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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 12 of 12
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
mitted on his person , supplicating him , at the same time , to shelter him from the inconsiderate zeal of an impetuous and severe monk ; he requested also a recommendation to their Majesties , who were guided by Ximenes ' s sentiments and directions ; because an intercession , no less powerful than his , was necessary to mitigate their resentment . The Cardinal , persuaded of the Prior ' s innocence , wrote in his favour to King Ferdinandand desired his correspondentPeter
Mar-, , tyr , to wait upon , and represent to Ximenes , that , if contrary to all justice , he had resolved on the banishment of an honest man , because he persisted in the maintenance of his own , and the rights of the holy see , he ought at least to restore the fruits of his benefice , on which he had seized . Peter Martyr , better informed on this subjeft than the Cadinaldelayed nothoweverto execute the commission . But
, , , he had scarce opened his discourse , when Ximenes , with an indignant frown , interrupted him : ' Do you undertake , ' said he , ' to justify those , who authorize the neglectful discipline of my order , who dishonour the name of the holy see , and who counteract the will of pur royal Sovereigns ? ' Martyr gave the Cardinal an account of the unsuccessfr . l negociation , and advised him no longer to protect this
turbulent and obstinate Prior against a man whose supporters were reason and authority . Ximenes had now been the Queen ' s confessor two years , when Cardinal de Mendoza fell sick , and , by the physician ' s advice , was removed from the court to Guadalajar ; there to enjoy greater repose , and to derive , if possible , assistance from his native air . Their
Majesties , interested in the health of a minister both agreeable and necessary to their happiness , informed of his increasing danger , and the faint hopes entertained of his recovery , hastened to Madrid . They visited , and seated themselves by his bed ; consoled him , took his opinion on matters of importance ; and promised to execute , incase of his deathwhatever he recommended to their attention . The
Cardi-, nal expressed , as well as he could , his sense of gratitude , and the honour that he received ; and forgetting his malady , instead of requesting favours , gave them important instructions , the last attestations of fidelity and respect .
In this conference two principal things are related to have been recommended by the Cardinal : in the first place , to makepeace with France ; and whatever the acquisition might cost , to establish an unshaken alliance with that crown : secondly , after his death , to nominate archbishop of Toledo , a man of great virtue , and of a moderate condition ; because so considerable was this situation become in Spain , that to a powerful man it afforded the means of troubling the state :
it was therefore of some consequence that this ecclesiastical dignity should be tempered with the piety of its possessors , and not perverted by family connections . He quoted Alphonsus Carillo , his predecessor , ( an example still recent ) whose perverse and violent spirit , added to his connections with the King of Portugal , had been the cause of much trouble . Some have even believed that he proposed to them Father Francis Ximenes for his successor . [ TO BE COMT 1 NUED . 1 W . IV , D .
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
mitted on his person , supplicating him , at the same time , to shelter him from the inconsiderate zeal of an impetuous and severe monk ; he requested also a recommendation to their Majesties , who were guided by Ximenes ' s sentiments and directions ; because an intercession , no less powerful than his , was necessary to mitigate their resentment . The Cardinal , persuaded of the Prior ' s innocence , wrote in his favour to King Ferdinandand desired his correspondentPeter
Mar-, , tyr , to wait upon , and represent to Ximenes , that , if contrary to all justice , he had resolved on the banishment of an honest man , because he persisted in the maintenance of his own , and the rights of the holy see , he ought at least to restore the fruits of his benefice , on which he had seized . Peter Martyr , better informed on this subjeft than the Cadinaldelayed nothoweverto execute the commission . But
, , , he had scarce opened his discourse , when Ximenes , with an indignant frown , interrupted him : ' Do you undertake , ' said he , ' to justify those , who authorize the neglectful discipline of my order , who dishonour the name of the holy see , and who counteract the will of pur royal Sovereigns ? ' Martyr gave the Cardinal an account of the unsuccessfr . l negociation , and advised him no longer to protect this
turbulent and obstinate Prior against a man whose supporters were reason and authority . Ximenes had now been the Queen ' s confessor two years , when Cardinal de Mendoza fell sick , and , by the physician ' s advice , was removed from the court to Guadalajar ; there to enjoy greater repose , and to derive , if possible , assistance from his native air . Their
Majesties , interested in the health of a minister both agreeable and necessary to their happiness , informed of his increasing danger , and the faint hopes entertained of his recovery , hastened to Madrid . They visited , and seated themselves by his bed ; consoled him , took his opinion on matters of importance ; and promised to execute , incase of his deathwhatever he recommended to their attention . The
Cardi-, nal expressed , as well as he could , his sense of gratitude , and the honour that he received ; and forgetting his malady , instead of requesting favours , gave them important instructions , the last attestations of fidelity and respect .
In this conference two principal things are related to have been recommended by the Cardinal : in the first place , to makepeace with France ; and whatever the acquisition might cost , to establish an unshaken alliance with that crown : secondly , after his death , to nominate archbishop of Toledo , a man of great virtue , and of a moderate condition ; because so considerable was this situation become in Spain , that to a powerful man it afforded the means of troubling the state :
it was therefore of some consequence that this ecclesiastical dignity should be tempered with the piety of its possessors , and not perverted by family connections . He quoted Alphonsus Carillo , his predecessor , ( an example still recent ) whose perverse and violent spirit , added to his connections with the King of Portugal , had been the cause of much trouble . Some have even believed that he proposed to them Father Francis Ximenes for his successor . [ TO BE COMT 1 NUED . 1 W . IV , D .