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Edition material · Edition notice · 1 sections
  1. Edition notice
Edition material · Title pages, contents, and publisher’s preface · 1 sections
  1. Title pages, contents, and publisher’s preface
Front matter · Translator’s Preface. · 1 sections
  1. Translator’s Preface.
Front matter · Invocation. · 1 sections
  1. Invocation.
Front matter · Preface. · 1 sections
  1. Preface.
Front matter · TO MY BELOVED FRIENDS AND COMPANIONS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR SAVIOR. · 2 sections
  1. To My Beloved Friends And Companions In Christ Jesus Our Savior.
  2. Of The Greater Danger There Is At This Time, Than In The Bloody And Distressing Times Of The Martyrs.4
Front matter · TO THE READERS IN GENERAL. · 4 sections
  1. To The Readers In General.
  2. The Sequel Compared With The Beginning Of This History.
  3. Address To The Worldly-Minded.
  4. To The Young, The Middle-Aged, And The Old.
Front matter · Introduction. · 1 sections
  1. Introduction.
Front matter · SUMMARY OF THE FOLLOWING WORK. · 9 sections
  1. Summary Of The Following Work.
  2. OF THE TITLE OF THIS WORK: THE BLOODY THEATRE OF THE ANABAPTISTS, etc.
  3. Of The Name: Anabaptists.17
  4. Of Holy Baptism, And Why We Have Preferred It To All Other Articles, In Our History.
  5. The Reason Why We Have Pointed Out The Article Of Holy Baptism, And The Adherents Of Anabaptism, From The Days Of Christ To The Present Time.
  6. Reason Why We Have Called This Whole Work After The Anabaptists.
  7. Answer To The Question, Whether All The People Mentioned In This Work, None Excepted, Have Confessed The Same That The Anabaptists Of This Day Confess.
  8. Statement In Regard To The Old Work.
  9. Valedictory.
Front matter · OF THE TRUE CHURCH OF GOD, ITS ORIGIN, PROGRESS, AND IMMOVABLE STABILITY, THROUGH ALL TIMES. · 40 sections
  1. Of The True Church Of God, Its Origin, Progress, And Immovable Stability, Through All Times.
  2. Of The Divine Service Of The Church.
  3. In What Points The Church Of God Has Always Continued The Same.
  4. Of The Stability, Durability, And Visible Characteristics Of The Church Of God.
  5. The Church Of God Obscured And Rendered Almost Invisible In Some Places; And What Has Been The Cause Of It From Ancient Times.
  6. The Succession Of The Church Of God, Personal Succession, And Succession Of Doctrine.
  7. Personal Succession.
  8. Succession Of Doctrine.
  9. The Apostles’ Creed.
  10. First Confession.
  11. Of Holy Baptism.
  12. Of The Holy Supper.
  13. Of The Office Of Teacher And Deacon In The Church; Also How The Election To, And The Confirmation In, These Offices, Must Proceed, According To The Ordinance Of God.
  14. Of Feet-Washing.
  15. Of Marriage.
  16. Of The Office Of The Magistracy.
  17. Of The Swearing Of Oaths.
  18. Of Separation.
  19. Of Shunning.
  20. Of The Second Coming Of Christ, The Resurrection Of The Dead, And The Last Judgment.
  21. Second Confession,
  22. Third Confession.
  23. I. Of God And The Creation Of All Things.
  24. Ii. Of The Fall Of Man.
  25. Iii. Of The Restoration Of Man Through The Promise Of The Coming Christ.
  26. Iv. Of The Coming Of Christ Into This World, And The Purpose For Which He Came.
  27. V. THE LAW OF CHRIST, i. e. THE HOLY GOSPEL OR THE NEW TESTAMENT.
  28. Vi. Of Repentance And Reformation Of Life.
  29. Vii. Of Holy Baptism.
  30. Viii. Of The Church Of Christ.
  31. Ix. Of The Election, And Offices Of Teachers, Deacons, And Deaconesses, In The Church.
  32. X. Of The Holy Supper.
  33. Xi. Of The Washing Of The Saints’ Feet.46
  34. Xii. Of The State Of Matrimony.
  35. Xiii. Of The Office Of The Secular Authority.
  36. Xiv. Of Revenge.
  37. Xv. Of The Swearing Of Oaths.
  38. Xvi. Of The Ecclesiastical Ban, Or Separation From The Church.
  39. Xvii. Of Shunning The Separated.
  40. Xviii. Of The Resurrection Of The Dead, And The Last Judgment.
Front matter · OF THE UNGODLY AND FALSE CHURCH, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD, AND THE ORIGIN, PROGRESS AND SUCCESSION OF THE SAME THROUGH ALL TIMES. · 18 sections
  1. Of The Ungodly And False Church, Which Is The Opposite Of The Church Of God, And The Origin, Progress And Succession Of The Same Through All Times.
  2. Of The Evil Succession Of The Roman Church, Consisting Only In The Succession Of The Persons, And Not Of The Doctrine.
  3. Objection Of The Papists, By Means Of Three Passages.
  4. Reply To The First Passage.
  5. Reply To The Second Passage.
  6. Reply To The Third Passage.
  7. The Groundlessness [Of The Allegations] Of Those Who Are Accustomed To Deduce The Roman Succession From Peter, The Holy Apostle, And Wherein This Consists.
  8. Various Arguments From The Holy Scriptures, Showing That Peter Was Not At Rome During The Time Paul Was There, Except (As Has Been Explained Above) At The Close Of His Life.
  9. Discordance Of Papistic Writers. 1. Whether Peter Was At Rome. 2. How Long He Was Bishop There. 3. Who Followed Him.
  10. Of The Rise Of The Popes After The Year 606, As Also Of The Interruption Of The Succession Of The Same.
  11. Of The Election Of The Pope; And Of Such As Have Usurped The Chair.
  12. Of Some Who Attained Possession Of The Roman Chair Through Secular Power And Other Ungodly Means.
  13. Of The Dreadful Time, Called By The Papists The Iron And Leaden Century, Which Was With Respect To The Election Of The Popes.
  14. Two, Three, And Four Popes Reigning At The Same Time; The Chair Of Rome Occasionally Without A Pope For A Long Time.
  15. How The Roman Chair Stood Vacant.
  16. Of The Ungodly Life And Disorderly Conduct Of Some Of The Popes.
  17. Of The Divine Judgments And Punishments Visited Upon Some Of The Popes.
  18. Conclusion Of The Matters Here Related.
Front matter · POEMS IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE. · 1 sections
  1. Poems In The Original Language.
First Part. · First Part. · 1 sections
  1. First Part.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM OF THE MARTYRS IN THE FIRST CENTURY, · 11 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism Of The Martyrs In The First Century,
  2. Summary Of The Baptism In The First Century.
  3. Concerning The Baptism Of John.
  4. The Persons John Baptized.
  5. How, Among Others, He Baptized Also Jesus, The Son Of God.
  6. How Christ Baptized Through His Disciples.
  7. How Christ Commanded Baptism To His Disciples, Before His Ascension.
  8. How The Apostles Executed This Command Of Christ To Teach And Baptize, After The Ascension Of Christ.
  9. What Testimony The Holy Apostles Have Given In Their Epistles, Concerning Baptism.
  10. Moreover, The Conditions Required In, At, And About Baptism, Indicate Sufficiently, That It Was Not Administered To Children, But To Persons Of Understanding.
  11. Of The Testimony Of The Fathers Concerning This Article; Who Lived From The Decease Of The Apostles To The End Of The First Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE PIOUS MARTYRS AND WITNESSES OF JESUS CHRIST WHO SUFFERED DURING THE FIRST CENTURY: · 36 sections
  1. An Account Of The Pious Martyrs And Witnesses Of Jesus Christ Who Suffered During The First Century:
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The First Century.
  3. Jesus Christ The Son Of God Crucified At Jerusalem.
  4. John The Baptist, Son Of Zacharias And Elisabeth, Beheaded In The Castle Of MachæRus, At The Command Of Herod Antipas, A. D. 32.
  5. Stephen, One Of The Seven Deacons Of The Church At Jerusalem, Stoned Without The Gate Of That City, By The Libertines, A. D. 34, Shortly After The Death Of Christ.
  6. James, The Son Of Zebedee, Put To Death With The Sword, By Herod Agrippa, In Jerusalem, A. D. 45.
  7. The Holy Apostle Philip, Bound With His Head To A Pillar, And Stoned, At Hierapolis, In Phrygia, A. D. 54.
  8. James, The Son Of Alpheus, Or Brother Of The Lord, Cast Down From The Temple, Stoned, And Beaten To Death With A Club, A. D. 63.
  9. Barnabas, A Companion Of The Apostle Paul, Dragged Out Of The City And Burned, At Salamina In Cyprus, A. D. 64.
  10. How Mark, The Holy Evangelist, Dragged To The Stake At Alexandria, Died On The Way, A. D. 64.
  11. Of the Ten Bloody Persecutions which the Christians Suffered under the Heathen Emperors of Rome; the First of which Began in the Reign of Nero, A. D. 66.
  12. The First Persecution of the Christians, under Nero, Anno 66.
  13. Of The Unheard-Of Cruelties Nero Practiced In Slaying The Pious Christians.
  14. Simon Peter, The Holy Apostle, Crucified With His Head Downward, Under Emperor Nero, A. D. 69.
  15. Paul, The Apostle Of Christ, Sorely Persecuted, And Finally Beheaded, At Rome, Under The Emperor Nero, A. D. 69.
  16. The Martyrdom Of Some Of Paul’S Friends And Brethren Who Were Imprisoned With Him Shortly After He Was Offered Up; Besides Others Who Were Slain Afterwards.
  17. Aristarchus, A Traveling Companion Of Paul, Slain At Rome, Under Nero, About A. D. 70.
  18. Epaphras, A Fellow Prisoner Of Paul, Slain Under Nero, About A. D. 70.
  19. Four Fellow-Laborers And Relatives Of Paul, Namely: Prisca, Aquila, Andronicus, And Junia, Martyred At Rome, Under Nero, About A. D. 70.
  20. Silas, Or Silvanus, Scourged At Philippi, In Macedonia, And Died A Martyr, About A. D. 70.
  21. Onesiphorus, A Friend Of Paul, And Porphyrius, His Companion, Tied To Wild Horses, And Dragged, Or Torn, To Death, At Hellespontus, Through The Edict Of Nero, About A. D. 70.
  22. Andrew, The Holy Apostle, Crucified At Patras, In Achaia, About A. D. 70.
  23. Bartholomew, The Holy Apostle Of Christ, First Greatly Tortured, Then Flayed Alive, And Finally Beheaded, In Armenia, By King Astyages, About A. D. 70.
  24. Thomas, The Holy Apostle Of Christ, Tormented With Red-Hot Plates, Cast Into A Furnace, And His Side Pierced With Spears By The Savages, At Calamina, About A. D. 70.
  25. Matthew, The Holy Evangelist, Nailed To The Ground, And Beheaded At Naddavar, Under King Hytacus, About A. D. 70.
  26. Simon Zelotes And His Brother Judas Thaddeus, Both Slain For The Truth Of Christ; The One Crucified, And The Other Beaten To Death With Sticks, About A. D. 70.
  27. Matthias, The Holy Apostle Of Christ, Tied On A Cross Upon A Rock, Stoned, And Then Beheaded, A. D. 70.
  28. Some Of The Seventy Disciples Of Christ, And Several Fellow-Travelers Of The Apostles, Slain, Towards The Close Of The Persecution By Nero, About A. D. 70.
  29. Of the Second Persecution of the Christians, under Domitian, which Commenced A. D. 93; in which, among Others, there were Apprehended, Banished, or Slain, the Following Persons:
  30. Luke, The Holy Evangelist, Hanged On A Green Olive Tree, In Greece, A. D. 93.
  31. Antipas, The Faithful Witness Of Jesus Christ, Burned At Pergamos In A Red-Hot Brazen Ox, A. D. 95.
  32. John, The Holy Evangelist, Banished To The Isle Of Patmos, By Emperor Domitian, A. D. 97.
  33. Timothy, The Spiritual Son Of The Apostle Paul, Stoned To Death By The Heathen Idolaters At Ephesus, About A. D. 98.
  34. Urticinus, A Pious Christian, Beheaded With The Ax, At Ravenna, A. D. 99.
  35. Vitalus, Buried Alive At Ravenna For The Name Of Jesus Christ; And His Wife Beaten To Death With Sticks, At Milan, About A. D. 99.
  36. Of Different Other Persons Who Were Slain For The Name Of Christ About A. D. 100.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY MARTYRS IN THE SECOND CENTURY. · 4 sections
  1. An Account Of The Baptism Of The Holy Martyrs In The Second Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Second Century.
  3. Notice Concerning The Book “QuæStionum Et Responsionum,” That Is, “Questions And Answers,” Which Is Wrongfully Attributed To Justinus.
  4. Further Remarks Concerning Baptism In This Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SECOND CENTURY. · 34 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Second Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Second Century.
  3. The Third Persecution Of The Christians, Commenced Under Trajan, A. D. 102.
  4. Simon Cleophas, One Of The Seventy Disciples Of Christ, Crucified By Atticus, Under Trajan, A. D. 109.
  5. Rufus And Zosimus, Two Pious Christians, Beheaded At Philippi In Macedonia, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, A. D. 109.
  6. The Ethiopian Or Eunuch Of Queen Candace, Who Was Baptized By Philip, Put To Death For The Name Of Christ, In The Island Of Caprobano, A. D. 110.
  7. Ignatius, A Disciple Of The Apostle John, Devoured By Wild Beasts In A Circus At Rome, For The Testimony Of The Son Of God, A. D. 111.
  8. Onesimus, A Friend Of The Apostle Paul, Brought From Rome To Ephesus, And There Stoned To Death, A. D. 111.
  9. Dionysius Areopagita, Who Was Converted By Paul, Martyred For Confessing Jesus Christ, About The Year 112.
  10. Publius, BarsimæUs, Barbelius, And His Sister Barba, Slain For The Name Of Jesus Christ About The Year 112.
  11. Justus And Pastor, Slain For The Faith At Complutum, About The Year 116.
  12. Phocas, Bishop Of Pontus, Put To Death In A Lime-Kiln, And In Boiling Water, For The Name Of Jesus Christ, At Sinope, About The Year 118.
  13. Faustina And Jacobita Put To Death, For The Faith, At Brescia; And Elentherus With His Mother Anthia, In Sicily, A. D. 120.
  14. Severe Persecutions Of The Believers About The Year 130.
  15. Getulicus, Symphorosa With Her Sons, Cerialus And Amantius, Put To Death For The Faith, At Frivoli; And Sapphira And Sabina At Rome, A. D. 136.
  16. Ptolomeus, A Godfearing Man, Put To Death At Alexandria, In Egypt, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, About The Year 144.
  17. Lucius, A Pious Christian, Also Put To Death At Alexandria, According To The Preceding Sentence, Together With Another, Who Made The Same Profession, About The Year 144.
  18. Felicitas With Her Seven Sons, Januarius, Felix, Philippus, Sylvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, And Martialis, Put To Death For The Faith, At Rome, A. D. 164.
  19. Of the Fourth Persecution of the Christians, under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, which was Commenced about the year 166.
  20. How Atrociously The Sincere Christians Were Treated During This Persecution.
  21. Justinus, First Scourged, And Then Beheaded, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 168.
  22. Polycarp, A Disciple Of The Apostle John, And Bishop Of The Church At Smyrna, Put To Death With Fire And Sword, For His Faith In The Son Of God, A. D. 168.
  23. Twelve Pious Christians, Who Had Come From Philadelphia To Smyrna, Put To Death On The Same Day, With Polycarp, The Aforementioned Martyr, A. D. 168.
  24. Carpus, Papylus, Agathonica And Many Other Women, Put To Death At Pergamos, In Asia Minor, For The Confession Of The True Faith, About The Year 168.
  25. Germanicus, An Eminently Pious Man, Devoured By The Beasts, At Smyrna In Asia Minor, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 170.
  26. Vetius, Surnamed Pagathus, Put To Death On The River Rhone In France, About The Year 172.92
  27. Attalus, Roasted In An Iron Chair, Cast Before The Wild Beasts, His Throat Cut, And Beheaded, On The River Rhone, About The Year 172.
  28. Alexander Of Phrygia, First Dreadfully Tortured, And Then Executed With The Sword, For The Confession Of The Son Of God, On The River Rhone, About The Year 172.
  29. Maturus, Sanctus, Blandina, And A Youth From Pontus, Most Miserably Tormented, On The River Rhone, About The Year 172.
