cute againſt that ſo much hated fraternity. The King beingſad to heare that requeſt, only nodded with his head but gave no anſwer at all.
2. Preſently upon this the Biſhops in the preſence of the King did begin to write the Coppy of the Mandate. The King going into his chamber, did fall on his knees, and with teares beſought God to forgive the guilt of thoſe bloudy Councels, and no ſucceſſe unto them. God heard his voyce, and ſhewed ſome Examples of horrid Judgment on the authors of this conſpiracy. The firſt example was the Queene her ſelfe, who (before hand delighting her ſelfe with the immagination of it) did propoſe unto her fancy, what gratefull ſpectacles ſhe ſhould behold at Prague, when being delivered of her Child ſhe ſhould come to that City, and ſee the Piccardines ſome burned, ſome beheaded, and ſome ſtifled in the water. But Oh the Judgments of God, for before the time of her delivery, being prevented with the pangs thereof, and not able to bring forth, The Phyſitians, that they might preſerve one, were of opinion that the Child ſhould be cut out of the mothers womb, and the Chyrurgions being come, tooke out the child alive, but (becauſe it was brought into the world before its time) as yet unable to ſee. This was Ludonick, who afterward ſucceded his father in both Kingdomes, but the Mother no longer able to indure the torment did expire, and with her dyed the wicked
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