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 2. Drahomira therefore laid aide her Government, but not her hatred and bloody imaginations againt the Chritians which did firt break out againt that holy Matron Ludomilla for when he perceived that Wencelaus did favour Ludomilla more then her elfe, who was his mother, and by that meanes the Chritian religion was much promoted, he did eek, til at lat he found fitting intruments to accomplih her cruelty, which were Juhuman, & Cuman, who were men of the highet nobility and of impudent audacity, who being ent forth by Drahomira in the night, they found out the holy widdow intent at her praiers, in her Oratory; they break in, and break down, and robbing the vail from her head, they trangled her, her jawes being open; there were ome who did inflame Wencelaus (who was exceedingly diturbed for the death of his Grandmother) to revenge that cruelty, or if hee would be wanting, they deired Commiion for to do it themelves: but he gravely tebukedrebuked [sic] all of them, in regard they did perwade him to do that which is contrary to that duty which is owed to any mother, and contrary to the modety and patience of a Chritian, not remembring what the Lord ayeth, vengeance is mine, and I will retribute it.

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