Devoid of all gentilesse and courtesy

In the following context, Does the bold part refer to “ill nurture” or does it refer to “youth” as well?

Nevertheless, in consideration of your youth and the ill nurture, devoid of all gentilesse and courtesy, which you have doubtless had in the land of slaves and tyrants, we are disposed to set you free, unharmed, on these conditions: first, that—”

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As far as the sentence structure, it’s not clear if it applies to both. However the bold part doesn’t make much sense if it’s applied to youth, so I think it only applies to ‘ill nature’.

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