sentences:  However, the argument has not been found persuasive, and few historians harbour doubts about the authenticity of the work.In addition to the "Life of King Alfred", Asser is credited by Alfred as one of several scholars who assisted with Alfred's translation of Gregory's "Regula Pastoralis" ("Pastoral Care").The historian William of Malmesbury, writing in the 12th century, believed that Asser also assisted Alfred with his translation of Boethius.