 | Robert Adam - 1818 - 494 pagina’s
...throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted; and his own temper being naturally ostentatious, liberal, and enterprising, rendered him incapable...economy, which the situation of his finances required. He therefore tried every device to drain the credulous multitude, and, among others, had recourse to... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 572 pagina’s
...begin- a source verv inconsiderable, that all the mighty N effects of the Reformation flowed. Leo X. when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...rendered him incapable of that severe and patient oeconomy which the situation of his finances required. On the contrary, his schemes for aggrandizing... | |
 | J. R - 1824 - 350 pagina’s
...credulity of ignorance, collected vast sums of money on the sale of these indulgences. " Leo the Tenth when raised to the Papal throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted hy the vast projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander the Sixth, and Julius the Second.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 pagina’s
...and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...severe and patient economy which the situation of his fmances required. On the contrary, his schemes for aggrandizing the family of Medici, his love of splendor,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 472 pagina’s
...beginnings. source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo the tenth, when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander the sixth and Julius the second. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 476 pagina’s
...be-rYnnin^s. source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo the tenth, when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander the sixth and Julius the second. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable... | |
 | William Robertson - 1829 - 628 pagina’s
...and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted by the vast projects of hie two ambitious predecessors, Alexander VI. and Julius 11. His'own temper, naturally liberal and... | |
 | Martin Luther - 1829 - 418 pagina’s
...opposing the sale of Indulgences; AD 1517. LEO X., who filled at that time the papal throne, finding the revenues of the church exhausted by the vast projects of his ambitious predecessors, and his own extravagance, tried every device to increase his finances ; and... | |
 | William Robertson - 1830 - 662 pagina’s
...and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation (lowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...the vast projects of his two ambitious predecessors, AJexander VI. and Julius II. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - 1835 - 792 pagina’s
...papal flirone, found the revenues of the chnrch exhausted by the vast projects of his -wo ambitions predecessors. Alexander VI, and Julius II. His own...naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable ofthat severe and patient economy which the situation of hie finances required. On the contrary, his... | |
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Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted by the vast projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander VI. and Julius II. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable of that... 
