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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENFS, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Life Of Ximenfs, Archbishop Of Toledo.
authoritatively , without an answer , and without delay , to accept the archbishopric of Toledo , to which he had been eletted according to the solemnities and accustomed rules of the church . Having received a command so explicit , he submitted , with protestations of regret : he entertained , however , a hope , that G .-d , who had reduced him to the necessity pf s . uppotting a load so burthenson , ewould supply him with strength to . support it . But because a
, report had gone abroad , that a man so exemplary for his piety w . uld be satisfied with the enjoyment of a part of . the revenue belonging to the church , and that the remainder mi ght be applied to some useful designs , contemplated bv the King aud Queen , he declared his express disavowal of any condition , which was in opposition to the sacred canonsand which militated against the liberties of his church ;
, he would never consent to the alienation of that property of which the design was to support the poor : adding , at the same time , that the family of the Lord was not to be enlarged but by servants notable for prudence , faithfulness , and charity ; and that to persons of this character , no means of doing good , sufficiently ample , could be
put into their hands . This generosity gave no offence to their Catholic Majesties ; they considered his acceptance of the first benefice of the kingdom a favour conferred . So venerable in the eyes of ' . he world itself is the contempt of all mundane honours and riches , when the sentiment arises from sincerity and truth . The court having left Burgos , and , stopping some days at Taraconahe was there consecratedon the
, , nth of Oflober , in presence of the King ancl Queen , in a convent of his own order . When the ceremony was ended , he , in conformity to the custom , approached to kiss their Majesties' hands ; which he did with much mrdesty and seriousness , addressing them thus : — - ' I salute your Majesties' hands , not because I am exalted to the first dignity in the church of Spain , but because 1 entertain a hope
that the burthen laid upon my shoulders by your Majesties , will be alleviated by your royal assistance . ' The King and Queen , in their turn , from a motive of respect , kissed his hand , and received his blessing . All the Lords having done the same , they reconducted ' him to his house .
He immediately dispatched to every part of his diocese persons oi approved wisdom and fidelity , invested with power to appoint new governors in the cities , castles , and fortresses under his jurisdiction , and to administer to them the oath in his name . He ordeic-d . them to appoint officers for the administration of ecclesiastical and secular justice , until such time as lie could himself be present , andpieside
person . The government of Carsola , consisting of several towns and villages , taken from the Moors by D Roderigo Ximenes , Archbishop of Toledo , and annexed , in the year 1231 , b y King Ferdinand III . to the domain of this church , is the most important patronage , in point of honour ancl revenue , that belongs to the disposal of the Archbishop . Cardinal de Mendoza had designed this appointment for D . Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza , his brother , the present possessor of it ' ,
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The Life Of Ximenfs, Archbishop Of Toledo.
authoritatively , without an answer , and without delay , to accept the archbishopric of Toledo , to which he had been eletted according to the solemnities and accustomed rules of the church . Having received a command so explicit , he submitted , with protestations of regret : he entertained , however , a hope , that G .-d , who had reduced him to the necessity pf s . uppotting a load so burthenson , ewould supply him with strength to . support it . But because a
, report had gone abroad , that a man so exemplary for his piety w . uld be satisfied with the enjoyment of a part of . the revenue belonging to the church , and that the remainder mi ght be applied to some useful designs , contemplated bv the King aud Queen , he declared his express disavowal of any condition , which was in opposition to the sacred canonsand which militated against the liberties of his church ;
, he would never consent to the alienation of that property of which the design was to support the poor : adding , at the same time , that the family of the Lord was not to be enlarged but by servants notable for prudence , faithfulness , and charity ; and that to persons of this character , no means of doing good , sufficiently ample , could be
put into their hands . This generosity gave no offence to their Catholic Majesties ; they considered his acceptance of the first benefice of the kingdom a favour conferred . So venerable in the eyes of ' . he world itself is the contempt of all mundane honours and riches , when the sentiment arises from sincerity and truth . The court having left Burgos , and , stopping some days at Taraconahe was there consecratedon the
, , nth of Oflober , in presence of the King ancl Queen , in a convent of his own order . When the ceremony was ended , he , in conformity to the custom , approached to kiss their Majesties' hands ; which he did with much mrdesty and seriousness , addressing them thus : — - ' I salute your Majesties' hands , not because I am exalted to the first dignity in the church of Spain , but because 1 entertain a hope
that the burthen laid upon my shoulders by your Majesties , will be alleviated by your royal assistance . ' The King and Queen , in their turn , from a motive of respect , kissed his hand , and received his blessing . All the Lords having done the same , they reconducted ' him to his house .
He immediately dispatched to every part of his diocese persons oi approved wisdom and fidelity , invested with power to appoint new governors in the cities , castles , and fortresses under his jurisdiction , and to administer to them the oath in his name . He ordeic-d . them to appoint officers for the administration of ecclesiastical and secular justice , until such time as lie could himself be present , andpieside
person . The government of Carsola , consisting of several towns and villages , taken from the Moors by D Roderigo Ximenes , Archbishop of Toledo , and annexed , in the year 1231 , b y King Ferdinand III . to the domain of this church , is the most important patronage , in point of honour ancl revenue , that belongs to the disposal of the Archbishop . Cardinal de Mendoza had designed this appointment for D . Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza , his brother , the present possessor of it ' ,