ABSTRACT
One of the most triumphant documents of the cartulary is an account purportedly written by Cardinal Peter of Albano, Pope Gregory VII's special legate to Cluny. Peter records his decisions in a dispute that Cluny had with the canons of the cathedral of Macon and their bishop Landricus, as well as with Landricus's superior, Gebuinus, the archbishop of Lyon. At Anse, Peter heard further complaints: the archbishop of Vienne, claiming that the canons of Macon had physically attacked him after he had ordained some monks at Cluny, demanded justice. If Peter's zone was really meant to declare an area of total exemption, it was hardly worth all the hoopla. Ultimately, Landricus's trip provoked Hugh into the countermoves that resulted in the declaration of Cardinal Peter's protected zone. In April 1079, the pope was willing to take the side of Landricus in a letter to Hugh that suggested there might be some merit to the bishop of Macon's charges.
