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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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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