  30. An Old Man Of Ninety Years, Called Photinus, Miserably Maltreated For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, Before The Tribunal, At Lyons, In France; Who Afterwards Died In The Prison, About The Year 179.
  31. Alcibiades, A Pious Christian, Martyred At Lyons In France, About The Year 179.
  32. Epipodius Of Lyons, And Alexander, The Greek, Martyred For The Testimony Of The Evangelical Truth, At Lyons In France; The One Beheaded, And The Other Crucified, About The Year 179.
  33. Leonides, Plutarchus, And Others, Put To Death For The Name Of Christ, About The Year 180.
  34. What Transpired With The Christians During The Fourth Persecution.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM OF THE MARTYRS IN THE THIRD CENTURY. · 5 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism Of The Martyrs In The Third Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In This Century.
  3. Tertullian’S Views Concerning Different Other Matters, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck.
  4. Notice Concerning The Writings Of Origen With Reference To Baptism.
  5. Touching Different Points Of The Doctrine Of Origen, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE PIOUS MARTYRS AND WITNESSES OF JESUS CHRIST WHO SUFFERED IN THE THIRD CENTURY. · 60 sections
  1. An Account Of The Pious Martyrs And Witnesses Of Jesus Christ Who Suffered In The Third Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Third Century.
  3. Of the Fifth Persecution of the Christians, under the Emperor L. Septimus Severus, Commenced about the year 201.
  4. Rutilius, After Many Escapes, Torn Asunder, And Then Burnt, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 210.
  5. Mavilus, A Pious Christian Of Adrumelen, Torn By The Wild Beasts, At Carthage, About The Year 201.
  6. Perpetua And Felicitas, Of Tuburbi In Mauritania, And Others, Violently Put To Death, For The Faith Of The Son Of God, About The Year 201.
  7. Leonides, The Father Of Origen, Beheaded At Alexandria, In Egypt, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 202.
  8. Five Of The Disciples Of Origen, Namely, Plutarch, Heraclides, Hero, And Two Other Men, Both Called Serenus, Put To Death For The Faith, At Alexandria In Egypt, About The Year 203.
  9. Two Female Disciples Of Origen, Namely, Rhais And Marcella, Burned Alive At Alexandria, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, About The Year 204.
  10. Basilides, Who, From An Executioner Became A Christian, Beheaded For The Name Of Christ, At Alexandria, About The Year 204.
  11. Ireneus, An Ancient Teacher, After Many Torments, Put To Death For The Name Of Jesus Christ, At Lyons, In France, About The Year 210.
  12. How Septimius Florens Tertullian, Through A Certain Apology, Defended The Christians, And Sought To Have Them Spared, About The Year 204.
  13. Cessation Of This Persecution, Under Antoninus Caracalla And Septimus Geta, The Sons Of Severus, About The Year 213.
  14. Reinstitution Of This Persecution, Under Alexander Severus, The Son Of Antoninus And Mammea, About The Year 223.
  15. Agapitus, Calapodius, Tiburtius, Valerianus, Quiritius, Julia, Cecilia, Martina, And Others, Put To Death For The Name Of Christ, About The Year 223.
  16. Henricus, Narcissus, Julius, Eusebius, And Others, Put To Death For The Faith, During This Persecution.
  17. Of the Sixth Persecution of the Christians, Commenced under Maximin, A. D. 237.
  18. Several Thousand Persons Burned In Their Meeting-Places For The Evangelical Truth, On Different Occasions, By The Command Of Maximin, About The Year 237.
  19. About Sixty Noted, Pious Martyrs Put To Death For The Name Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 239.
  20. Alexander Of Jerusalem, After Many Torments, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Jerusalem, And Others At Different Places, A. D. 247.
  21. Of the Seventh Persecution of the Christians, under Decius, Begun about the Year 251.
  22. Of The Cruelty And Misery Of This Persecution.
  23. Metras, A Godfearing Old Man, Pierced With Reeds, And Stoned To Death, For The Name Of Jesus Christ, At Alexandria, A. D. 252.
  24. Cointha, A Believing Woman, Dragged Through The Streets Of Alexandria, And Stoned For The Testimony Of The Son Of God, A. D. 252.
  25. Apollonia, An Aged Virgin, After Many Torments Burned Alive For The Evangelical Truth, At Alexandria, A. D. 252.
  26. Serapion Of Ephesus, A Pious Man, Torn Limb From Limb, Thrown Out Of The Window, And Killed, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Alexandria, A. D. 252.
  27. Julian, An Old Man, With His Friend Eunus, Led About Seated On Camels, Severely Scourged, And Finally Burned Alive, At Alexandria, About A. D. 253.
  28. Macar, Epimachus, And Alexander, After Many Torments, Burned Alive, At Alexandria, About The Year 253.
  29. Four God-Fearing Women, Namely, Two Called Ammonaria, And Mercuria And Dionysia, Beheaded At Alexandria For The Confession Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 253.
  30. Heron, Ater, And Isidore, Burned For The Faith; And Dioscorus, A Youth Of Fifteen Years Set Free After Having Been Greatly Tormented; At Alexandria, About The Year 253.
  31. Nemesius, A Pious Christian, Burned For His Faith In Jesus Christ, Together With Several Malefactors, At Alexandria, About The Year 253.
  32. Babylas, Bishop Of The Church At Antioch, And Three Youths, Urban, Philidian, And Epolonius, Beheaded At Antioch, For The Name Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 254.
  33. Pionius, Bishop Of The Church At Smyrna, Nailed To A Piece Of Wood And Burned Alive, In The City Of Smyrna, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 254.
  34. Further Particulars Concerning The Death Of Pionius, According To The Accounts Given By Different Authors.
  35. Maximus, A Pious Christian, After Many Torments Stoned To Death, At Ephesus, About The Year 255.
  36. Origen, A Son Of Leonides The Martyr, Greatly Tormented At Alexandria, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, And Banished To Cesarea Statonis, About The Year 254.
  37. Of The Eighth Persecution Of The Christians, Under Valerian and his son Gallien, which Commenced about the year 259.
  38. Of The Originator And The Cause Of This Persecution.
  39. Further Particulars About The Originator And The Cause Of This Persecution.
  40. Further Amplification Of The Cause And Circumstances Of This Persecution.
  41. Of The Cruelty And Violence Of This Persecution.
  42. Dionysius, Bishop Of The Church At Alexandria, With Two Of His Fellow-Believers, Gaius And Peter, After Much Suffering, Exiled Into A Desert Place Of Lybia, Three Days Journey From Paraetonium, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 260.
  43. Fructuosus, Bishop Of The Church Of Tarragona, With Augurius And Eulogius, His Deacons, Burned Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Tarragona, About The Year 261.
  44. Marinus, Of Noble Descent, But Preferring The Gospel To The Sword, Beheaded At Jerusalem For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, About The Year 262.
  45. Three Pious Peasants, Priscus, Malchus, And Alexander, Who Sought Heavenly Crowns, Torn By The Wild Beasts, At Cesarea, In Palestine, About The Year 263.
  46. Philip, Privatus, Florentin, Pontius, And Many Others, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In Different Places, During This Persecution, Till About A. D. 270.
  47. Of the Ninth Persecution of the Christians, under Aurelian, Commenced about A. D. 273.
  48. Concerning The Cruelty And Blood-Thirstiness Of The Emperor Aurelian Against The Christians, And How He Was Prevented Therein By God.
  49. A More Particular Account Of This Persecution, According To P. J. Twisck.
  50. What The Author Of The Introduction, Etc. Has Written About This Persecution.
  51. Privatus, Bishop Of The Church Of Jesus Christ At Gevauldan, Beaten To Death With Sticks For The True Faith, About A. D. 274.
  52. Mamas, A Shepherd, Thrust Through With A Three-Pronged Spear, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Cesarea In Cappadocia, About A. D. 274.
  53. Symphorian, A Pious Christian, Beheaded For The Name Of The Lord Jesus, At Augustodunum, Now Called Autum, About A. D. 275.
  54. SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PRECEDING MARTYRS, A. D. 284, DIOCLETIAN ATTAINED TO THE REIGN OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS ISSUED HIS FIRST EDICT AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A SECOND IN 302, CALLED THE Tenth Persecution of the Christians.
  55. Claudius, Asterius, And Neon, Three Brothers, Crucified For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ; Also Two Women, Donuina And Theonilla, Tormented To Death For The Same Testimony, At æGæA In Cilicia, A. D. 285.
  56. Zenobius And His Sister Zenobia, Beheaded After Many Torments, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At AegæA In Cilicia, A. D. 285.
  57. Tharacus, Probus, And Andronicus, Three Pious Christians, First Very Dreadfully Tormented, Then Thrown Before The Wild Beasts, And Finally Thrust Through, For The Faith Of The Son Of God, At Tarsus In Cilicia, A. D. 290.
  58. Second Examination Of The Three Aforementioned Christians.
  59. The Three Martyrs Examined On The Rack The Third Time.
  60. An Account Of The Death Of The Aforementioned Martyrs, Written By Some Christian Brethren Who Witnessed It.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM OF THE MARTYRS IN THE FOURTH CENTURY. · 9 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism Of The Martyrs In The Fourth Century.
  2. Brief Summary Of Baptism In This Century.
  3. Hilarius On Baptism And Several Other Articles Of His Faith, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck.
  4. Of Several Other Articles Of Faith Taught By Ambrose, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck.
  5. Chrysostom’S Views Respecting Baptism.
  6. Of The Benefit, Virtue And Operation Of Baptism.
  7. CHRYSOSTOM’S VIEWS RESPECTING SEVERAL OTHER ARTICLES OF FAITH, ACCORDING TO THE ACCOUNT OF P. J. TWISCK, IN HIS CHRONIJK VAN DEN ONDERGANK DER TYRANNEN, 5th BOOK, PP. 136 AND 137.
  8. Jerome’S Views Touching Several Other Matters Of Faith, According To P. J. Twisck’S Chronijk, Etc., Page 129, Col. 1, 2.
  9. The Conversion Of Euvodius, Who From A Worldly Warrior Became A Soldier Of Christ, In The Time Of Augustine.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE FOURTH CENTURY. · 56 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Fourth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Fourth Century.
  3. Of The Tenth General Persecution Of The Christians, Under Diocletian, Commenced A. D. 302.
  4. The Cause And Severity Of This Persecution, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck, From Various Ancient And Celebrated Authors.
  5. Further Statement Of The Cause And Severity Of This Persecution, According To The Account In The Introduction To The Martyrs Mirror.
  6. Further Account Of The Causes And Severities Of The Abovementioned Persecution, According To The Account Of J. Gysius.
  7. Notice To The Reader.
  8. First Year Of The Persecution Commenced A. D. 302.
  9. Anthimus, Bishop Of The Church Of Christ, At Nicomedia, As Also Many Members Of His Church, Beheaded In That City, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 302.
  10. Fuller Account Of The Martyrdom And Death Of Anthimus, As Recorded By J. Gysius.
  11. Phileas, Bishop Of The Church Of Jesus Christ, At Thumis, In Egypt, Beheaded At That Place, For The Evangelical Truth, A. D. 302.
  12. An Extract From The Letters Which The Aforementioned Martyr Phileas Wrote Concerning The Persecution At Alexandria, To The Church Of Christ At Thumis, And Left For The Admonition And Consolation Of All Believers; Containing The Awfulness Of The Torments Inflicted On The Believers, And How Steadfastly They Bore Up Under Them.
  13. Cassian, A Christian School-Teacher, By The Order Of The Magistrate Put To Death By His Heathen Scholars, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Forum Cornelii, A. D. 302.
  14. Eulalia, A Christian Maiden, Burned With Lamps And Torches, And Suffocated Thereby, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, At Emerita In Lusitania, A. D. 302.
  15. Eucratis, A Virtuous Maiden, Died In Prison, At CæSar Augusta, After Receiving Many Stripes And Wounds, For The Testimony Of Jesus, Her Savior, A. D. 302.
  16. The Second Year Of This Persecution Began A. D. 303.
  17. Euplius, A Pious Christian, Beheaded In The City Of Catana In Sicily, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 303.
  18. Pancratius, A Youth Of Fourteen Years, Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, Without The City Of Rome, A. D. 303.
  19. Justus, A Pious And Godfearing Youth Of Auxerre, In Burgundy, Decapitated For The Faith In Jesus Christ, Near Luperam, A. D. 303.
  20. Felix, Bishop Of The Church At Thibaris, In Africa, Put To Death With The Sword, In That City, For Defending The Evangelical Truth, A. D. 303.
  21. Primus And Felician, Two Brothers, After Many Torments, Thrown Before Lions And Bears, To Be Torn By Them, But Finally Beheaded, At Numenta, In Italy, A. D. 303.
  22. The Third Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 304.
  23. Apphian, A Godfearing Youth, Drowned In The Sea, At Cesarea, In Palestine, Because He Defended The Honor Of Jesus Christ, And Reproved Idolatry, A. D. 304.
  24. Ulpian, A Pious Young Man, Cast Into The Sea, And Drowned, Near The City Of Tyre, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 304.
  25. Aedesius, Brother Of The Aforementioned Apphian, First Banished To The Mines Of Palestine, And Afterwards Drowned In The Sea, At Alexandria, For The Testimony Of The Lord, A. D. 304.
  26. Agathopus, A Deacon, And Theodulus, A Lector, Of The Thessalonian Church, Drowned Near Thessalonica, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 304.
  27. Julitta Of Iconia, An Honorable Widow, After Much Fleeing Finally Beheaded For The Name Of The Lord, At Tarsus, In Cilicia, A. D. 304.
  28. Forty Youths, Who Confessed Christ Their Savior, Thrown Into A Cold Pool, And Burned Alive The Following Day, At Antioch, A. D. 304.
  29. Fourth Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 305.
  30. Sylvanus, Januarius, Sosius, Proculus, Pelagia, Theonas, Cyrenia, And Juliana, All Of Whom Laid Down Their Lives For The Evangelical Truth, A. D. 305.
  31. The Fifth Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 306.
  32. Theodosia, A Godfearing Maiden Of The City Of Tyre, Who Came To Comfort The Bound Martyrs, Drowned In The Sea At Cesarea, A. D. 306.
  33. Pamphilius, An Elder Of The Church At Cesarea In Palestine, Most Miserably Martyred There, For The Name Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 306.
  34. The Sixth Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 307.
  35. Ennathas, A Christian Maiden From The City Of Scythopolis, Burned Alive In Palestine, For The Confession Of The Christian Faith, A. D. 307.
  36. Catharina, An Honorable Maiden Of Alexandria, Beheaded After Many Torments, For The Faith In Jesus Christ, A. D. 307.
  37. The Seventh Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 308.
  38. Some Pious Christians Who Went To Visit Their Confined Fellow-Brethren, Apprehended At Cesarea, And Banished To The Mines; But Three Of Them, Namely, Ares, Promus, And Elias, Put To Death At Askalon, A. D. 308.
  39. Peter Apselamus, A Young Man, Burned Alive At Cesarea For The Name Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 308.
  40. Biblis, Aquilina, And Fortunata, Three Godfearing Christian Women, Put To Death For The Divine Truth, In Palestine, A. D. 308.
  41. The Eighth Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 309.
  42. Two Sisters At Antioch Drowned In The Sea, Because They Would Not Renounce Christ Their Savior, A. D. 309.
  43. Irene And Her Two Sisters, Burned Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 309.
  44. Peter, Nilus, And P. Mythius, Burned In Egypt; Forty Beheaded; Martionilla, Euphratesia, Seven Brothers, And Others, Put To Death At Antioch, A. D. 309.
  45. The Ninth Year Of The Persecution, Commenced A. D. 310.
  46. Lucian, An Elder Of The Church Of Christ At Antioch, After Having Confessed The Faith, Cast Into Prison, And Put To Death There, A. D. 310.
  47. Peter, Faustus, Didius, And Ammonius, Who Ministered To The Church Of Jesus Christ At Alexandria, Put To Death For The Faith In The Son Of God, A. D. 310.
  48. Anysia, A Young Girl Of Thessalonica, Slain In The Temple, At Alexandria, Because Of Her Christian Faith, A. D. 310.
  49. Demetrius, A Christian Teacher, Put To Death For The True Christian Truth, At Alexandria, A. D. 310.
  50. Theodorus, Philemon, And Cyrilla, Put To Death For Their Love To Their Savior, A. D. 310.
  51. The Tenth Or Last Year Of This Persecution, Commenced A. D. 311.
  52. Eugenius, Auxentius, Maodatius, And Many Others, After Many Torments Put To Death In Various Ways, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 311.
