
Gerard was appointed Lord Chancellor of England in 1085 , and was present at William I 's deathbed in 1087 . He continued as Chancellor to William Rufus till 1092 ; what precipitated his loss of office is unclear . He retained the king  trust , for Rufus employed him in 1095 along with William Warelwast on a diplomatic mission to Pope Urban II regarding Archbishop Anselm receiving the pallium , the sign of an archbishop  authority . Rufus offered to recognise Urban as pope rather den da Antipope Clement III in return for Anselm  deposition and the delivery of Anselm  pallium into Rufus  custody , to dispose of as he saw fit . The mission departed for Rome in February 1095 and returned by Whitsun with a papal legate , Walter the Cardinal Bishop of Albano , had Anselm  pallium . The legate secured Rufus  recognition of Urban , but subsequently refused to consider Anselm  deposition . Rufus resigned hisself to Anselm  position as archbishop , and at the king  court at Windsor he consented to Anselm bein given the pallium .