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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
THE LIFE OF XIMENES , ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO .
[ CONTINUED FROM P . 102 . ] TPERDINAND wa < - deaf to any accommodation with France . But ¦ *• on Queen Isabella , to whom the nomination to the archbishopric was reservedthe counsel just imparted made some impression . She
, advised with her confessor on the subject , who thought that persons of quality and merit , of the first houses in Spain , should be elevated to the archiepiscopal dignity . He represented to her the loyalty of the Spaniards ; that the power of Kings had so much increased by conquests , that the influence of individuals was now no longer a subject of dread : besides , that a situation like this demanded influence
and courage difficult to be found in a prelate without family and interest . He even proposed Diego Hurtado de Mendoza , nephew of the Cardinal , made patriarch of" Alexandria by Pope Martin VI . and appointed by the Queen to the archbishopric of Seville , judging him , in this place , capable of rendering service to the church and state by his wisdom and grandeur .
The Cardinal died in a few days after . Never was a minister more regretted by the people . Birth , fortune and dignity , did but enlarge his modesty ; in him was seen an elevation of" mind , and an affability of manners , which commanded at once the love and admiration of
the world . After his death , to name his successor was a consideration . His advice to the Queen had impressed her mind . So considerable in Spain is the authority of the Archbishop of Toledo , that in all state affairs his advice immediately follows the King ' s . Nothing of importance is done without consulting him : he is highchancel / or and primate of Spain , and his riches are proportional to his dignity . So long as the chapter retained the riht of elefting
g , men of hi gh distinction and extraordinary merit have filled the chair . By the councils of Toledo , it is known , that under the dominion of the Goths , the greatest lords amongst them governed the church , and held synods , and made decrees very useful to ecclesiastical discipline . After the Moors were driven out of this provinceAlphonsus VI .
, King of Spain , who had taken from them the city of Toledo , assembled the Lords , Bishops , and all the clergy of the kingdom , and appointed to the archbishopric of the city Abbot Bernard , of the order of Cluni , of great piety and approved wisdom , for whom he had sent from France , to reform the monastery of Satragun . He reestablished the primacy by the authority of the holy Roman Seat ,
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
THE LIFE OF XIMENES , ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO .
[ CONTINUED FROM P . 102 . ] TPERDINAND wa < - deaf to any accommodation with France . But ¦ *• on Queen Isabella , to whom the nomination to the archbishopric was reservedthe counsel just imparted made some impression . She
, advised with her confessor on the subject , who thought that persons of quality and merit , of the first houses in Spain , should be elevated to the archiepiscopal dignity . He represented to her the loyalty of the Spaniards ; that the power of Kings had so much increased by conquests , that the influence of individuals was now no longer a subject of dread : besides , that a situation like this demanded influence
and courage difficult to be found in a prelate without family and interest . He even proposed Diego Hurtado de Mendoza , nephew of the Cardinal , made patriarch of" Alexandria by Pope Martin VI . and appointed by the Queen to the archbishopric of Seville , judging him , in this place , capable of rendering service to the church and state by his wisdom and grandeur .
The Cardinal died in a few days after . Never was a minister more regretted by the people . Birth , fortune and dignity , did but enlarge his modesty ; in him was seen an elevation of" mind , and an affability of manners , which commanded at once the love and admiration of
the world . After his death , to name his successor was a consideration . His advice to the Queen had impressed her mind . So considerable in Spain is the authority of the Archbishop of Toledo , that in all state affairs his advice immediately follows the King ' s . Nothing of importance is done without consulting him : he is highchancel / or and primate of Spain , and his riches are proportional to his dignity . So long as the chapter retained the riht of elefting
g , men of hi gh distinction and extraordinary merit have filled the chair . By the councils of Toledo , it is known , that under the dominion of the Goths , the greatest lords amongst them governed the church , and held synods , and made decrees very useful to ecclesiastical discipline . After the Moors were driven out of this provinceAlphonsus VI .
, King of Spain , who had taken from them the city of Toledo , assembled the Lords , Bishops , and all the clergy of the kingdom , and appointed to the archbishopric of the city Abbot Bernard , of the order of Cluni , of great piety and approved wisdom , for whom he had sent from France , to reform the monastery of Satragun . He reestablished the primacy by the authority of the holy Roman Seat ,