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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
THE LIFE OF XIMENES , ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO .
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TTIE Queen ' s indignation was roused at the monk ' s discourse ; and - ^ scarcely restrained from frequentl y interrupting , she had ' well nig h dismissed him . from her presence . Pier moderation , however , gained the ascendancy ; and she contented herself with this coof reply : ' My father , have you well considered your present assertions ; and do you know to whom you address yourself' ? ' To which he ' lied Madam
rep , ' yes , ' . ' I have well considered them ; and I know that it is to Queen Isabella , dust and ashes like myself , my words are addressed . ' After this he I . ft the audience , inflamed with passion . By this conduct , th-.- Queen perceiving that the Archbishop was the object of envy , esteemed him the more . Xinienes , although advertised of all that passed , relying on the testimony of his own conscienceneither "
, attempted to prejudice the Queen , s . light no occasion to justify himself , nor permitted anyone toPpeak in his favour . He discovered no resentment towards the General ; but , on the contrary honoured aud respected him as usual . By such moderation the mouth of the envious was stopped . However , notwithstanding he forebore complaining of the ecclesiastics whom he had chosen for his domestics , and charged them with no connection in the cabal , against him—whether he feared their
unquiet dispositions , or supposed that the life they spent with him was disagreeable to them , he sent them , one after another , to their monasteries , and retained only ihree ; a confessor , a preacher , and an almoner ; who , by their merit , and their master ' s favour , were preferred ; one to the oilice of King's preacher , and the other two to bishoprics . The fortune of Bernardino Ximenes of Cineros the Archbishop '
, s brother , was very different from that of his companions . He was a professor of the same order , and had passed some years in it with sufficient humility and devotion . As soon as he heard of" his brother ' s ' election to the archbi hopric ofToledo , he went to him , to give him some assistance , and at least to relieve his mind of domestic concerns : The Archbishop received him , appointed him superintendant of his houseand
, began confidentially to disclose his affairs to him . But he soon perceived that his understanding was weak , his disposition unsettled and capricious , and at some intervals his passions were overpowered b y his reason . Fraternal affection , however , dissembled these faults . To him was given absolute authority in the episcopal house ; he disposed of all agreeably to his own whim : dismissed the servants , disobliged friends and officers ; and being reprimanded by
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
THE LIFE OF XIMENES , ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO .
[ CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST . ]
TTIE Queen ' s indignation was roused at the monk ' s discourse ; and - ^ scarcely restrained from frequentl y interrupting , she had ' well nig h dismissed him . from her presence . Pier moderation , however , gained the ascendancy ; and she contented herself with this coof reply : ' My father , have you well considered your present assertions ; and do you know to whom you address yourself' ? ' To which he ' lied Madam
rep , ' yes , ' . ' I have well considered them ; and I know that it is to Queen Isabella , dust and ashes like myself , my words are addressed . ' After this he I . ft the audience , inflamed with passion . By this conduct , th-.- Queen perceiving that the Archbishop was the object of envy , esteemed him the more . Xinienes , although advertised of all that passed , relying on the testimony of his own conscienceneither "
, attempted to prejudice the Queen , s . light no occasion to justify himself , nor permitted anyone toPpeak in his favour . He discovered no resentment towards the General ; but , on the contrary honoured aud respected him as usual . By such moderation the mouth of the envious was stopped . However , notwithstanding he forebore complaining of the ecclesiastics whom he had chosen for his domestics , and charged them with no connection in the cabal , against him—whether he feared their
unquiet dispositions , or supposed that the life they spent with him was disagreeable to them , he sent them , one after another , to their monasteries , and retained only ihree ; a confessor , a preacher , and an almoner ; who , by their merit , and their master ' s favour , were preferred ; one to the oilice of King's preacher , and the other two to bishoprics . The fortune of Bernardino Ximenes of Cineros the Archbishop '
, s brother , was very different from that of his companions . He was a professor of the same order , and had passed some years in it with sufficient humility and devotion . As soon as he heard of" his brother ' s ' election to the archbi hopric ofToledo , he went to him , to give him some assistance , and at least to relieve his mind of domestic concerns : The Archbishop received him , appointed him superintendant of his houseand
, began confidentially to disclose his affairs to him . But he soon perceived that his understanding was weak , his disposition unsettled and capricious , and at some intervals his passions were overpowered b y his reason . Fraternal affection , however , dissembled these faults . To him was given absolute authority in the episcopal house ; he disposed of all agreeably to his own whim : dismissed the servants , disobliged friends and officers ; and being reprimanded by