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           Theysqueezedtheheadsofsomewithknottedcordstilltheypiercedtheirbrains,whiletheythrewothersintodungeonsswarmingwithserpents,snakes,andtoads."Butitwouldbecrueltoputthereadertothepainofperusingtheremainderofthisdescription.

           Asanotherinstanceofthesebitterfruitsofconquest,andperhapsthestrongestthatcanbequoted,wemaymention,thatthePrincessMatilda,thoughadaughteroftheKingofScotland,andafterwardsbothQueenofEngland,niecetoEdgarAtheling,andmothertotheEmpressofGermany,thedaughter,thewife,andthemotherofmonarchs,wasobliged,duringherearlyresidenceforeducationinEngland,toassumetheveilofanun,astheonlymeansofescapingthelicentiouspursuitoftheNormannobles.ThisexcuseshestatedbeforeagreatcounciloftheclergyofEngland,asthesolereasonforherhavingtakenthereligioushabit.Theassembledclergyadmittedthevalidityoftheplea,andthenotorietyofthecircumstancesuponwhichitwasfounded;givingthusanindubitableandmostremarkabletestimonytotheexistenceofthatdisgracefullicensebywhichthatagewasstained

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