  53. Basileus, Bishop At Pontus; Ammon, A Deacon; About Forty Women; And Others, Put To Death By Fire, Water, And Ice, A. D. 316.
  54. Two Brothers, Donotian And Rogatian, Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 360.
  55. John And Paul, Who Opposed War, Put To Death As Heretics, Under Julian The Apostate, About A. D. 363.
  56. Some Pious People, Who, In Accordance With The Doctrine Of Christ, Refused To Engage In Warfare, Very Cruelly Put To Death By The Emperor Valens, A. D. 368.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM OF THE MARTYRS IN THE FIFTH CENTURY. · 3 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism Of The Martyrs In The Fifth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Fifth Century.
  3. Touching Some Other Points Of Cyril’S Faith, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck, Chron., 5th Book, Page 152, Col. 1.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE FIFTH CENTURY. · 13 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Fifth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Fifth Century.
  3. Touching The Tyrants Of This Time, And Their Tyranny, According To The Account Contained In The Fifth Book Of The Ondergang Der Tyrannen, For The Year 401, Page 135, Col. 2.
  4. The Bloody Edict Issued, A. D. 413, Against The So-Called Anabaptists, By The Two Eastern Emperors, Theodosius And Honorius.
  5. First Version, According To The Account Of Sebastian Franck, In His Chronijk, 1563, Fol. 136, Col. 3.
  6. Second Version, According To The Annotation Of Martin Bellius, In The Tract, Van De Ketters, En Of Man De Selve Sal Vervolgen, Dedicated To Christopher, Duke Of Wurtemberg, Page 53.
  7. The Above Edict, According To The Annals Of Cardinal Cesar Baronius, In His Chronicles, A. D. 413, Number 6.
  8. Albanus, A Pious Teacher At Mentz, With Others, Martyred For The Faith, A. D. 424.
  9. The Severe Threatenings Of The Nestorian Emperor Theodosius, Against The Faithful Teacher, Cyril Of Alexandria, Because The Latter Would Not Accept The Nestorian Errors, A. D. 429.
  10. The Tyranny Of Theodosius, Bishop Of Jerusalem, Toward Many Upright People, But In Particular, Toward A Pious Teacher Of The Christian Church, Who Was First Scourged And Then Beheaded, A. D. 453.
  11. Benjamin, A Deacon Of The Church Of Christ, After Suffering Many Torments For The Name Of The Lord Jesus, Put To Death With A Knotty Stick In Persia, A. D. 456.
  12. The Cruelty Of The Arian King, Honoricus, Also Called Hunnericus, The Second King Of The Vandals, Towards Some Bishops And Elders Who Would Not Swear, And Other Cruelties, A. D. 477.
  13. The Bloody Oppression Of The Believers, Which, It Appears, Occurred In The Time Of The Teacher, Fulgentius, A. D. 498.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM OF THE MARTYRS IN THE SIXTH CENTURY. · 2 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism Of The Martyrs In The Sixth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Sixth Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SIXTH CENTURY. · 8 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Sixth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Sixth Century.
  3. Of Various Severe Persecutions Instituted In And About This Time, Against The Christians, In Many Kingdoms, Principalities, Provinces, And Countries, By Jews, Heathen, And False Or Apostate Christians; Of Which We Shall Briefly Point Out The Principal Ones.
  4. Of The Persecutions Which Took Place After The Time Of Justin The Great, From A. D. 518 To The Close Of This Century.
  5. Arnold, A Teacher Of The Gospel And The Christian Faith, Martyred In A Forest Near Paris, A. D. 511.
  6. The Oppression Suffered By The Church And The Servants Of God, Under Granus, The Son Of The King Of France A. D. 562.
  7. About Forty Pious Christians Seized By The Longobards In Italy, And Most Of Them Put To Death With The Sword, For Refusing To Commit Idolatry, A. D. 566.
  8. Golauduch, A Christian Woman Of Persia, Much Tortured, And Put To Death, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, About A. D. 598.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY. · 2 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Seventh Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Seventh Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY. · 8 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Seventh Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Seventh Century.
  3. Adrian, A Christian Bishop Or Teacher, Criminally Punished For Rejecting Infant Baptism, About The Close Of The Year 606.
  4. Notice Concerning The Following Martyrs Noted By P. J. Twisck For The Years 614 And 628, And Recorded By Us.
  5. Of Many Christians Who Were Apprehended By The Longobards, And Put To Death By Them, Because, In Honor Of The Idols, They Refused To Eat Food Offered To Idols. A. D. 614.
  6. Of The Sufferings Of The Christians In Persia, And How Afterwards Many Of Them Were Delivered From Imprisonment, A. D. 628.
  7. Of Eight Severe Persecutions Instituted Against Christian Believers, From A. D. 622 To The Close Of This Century.
  8. Further Observations Touching The Above Mentioned Martyrs.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE EIGHTH CENTURY. · 2 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Eighth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Eighth Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE EIGHTH CENTURY. · 14 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Eighth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Eighth Century.
  3. Severe Persecution In The East, About A. D. 718.
  4. The Great Cruelty Of Elvelid, The Moham- Medan, Towards All Christian Prisoners, Whom He, Without Mercy, Caused To Be Put To Death, On Account Of The Christian Religion, A. D. 739.
  5. Of Derthuin, Bertherius, Anobert, Hunored, And Others, Who Were Deposed From Their Ministry, Because They Would Not Accept The Superstitions Of The Papal Legate, Etc., About A. D. 748.
  6. How Albert Of Gaul, And Clement Of Scotland, Also Opposed The Papal Superstitions, About A. D. 750; On Account Of Which They Were Martyred.
  7. Albert Of Gaul, For Opposing The Roman Superstitions, Cast Into Prison At Fulda, In Which He, To All Appearance, Perished Through Want, About The Close Of The Year 750.
  8. Further Observation, Respecting The Time Of The Preceding Event.
  9. Clement Of Scotland, A Companion Of Albert, Excommunicated And Then Burned, As A Heretic, By The Romanists, According To The Testimony Of The Ancients, A. D. 750, For The Same Reason, Namely, For Opposing And Rejecting The Roman Superstitions.
  10. Further Observations Touching The Case Of Albert And Clement, According To The Account Of Sebastian Franck.
  11. Special Account Of Clement, According To P. J. Twisck.
  12. Of Two Followers Of The Aforesaid Martyrs, Named Samson And Sydonius, Who, With Others, Maintained Their Doctrine Against Popery, Particularly Against The Papal Legate, Boniface, Archbishop Of Mayence; But Whether For This They Were Martyred, Is Not Stated.
  13. Severe And Lamentable Persecution, Instituted By Mady, King Of The Arabians, Against The Christian Believers In The East, About A. D. 780.
  14. Further Observations Respecting The Aforementioned Persecution.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE NINTH CENTURY. · 3 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Ninth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Ninth Century.
  3. The Views Of Rabanus Maurus Concerning Various Other Articles Of His Faith, According To The Aforementioned Author.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE NINTH CENTURY. · 15 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Ninth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Ninth Century.
  3. Touching The Cruelties Instituted By The Danish Tyrant Regnerus Against The Christian Believers, About A. D. 818.
  4. Touching The Tyranny Instituted By The King Of Bulgaria Against The Christians, About A. D. 842.
  5. Great Persecution Of The Believers, Caused By The Mutual Contentions Of The Kings In France, In Said Year 842.
  6. Grievous And Lamentable Persecution Of The Christians, By The Saracens, At Cordova In Spain, About A. D. 850.
  7. John, A Tradesman At Cordova, Severely Scourged For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, Set Reversely Upon An Ass, Mocked, And Miserably Tormented, A. D. 850.
  8. Nunilo And Aloida, Sisters And Christian Maidens Put To Death With The Sword, In The City Of Osca, For The Name Of The Lord Jesus, About A. D. 851.
  9. Aurea, A Godfearing Maiden, After Many Severe Trials, Executed With The Sword, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Cordova, A. D. 856.
  10. Johannes Erigena, A Scotchman, Put To Death By His Scholars For The Confession Of The Evangelical Truth, Through The Instigation Of Some Monks, At Meldum In England, About A. D. 884.
  11. Concerning The Time Of This History.
  12. Further Observation Touching The History Itself, According To The Account Of Carion, P. Melancthon And C. Peucer.
  13. Concerning Said History, According To The Account Of Sebastian Franck Of Worth.
  14. P. J. Twisck’S Account Of Said Johannes Scotus.
  15. Further Explanation Touching Said J. Scotus, According To The Account Of The Papist Baronius, As Noted By Abr. Mellinus.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE TENTH CENTURY. · 4 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Tenth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Tenth Century.
  3. Of The Deplorable State Of The Worship Of God In The Tenth Century.
  4. Further Observations Concerning The Deplorable State Of The Worship Of God In This Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE TENTH CENTURY. · 10 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Tenth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Who Suffered In The Tenth Century.
  3. About The Year, A. D. 910.
  4. A Lamentable Persecution Of The Christians In The Region Of Cordova, By The Arabians, Instituted By Their King Habdarrhaghman, A. D. 923.
  5. Eugenia, An Upright Christian Woman, Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, Near The City Of Cordova, A. D. 923.
  6. Pelagius, A Lad Of Thirteen Years, After Much Suffering For The True Christian Faith, At Cordova, Has His Arms And Legs Cut Off, And Is Finally Beheaded, A. D. 925.
  7. Extract From The Account Of P. J. Twisck, Touching The Martyrdom Of The Youth Pelagius.
  8. A Cruel Persecution, Instituted By The Danish King Worm Against The Christian Believers, A. D. 926.
  9. A Miserable Persecution Of The Christians, Caused By Udo, The Prince Of The Slaves (Slavonians), A. D. 950.
  10. A Severe Persecution Of The Christians, By The Vandals, In The Borders Of Hamburg, Brandenburg, Havelburg, And The Adjacent Countries, A. D. 984.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY. · 2 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Eleventh Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Eleventh Century.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY. · 8 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Eleventh Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Eleventh Century.
  3. Fourteen Persons, The Chiefest Of Whom Was Called Stephen, Burned As Heretics For The Testimony Of The Truth, By The Papists, At Orleans, In France, Near The Close Of A. D. 1022.
  4. Further Observations Touching Said Fourteen Martyrs, According To The Accounts Of Various Papistic And Other Writers, Noted In A. Mellinus’ Second Book Of The Persecutions, Fol. 437, Col. 3, 4.
  5. Some Pious Christians, Called Manicheans And Heretics By The Papists, Hanged For The Confession Of The Evangelical Truth, At Goslar, A. D. 1052.
  6. Henry And Alfuard, Two Pious Christians, The One Beheaded In The Uttermost Parts Of Sweden, The Other Slain Among The Normans, For Defending The Evangelical Doctrine, A. D. 1067.
  7. Bruno, Bishop Of Angiers, And Berengarius, His Deacon, Condemned In Several Councils, Through The Roman Pope, On Account Of Their Views Against Infant Baptism, Transubstantiation, The Mass, Etc.; The First Time, A. D. 1059, The Last Time, A. D. 1079.
  8. Many Of The Followers Of Berengarius, Called Berengarians, Anathematized By Order Of The Pope, At Piacenza, In Italy, A. D. 1095, And Afterwards Persecuted Unto Death, About A. D. 1100.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY. · 17 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Twelfth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Twelfth Century.
  3. Of The Conversion Of Peter Waldo, And The Rise Of The Waldenses, Etc.
  4. Of The Dispersion And The Various Names Of The Waldenses Or Followers Of Peter Waldo.
  5. Of The Waldenses Who In All Respects Were Of One Belief With The Baptists (Also Called Anabaptists); Of Whom We Shall Speak Throughout Our Account.
  6. How The Waldenses Were Called Anabaptists By The Romanists Themselves.
  7. Various Testimonies That The Waldenses Rejected Infant Baptism.
  8. The Belief Of The Ancient Waldenses Respecting The Office Of The Secular Authority.
  9. The Views Of The Ancient Waldenses Against War.
  10. The Views Of The Ancient Waldenses Against The Swearing Of Oaths.
  11. Of The Views Of The Waldenses Against Nearly All Articles Of The Roman Church.
  12. The Confessions Of The Waldenses, Or Their Own Creeds.
  13. Confession Of The Waldenses And Albigenses, Drawn Up By Those Of Merindol And Cabriere, And Sent To The King Of France.
  14. Some Moral Precepts Left By The Waldenses To The Churches.
  15. Testimony Of Ancient Writers, Regarding The Virtuous Life Of The Waldenses.
  16. How The Waldenses Were Unjustly Accused By Their Inquisitors And Accusers.
  17. Concerning The Time Of The Waldenses.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY. · 27 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Twelfth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Twelfth Century.
  3. Four Persons, Who Had No Good Opinion Of Infant Baptism And Transubstantiation, Banished As Heretics, From The Bishopric Of Treves, A. D. 1105.
  4. Certain Persons, Called Berengarians, Banished Or Expelled For The Same Reason, And From The Same Bishopric (As The Former Persons), A. D. 1106.
  5. Several Persons Who Maintained The Doctrine Of Berengarius, Burnt Alive At Treves And Utrecht, A. D. 1135.
  6. Arnald, A Lector At Brescia, After Much Persecution, Burnt At Rome, For His Views Against Infant Baptism, The Mass, Etc., A. D. 1145.
  7. Peter Abelard, On Account Of The Abovementioned Belief, Is Confined, By Order Of The Pope Of Rome, In The Dungeon Of A Monastery, And Dies There, A. D. 1145.
  8. Peter Bruis, Burnt At St. Giles; Henry Of Toulouse Apprehended And Put Out Of The Way, By The Pope’S Legate; And Many Other Persons Put To Death At Paris, For The True Evangelical Doctrine; About The Years 1145, 1147.
  9. Certain Peasants, Called Apostolics, Put To Death For Maintaining The Doctrine Of The Apostles, Near Toulouse, In France, A. D. 1155.
  10. Gerard, With About Thirty Others, Men As Well As Women, For Maintaining The Apostolical Doctrine, At Oxford, In England, Are Branded In The Forehead, Scourged Out Of The City, And Miserably Perish With Cold, A. D. 1161.
  11. Their Answers To The Questions Respecting Their Faith.
  12. Summary Of The Doctrine Of Which They Were Accused.
  13. Their Conduct Toward The Fathers In The Council In Oxford, And What The Council Did In The Matter.
  14. Joyful Going Out Of These People To Corporal Punishment, And Their Miserable Death.
  15. Further Observations Touching The Origin And Faith Of These Martyrs.
  16. Arnold, Marsilius, And Theodoric, With Five Other Men, And Two Women, Burned Alive At Cologne And Bonn, A. D. 1163.
  17. Ecbert’S Account Of The Views Of These People, As Opposed To The Roman Church.
  18. Trithemius’ Account Of Their Examination, And Disputation With Ecbert; Also Of Their Death.
  19. Of The Constancy Of These Martyrs In The Fire; And How Ecbert Mocked Them.
  20. Many Pious Christians Throughout France And England, Cast Alive Into The Fire, And Burnt, For Maintaining Their Orthodox Belief, A. D. 1182.
  21. Many Godfearing People Put To Death, In Flanders, On Account Of Their Views Against The Roman Church, By The Count Of Alsace, A. D. 1182.
  22. Many Christians Burnt In Flanders, A. D. 1183, And Very Many Put To Death In Other Places.
  23. Decree Of Pope Lucius Iii. Against The Waldenses, Etc., Who Are Called By Various Names.
  24. Bloody Decree Of Ilphonsus, Or Alphonsus, King Of Aragon, Against The Waldenses, Published A. D. 1194.
  25. Origin Of The Inquisition Against The Waldenses And Albigenses, By Pope Innocent Iii., A. D. 1198.
  26. Five Men And Three Women Burnt At Troyes, In Champagne, A. D. 1200; And Some Expelled From Metz.
  27. The Expulsion Of The Christians From Metz, And The Burning Of Their Books.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY. · 3 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Thirteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Thirteenth Century.
  3. Of The True Baptism.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY. · 35 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Thirteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Thirteenth Century.
  3. Account Proper Of The Holy Martyrs.
  4. Remarks In Regard To The Distinction Of The People Called Albigenses Or Waldenses.
  5. Demonstration Of A Plain Distinction Between The Albigenses And Their Magistrates And Fellow-Citizens.
  6. One Hundred And Eighty Persons Called Albigenses, Burnt Without The Castle Minerve.
  7. Sixty Persons Called Albigenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Casser.
  8. About One Hundred Persons Called Albigenses, Or Heretics, Burnt For The Faith, In A Tower At Cassas.
  9. Fifty Persons Called Albigenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Chastelnau D’Ari, At The Close Of The Year 1211.
