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    Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 3 of 12 →
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.

unhappily , killed him . To avoid his Prince ' s displeasure , he was obliged to fly the kingdom : his estates were confiscated , and his friends partook of his misfortune . " " The King , some time after , laid siege to Madrid , and resolved to take the city . There he found more resistance than he expected ; and , although his assaults were frequent , he always suffered repulse , and lost the hope of accomplishing his design .

The opportunity appeared favourable to the fugitive soldier ; he assembled his relations and friends , and communicated to the King what extreme regret he felt under his 'displeasure ; that he was sufficiently punished by exile , and the chagrin he felt in not being permitted to accompany him in his conquests ; that he supplicated his Majesty ' s leave to fi ght under his eyes , and to afford him an

occasion to merit , by his services , the favour for which he importuned . The Prince , disappointed in the success of his undertaking , replied , that he did not stand in need of such assistance , and that he would grant him no favour until his return to Madrid . The Cavalier , knowing the King ' s indignation , entered privately into the camp , accompanied by two of' his friends , and having gained over some officers and privateswho engaged to follow himhe proposed to

, , assault a tower , which might facilitate the capture of the place . D . Ramire made the last onset , and his troops were totally repulsed , when these adventurers came up with so much intrepidity , that they carried the tower , and sent to desire the King's support . He accceded ; and the army having recovered their spirits , the city was taken the same day ; and the Moors , who defended

it , were either made slaves , or destroyed by the sword . The King , astonished at such unexpected success , pardoned the Cavalier , and as a testimony of this gallant action , gave him for his arms a tower infield of azure , supported by two lions ; referring to the two brothers who had followed him , and who , on this occasion , had displayed wonderful heroism . His descendants assumed the name of La Torre , one of whom settled at Tordelaguna , and connected himself with the principal families of that country . From this branch sprung-Marina de La Torre , mother of Cardinal Ximenes .

isut in him we must seek tor virtue , rallier tlian rlie prerogatives or birth . His parents designed him for the church , if God , by his grace , pointed out that vocation . At his baptism he was named Gonzales , that in him a memory of the uncle , whom they acknowledged the source of their nobility , might be revived . But having since that time entered into the order of St . Francis , he took the name of his founder ; whose poor and penitent life he proposed to

imitate . Plis parents brought him up inan honourable and christian manner , and sent him to Aicaia of I-Ienares , there to commence his studies under tutors in repute for their abilities . From thence he went to Salamanca , where he applied himself with great assiduity to the study of civil and canon law , and in a little time taught it in private ; by which means he lessened the expences which his father had incurred on his account , and subsisted on the reward of his own

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LONDON: Article 2
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
ACCOUNT OF KIEN-LONG, EMPEROR OF CHINA. Article 4
NOTICE OF SIR ANDREW DOUGLAS. Article 6
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF 1797. Article 7
WISDOM AND FOLLY: A VISION. Article 12
THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. Article 18
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ANCIENTS AND MODERNS IN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE. Article 30
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PROVERBS AND APOTHEGMS, Article 36
AN HISTORICAL ESSAY ON LONGEVITY. Article 41
COLONEL TITUS's LETTER TO OLIVER CROMWELL. Article 43
THE COLLECTOR. Article 45
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS: Article 50
POETRY. Article 58
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 62
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 66
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.

unhappily , killed him . To avoid his Prince ' s displeasure , he was obliged to fly the kingdom : his estates were confiscated , and his friends partook of his misfortune . " " The King , some time after , laid siege to Madrid , and resolved to take the city . There he found more resistance than he expected ; and , although his assaults were frequent , he always suffered repulse , and lost the hope of accomplishing his design .

The opportunity appeared favourable to the fugitive soldier ; he assembled his relations and friends , and communicated to the King what extreme regret he felt under his 'displeasure ; that he was sufficiently punished by exile , and the chagrin he felt in not being permitted to accompany him in his conquests ; that he supplicated his Majesty ' s leave to fi ght under his eyes , and to afford him an

occasion to merit , by his services , the favour for which he importuned . The Prince , disappointed in the success of his undertaking , replied , that he did not stand in need of such assistance , and that he would grant him no favour until his return to Madrid . The Cavalier , knowing the King ' s indignation , entered privately into the camp , accompanied by two of' his friends , and having gained over some officers and privateswho engaged to follow himhe proposed to

, , assault a tower , which might facilitate the capture of the place . D . Ramire made the last onset , and his troops were totally repulsed , when these adventurers came up with so much intrepidity , that they carried the tower , and sent to desire the King's support . He accceded ; and the army having recovered their spirits , the city was taken the same day ; and the Moors , who defended

it , were either made slaves , or destroyed by the sword . The King , astonished at such unexpected success , pardoned the Cavalier , and as a testimony of this gallant action , gave him for his arms a tower infield of azure , supported by two lions ; referring to the two brothers who had followed him , and who , on this occasion , had displayed wonderful heroism . His descendants assumed the name of La Torre , one of whom settled at Tordelaguna , and connected himself with the principal families of that country . From this branch sprung-Marina de La Torre , mother of Cardinal Ximenes .

isut in him we must seek tor virtue , rallier tlian rlie prerogatives or birth . His parents designed him for the church , if God , by his grace , pointed out that vocation . At his baptism he was named Gonzales , that in him a memory of the uncle , whom they acknowledged the source of their nobility , might be revived . But having since that time entered into the order of St . Francis , he took the name of his founder ; whose poor and penitent life he proposed to

imitate . Plis parents brought him up inan honourable and christian manner , and sent him to Aicaia of I-Ienares , there to commence his studies under tutors in repute for their abilities . From thence he went to Salamanca , where he applied himself with great assiduity to the study of civil and canon law , and in a little time taught it in private ; by which means he lessened the expences which his father had incurred on his account , and subsisted on the reward of his own

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