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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 4 of 12 →
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
industry . As the bent of his inclination directed him to stud y the sciences , especially to the pursuit of sacred literature , to them he applied the leisure that could be spared firm attending civilian lectures . His theological course he completed under Professor Rca , esteemed one of the most famous Doctors of the age . Having finished his studies , he returned to his father ' s house ; and , lest he should become an incumbrance to him , he resolved on a
journey to Rome ; to try , if , in that ecclesiastical court , he conid be more happy . Butin his w-iy thither he was twice r libed ; necessity obliged him to stop at Aix in Provence , for want of money to continue his journey . In this affliction , one of his friends , named Brunet , who had been a fellow student with him at Salamanca , and who was likewise on his way to Rome , had inloimation ol his miserable state ; relieved him in all his wants , and insisted upon their travelling together . Ximenes for some time exercised in this city
the ofjice of Consistorial Advocate : but when he b . gan to be known , and was laying the foundation of his future fortune , he had information of his father ' s death ; and compassionating the grief of his mother and brother , and the low circumstances of his l .. miiy , he meditated a return to Spain , in order to afford them assistance . Before his departure , he obtained a brief from the Pope , by virtue of which he might take possession of the first living in his own country that
should be vacant . The custom of those times had established this sort of provision , which was called e . rpectative graces . Scarcely had he arrived , before the Archdeacon of Uceda died . Of this benefice he put himself in immediate possession . The income arising from it was not great , but the jurisdidion annexed to i ; con- iderable , and extended over Tprdelagunahis native place . The satisfaction of being estab- ;
, lished in his own nei ghbourhood , and the honour of being master in his own countiy , he considered a great advantage . This custom of entering upon benefices , because it tiiminiihed their authority , and entrenched upon their rights , displeased the bishops ; and if they gave it their utmost opposition , possession in this mode was not assuredly tenable .
D . Alphonso Canllo , then Archbishop of Toledo , had already , designed this living for one of his almoners , and was not a little surprised on hearing that Ximenes de Cineros , by virtue of a right that was hateful to him , had taken possession of it . He ordered him to he seized , and confined in a tower of the castle of Uceda ; in hopes , that solitude and bad treatment would oblige him , as it had many others , to give up the benefice . It is remarkable , that since , iu the same
town , the fortifications and advantageous position of which he had leisure to observe , he deposited the money destined for his African expedition . It was in this place he received the first presages of his future , grandeur . A priest of the city , confined in the tower , seeing him sorrowful aud overwhelmed , consoled him as . much as he could with these words : ' Be not . < iffiicled , my son ; for in the tower , in which j'ou are now shut up , the very reverend Seignor D , Juan de
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
industry . As the bent of his inclination directed him to stud y the sciences , especially to the pursuit of sacred literature , to them he applied the leisure that could be spared firm attending civilian lectures . His theological course he completed under Professor Rca , esteemed one of the most famous Doctors of the age . Having finished his studies , he returned to his father ' s house ; and , lest he should become an incumbrance to him , he resolved on a
journey to Rome ; to try , if , in that ecclesiastical court , he conid be more happy . Butin his w-iy thither he was twice r libed ; necessity obliged him to stop at Aix in Provence , for want of money to continue his journey . In this affliction , one of his friends , named Brunet , who had been a fellow student with him at Salamanca , and who was likewise on his way to Rome , had inloimation ol his miserable state ; relieved him in all his wants , and insisted upon their travelling together . Ximenes for some time exercised in this city
the ofjice of Consistorial Advocate : but when he b . gan to be known , and was laying the foundation of his future fortune , he had information of his father ' s death ; and compassionating the grief of his mother and brother , and the low circumstances of his l .. miiy , he meditated a return to Spain , in order to afford them assistance . Before his departure , he obtained a brief from the Pope , by virtue of which he might take possession of the first living in his own country that
should be vacant . The custom of those times had established this sort of provision , which was called e . rpectative graces . Scarcely had he arrived , before the Archdeacon of Uceda died . Of this benefice he put himself in immediate possession . The income arising from it was not great , but the jurisdidion annexed to i ; con- iderable , and extended over Tprdelagunahis native place . The satisfaction of being estab- ;
, lished in his own nei ghbourhood , and the honour of being master in his own countiy , he considered a great advantage . This custom of entering upon benefices , because it tiiminiihed their authority , and entrenched upon their rights , displeased the bishops ; and if they gave it their utmost opposition , possession in this mode was not assuredly tenable .
D . Alphonso Canllo , then Archbishop of Toledo , had already , designed this living for one of his almoners , and was not a little surprised on hearing that Ximenes de Cineros , by virtue of a right that was hateful to him , had taken possession of it . He ordered him to he seized , and confined in a tower of the castle of Uceda ; in hopes , that solitude and bad treatment would oblige him , as it had many others , to give up the benefice . It is remarkable , that since , iu the same
town , the fortifications and advantageous position of which he had leisure to observe , he deposited the money destined for his African expedition . It was in this place he received the first presages of his future , grandeur . A priest of the city , confined in the tower , seeing him sorrowful aud overwhelmed , consoled him as . much as he could with these words : ' Be not . < iffiicled , my son ; for in the tower , in which j'ou are now shut up , the very reverend Seignor D , Juan de