  10. Over Four Hundred Persons Called Induti, Or Albigenses, Burnt For Their Faith, At Lavaur, Or Vaurum, A. D. 1211.
  11. Great Persecutions Of The Believers, In The Year 1206.
  12. A Man Burnt Alive, At London, In England, For The Faith Of The Waldenses, A. D. 1210.
  13. Twenty-Four Persons Burnt Alive For The Belief Of The Waldenses, At Paris, A. D. 1210.
  14. About One Hundred Persons Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Strasburg; Thirty-Nine At Bingen; And Eighteen At Mentz, A. D. 1212.
  15. Cruel Mode Of Inquisition Over The Doctrine Of The Waldenses, Or Of Those Called Heretics, A. D. 1214.
  16. The Preceding Inquisition Continued.
  17. The Manner In Which These Trials Were Commenced In The Netherlands, About The Year 1215.
  18. About Eighty Persons Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Strasburg, A. D. 1215.
  19. Several Christians Burnt For The Faith, At Toulouse, A. D. 1215.
  20. Of Various Papal Statutes And Ordinances Instituted Against The Waldenses, Or So-Called Heretics, About A. D. 1229.
  21. Severe Persecutions By The Inquisition In Germany, Very Many Who Were Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, A. D. 1230.
  22. Of The First Decree Of Emperor Frederic Ii., Against The Defenseless Albigenses And Waldenses, About A. D., 1230.
  23. Of The Second Decree.
  24. Of The Third Decree Of Emperor Frederic Ii. Against The Aforementioned Persons, A. D., 1230.
  25. Great Persecution In Germany Of The Anabaptist Waldenses, Many Of Whom Were Burnt For The Faith, A. D. 1231.
  26. Nineteen Persons Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, In The Bishopric Of Toulouse, A. D. 1232.
  27. Two Hundred And Twenty-Four Persons, Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, In A Place Near Toulouse, A. D. 1243.
  28. Severe Inquisition Of Believers In The Country Around Toulouse, A. D. 1251.
  29. Continuation Of The Preceding Inquisition In The Year 1252.
  30. Of The Mandate Of Pope Urban Iv. Against The Waldenses And Albigenses In Lombardy And Around Genoa, A. D. 1262.
  31. Severe Persecution Of The Anabaptist Waldenses In France, About A. D. 1280.
  32. Continuation Of The Preceding Persecution, A. D. 1283.
  33. Further Spreading Of The Aforesaid Persecution, In Which The Waldenses Were Burnt In Great Numbers, A. D. 1284.
  34. Gerard Sagarellus, Burnt In The City Of Parma, For The Faith Of The Waldensian Anabaptists, A. D. 1285.
  35. Herman, Andrew And Guillemette181 Exhumed And Burnt, A. D. 1299.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. · 13 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Fourteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Fourteenth Century.
  3. Their Views On Holy Baptism.
  4. Their Views In Regard To The Oath.
  5. Of The Uprightness Of These People.
  6. Of The Name Of These People.
  7. Of The Belief Of These People.
  8. Notice.—The Belief Of William Swinderby Compared With That Of Walter Brute.
  9. That, Besides The Article Respecting The Oath, He Also Made A Good Confession In Regard To Holy Baptism.
  10. Of A Certain Ancient Confession Of Faith Of The Waldesian Brethren.
  11. Of Charles, Bishop Of Milan.
  12. Same Year As Above, A. D. 1400.
  13. Same Year As Above, A. D. 1400.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. · 22 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Fourteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs Of The Fourteenth Century.
  3. Of The Mode Of Inquisition Over The Believers, In These Times, According To The Account Of Jean Paul Perrin Lionnoys, And The Translation Of J. M. V., And B. Lydius.
  4. Rules Of The Inquisitors.
  5. Dulcinus And His Wife Margaret, Torn Limb From Limb; And, With Them, An Hundred And Forty Others Burnt For The Faith, At Novaria, In Lombardy, A. D. 1308.
  6. Further Observation—What P. J. Twisck Has Written Concerning It.
  7. Touching Their Faith, According To The Account Of A. Mellinus.
  8. Very Many Persons Burnt For The Faith, At Crema, In Austria, A. D. 1315.
  9. Concerning These Martyrs, According To The Account Of Trithemius.
  10. What P. J. Twisck Has Written Concerning This.
  11. Many Persons Called Waldenses Martyred At Steyer, In Austria, And Great Numbers Of Them Burnt For The Faith, At Zuidenitz, In Poland, A. D. 1315.
  12. Of The Account Of Albert Krantz, Concerning The Death Of These Martyrs.
  13. Four Persons, Called Brethren Of The Poor Life, Or Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Marseilles, In France, A. D. 1317.
  14. Persecution Of The Believers Called Waldenses, By Pope John Xxii., A. D. 1319.
  15. Persecution Unto Death Against The Believing Waldenses, In Bohemia And Poland; In Which Also One Eckhard Was Burnt For The Same Faith, A. D. 1330.
  16. Touching Said Persecution; Also About Eckhard, According To The Account Of P. J. Twisck.
  17. Further Observation.
  18. Persecution Of The Waldensian Brethren, In France, By Pope Urban Vi., A. D. 1365.
  19. Severe Persecution In Flanders, Artois, And Hainault; In Which Peronne Of Aubeton, A Pious Woman, Is Publicly Burnt For The Faith, About A. D. 1373.
  20. Thirty-Six Persons Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Bingen, A. D. 1390.
  21. Great Persecution Of The Believing Waldenses On The Baltic Sea; Four Hundred And Forty-Three Of Them Severely Tortured And Put To Death, In The Mark And Pomerania, About A. D. 1390.
  22. Of The Persecution And Suffering Of The Christian Believers, By Those Of The Roman Church, A. D. 1400.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. · 9 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Fifteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Fifteenth Century.
  3. Touching The Articles Of Their Faith, Laid Before Them By The Inquisition, For Recantation.
  4. Touching The Articles Of Faith Which John Huss Had Derived From The Writings Of John Wickliffe.
  5. Notice Concerning The Followers Of John Huss, Who, According To The Accounts Of Jacob Mehrning, Were Very Different From Their Leader.
  6. Further Observation Concerning The Misdeeds Of The Followers Of John Huss.
  7. That The Waldenses Who Had Been United With Them, Called Taborites, Were Not Received By Their Old Brethren, And Why.
  8. That They Nevertheless Professed A Good Confession.
  9. Conclusion To The Fifteenth Century. A. D. 1500.
First Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. · 23 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Fifteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Fifteenth Century.
  3. Of A Bloody Decree, Published In England Against The Confessors Of The Holy Gospel; In Consequence Of Which Much Blood Was Shed Among Them, A. D. 1401.
  4. William Swinderby, Burnt For The Faith, At London, In England, A. D. 1401.
  5. Further Observation Regarding His Death.
  6. William Thorpe Put To Death And Burnt For The Faith, At Saltwoden, In England, A. D. 1407.
  7. Catharine Of Thou, In Lorraine, Burnt For The Faith, At Montpellier, In France, A. D. 1417.
  8. A Great Number Of Christians Called Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, In Flanders, A. D. 1421.
  9. William White, Father Abraham Of Cholchester, And John Waddon, Burnt For The Faith, At Norwich, In England, A. D. 1428.
  10. Copy Of The Letter Of King Henry Vi., To John Extor, And Jacolet Germaine, Governors Of Cholchester, To Apprehend William White And His Adherents.
  11. Confession Of Faith Of Said Three Martyrs, Touching Their Belief Against The Roman Church.
  12. Account Of The Imprisonment And Death Of Said Martyrs.
  13. Special Account Of William White, Touching His Doctrine, Suffering And Death.
  14. Margaret Backster, Imprisoned Until Death, Or Put To Death In Prison, In England, A. D. 1430.
  15. Concerning The Accusations Brought Against This Woman, We Have Found The Following Account In Old Writers.
  16. Very Many Christians Called Waldenses, Put To Death At EichstæDt, In Germany, A. D. 1457.
  17. Stephen, An Elder Of The Waldenses, Burnt For The Faith, At Vienna, In Austria, About A. D. 1471.
  18. Severe Inquisition, Instituted By The Spaniards, Against The Believers And All Who Were Opposed To The Roman Church. A. D. 1492.
  19. Touching The Inquisition Itself—The Nature Of The Same.
  20. Concerning The Places In Which Those Who Fell Under The Power Of The Inquisition Were Imprisoned.
  21. How The Inquisitors Delivered The So-Called Heretics To The Secular Judges.
  22. How Those Were Delivered Who Seemingly Had Returned To The Roman Church.
  23. Conclusion Of The Fifteenth Century.
Second Part. · Second Part. · 1 sections
  1. Second Part.
Second Part. · To my beloved Friends and Fellow-Believers in Christ Jesus our Savior. · 1 sections
  1. To my beloved Friends and Fellow-Believers in Christ Jesus our Savior.
Second Part. · Preface to Second Part. · 1 sections
  1. Preface to Second Part.
Second Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THE HOLY BAPTISM IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. · 5 sections
  1. An Account Of The Holy Baptism In The Sixteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of Baptism In The Sixteenth Century.
  3. Confession Of Thomas Van ImbrœCk, Concerning Baptism.
  4. Defense Against The Opponents By Thomas Van ImbrœCk.
  5. Confession of Faith, According to the Holy Word of God.
Second Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. · 6 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Sixteenth Century.
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Sixteenth Century.
  3. Severe Inquisition Against The Believers, About The Year 1501.
  4. Persecution Of The Orthodox Believers In Hungary, A. D. 1507.
  5. Another Persecution Of These People In The Principality Of Mecklenburg, Near Mooren, A. D. 1509.
  6. Of The Decree Which By The Romanists Was Published In The Netherlands, About The Year 1521, Against All Who Believed Otherwise Than The Roman Church; And What Misery Resulted Therefrom.
Second Part. · ENLARGED AND IMPROVED FROM VARIOUS CREDIBLE CHRONICLES, MEMOIRS, TESTIMONIES, ETC. · 648 sections
  1. Enlarged And Improved From Various Credible Chronicles, Memoirs, Testimonies, Etc.
  2. Hans Koch And Leonhard Meister, Descendants Of The Ancient Waldenses, Both Put To Death At Augsburg, For The Truth Of The Holy Gospel, A. D. 1524.
  3. Prayer Of Hans Koch And Leonhard Meister.
  4. Caspar Tauber, A. D. 1524.
  5. Of A Certain Decree Which Those Of Zuerich Published Against The Anabaptists, A. D. 1525.
  6. Felix Mantz, A. D. 1526.
  7. George Wagner A. D. 1527.
  8. Melchior Vet.
  9. Michael Sattler, A. D. 1527.
  10. Articles Or Charges Against Michael Sattler.
  11. A Letter Written By Michael Sattler, In Prison, To The Church Of God At Horb.
  12. Leonhard Keyser, A. D. 1527.
  13. Further Observation Concerning The Death Of Leonhard Keyser.
  14. Thomas Hermann, And Sixty-Seven Others, A. D. 1527.
  15. Weynken, A Widow, Daughter Of Claes, Of Monickendam, Burnt To Death In The Hague, The 20th November, A. D. 1527.
  16. John Walen, With Two Of His Fellow Brethren, A. D. 1527.
  17. Leonhard Schoener, A. D. 1528; And After Him About Seventy Others.
  18. Hans SchlæFfer And Leonhard Frick, In The Year 1528.
  19. Leopold Schneider, A. D. 1528.
  20. Eighteen Persons Burned At Salzburg, In The Year 1528.
  21. Wolfgang Ulman, A. D. 1528.
  22. Hans Pretle, A. D. 1528.
  23. Little Hans Of Stotzingen, A. D. 1528.
  24. Thomas, Balthasar, And Dominicus, A. D. 1528.
  25. Hans Feierer, With Five Brethren And Three Sisters, A. D. 1528.
  26. Three Brethren And Two Sisters, A. D. 1528.
  27. Nine Brethren And Three Sisters, A. D. 1528.
  28. Vilgard And Caspar Of Schoeneck, About The Year 1528.
  29. Six Persons At Basel, A. D. 1529.
  30. Hans Langmantel With His Man-Servant And Maid-Servant, A. D. 1529.
  31. George Blaurock, And Hans Van Der Reve, A. D. 1529.
  32. Here Follows Another Consolatory Admonition Left By George Blaurock To His Descendants.
  33. Vigil Plaitner, A. D. 1529.
  34. Louis, And Two Others, A. D. 1529.
  35. John Hut, A. D. 1529.
  36. Wolfgang Brandhuber, Hans Niedermair, And Many Others, About Seventy In All, A. D. 1529.
  37. Carius Prader, With Several Other Persons, A. D. 1529.
  38. Seven Brethren, A. D. 1529.
  39. Anna Of Freiburg, A. D. 1529.
  40. Daniel Kopf, With Two Brethren And Four Sisters, A. D. 1529.
  41. Four Brethren And Four Sisters.
  42. Anna Maler, And Ursula, A. D. 1529.
  43. Nine Brethren, Several Sisters, And Another Sister. A. D. 1529.
  44. Two Other Brethren, And Two Sisters, A. D. 1529.
  45. About Three Hundred And Fifty Persons Put To Death For The Faith, Near Altzey, Pursuant To The Imperial Mandate, A. D. 1529.
  46. Philip Of Langenlonsheim, A. D. 1529.
  47. George Bauman, A. D. 1529.
  48. The Second Edict By Those Of Zurich, In Which All So-Called Anabaptists Are Threatened With Death, A. D. 1530.
  49. George Gruenwald, A. D. 1530.
  50. Brother Alda, A. D. 1530.
  51. George Steinmetz, A. D. 1530.
  52. Martin The Painter; Wolfgang Eslinger, Pain, Melchior, And Three Others, A. D. 1531.
  53. Walter Mair, And Two Others, A. D. 1531.
  54. George Zaunringerad, A. D. 1531.
  55. Veit Pelgrims, At Glabbeck, A. D. 1532.
  56. Lambrecht Gruber, Hans Beck, Laurence Schumacher, Peter Plaver, His Servant Peter, And Hans Taller, A. D. 1532.
  57. Conrad Feichter, And Several Others, A. D. 1532.
  58. Hugo Jacob KræN, And His Wife Mary, With Two Others, A. D. 1532.
  59. Ludwig Fest, A. D. 1533.
  60. Christina Haring, A. D. 1533.
  61. Sicke Snyder, A. D. 1533.
  62. William Wiggers Of Barsinghorn, In North Holland, A. D. 1534.
  63. Of The Edict Issued By Emperor Charles V. Against The Anabaptists, A. D. 1535.
  64. Peter Koster, A. D. 1535.
  65. Sybrant Jans, Hendrick Gijsbrechts Van Campen, Stephen Benedictus, Femmetgen, Daughter Of Egbert, And Welmut, Daughter Of Jans.
  66. Andrew ClæSsen Of Drourijp, Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, Under The Stadtholder George Schenck, At Leeuwaerden, A. D. 1535.
  67. Further Observation.
  68. Seven Brethren, A. D. 1536.
  69. Peter Gerrits, Peter Joris, Peter Leydecker, And Johanna Mels, A. D. 1536.
  70. Jerome Kels, Michael Seifensieder, And Hans Oberacker, A. D. 1536.
  71. George Vaser, And Leonhard Sailer, A. D. 1536.
  72. Further Account Of George Vaser, A. D. 1537.
  73. Sebastian Glasmacher, And Hans Gruenfelder, A. D. 1537.
  74. Hanz Peiz, And Some Others, A. D. 1537.
  75. Hans Wucherer, And Hans Bartel A. D. 1537.
  76. Philip De Keurs, A. D. 1537.
  77. Twelve Persons, Men And Women, Burned And Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Vucht, Near Herzogenbusch, A. D. 1538.
  78. Leonhard Lochmair, And Offrus Greizinger, A. D. 1538.
  79. Michael Wideman Or Beck, A. D. 1538.
  80. Martin Of Vilgraten, And Caspar Schumacher, A. D. 1538.
  81. John Styaerts, And Peter, A. D. 1538.
  82. Hans Seyel, And Hans Of Wels, A. D. 1538.
  83. Of A Certain Decree Published In England Against The Anabaptists, A. D. 1538, And What Followed Thereupon, A. D. 1539.
