Arverni huic patria; parentes natalibus non superbis sed absolutis, et sicut nihil illustre iactantes, ita nihil servile metuentes, contenti censu modico sed eodem vel sufficiente vel libero; militia illis in clericali potius quam in Palatino decursa comitatu.
He is a native of Auvergne; his parents origin, though not imposing, is irreproachable: boasting no grandeur and. fearing no servile degradation, they are content with a modest fortune'modest but adequate and unencumbered. Their public office has been in the service of the Church rather than of the State.
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