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<START> <TITLE>UAE0b208767</TITLE> <BODY> Page 8767 that what he craved was water, and that he spoke one word
for another. and th us it was till his chief confessor, master leonard derrer, the reverend prior of the dominicans, came in with the sacistan, to administer to him extreme u nction. but now, when tha reverend father came toward the dying man with<brthe b ody of the lord, there was so dreadful and sorrowful a sight to be seen as i may never forget to my latter day. instead of receiving that holy sacrament in a ll thankful humility, my grand uncle thrust away my lord prior a whitebearded old man, f a venerable and commanding presence with great fury and ungoverne d rage, storming at him in strangely mingled words, which for sure,he meant for others, but in a voice and with a mien which plainly showed that have nought of that messenger of grace. and from time to time he turned that eye he could use on ann, and albeit he spoke ane word for another, he made shift many tim es to repeat the cardinals name with ompatient bidding, so that it was not ha rd to understand his meaning and his intent to receive the viaticum from none ot her than that high prelate. howbeit, to us it seemed nothing less than treaso n to the dying man to interpret this to my lord prior, in especial since my g rand uncle had, but now, shown us so much favor. indeed we were moved to show him all loving kindness. ann held his hand in hers, and whispered to him again and again that he should take patience, and that his eminence on his wat and would ere long be hare. the reverend prior showed indeed true christian forbe arance, thinking that the departing soul was more sorely troubled that was in truth the fact. he heeded not old mans threats and struggles, but stood in s ilence at his post, and when presently the old barons hand dropped lieless from anns grasp he sent from the chamber. we could hear through the door the good priests voice in prayer and benediction, pronouncing absoloution over te dying m an, and at times my grand uncles wrathful tones, febble indeed, but terrible to hear. each time he broke in on the priors words we shuddered, and when at last the priest rang his little bell a great terror fell upon us, whereas this o rdinance is want to bring comfort and edification to the soul. we had been on our knees some long space, praying fervently for that hapless, impertlled so ul, when the door was opened, and my lord prior declared in a loud voice that the noble baron knight sebald im hoff made a good end after receiving the mo st holy scarament. then thought i, a good peraventure, by the grace of christ an d the virgin, but a peaceful end alas by no means. and this might be seen even i n the dead face, in later years, whensoever it has been my lot to gaze on the face of the dead, i have ever perceived that death hath lent them an aspect of peaceful calm so that the saying of common folk, that the angel of death h ath kissed them is right fitting; but my grand uncles face was as that of a man whose dignity is broke by a mightier than he, and who hath suffered it in sil ent, gloomy rebellion. with all our might and soul we pryyed for him again an d again; hoebeit, as must ever befall, other cares came crowding in, to swall ow up thatone. as soon as the tiding of the nobles death were rumored abroad, wh ose who had known him in life came pouring in, and messengers from the town c ouncil, notaries with sealing wax and seals, priests for the burying, neighb ors, and other good folk, and among them many friars and nuns. lastly came do ctor holzschuher of the council, my grand uncles notary, and one of our own f athers most trusted friends, in all points a man of such worth and and honesty t hat no words befit him so well as the cardinals saying: that he reminded him of an oak of te german forests. when, now, this man, who in his youth had bee n one of the gooliest in all nuremberg, and who was still of noble aspect wit h his long silver grey hair lying on his shoulders when he now greeted us maids well nigh gloomily, and with no friendly beck or nod, we knew forthwith that he must have great and well founded fears for our concerns. yea, and so it wa s. presently, when he had held grave discourse with the high treasurer and th e other chief men of the couuncil, he called to him cousin maud and me, and told us that old im hoffs latest dealing was such, ot all seeming , as to take fr
om us all hope that our inheritance from him should help us to pay the ransom for herdegen. and in the marrow his will would be opened and read we should learn thereby in what way that old man had cared for those who were nearest a nd dearest to him. hereupon we had no choice but to bury many a fair hope in the </BODY> <END>

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