  84. Apollonia, Wife Of Leonhard Seyle, A. D. 1539.
  85. Great Persecution In Austria, A. D. 1539.
  86. Anna Of Rotterdam, Put To Death In That Place, A. D. 1539.
  87. Tjaert Reynerts, A. D. 1539.
  88. Arent Jacobs, With His Wife And Eldest Son, A. D. 1539.
  89. Hans Simeraver, A. D. 1540.
  90. Walter Of Stoelwijk, A. D. 1541.
  91. A Letter Written By Said Walter Of Stoelwijk, Treating Of The Suffering And The Glory Of Christians.
  92. Prayer.
  93. Dirk Pieters Krood, Pieter Trijnes, Claes Roders, Pieter Claes Jans, Of Wormer, In Waterlandt.
  94. Jacob And Seli His Wife, Of Wormer, A. D. 1542.
  95. Jan Egtwercken, Claes Meliss, Aecht Meliss, William Her Husband, Heyne Walings, Trijn Amkers, Cornelis Luyts, Claes Dirks, Claes Claess, And Jonker Dirk Gerrits Van Den Busch, Near Krommeniersdijck, A. D. 1542.
  96. Balthasar Hubmor, And His Wife.
  97. Leonard Bernkop, A. D. 1542.
  98. Hans Huber, A. D. 1542.
  99. Damian Of Algau, A. D. 1543.
  100. Of A Certain Decree Published In All West Friesland Against Menno Simon, And, Consequently, Against All Adherents Of His Doctrine, About A. D. 1543.
  101. George Libich, And Ursula Hellrigling, A. D. 1544.
  102. Maria Van Beckum, And Ursula, Her Brother’S Wife, A. D. 1544.
  103. John Claess, And Lucas Lamberts, An Old Man, Called Grandfather; Together With Several Testaments Written By John Claess, While In Prison At Amsterdam, To His Wife, Children, And Other Friends, In The Year 1544.
  104. Account Of The Sentence Passed On John Claess, And The Old Man Named Lucas Lamberts Of Bevoren, Also Called Grandfather; And How They Died.
  105. A Number Of Believers Baptized According To The Command Of Christ, Having Assembled To Hear The Word Of God, Are Put To Death At Rotterdam, In The Year 1544.
  106. Francis Of Bolsweert, A. D. 1545.
  107. Oswald Of Jamnits, A. D. 1545.
  108. Andrew Kofler, A. D. 1545.
  109. Hans Blietel, A. D. 1545.
  110. Michael Matschilder, Elizabeth His Wife, And Hans Gurtzham, A. D. 1546.
  111. Quirinus Pieters Of GrœNingen, Burnt Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, In Holland, On The 16th Of April, A. D. 1545.
  112. Hans Staudtach, Anthony Keyn, Blasius Beck, And Leonhard Schneider, A. D. 1546.
  113. Dirk Pieters Smuel And Jacob Den Geldersman, Burnt Alive At Amsterdam, On The 24th Of May, A. D. 1546.
  114. Andrew Smuel And Dirk Pieters. The Defense And Confession Of Faith Which They Made At Amsterdam Before The Commissaries, And Confirmed With Their Death, In The Year 1546.
  115. Testament Written By Dirk Pieters Smuel, Deceased In Prison, To His Wife, When He Was Preparing To Die For The Name And Testimony Of Jesus; In Which He Comforted And Admonished Her Diligently To Provide For The Bringing Up Of Her Children That They Might Learn To Fear God From Their Youth.
  116. A Letter Of Consolation And Admonition, Written In Prison By Dirk Pieters Smuel, Deceased, Who Was Burnt Alive At Amsterdam, In Holland, For The Name And Testimony Of Jesus; To All Lovers Of The Evangelical Truth, A. D. 1546.
  117. Richst Heynes, A. D. 1547.
  118. Claes Lecks, A. D. 1548.
  119. Elizabeth, A. D. 1549.
  120. Six Brethren And Two Sisters, Namely: Pieter Jans, Tobias Questinex, Jan Pennewaerts, Gijsbert Jans, Ellert Jans, Lucas Michiels, Barbara Thielemans, And Truyken Boens, All Burnt Alive At The Stake On The Same Day, At Amsterdam, On The 20th Of March, 1549.
  121. Sentence Of Death Of Pieter Jans, Tobias Questinex, Jan Pennewaerts, Gijsbert Jans, Ellert Jans, Lucas Michiels, Barbara Thielemaus, And Truyken Boens.
  122. Fije And Eelken At Leeuwarden, A. D. 1549.
  123. Jacob Claess Of Lantsmeer, And Cecilia Jeronymus His Wife, Burnt In Great Constancy For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, In The Year 1549.250
  124. Sentence Of Death Of Jacob Claess Of Lantsmeer.
  125. Sentence Of Death Of Cecilia Jeronymus.
  126. Hans Van Overdam Put To Death At Ghent; Also His Confession, Written In Prison, And Afterwards Sealed With His Blood, In The Year 1550.
  127. A Letter By Hans Von Overdam, Which He Sent To The Lords Of The Law, At Ghent And To The Councilors, The Day Before His Apprehension.
  128. A Letter Of Jannijn Buefkijn, Called Hans Keeskooper, A Native Of Verurcke, Which He Wrote While In Prison At Ghent, A. D. 1550.
  129. An Account Of The Death Of Hans Van Overdam And Hans Keeskoper.
  130. Govert, Gillis, Mariken, And Anneken, A. D. 1550.
  131. Willem, Maritgen, Dieuwertgen, And Maritgen Jans, A. D. 1550.
  132. Teunis Van Haustelraed, A. D. 1550.
  133. Tijs Van Lindt, A. D. 1550.
  134. Palmken Palmen, A. D. 1550.
  135. Eleven, And Then Seven, Put To Death In The Bailiwick Of Millen And Borren, A. D. 1550.
  136. Remken Ramaeckers, A. D. 1550.
  137. Gerrit Van Kempen, A. D. 1550.
  138. Three Brethren At Antwerp, Of Whom The Oldest Who Was Spokesman Was Named Jan, A. D. 1550.
  139. Anthony Van Asselroye, A. D. 1550.
  140. John Knel Or Buchner, And Anna Cantiana, A. D. 1550.
  141. Jacques Dosie At Leeuwaerden.
  142. Hans Van Monster, And Bartel, And Old Jacob, Put To Death In The Castle Of Berchem, Near Antwerp.
  143. Two Young Girls, About A. D. 1550.
  144. A Lad Of Fifteen Years, A. D. 1550.
  145. Of A Decree For The Introduction Of The Inquisition, A. D. 1550.
  146. Reyer Dircks, A Boatman, Burnt After Dreadful Torture, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, In Holland, In The Year 1550.
  147. A Smith At Komen, A. D. 1551.
  148. Gillis And Elizabeth, A. D. 1551.
  149. Joris, Wouter, Grietgen And Naentgen, In The Year 1551.
  150. Catharine Burned At The Stake, A. D. 1551.
  151. BROTHER JOHN BAIR, of LICHTENFELS, A. D. 1551.
  152. Jerome Segers, With His Wife Lijsken Dircks, And Big Henry, A. D. 1551.
  153. A Letter From Jerome Segers, Written In The Prison At Antwerp, To His Wife Lijsken, Who Was Also Imprisoned There, A. D. 1551.
  154. A Letter From Jerome Segers To The Brethren And Sisters.
  155. A Letter From Jerome Segers, Written To His Wife Lijsken Dircks.
  156. Another Letter From Jerome Segers To His Wife.
  157. A Letter From Lijsken, Jerome’S Wife, Which She Wrote To Him In Prison At Antwerp, A. D. 1551.
  158. A Letter From Jerome Segers To His Wife.
  159. A Letter From Lijsken, Jerome’S Wife.
  160. Another Letter From Lijsken To Her Husband.
  161. A Letter From Jerome Segers To His Wife.
  162. A Letter Of Jerome Segers To Big Henry, Who Was Also Imprisoned There, In The Year 1551.
  163. LAST LETTER OF JEROME TO HIS WIFE, WRITTEN THE NIGHT WHEN HE WAS SENTENCED; HE WAS PUT TO DEATH ON THE 2d OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1551.
  164. How Lijsken, Jerome’S Wife, Valiantly Fought, And Confessed The Ground Of Her Faith Before All The People, Remaining Steadfast Unto The End; And How They By Night Put Her Into A Bag, And Threw Her Into The Scheldt, She Thus Sealing Her Faith With Her Death.
  165. PIETER BRUYNEN, JAN, PLEUNIS, AND JAN THE OLD CLOTHES BUYER, AND ANOTHER BROTHER, ALL PUT TO DEATH, ON THE 2d OF OCTOBER, A. D. 1551, AT ANTWERP.
  166. Confession Or Defense Of Faith, Of Jan, The Old Clothes Buyer, When He Lay In Prison At Antwerp, A. D. 1551.
  167. Willem The Cabinet-Maker, Beheaded In Cleves; Windel Rauens Also Put To Death There, A. D. 1551.
  168. Maria Of Monjou, A. D. 1552.
  169. Barbel Put To Death A. D. 1552.
  170. Willem Of Bierck, Christoffel From Geistens, Christian From Eukeraet, And Tielleman From Nunkerken, A. D. 1552.
  171. Mariken And Anneken, A. D. 1552.
  172. William Van Robaeys, A. D. 1552.
  173. Hendrick Dirks, Dirk Jans, And Adrian Corneliss, A. D. 1552.
  174. Several Letters Written In Prison, By Adrian Corneliss, Including A Prayer, An Admonition, And A Confession Of Adrian Corneliss, Glazier, Who Was Imprisoned At Leyden, And Also Put To Death There For The Testimony Of Jesus, In The Year Of Our Lord, 1552.
  175. Six Pious Brethren, Namely, Lievijn Jans, Meynert Hermans, Pieter Thymans, Reyer Egberts, Hendrick Anthoniss, Claes Gerbrants, All Burnt Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, On The 6th Day Of August, A. D. 1552.
  176. Pieter Van Olman, Or Van Werwijck, Put To Death At Ghent. Also A Letter, Which The Said Pieter Van Olman, Or Van Werwijck, Wrote In Prison In That City, Where He Gave His Life For The Testimony Of Jesus, A. D. 1552.
  177. The Lad Cornelis Van Kulenburgh, A. D. 1552.
  178. Herman Jans Of Sollem, Burnt Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, On The 16th Of February, 1553.
  179. FELISTIS JANS, SURNAMED RESINX, BURNT AT AMSTERDAM, FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, ON THE 16th OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR 1553.
  180. Brief Extract From The Sentence Of Death Of Felistis, Daughter Of Jans, Or Felistis Resinx.
  181. Wouter Van Capelle, A. D. 1553.
  182. Tijs, A Young Man, And Beerentge, A Young Maiden, A. D. 1553.
  183. Simon The Shop-Keeper, A. D. 1553.
  184. Joos Kindt, A. D. 1553. A Letter Or Confession Of Joos Kindt, Imprisoned At Kortrijck, Where He Subsequently Lost His Life At The Stake, For The Testimony Of Jesus, A. D. 1553, Reckoning The Beginning Of The Year From New Year’S Day.
  185. Another Letter Or Confession Of Joos Kindt.
  186. Elizabeth And Hadewijk; Of Whom The Former Was Drowned At Leeuwarden, And The Latter Escaped Death, In The Year Of Our Lord, 1549.
  187. Of A Pious Brother Who Was Put To Death For The Word Of God, In The City Of Vuren In Flanders, A. D. 1553.
  188. Pieter Witses, A Mason, Strangled At The Stake, At Leeuwarden, And His Confession While Imprisoned In That City Where He Laid Down His Life For The Testimony Of Jesus, In The Year 1553.
  189. A Brief Admonition From Pieter Witses.
  190. Pieter Witses To His Wife.
  191. David And Levina, A. D. 1554.
  192. William Van Louvain, A. D. 1554.
  193. Pieter With The Lame Foot, Jan Drooghscheerder, Hans Borduerwercker, And Frans Sweerdtveger, A. D. 1555.
  194. Tanneken Van Der Leyen, A. D. 1555.
  195. Bartholomew The Potter, A. D. 1555.
  196. Rommeken Put To Death, A. D. 1555.
  197. Hans Pichner, Of Sal, A. D. 1555.
  198. Christian Executed With The Sword, In The Year 1555.
  199. Digna Pieters, After Enduring Much Affliction, Put Into A Bag And Drowned, In Puttox Tower, At Dordrecht, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, On The 23d Of November, 1555.
  200. Renewal Of The Previous Bloody Decrees Of Emperor Charles V., Against The Baptists Or So-Called Anabaptists, By Philip Ii., King Of Spain, A. D. 1556.
  201. Augustine The Baker, A. D. 1556.
  202. Francijntgen, Grietgen, And Maeyken Doornaerts, A. D. 1556,
  203. Abraham Put To Death A. D. 1556.
  204. Jan De Kudse, A. D. 1556.
  205. Confession Of Claes De Praet Who For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, And His Word Was Imprisoned And Burnt At Ghent, And Laid Down His Life As A Burnt Offering Unto The Lord A. D. 1556.
  206. Gerrit Hasepoot Burned, A. D. 1556.
  207. Hans Brael Severely Persecuted A. D. 1557.
  208. Janneken Walraven Burned, A. D. 1557.
  209. Joriaen Simons, Clement Dirks, And A Woman Named Mary Joris, A. D. 1557.
  210. A Testament Left By Joriaen Simons To His Son Simon, When He Was Imprisoned For The Word Of The Lord, At Haarlem, Where He Was Afterwards Put To Death, On The 26th Of April, In The Year 1557.
  211. Three Other Brief Admonitory Letters By Joriaen Simons And His Fellow-Prisoners.
  212. Joriaen Simons In Bonds.
  213. Six Brethren Strangled At The Stake In Volewijk, Near Amsterdam, A. D. 1555.
  214. Maerten Zaeywever, Joris Oudkleerkooper, Willem Droogscheerder, Victor And Pieter De Backer, A. D. 1557.
  215. A Letter By Willem Droogscheerder, Written In Prison At Antwerp, Where He, With Five Others, Was Put To Death For The Testimony Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, As Already Stated, A. D. 1557.
  216. Jeronymus, Laurens Van Guelders, Pieter The Miller, Jacob Van Yperes And Maerten The Walloon, A. D. 1557.
  217. Margriete, Wife Of Jeronymus, Klaerken And Janneken Of Dextelaer, A. D. 1557.
  218. Algerius, A Youth, A Student Of Padua, Miserably Burned For The Testimony Of Jesus, At Rome, A. D. 1557. A Consolatory Letter From Him.266 An Account Of His Sacrifice.
  219. How Algerius Was Offered Up.
  220. Konrad Schumacher, A. D. 1558.
  221. Examination, Torture, And Sentence Of Annetgen Antheunis, Stijntgen Jans, Evert Nouts, And Pieter Van Eynoven, At Rotterdam, In The Year 1558.271
  222. Thomas Van Imbroeck, The 5th Of May, In The Year 1558.
  223. Govert Jaspers, Put To Death A. D. 1558.
  224. Maerten Bossier Suffered, A. D. 1558.
  225. Absalom Van Tomme, Or The Singer, A. D. 1558.
  226. Willem Van Haverbeke, A. D. 1558.
  227. Daniel Verkampt, A. D. 1558.
  228. Marcus De Ledersnijder, A. D. 1558.
  229. Jacob De Melselaer, A. D. 1558.
  230. Louwijs De Wever, A. D. 1558.
  231. Frans Tiban And Little Dirk, A. D. 1558.
  232. Henderick Leerverkooper, Anthonis And Dirk De Schilder, A. D. 1558.
  233. Waechling Dirks, Maerten Schoenmaecker, And Adriaen Pieters, A. D. 1558.
  234. Wouter Van Honschoten, A. D. 1558.
  235. Jacob De Swarte, Hansken Van Den Broecke, And Others, A. D. 1558.
  236. Hans Den Duytsch, A. D. 1558.
  237. Sander Hendricks, Hans De Smit, Hans Van Burculo, Pieter In De Vettewarije, Arent And Geraert Passementwerker, In The Year 1558.
