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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
mencement and continuance of her reign . The nobility of the kingdom immediately assembled , to express their fidelity and affection . Ferdinand was then at Saragossa , where the States of Arragon were sitting : of him no mention was made in the homage paid to the Queen , because it was previously ueces > ary that he should swear to maintain the privileges and . liberties of the kingdom . He no sooner was informed of King Henry ' s deaththan he set outand stopped
, , two miles from Segovia , to which place Isabella repaired , and waited there till the preparation for the splendid entree with which she honoured him was entirely completed . ' i All the States took the oath of allegiance , and acknowledged his authority . Some difficulties arose about what part of the government he should assume . It was pretended by some , that even his
interference in a legislative capacity , or assumption of the title of King of Castille , was improper . Two former Queen Janes , of Naples , afforded a precedent , the husbands of whom were contented with the honour of their connections , and derived no farther advantages than what proceeded from the indulgence of their royal mistresses . On the other hand , the Arragonians , in opposition contended , that on default of male issue to the royal housethe King of Arragonthe nearest
, , relative , was the undoubted heir to the crown ; to maintain which assertion , many examples , especially in foreign kingdoms , particularly in France , were cited by way of confirmation . But so repugnant was this pretension to the prevailing custom in Spain , that the proposal was only named and dropped , without the permission of revival . It washowever decreedafter much debatethat , iu the lawsthe
, , , , public letters and legislative acts , in conferring the royal privileges , and on the coin of the nation , the name of Ferdinand should precede Isabelia ' s- ^ -a deference due to the husband ; but that on the royal escutcheon , the Castillian arms should he quartered on the right , those of Arragon on the left side—a mark both of the order and
preeminence of the kingdom ; that all the government departments should be filled up by , and held under , the Queen ; that before her Majesty the royal treasurers should be sworn ; but the nomination to , and provision for , bishoprics , and other ecclesiastical benefices , should be sanctioned by the name of both the King and Queen ; with this reserve , however , that to her Majesty ' s judgment and conscience alone the nomination should be referred : that when they were together ,
justice should be equally administered : if at anytime a temporary separation should take p lace in their respective situations , wherever that might be , each should act with unlimited power ; that provincial or local disputes should be finally settled by the party accompanied by the royal council . Ferdinand did not expect from his subjects the imposition of laws , instead of implicit obedience : dissimulation , however , in the present state ofaffkirs , was recommended by prudence . [ TO BE CONTINUED /] W . vzr . ty
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
mencement and continuance of her reign . The nobility of the kingdom immediately assembled , to express their fidelity and affection . Ferdinand was then at Saragossa , where the States of Arragon were sitting : of him no mention was made in the homage paid to the Queen , because it was previously ueces > ary that he should swear to maintain the privileges and . liberties of the kingdom . He no sooner was informed of King Henry ' s deaththan he set outand stopped
, , two miles from Segovia , to which place Isabella repaired , and waited there till the preparation for the splendid entree with which she honoured him was entirely completed . ' i All the States took the oath of allegiance , and acknowledged his authority . Some difficulties arose about what part of the government he should assume . It was pretended by some , that even his
interference in a legislative capacity , or assumption of the title of King of Castille , was improper . Two former Queen Janes , of Naples , afforded a precedent , the husbands of whom were contented with the honour of their connections , and derived no farther advantages than what proceeded from the indulgence of their royal mistresses . On the other hand , the Arragonians , in opposition contended , that on default of male issue to the royal housethe King of Arragonthe nearest
, , relative , was the undoubted heir to the crown ; to maintain which assertion , many examples , especially in foreign kingdoms , particularly in France , were cited by way of confirmation . But so repugnant was this pretension to the prevailing custom in Spain , that the proposal was only named and dropped , without the permission of revival . It washowever decreedafter much debatethat , iu the lawsthe
, , , , public letters and legislative acts , in conferring the royal privileges , and on the coin of the nation , the name of Ferdinand should precede Isabelia ' s- ^ -a deference due to the husband ; but that on the royal escutcheon , the Castillian arms should he quartered on the right , those of Arragon on the left side—a mark both of the order and
preeminence of the kingdom ; that all the government departments should be filled up by , and held under , the Queen ; that before her Majesty the royal treasurers should be sworn ; but the nomination to , and provision for , bishoprics , and other ecclesiastical benefices , should be sanctioned by the name of both the King and Queen ; with this reserve , however , that to her Majesty ' s judgment and conscience alone the nomination should be referred : that when they were together ,
justice should be equally administered : if at anytime a temporary separation should take p lace in their respective situations , wherever that might be , each should act with unlimited power ; that provincial or local disputes should be finally settled by the party accompanied by the royal council . Ferdinand did not expect from his subjects the imposition of laws , instead of implicit obedience : dissimulation , however , in the present state ofaffkirs , was recommended by prudence . [ TO BE CONTINUED /] W . vzr . ty