 G. W. S. Barrow, writing before Duncan advanced these arguments, noted that down to the end of King William's reign "the chronicle of Melrose Abbey ... represents a strongly 'Anglo-Norman' as opposed to a native Scottish point of view".It is thus possible that this anti-Scottish world-view reflected that of Jocelin's, at least before he left the abbey.After his election to the prestigious bishopric of Glasgow in 1174, Jocelin would continue exerting influence on his home monastery.