  238. Grietgen, Tanneken, Lijntgen, And Stijntgen Of Aix-La-Chapelle, A. D. 1558.
  239. Janneken And Noele, A. D. 1558.
  240. Adriaen Van Hee, Joos Meeuwens, Willem, Goossen And Egbert De Hoedemaecker, And Lambert Van Doornick, A. D. 1558.
  241. Joris Wippe, Joosten’S Son, Put To Death At Dortrecht, A. D. 1558.
  242. The Third Letter Of Joris Wippe, To His Children, When He Was Returned From The Hague To Dordrecht.
  243. Hans Smit, Hendrick Adams, Hans Beck, Matthijs Smit, Dileman Snijder, And Seven Others, A. D. 1558.
  244. Gotthard Of Nonenberg And Peter Kramer, A. D. 1558.
  245. Jacques D’Auchy, Imprisoned A. D. 1558, But Put To Death At Leeuwarden, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In The Year Of Our Lord 1559.
  246. Confession Of Jacques D’Auchy, Made Before The Commissary And The Inquisitor.
  247. How Jacques D’Auchy Was Betrayed, Apprehended, And Fell Into The Hands Of The Tyrants, And With What Punishment The Righteous God Visited This Tyrant And Traitor—A Memorable And Instructive Example To All Tyrants And Traitors.
  248. Confession Of A Woman Called Claesken, Who Laid Down Her Life For The Testimony Of Jesus, A. D. 1559.
  249. Jelis De Groot, And Mahieu Van Halewijn, A. D. 1559.
  250. Karel Van Tiegem, A. D. 1559.
  251. Wolfgang Mair, And Wolfgang Hueber, In The Year 1559.
  252. Jan Jans Brant, A. D. 1559.
  253. Trijnken Keuts, A. D. 1559.
  254. Fransken Vroevrouwe, Naentgen Leerverkoopster And Pleuntgen Van Der Goes, A. D. 1559.
  255. Betgen, Neelken, And Mariken Franss, In The Year 1559.
  256. Adriaen Pan And His Wife, A. D. 1559.
  257. Hans De Vette, And Eleven Others, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Ghent, In Flanders, A. D. 1559.
  258. Maeyken Kats, Of Wervick In Flanders, Magdaleentken, Aechtken Of Zierickzee, Old Maeyken, Grietgen Bonaventuers, And Maeyken De Korte, A. D., 1559.
  259. A Letter From Maeyken De Korte.
  260. A Testament Written By Jelis Bernaerts To His Wife, When He Lay In Prison At Antwerp, Where He Was Put To Death For The Word Of The Lord, A. D. 1559.
  261. A Letter Written By Jelis Bernaerts To His Wife.
  262. Another Letter Of Jelis Bernaerts To His Wife.
  263. A Letter Written By Jelis Bernaerts To Brethren And Sisters, After He Was Sentenced.
  264. Jan Bosch Of Bergh, Or Jan Durps, A. D. 1559.
  265. Hans Vermeersch, Also Called Hans Van Maes, Put To Death At Waesten, In Flanders, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, A. D. 1559.
  266. Andries Langedul, Mattheus Pottebacker, And Lauwerens Van Der Leyen, A. D. 1559.
  267. The First Letter Of Lauwerens Van Der Leyen.
  268. The Second Letter Of Lauwerens Van Der Leyen.
  269. A Brief Confession Of Faith, And Part Of The Disputation Which I, Lauwerens Van Der Leyen, Had On The Fourth Of July, 1559, With The Lords Of The Law, At Antwerp, And The Dean Of Ronse.
  270. Third Letter Of Lauwerens Van Der Leyen.
  271. Fourth Letter Of Lauwerens Van Der Leyen.
  272. Anthonis Claes, Joris Tieleman, And Hans De Backer, A. D. 1560.
  273. Peter Of Spain, Gomer The Mason, And Jacob The Goldsmith, A. D. 1560.
  274. Deaf Betgen, Betgen Of Ghent, And Lijsken Smits, A. D. 1560.
  275. Lenaert Plovier, Janneken And Maeyken Of Aix-La-Chapelle, A. D. 1560.
  276. A Letter From Lenaert Plovier To His Wife.
  277. A Testament Of Lenaert Plovier, Which He Left His Children, While Imprisoned For The Word Of The Lord, At Antwerp, Where He Laid Down His Life In The Beginning Of The Year 1560.
  278. Nicholas Felbinger And John Leytner, In The Year 1560.
  279. Joris And Joachim, A. D. 1560.
  280. Willem De Kleermaecker, A. D. 1560.
  281. John Korbmacher, George Raeck And Eustace Kuter, A. D. 1560.
  282. Soetgen Van Den Houte, And Martha, A. D. 1560.
  283. A Testament Of Soetgen Van Den Houte, Which She Left Her Children, David, Betgen And Tanneken, For A Memorial, And For The Best, And Which She Confirmed With Her Death, At Ghent, Flanders.
  284. A Letter Of Soetgen Van Den Houte To Her Brother And Sister, As Also To Her Children.
  285. Joost Joosten, Burnt At Veer, In Zealand, A. D. 1560.
  286. Koolaert, The Cooper, A. D. 1561.
  287. Joos Verbeeck, A. D. 1561.
  288. A Brief Letter From Joos Verbeeck, Written In Prison At Antwerp, To His Wife.
  289. Julius Klampherer, A. D. 1561.
  290. Lauwerens Van De Walle, Antonis Schoonvelt, Kalleken Strings, And Maeyken Kocx, A. D. 1561.
  291. Orvel, Jan And Pleunis, A. D. 1561.
  292. Feanchoys Van Elstlandt, A. D. 1561.
  293. John Schut, A. D. 1561.
  294. Jan, Hendrick, Bastiaen, Hans, Mariken Van Meenen, Beetken Van Brugh, And Lijntgen, The 15th Of August, A. D. 1561.
  295. Twelve Christians At Bruges: Adriaen Brael, Lucas Hendricks, Marijn Amare, Nikasen Amare, Hansken Lisz, Andries De Meulenaer, Anthonis Keute, Hansken Parmentier, Jan N., Jelis Outerman, Francijntgen Meulenaers, Maeyken Trams, In The Year 1561.
  296. Jan Hulle, At Ypres, A. D. 1561.
  297. Pieter Van Maldegem, Pieter Van Male, Jacques Bostijn, And Lauwerens Allaerts, A. D. 1562.
  298. Vijntgen, Goudeken, And Janneken De Jonkheer, Betgen Van Maldegem, And Sijntgen Van Gelder, A. D. 1562.
  299. Guljame Van Dale, A. D. 1562.
  300. Jelis Strings, With Pieter And Jelis Potvliet, A. D. 1562.
  301. The First Letter Of Jelis Strings.
  302. The Second Letter Of Jelis Strings.
  303. Heyndrick Eemkens, A. D. 1562.
  304. George Friesen, A Cabinet-Maker, And William Van Keppel, A. D. 1562.
  305. An Admonition Which George Friesen Sent From Prison.
  306. Martijntgen Aelmeers, A. D. 1562.
  307. Nikasen Van Aelmeers, A. D. 1562.
  308. Karel Van Den Velde, With Proentgen His Wife, Franchoys De Swarte, With Klaesken His Wife, Jasper The Shoemaker, Charlo De Wael, And Martijne Amare, In The Year 1562.
  309. Jan Grendel, A. D. 1562.
  310. Francis Van Der Sach And Anthony Welsch, A. D. 1562.
  311. Jan De Swarte, Klaesken His Wife, Klaes, Christian, Hans And Mahieu, His Four Sons; Perceval Van Den Berge, Jan Maes, Pieter The Shoemaker, Hendrick Aerts, The Hatter, Janneken Cabiljaus His Wife, Kalleken Steens, And Herman. In The Year, A. D. 1563.
  312. Dirk Lamberts, Christian Van Wetteren, And Antonijn De Wale, A. D. 1563.
  313. Joos Jans Put To Death, A. D. 1563.
  314. Daniel Kalvaert, Burned, A. D. 1564.
  315. Pieter Van Oosthove, A. D. 1564.
  316. Steven De Graet, And Sijntgen, A. D. 1564.
  317. Fierijntgen Ketels, Leentgen Her Mother, With Pierijntgen And Marijntgen Van Male, In The Year A. D. 1564.
  318. Pieter Van Der Meulen, A. D. 1564.
  319. Maeyken Boosers Burnt To Ashes For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In The City Of Doornick, The 18th Of September, A. D. 1564.
  320. Willeboort Corneliss, Put To Death For The Evangelical Truth, At Middelborgh In Zealand, The 14th Of September, In The Year 1564.
  321. Prijntgen And Martijntgen Maelbouts, In The Year 1564.
  322. Mr. Jelis Matthijss, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Middleborgh, In The Year A. D. 1564.
  323. Another Letter From Mr. Jelis Matthijss, Which He Wrote To His Wife.
  324. Another Letter From Mr. Jelis Matthijss To His Wife.
  325. Jan Gerrits, Burnt At The Hague, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, The 15th Day Of December, A. D. 1564.
  326. A Letter From Jan Gerrits To The Lutheran Preacher.
  327. Another Letter From Jan Gerrits, To His Acquaintances.
  328. Adriaen Den Burry, A. D. 1565.
  329. Willem De Duyck, A. D. 1565.
  330. Conrad Koch, A. D. 1565.
  331. Here Follow Two Letters Which Conrad Koch Wrote From Prison.
  332. The Second Letter, Written To His Brother A. Of B.
  333. Matthias Servaes, Of Kottenem, A. D. 1565.
  334. The First Letter, Which Matthias Servaes Wrote From Prison To H. K., His Brother In The Lord, And Also To His Other Fellow Members.
  335. The Second Letter, Which Matthias Servaes, Of Kottenem Wrote In Prison To His Brother.
  336. The Third Letter Of Matthias Servaes, Written To J. N.
  337. The Fourth Letter, Which Matthias Servaes Wrote From Prison To All Brethren And Sisters In General.
  338. The Fifth Letter Which Matthias Servaes Wrote From Prison, To His Mother, His Brother John, His Brother-In-Law Leonhard, And His Two Sisters.
  339. The Sixth Letter Which Matthias Servaes Of Kottenem Wrote From Prison, To His Dear Wife And Sister In The Lord, Who Was Also Imprisoned.
  340. The Seventh Letter Of Matthias Servaes, Written From Prison To J. N. And His Brethren.
  341. The Eighth Letter Of Matthias Servaes, Written From Prison To Aeltgen, His Wife.
  342. The Ninth Letter Of Matthias Servaes, Written From Prison To F. V. H.
  343. The Tenth Letter Of Matthias Servaes, Which He Wrote From Prison To Mar. West.
  344. Forty-Two Persons, Namely, Thirty-Four Men And Eight Women, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In The Country Of Berne, Prior To And Until The Year A. D. 1566.
  345. John George, A. D. 1566.
  346. John Mang, In The Year 1567.
  347. Nicholas Geyer, A. D. 1567.
  348. Karel Halling, A. D. 1567.
  349. Adrian Du Rieu, A. D. 1567.
  350. Christian Langedul, Cornelis Claess, Mattheus De Vick, And Hans Symons, In The Year A. D. 1567.
  351. Letters Of Christian Langedul Written During His Imprisonment.
  352. Copy Of A Letter Written By Hans Symons To His Wife, In His Bonds Or Imprisonment At Antwerp, In September, In The Year A. D. 1567.
  353. A Letter Of Hans Symons, Which He Wrote In Prison At Antwerp, Where He, With Three Others Was Burnt, On The 13th Of September, 1567.
  354. A Letter Written By Cornelis The Shoemaker, To His Wife While In Bonds. He Was Afterwards Burned With Three Others, Sealing This Letter With His Blood, In The Great Market Place At Antwerp, The 13th Of September, 1567.
  355. Jacques Mesdagh, Willem Aerts, Joos Kasteel, And Karel, A. D. 1567.
  356. A Letter From Jacques Mesdagh.
  357. Adrian Willems, A. D. 1568.294
  358. Lucas De Groot Hanged, A. D. 1568.
  359. Jan Portier Burned, A. D. 1568.
  360. Jan Van Paris, Pieter Van Cleves, Hendrick Maelschalck, And Lauwerens Pieters, A. D. 1568.
  361. This Hendrick Maelschalck, On The 26th Of January 1568, Wrote The Following Letter From Prison At Ghent.
  362. Jacob Dircks, With His Two Sons, Andries Jacobs And Jan Jacobs, A. D. 1568.
  363. Karel De Raet, And Grietgen His Wife, Hansken In’T Schaeck, Willem De Snijder, With Christijntgen His Wife, A. D. 1568.
  364. Jan De Smit, Daniel De Paeu, Daniel Van Vooren, And Passchier Weyns, A. D. 1568.
  365. Valerius Schoolmaster Martyred, A. D. 1568.
  366. Jan Thielemans And Job Jans, Burnt To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In The Hague, In Holland, In The Year 1568.
  367. Another Letter Which Jan Thielemans Wrote From Prison.
  368. Heyndrick Arents, A. D. 1568.
  369. Claudine Le Vettre, And With Her A Brother, A. D. 1568.
  370. Further Account Of The Aforesaid Claudine Le Vettre.
  371. Pieter Pieters Beckjen, Burnt Alive At Amsterdam, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, On The 26th Day Of February, A. D. 1569.
  372. Sentence Of Death Of Pieter Pieters Beckjen.
  373. Lauwerens Verkamer, A. D. 1569,
  374. Sijntgen Vercoilgen, A. D. 1569.
  375. Lippijntgen Stayerts, A. D. 1569.
  376. Maerten Pieters And Gritgen Jans, A. D. 1569.
  377. Dirk Willems, A. D. 1569.
  378. Hendrick Alewijns, Hans Marijns Van Oosten, And Gerrit Duynherder, A. D. 1569.
  379. This Is What Hendrick Alewijns Delivered To The Lords At The Rack.
  380. A Fatherly Farewell, Testament And Very Careful Scriptural Instruction By Hendrick Alewijns To His Children.
  381. Here Follows A Letter Written By Hans Marijns, Which He Sent From His Prison To His Beloved Brethren And Sisters.
  382. Anpleunis Van Den Berge, A. D. 1569.
  383. Jasper Den Taschrinkmaker, A. D. 1569.
  384. Dirk Anoot And Willem De Zager, In The Year 1569.
  385. Tanneken Van Der Meulen, Jaecxken Van Hussele, And Jaecxken Teerlings, In The Year Of Our Lord 1569.
  386. Joost Goethals, Roelandt And Pieter Stayert, Janneken Roelands And Janneken De Jonckheere, In The Year 1569.
  387. Christoffel Buyze, Laurens Van Rentergen, Joost Meerssenier, And Grietgen Baets.
  388. Old Pieter, Jan Watier, Jan Van Raes, Wouter Denijs, Francais The Carpenter, And Kalleken, The Widow Of Anpleunis Van Den Berge.
  389. The First Letter Of Wouter Denijs, To His Wife.
  390. The Second Letter Of Wouter Denijs And His Fellow-Prisoners, To His Brethren And Sisters In The Lord.
  391. A Third Letter Of Wouter Denijs And His Fellow-Prisoners.
  392. Copy Of A Letter Written From Prison, At Antwerp, By A Young Woman, Named Nelleken Jasper, Of Blijenberg, Who Laid Down Her Life At The Former Place, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ And His Divine Word.
  393. Notice To The Christian Reader, Concerning The Following Sentences.
  394. Eleven Brethren And A Sister, At Antwerp; Harman Timmerman, Jan Van Hasebroeck, Pieter Verlonge, Gerrit Van Mandel, Jan Van Mandel, Jan De Schaper, Jan Wiljoot, Jan Van Doornick, Willem Van Poperinge, Maeyken His Wife, Jan Koopman, Hans His Servant; A. D. 1569.
  395. The First Letter Of Jan Van Hasebroeck To His Wife.
  396. The Second Letter Of Jan Van Hasebroeck.
  397. The Third Letter Of Jan Van Hasebroeck.
  398. Dirk Andriess, A. D. 1569.
  399. Jacob De Roore, Or The Chandler, And Herman Van Vleckwicjk, Both Burned Alive At The Stake, At Bruges, In Flanders, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, The 10th Of June, A. D. 1569.
  400. Disputation Between Jacob De Keersgieter And Mr. Friar Cornelis, A Franciscan Monk; In The Presence Of Mr. Jan Van Damme, Recorder, And Mr. Michiel Houwaert, Clerk Of The Criminal Court, On The 9th Of May, A. D. 1569.306
  401. Disputation Between Herman Vleckwijk, Imprisoned By The Lords Of The Country Van Den Vrye In Bruges, And Friar Cornelis, In The Presence Of Mr. Jan Van Dam, On The 1oth Of May, A. D. 1569.
  402. The First Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, Written To His Wife.
  403. The Second Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, To The Church.
  404. The Third Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, To His Children.
  405. The Fourth Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, Written To His Children; Being Properly A Confession Of His Faith.
