orthodox Papal he too; and often gave his Brother George trouble.

"4. A still more orthodox specimen, the youngest member of the
family, who is likewise in orders: Gumbrecht ('Gumbertus, a
Canonicus of' Something or other, say the Books); who went early
to Rome, and became one of his Holiness Leo Tenth's Chamberlains;
--stood the 'Sack of Rome' (Constable de Bourbon's), and was
captured there and ransomed;--but died still young (1528).
These three were Catholics, he of Wurzburg a rather virulent one."

Catholic also was JOHANNES, a fifth Brother, who followed the
soldiering and diplomatic professions, oftenest in Spain;
did Government-messages to Diets, and the like, for Karl V.;
a high man and well seen of his Kaiser;--he had wedded the young
Widow of old King Ferdinand in Spain; which proved, seemingly, a
troublous scene for poor Johannes. What we know is, he was
appointed Commandant of Valencia; and died there, still little
turned of thirty,--by poison it is supposed,--and left his young
Widow to marry a third time.

These are the Five minor Brothers, four of them Catholic, sons of
old blind Friedrich of Plassenburg; who are not, for their own
sake, memorable, but are mentionable for the sake of the three
major Brothers. So many orthodox Catholics, while Brother George
and others went into the heresies at such a rate! A family much
split by religion:--and blind old Friedrich, dim of intellect,
knew nothing of it; and the excellent Polish Mother said and
thought, we know not what. A divided Time!--

Johannes of Valencia, and these Chief Priests, were all men of