# 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. · Page 2 of 2

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The superior of the Franciscan convent said to
me: “Give me Jan Wouterss, he at least said that
he is sorry for it.” O villain, thought I; I well
know your trickery, Thus the Lord kept me, that
we may always triumph in Christ: he will still, according
to his promise, help us on further in the
way to the promised land of our rest.

Herewith I will commend you my dearest husband
and beloved brother in the Lord, to the almighty
God, and to the rich word of his grace,
which is able to build you up, to keep you from evil
and to bring you to the eternal inheritance; there I
hope to see you with eternal joy, to which end the
good God grant his grace. Amen. Take this, my
brief letter, in good part. To write much I do not
deem necessary, for the godfearing have left us,
through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, an
abundance of writings, for correction, for doctrine,
for consolation and strengthening.

I Adriaenken Jan’s daughter, your cordial and
dearest wife and sister in the Lord, greet you my
most beloved husband and dearest brother in the
Lord, affectionately with the kiss of eternal love and
peace of Christ, with the mouth of my heart, present
with you in spirit

Finally, I herewith bid you adieu once more, and
thank you as much as lies in me, for your good
company and faithfulness.

Written by me your beloved wife Adriaenken
Jans, imprisoned for the testimony of the gospel of
Christ, to the praise of the Lord, to the comfort and
joy of our neighbor, for a light to them that are yet
in darkness, to the confusion of those who have
condemned us as apostates, and to the salvation of
our souls. Amen.

883

I and my fellow prisoner greet you and all the
godfearing much.

We had hoped to offer up our sacrifice on Monday
before Mary, and thus to enter into rest; but
we were not so fortunate. Hence we hope that it
will soon come to pass, if the Lord has so ordered
it; but if our tribulation is to last a little longer yet,
the will of the Lord be done for our salvation.
Amen.

Written in my bonds, the day after Mary in Lent
A. D. 1572, by me,

Adriaenken Jans.



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