  406. Another Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, Written In Prison And Sent To Pouwel Van Meenen, One Of His Fellow-Ministers In The Gospel Of Christ, In Answer To A Letter Which He Had Received From Him.
  407. Another Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, Written In Prison.
  408. Another Letter Of Jacob The Chandler, Written In Prison; In Which He Admonishes His Fellow-Ministers, Not To Flee As Hirelings, And To Let Christ’S Sheep Go Astray Through Lack Of Instruction; But Faithfully To Discharge The Office Imposed Upon Them.
  409. Adriaen Ol, A. D. 1569.
  410. Abraham Picolet, Henderick Van Etten, And Maeyken Van Der Goes, A. D. 1569.
  411. A Letter By Abraham Picolet, Written To His Sisters.
  412. Tijs Jeuriaenss And Jan Claess, A. D. 1569.
  413. Another Letter Of Tijs Jeuriaenss, Written In Prison To The Friends In Edam, A. D. 1569.
  414. Willem Janss From Waterland, After Terrible Tortures Burned Alive At Amsterdam, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ On The 12th Of March, 1569.
  415. Jan Quirijnss, Of Utrecht, A Skipper, After Being Twice Tortured, Executed With Fire, Or Burnt Alive, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, On The 12th Of March, A. D. 1569.
  416. Cornelis Janss Of Haerlem, A Sailor, Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, On The 12th Of March, A. D. 1569.
  417. Clement Hendrickss, A Sail-Maker, Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Amsterdam, On The Twelfth Of March, In The Year 1569.
  418. A Letter Of Jan Quirijnss, Imprisoned With Cornelis Janss And Clement Hendrickss, At Amsterdam, Where All Three Were Burned For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ.
  419. Five Letters Of Clement Hendrickss, Sent From His Prison In Amsterdam, Where He Laid Down His Life For The Knowledge Of The Truth; Together With Jan Krijnss And Cornelis Janss Mentioned Above.
  420. Veit Greyenburger, A. D. 1570.
  421. Four Friends Offered Up In Maestricht;—Arent Van Essen; Ursel His Wife; Neeltgen, An Old Woman; And Trijntgen, Her Daughter, In The Year 1570.
  422. Anneken Ogiers, Daughter Of Jan Ogiers, And Wife Of Adriaen Boogaert, Drowned For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Haarlem, A. D. 1570.
  423. Sentence Of Death Of Anneken, Jan Ogiers’ Daughter.
  424. Barber Jans, A. D. 1570.
  425. Allert Janss, A. D. 1570.
  426. Andries N., With His Father And Brother, A. D. 1570.
  427. Andries N., A. D. 1570.
  428. Joris Van Meesch And Jacob Lowijs, About 1570.
  429. Jan The Ribbon Weaver, Joost The Wheel-Wright With His Wife, Maerten Van Wyjcke With Lijsken His Wife, And Jelis The Mason, In The Year 1570.
  430. Faes Dircks, And Two Others, A. D. 1570.
  431. Copy Of The Confessions Made By Faes Dircks Imprisoned Here In Thiendewegs Gate.
  432. Extract From The Book Of Criminal Sentences Of The Town Of Gouda.
  433. Adriaen Pieters And Barber Joosten, In The Year 1570.
  434. Maerten Karettier, A. D. 1570.
  435. Lijntgen Kemels, A. D. 1570.
  436. Joost Verkindert And Lauwerens Andriess, Both Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Antwerp, The 13th Of September, A. D. 1570.
  437. Another Edifying Letter And Exhortation Of Joost Verkindert, Written In His Imprisonment, The 20th Of June, To The Church Of God At A.
  438. Another Letter From Joost Verkindert, Written The 26th Of June, From Prison, To His Aforementioned Brother, W.
  439. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written On The 2nd Of July, From Prison, To His Wife.
  440. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written From Prison, On The 12th Of July, To His Mother.
  441. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written From Prison, To His Wife, On The 23d Of July.
  442. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written From Prison, On The 1oth Of August, To His Brother W. And I. His Wife.
  443. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written To His Dear Wife, And, Generally, To All Brethren And Sisters In The Lord; In Which An Account Is Given Of Several Disputations Held With The Bishop’S Commissary Concerning The Faith.
  444. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert Written In Bonds To His Wife On The 20th Of August.
  445. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written In His Bonds, To His Wife, On The 2nd Of September.
  446. Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written To His Brothers, Michiel And Pleun, On The 7th Of September, The 100th Day Of His Imprisonment.
  447. The Last Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written To His Wife After He Had Received His Sentence, And Was Brought To The Common Prison, It Being On The 12th Of September.
  448. A Letter From Lauwerens Andriess, The Fellow-Prisoner Of Joost Verkindert; Sent The 9th Of September, To R., The Wife Of Said Joost.
  449. Hans Van Den Wege, Janneken Van Hulle, And Janneken Van Rentegem, A. D. 1570.
  450. The First Letter Of Hansken Van Den Wege.
  451. The Second Letter From Hansken Van Den Wege.
  452. The Third Letter Of Hansken Van Den Wege.
  453. The Fourth Letter Of Hansken Van Den Wege.
  454. Barbelken Goethals, And Saerken Van Duerhove, A. D. 1570.
  455. Here Follows A Letter Which Barbelken Goethals Wrote In Prison, And Sent To Jasper N., One Of Her Fellow Believers.
  456. Ten Persons, Men As Well As Women, Burned For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Dordrecht, About The Year 1570.
  457. Jelis Claverss, Lijsabet, Wife Of Claes De Vries, Nelleken Jaspers, And With Them Thirty-Three Other Persons, A. D. 1571.
  458. Dirck Mieuwess, A. D. 1571.
  459. Anneken Heyndricks, A. D. 1571.
  460. Sentence Of Death Of Anneken Heyndricks, Surnamed De Vlaster.
  461. Wolfgang Pinder, A. D. 1571.
  462. Joost Van Der Straten, A. D. 1571.
  463. Hans Van Der Straten, A. D. 1571.
  464. Gerrit Corneliss, A. D. 1571.
  465. Sentence Of Death Of Gerrit Corneliss, Surnamed Boon.
  466. The Two Torturings Of Gerrit Corneliss, According To The Record In The Book Of Criminal Sentences At Amsterdam.
  467. A Letter From Hendrick Verstralen To His Wife, Written In The Year 1571, In Prison At Rijpermonde, Where He Laid Down His Life For The Name Of The Lord.
  468. Another Letter From Hendrick Verstralen To His Wife.
  469. A Letter From Hendrick Verstralen, Written To His Brethren And Sisters.
  470. A Letter Which Maeyken Deynoots Wrote To Her Brethren And Sisters, While Imprisoned, In The Year 1571, At Rijpermonde, Where She Also Had To Lay Down Her Life For The Truth’S Sake.
  471. Another Letter From Maeyken Deynoots, To Her Brother And Sister.
  472. Adriaen Janss Hoedemaecker, And Jelis De Backer, Both Burnt Alive At The Same Stake, For The Testimony Of Jesus, In Rijssel, A. D. 1570.—Three Letters Of Adriaen Janss Hoedemaecker, Written In Prison At Rijssel.
  473. Twelve Christians At Deventer: Ydse Gaukes, Dirck Van Wesel, With Anneken And Janneken, Their Wives; Harmen The Dyer, Bruyn, Anthonis The Weaver, Claes Opreyder, Lijsbet And Catharina Somerhuys, Lijntgen Joris, And Trijntgen Her Daughter, A. D. 1571.
  474. A Letter From Ydse Gaukes, Skipper, Which He Wrote In Prison, At Deventer, To His Brother, And To The Friends, According To The Spirit.
  475. The Second Letter Of Ydse Gaukes.
  476. The Third Letter Of Ydse Gaukes, Written In Prison In Deventer.
  477. Douwe Eeuwouts, A. D. 1571.
  478. Hans Misel, A. D. 1571.
  479. Jan Block Burnt For The Faith, At Nimeguen, A. D. 1572.
  480. A Letter Written By Jan Block.
  481. Heyndrick Van Eckelo, A. D. 1572.
  482. A Young Man From Nimeguen Burnt At Hertogenbosch, A. D. 1572.
  483. Jan Wouterss Van Kuyck And Adriaenken Jans Of Molenaersgraef, Both Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Dortrecht, A. D. 1572.
  484. Further Observation Concerning The Death Of Jan Wouterss Van Kuyck And Adriaenken Jans Of Molenaersgraef.
  485. Touching The Persons That Were Then In The Court Of Justice, And Consequently, Sat In Judgment In Regard To This Sentence; They Were The Following:
  486. The First Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Brother-In-Law And His Sister, Which Treats Of His Examination And Torture.
  487. The Second Letter From Jan Wouterss, Written To His Brother And His Sisters.
  488. The Third Letter From Jan Wouterss, To The Church Of God At Dortrecht, Who Were Scattered Everywhere For The Testimony Of Christ.
  489. The Fourth Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Wife.
  490. The Fifth Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Wife And Daughter.
  491. The Sixth Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Only Daughter In Particular.
  492. The Seventh Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Father And Mother.
  493. The Eighth Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Sister-In-Law, Who Was Still Among The Papists, And In The Romish Faith.
  494. The Ninth Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Youngest Three Sisters.
  495. The Tenth Letter From Jan Wouterss, To His Oldest Brother-In-Law And Sister.
  496. The Eleventh Letter From Jan Wouterss, To P. J., His Youngest Brother-In-Law.
  497. A Confession Of Faith, To The Bailiff And The Council Then Residing In Dortrecht, By Jan Wouterss; Together With A Brief Explanation Exhorting Them To Repentance.
  498. A Letter From Adriaenken, Jan’S Daughter, Of Molenaersgraef, Written To Her Husband, While She Was In Prison, In The Vuylpoort At Dortrecht, Where She Was Burnt With John Wouterss Van Kuyck, The 28th Of March, As Previously Shown.
  499. A Letter To Said Adriaenken Jans In Her Bonds. Sent By Her Husband.
  500. Seven Brethren At Breda, Jan Pieterss, Geleyn Corneliss, Pieter De Gulicker With His Servant, Arent Block, Cornelis Gijselaer, And One Michiel, In The Year 1572.
  501. Touching The Court Proceedings And Death Sentences Of The Aforementioned Martyrs.
  502. Maertens Janss, A Corn Porter, And Jan Hendrickss Of Swartewael, A Steersman, Both Put To Death At The Stake, At Delft, In Holland, A. D. 1572.
  503. Extract Of The Sentence Of Maerten Janss, Corn Porter, Citizen Of This City, And Jan Hendrickss Of Swartewael, Steersman, Put To Death With Fire.
  504. A Letter From Jan Hendrickss, Written In Prison At Delft, To His Wife.
  505. Some Examinations Of Jan Hendrickss.
  506. Another Letter By Jan Hendrickss, To Maerten Janss, His Fellow-Prisoner.
  507. Another Letter From Jan Hendrickss To Pouwels And Aechtgen, His Brother And Sister, For An Admonition To Them, And Finally For A Farewell.
  508. Sander Wouterss, Of Bommel And Evert Hendricks, Of Warendorp, Both Burnt Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ At Amsterdam, On The 3d Of September, A. D. 1575.
  509. Sentence Of Death Of Sander Wouterss Of Bommel And Evert Hendricks Of Warendorp.
  510. Hans Knevel, A. D. 1572.
  511. Mattheus Bernaerts, Called Mattheus Van Lincken, Adriaen Rogiers, Maerten Van Der Straten, And Dingentgen Of Honschoten, A. D, 1572.
  512. A Testament Written By Mattheus Bernaerts, Called Van Lincken, Imprisoned In Ghent, To His Children, Janneken, Joosken And Mijntken.
  513. A Thanksgiving Before And After Eating, Which Mattheus Bernaerts, Called Van Lincken, Composed In His Prison And Sent To His Children.
  514. Adrian Rogiers, Burned For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Ghent In Flanders, The 4th Of December, A. D. 1572.
  515. Another Letter By Said Adrian Rogiers, Written In Prison To His Wife.
  516. Another Letter From Adrian Rogiers To His Wife, Written In Prison At Ghent.
  517. Maerten Van Der Straten, With Beliken His Wife, A. D. 1572.
  518. The First Letter From Maerten Van Der Straten To His Wife.
  519. The Second Letter From Maerten Van Der Straten To His Wife.
  520. Third Letter From Maerten Van Der Straten, To His Wife.
  521. The Fourth Letter From Maerten Van Der Straten, To Anna Servaes.
  522. The Fifth Letter Of Maerten Van Der Straten, To Servaes Janss.
  523. The Sixth Letter From Maerten Van Der Straten, And Beliken His Wife, To Adam V. L. And His Wife.
  524. Willem De Rijcker, And Christoffel Fierens, A. D. 1572.
  525. Jan Smit, A. D. 1572.
  526. Pierijntgen Loosveldt, Or Neckers, A. D. 1572.
  527. Michiel Van Bruyssel, And Barberken His Wife, A. D. 1573.
  528. Jan Van Ackeren, A. D. 1573.
  529. G. Kleermaecker, With Sijntgen Van Rousselare And Maeyken Gosens, Put To Death For The Truth, At Antwerp, A. D. 1573.
  530. A Letter From Sijntjgen Van Rousselare.
  531. Francoys Van Leuven, Hansken Van Oudenaerden And Grietgen Van Sluys, In The Year 1573.
  532. Lippijntgen Stayaerts, Sijntgen Barninge, Or Lame Sijntgen, A. D. 1573.
  533. Jacob Van Den Wege, A. D. 1573.
  534. A Letter From Jacob Van Den Wege, Written To His Wife, In The Beginning Of His Imprisonment, At Ghent, In The Huys Ter Lucht, At The End Of The Meulenaers Street.
  535. Another Letter From Jacob Van Den Wege, To His Wife, And His Brethren And Sisters.
  536. Another Letter From Jacob Van Den Wege, Written In His Bonds, To Other Prisoners.
  537. Another Letter By Jacob Van Den Wege.
  538. The Last Words Written By Jacob Van Den Wege, After He Had Received Word That He Was To Die.
  539. Maeyken Van Deventer, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Rotterdam In Holland, A. D. 1573.
  540. A Testament Made By Maeyken Van Deventer For Her Children.
  541. A Prayer By Said Maeyken Van Deventer.
  542. Maeyken Wens, And Some Of Her Fellow-Believers, Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Antwerp, A. D. 1573.
  543. The Letters And Testaments Of Maeyken Wens, Wife Of Mattheus Wens, Mason, In His Life-Time A Minister Of The Church Of God At Antwerp; Offered Up The 6th Of October, 1573.
  544. The Second Letter From Maeyken Wens, Written To Her Husband.
  545. The Third Letter From Maeyken Wens, Written In Prison At Antwerp, The 21st Of April, A. D. 1573, To Her Son.
  546. The Fourth Letter From Maeyken Wens, Written To Her Son.
  547. The Fifth Letter From Maeyken Wens, Written To Jan De Metser, Minister.
  548. Five Pious Christians, Hans Van Munstdorp And Janneken Munstdorp His Wife, Together With Mariken, Lijsken, And Maeyken, All Burned Together At Stakes, At Antwerp, In The Year 1573.
  549. A Letter Which Hans Van Munstdorp Wrote To His Wife, When They Were Both In Bonds In The Prison At Antwerp, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ.
  550. [Testament,] Written To Janneken My Own Dearest Daughter, While I Was (Unworthily) Confined For The Lord’S Sake, In Prison, At Antwerp, A. D. 1573.
  551. COPY OF A LETTER BY JANNEKEN MUNSTDORP’s OWN HAND, WRITTEN AT ANTWERP IN PRISON, TO HER FATHER AND MOTHER, ON THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1573.
  552. Another Letter From Janneken Munstdorp, Wife Of Hans Van Munstdorp, To Her Sister; Written When She Was Confined In Prison At Antwerp, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, And Sentenced With Three Others To Be Burnt; Written At One O’Clock In The Night, The 5th Of October, In The Year Of Our Lord 1573.
  553. Susanneken And Kalleken Claes, A. D. 1573.
  554. Anthonis Ysbaerts, A. D. 1573.
  555. Fifty-Four Persons, Brethren As Well As Sisters, Namely, Thirty-Seven At Antwerp, And Seventeen At Brussels, Very Unmercifully Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In The Year 1574.
  556. Adriaen Hoedemaecker And Mattheus Keuse, A. D. 1574.
  557. Hans Peltner, A. D. 1574.
  558. Reytse Aysess Of Oldenborn Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Leeuwaerden, On The 23d Of April, In The Year 1574, Together With Various Letters Written By Him While Imprisoned At That Place.
