 Gerard ( died 21 May 1108 ) was Archbishop of York between 1100 and 1108 and Lord Chancellor of England from 1085 until 1092 . A Norman , he was a member of the cathedral clergy at Rouen before becoming a royal clerk under King William I of England and subsequently his son King William II Rufus . Gerard was appointed Lord Chancellor by William I , and he continued in that office under Rufus , who rewarded him with the Bishopric of Hereford in 1096 . Gerard may have been with the king 's hunting party when William II was killed , as he is known to have witnessed the first charter issued by the new king , Henry I of England , within days of William 's death . 
 Gerard (<a href='been_done' title='1'><mark></mark></a> died 21 May 1108 ) was Archbishop of York between 1100 and 1108 and Lord Chancellor of England from 1085 until 1092 . A Norman , he was a member of the cathedral clergy at Rouen before becoming a royal clerk under King William I of England and subsequently his son King William II Rufus . Gerard was appointed Lord Chancellor by William I , and he continued in that office under Rufus , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>rewarded him with the Bishopric of Hereford in 1096 . Gerard may have been with the king <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>hunting party when William II was killed , as he is known to <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> witnessed the first charter issued by the new king , Henry I of England , within days of William <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>death . 
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