  559. Divers Examinations Of Reytse Aysess Before The Commissary, Pastors, Priests, Bishops, And Others.
  560. Another Confession Which Reytse Aysess Made Before The Bishop, On The 5th Of January, A. D. 1574.
  561. Another Confession Of Reytse Aysess, Made Before An Arrogant Priest; Together With An Epistle Or Exhortation To The Friends.
  562. An Epistle Or Exhortation Of Reytse Aysess, Written To The Friends.
  563. Another Confession Of Reytse Aysess, Made Before The Commissary.
  564. A Letter From Reytse Aysess, Written To His Father.
  565. A Letter From Reytse Aysess, Written To His Mother.
  566. A Letter From Reytse Aysess, Written To His Wife.
  567. Another Letter From Reytse Aysess, Written To His Wife.
  568. Sentence And Death Of Reytse Aysess.
  569. Hendrick Pruyt, A. D. 1574.
  570. Olivier Willemss, Of Nimeguen, Burnt Alive For The Practice Of The Evangelical Truth, Together With Two Young Maidens, At Antwerp, A. D. 1574.
  571. Further Observation Touching The Person Of Olivier Willemss, As Also Concerning His Suffering And Death.
  572. Extract From The Court Records Of Criminal And Civil Matters Of The City Of Antwerp.
  573. Jacob The Cobbler And His Wife, Grietjen Van Bruyssel, Anneken Van Bruyssel, Tanneken Walraven, A. D. 1575.
  574. Claes Van Armentierss, And Lijntgen, A Young Maiden, A. D. 1575.
  575. Twenty Persons At London, In England, Namely, Fourteen Women Driven From The City: A Youth Scourged Behind A Cart; One Died In Prison; Two, Named Hendrick Terwoort And Jan Pieterss, Burnt Alive And Two Others, After Enduring Much Misery, Escaped From Prison; All Of Which Took Place Under The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, In The Year 1575.
  576. EXTRACT FROM A WRITING BY GERRIT VAN BYLER’s OWN HAND, HANDED TO US BY HIS SON JAN VAN BYLER; WRITTEN IN PRISON, AT LONDON, AND CONFIRMATORY OF THE FOREGOING.
  577. Extract From The Appended Matters In The Old Martyrs Mirror, Edition Of 1631, Page 964, Col. 2.
  578. Two Letters Written By These Imprisoned Friends, As We Have Found Them In A Small, Old, Printed Book.
  579. Another Letter Of The Prisoners: In Which We Vindicate Ourselves Of That Which Is Reported Of Us, And Briefly Notice The Principal Points Of Our Faith, As Is Stated More Fully Below.
  580. A Letter From Jaques De Somere, Sent To His Mother, At Ghent.
  581. The Following Writings Also Appear To Have Been Drawn Up Partly By The Assistance Of Said Jaques De Somere, As A Favor To The Prisoners, With Their Consent.
  582. A Confession Of Faith Of The Prisoners In England, In Connection With The Preceding Supplication.
  583. Answer To The Letter Of John Fox; Written By The Prisoners At London, A. D. 1575.
  584. Paul Glock, A. D. 1576.
  585. Matthijs Binder, A. D. 1576.
  586. Raphel Van Den Velde And Jeronymus Schepens, And Other Persons, A. D. 1576.
  587. The First Letter From Raphel Van Den Velde, Written To His Wife.
  588. Another Letter From Raphel Van Den Velde Written To His Brethren And Sisters.
  589. Another Letter From Raphel Van Den Velde, Written To His Wife.
  590. Another Letter From Raphel Van Den Velde, Written To His Wife.
  591. Another Letter From Raphel Van Den Velde, Written To His Son.
  592. The Last Letter From Raphel Van Den Velde, Written To His Wife After He Had Received The Message That He Was To Die.
  593. To Claes Schepens.
  594. Louwerens The Shoemaker, A. D. 1576.
  595. Hans Bret, A. D. 1576.
  596. The First Letter Of Hans Bret, Written On Monday After Whitsuntide, A. D. 1576, At Antwerp, In Prison, To His Dear And Beloved Mother.
  597. Another Letter From Hans Bret, Written And Sent To His Brother David, Who Lived Abroad, And Had Not Yet Come To The Knowledge Of The Truth.
  598. Another Letter From Hans Bret, Written To His Beloved Mother, The 19th Of July 1576.
  599. Another Letter From Hans Bret, Written To His Beloved Mother, The 5th Of July 1576.
  600. Another Letter From Hans Bret, Written From A Dark Pit Into Which He Had Been Cast, And Sent To One Of The Sisters In The Faith, On A Sunday In August, 1576.
  601. Another Letter From Hans Bret, Written To Hans C., One Of The Brethren In The Church.
  602. Letter Of Privilege Granted By William I., To The Anabaptists At Middelborgh.
  603. Louwerens Janss Noodtdruft, Of Delft, A. D. 1577.
  604. Hans De Ruyter, With His Wife And Daughter, A. D. 1577.
  605. Charge Of William I., To The Magistrate At Middelborgh.
  606. Hendrick Sumer And Jacob Mandel, A. D. 1582.
  607. Melchoir Platser, A. D. 1583.
  608. Andries Pirchner, A. D. 1584.
  609. Leonhart Sumeraver, A. D. 1584.
  610. Anneken Botson, Janneken Her Daughter, And Maeyken Pieters, A. D. 1585.
  611. Wolfgang Raufer, George Pruckmair, And Hans Aicher, A. D. 1585.
  612. Of The Mandate Published Against The Anabaptists In The Duchy Of Prussia (But Not Unto Death), On The 12th Of November, A. D. 1586.
  613. Christian Gasteyger, A. D. 1586.
  614. Concerning The Decree Emitted Against The Anabaptists In The Jurisdiction Of Koenigsberg And Its Cities And Suburbs, On Pain Of Corporal Punishment And Loss Of Their Property, A. D. 1587.
  615. Michael Vischer, A. D. 1587.
  616. Christiaen Rijcen, A. D. 1588.
  617. A Statement How He Was Examined By The Magistrates, And How The Pastor Wanted To Prove Infant Baptism To Him, And How Severely They Assailed Him.
  618. Another Letter From Christiaen Rijcen Written To A Brother, That He Would Aid His Wife (If He Should Be Put To Death) In Getting To Holland; Together With Other Comforting Remarks.
  619. Another Letter From Christian Rijcen, Written To His Wife, In Which He Writes That He Has Learned That No Comfort Had Come For Him From The Court, Though The Recorder Had Come Home; Wherefore He Consoled Himself In The Lord.
  620. Another Comforting Letter From Christiaen Rijcen, Written To His Wife, In Which He Exhorts Her To Perseverance In The Fear Of God, And Informed Her, How The Pastor Of Houten Had Tempted Him, Promising Him To Help Him Out, If He Would Hearken To Him.
  621. Another Letter From Christiaen Rijcen; He Thanks His Wife For The Comforting Passages Of Scripture Which She Had Sent Him, And Informs Her That The Bailiff Came, And That He Clearly Understands From The Priests That There Is No Hope Of Freedom, For In The Council Of Trent All Countries Were Denied Us, As Being The Worst Sect Under Heaven.
  622. Another Consolatory Letter From Christiaen Rijcen, Written To His Wife, When He Supposed That His Case Should Be Disposed Of; And How Some Console Him With The [Conclusion Of] Peace That He Should Then Be Released.
  623. Christiaen Rijcen Exhorts His Wife Firmly To Trust In The Lord, And Informs Her, That He Was Assailed Once More This Week By The Pastor And A Franciscan Friar, Who Tempted Him By Threats And Fair Words To Apostatize; And Of The Terror That Came Upon Him The Following Night.
  624. Christiaen Rijcen Informs His Wife, That He Had Expected To Receive His Sentence, And That He Had An Iron On His Leg For Eighteen Or Nineteen Days, With A Log, Upon The Straw, But That Now Again He Had A Little More Comfort.
  625. Pieter Saymer, A. D. 1588.
  626. Joost De Tollenaer, Michiel Buyse, And Sijntgen Wens, A. D. 1589.
  627. The First Letter Of Joost De Tollenaer.
  628. The Second Letter From Joost De Tollenaer.
  629. Another Letter From Joost De Tollenaer, To His Mother.
  630. A Testament From Joost De Tollenaer, To His Daughter.
  631. Maeyken Pickelen, A. D. 1590.
  632. Leonhard Boltzinger, A. D. 1591.
  633. George Wanger, A. D. 1591.
  634. Jacob Platser, A. D. 1591.
  635. Bartholomeus Panten, Michiel The Widower, And Kalleken N., A. D. 1592.
  636. The First Letter From Bartholomeus Panten, Written To His Brother Karel, Residing At Harlem.
  637. The Second Letter From Bartholomeus Panten, Being An Instruction From The Word Of The Lord, To All Lovers Of The Truth; Together With A Brief Account Of His Examination.
  638. A Testament From Bartholomeus Panten To His Little Daughter, Who After Her Father’S Death Was Put Into A Convent By The Priests; The Lord Grant That She May Yet Be Brought Into The Right Way.
  639. Michiel Hazel, A. D. 1592.
  640. Thomas Han, A. D. 1592.
  641. Mattheus Mair, A. D. 1592.
  642. Aeltgen Baten, And Maeyken Wouters, A. D. 1595.
  643. Here Follows A Letter Which Maeyken Wouters Wrote From Prison To Her Parents, And To Others Of Her Fellow Believers.
  644. Anneken Van Den Hove, 1597.
  645. Further Observation Touching The Cause Of Death Of Anneken Van Den Hove.
  646. Of The Destruction Of Some Tyrants Of This Last Persecution.
  647. Conclusion Of The Sixteenth Century.
Second Part. · AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, · 71 sections
  1. An Account Of Those Who Suffered In The Seventeenth Century,
  2. Summary Of The Martyrs In The Seventeenth Century.
  3. Of A Decree Published By Those Of Groningen And Sneeck Against The Anabaptists, A. D. 1601.
  4. The Decree.349
  5. Further Observation.
  6. Four Persons, Namely, Huybert Op Der Straten, Trijnken His Wife, Pieter Ten Hove, And Lijsken Te Linschoten, Near Witgensteyn Led Around The Gallows, Scourged, And Banished From The Country, A. D. 1601.
  7. Hemes Nimrich, A Teacher Of The Anabaptists, Together With Several Others, Scourged Out Of The City, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, Hemes Having Previously Been Led Through Under The Gallows, A. D. 1605.
  8. Marcus Eder And Hans Poltzinger, A. D. 1605.
  9. Hans Landis, A. D. 1614.
  10. Further Observations Touching The Person And The Death Of Hans Landis.
  11. Of A Certain Prohibition Published By Those Of Aerdenborgh Against The Anabaptists, And What Was Done By The Lords States General Of The United Netherlands For The Abolishment Of The Same, A. D. 1615.
  12. Further Observation, A. D. 1619.
  13. Remark As To What Followed Hereupon.
  14. Of An Edict Of Those Of Deventer Against (Among Others) The So Called Mennonists Or Anabaptists, A. D. 1620.
  15. Edict.
  16. Of Severe Slanders Against The Anabaptists In The Province Of Holland, Etc. (To Instigate To Persecution), And How They Defended Themselves To The States Of Said Country, On The 8th Of October, A. D. 1626.
  17. Of The Inauguration Of The Last Swiss Persecution; Together With The Causes Of The Same, 1635.
  18. Progress Of The Inauguration Of The Aforesaid Last Swiss Persecution, In The Castles Wadischwyl, Knonow, And Groeningen, As Also In The Consistory At Zurich, In The Years 1636 And 1637.
  19. Of The Aforementioned Persecution Itself, How It Occurred, And In What Manner Twelve Brethren Were Apprehended, And Imprisoned At Zurich, In The Place Othenbach (With Some Criminals); And How It Terminated With Them, A. D. 1637.
  20. Hans Meyli, Sr., And His Son’S Wife, About The Year 1638.351
  21. Catharina Mulerin, A. D. 1639.
  22. Four Sisters, Namely, Barbara Meylin, Ottila Mulerin, Barbara Kolbin, And Elizabeth Meylin, A. D. 1639.
  23. Elizabeth Hilzin, A. D. 1639.
  24. Hans Van Uticken, A. D. 1639.
  25. Burckhardt Aman, A. D. 1639.
  26. Jacob Egli, A. D. 1639.
  27. Ulli Schedme, Surnamed Schneider, In The Year 1639.
  28. Jacob Rusterhel From Horgerberg, In The Year 1639.
  29. Stephen Zehender Of Byrmensdorf, In The Year 1639.
  30. Ulrich Schneider, With His Two Sons, In The Year 1639.
  31. Henry Gutwol Of Lehnmer, A. D. 1639.
  32. Hans Jacob Hess, With His Wife, A. D. 1639.
  33. Of A Certain Manifesto, Emitted By Those Of Zurich, A. D. 1639, In Excuse Of The Persecution Raised; And Of The Answer Which Followed From The Persecuted As A Refutation.
  34. Werner Phister And His Son’S Wife, In The Year 1640.
  35. Gallus Schneider, A. D. 1640.
  36. Rudolph Bachman, A. D. 1640.
  37. Ulrich Muller, A. D. 1640.
  38. Of A Certain Supplication Addressed And Delivered By Those Of Amsterdam, In February, 1642, To The Council Of The City Of Zurich, For Mitigation Of The Persecution Raised; And Of The Answer Which, In June Of The Same Year, Followed Thereupon, By Those Of Zurich.
  39. Felix Landis, With His Wife Adelheid Egli, About A. D. 1642.
  40. Rudolf Suhner, About A. D. 1643.
  41. Three Sisters, Namely, Elizabeth Bachmanni, Elssa Bethezei, And Sarah Wanrij, About A. D. 1643.
  42. Verena Landis, A. D. 1643.
  43. Barbara Neeff, About A. D. 1643.
  44. Barbly Ruff, About A. D. 1643.
  45. Henry Boller, About A. D. 1644.
  46. Of A Certain Writing From Switzerland, Touching The Threats Made By Those Of Berne Against The Anabaptists In Those Parts, A. D. 1645.
  47. An Edict Published By Those Of Schaffhausen Against Those Called Anabaptists, About The Year 1650.
  48. Of A Certain Mandate Published By The Prince Of Neuburg, Against The Anabaptists (So Called), About The Year 1653.
  49. Ully Wagman, And Another Brother, In The Year 1654.
  50. Of A Certain Writing From Mackenheym, Being A Defense Of The Persecuted Swiss Brethren, Or Refutation Of A Letter Accusing Them, Sent From Zurich To Amsterdam, A. D. 1658.
  51. Seven Teachers And Elders Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Imprisoned At Berne, Namely, Uly Bogart, Anthony Hinnelberg, Jegly Schlebach, Hans Zaug, Uly Baumgarter, Christian Christians, And Rhode Peters, In The Year 1659.
  52. Seven Hundred Persons Oppressed And Persecuted At Berne.
  53. Extract From The First Letter, Dated The 7th Of April, 1671, From Obersultzem.
  54. Extract From The Second Letter From Obersultzem, The 23d Day Of May, 1671.
  55. Extract From The Third Letter From Obersultzem, The 13th Of October, 1671.
  56. Extract From The Fourth Letter, Dated November 2d, 1671.
  57. Fifth Extract From The Same, Obersultzem, On The 5th Of January, 1672.
  58. Hans Haslibacher, A. D. 1571.
  59. An Edict Published By Those Of Berne Against Those Called Anabaptists, The 9th Of August, In The Year 1659.
  60. Concerning What Was Done For The Deliverance Of The Last Mentioned Prisoners, As Also For The Mitigation Of The Edict Of Those Of Berne, By Their High Mightinesses The Lords States General, And Some Rulers Of Dutch Cities, In The Year 1660.
  61. The States, Etc.
  62. The States, Etc.
  63. Copy.
  64. Copy.
  65. Prayer For The Secular Power.
  66. Advertisement.
  67. First Part.
  68. The Superscription Of The Letter To The Government Of Berne.
  69. The Superscription Of The Letter To The Government Of Zurich.
  70. To The Bloody Theatre Of The Anabaptists, Or Non-Resistant Christians.365
  71. Tertullian’S Consolation And Encouragement To The Martyrs In Prison In The Time Of The Heathen Emperors, In The Year 200.
Second Part. · Index. · 1 sections
  1. Index.
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