# Examination, Torture, And Sentence Of Annetgen Antheunis, Stijntgen Jans, Evert Nouts, And Pieter Van Eynoven, At Rotterdam, In The Year 1558.271 · Page 1 of 5

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On the 20th of February, 1558 stilo coj., in
presence of Adriaen Fijck, Adriaen Adriaens,
Adriaen Robberts, Pieter Hendricks, Cornelis Joosten,
and Willem Muylwijck, judges, there was
orally examined, Annetgen Antheunis, aged over
thirty years, born at Buuren.

She says that she always lived at Buuren, except
one year that she resided here in the city, which she
afterwards left, but returned about last St. Victor’s
day, and has since resided here until the present
time.

She says that she did not inquire the name of the
people where she formerly worked.

She says that she and another woman, named
Stijntje van Ick, or Maurick near Buuren, have lived
here in the city since St. Victor’s day, and that she
came here with said woman, from Buuren.

She says that Evert is from Antwerp, and that he
came to her yesterday, at the house where she was
apprehended.

She says that she learned to know said Evert
only about two or three months ago, and that he
came in the daytime, to the house of Arent Willems,
in the wood-yard, to buy a cheese.

She says that she did not go to confession either
at last Easter or Christmas.

She says that she observes all that God has commanded.

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She says that she was baptized according to the
command of the Lord, but does not know the exact
day; but that it took place at the house of the aforesaid
Arent Willems, in the Wood-yard, and that
she did not inquire the name of him that baptized
her.

On the 20th of February of said year, in the
presence of the abovementioned, there was orally examined,
one Jan Hendricks, of Utrecht, aged 28 or
29 years.

He says that he has lived here in the city since
Bamessche, in the house of Maritgen Jancheelen, in
the Fish-market, and last in Willem Reyer’s house,
where he was apprehended.

He says that at Dordrecht he lived near Starke
Neele.

He says that he does not want to tell where or
from whom he heard the doctrine.

He says that he thinks much of the sacrament,
but nothing of the sacrament of the priests, and
that, since he embraced this doctrine, he has never
been to the sacrament.

He says that he was baptized since he believed, a
certain time ago, and that he does not wish to tell
when, where, or by whom it was done.

He says that his child was washed a little by the
priest, but does not want to tell when.

On the aforesaid day, in the presence of the aforesaid
fudges, there was orally examined, Stijntgen
Jans, aged 40 years, from Maurik, in Guelderland.

She says that she has been here in the city
about two or three years, with Annetgen Theunis,
and that they lodged in the Wood-yard, and afterwards
resided in a house where lace is made, and
which stands behind a stable.

She says that she has no faith in the sacrament
which the priests administer, but esteems the sacrament
as God has instituted it, and that she cannot
believe in the sacrament of the church, because she
cannot comprehend it.

She says that she was baptized at a certain time,
not yet twelve years ago, and not here in this city,
but at Utrecht.

On the same day, and in the presence of the above,
there was orally examined, one Evert Nouts of Antwerp,
aged about 27 years.

He says that it is about three months since he
came here into this city, and that he lodged for a
time in the Wood-yard, and wove lace near the
house called the Falcon.

He says that he believes in the sacrament so far
as the Scriptures speak of it, but does not believe
that God is in the sacrament of the altar, since the
Scriptures do not assure him of this; but he believes
concerning it in this manner that it is so, as far as
it goes.

He says that he was baptized according to the
doctrine of Christ, a little over three years ago, just
outside of Antwerp, in a certain place, by one Gillis
of Aix-la-Chapelle, as he heard him called, who was
executed this summer at Antwerp.

On the same day, and in presence of the abovementioned
judges, there was orally examined one
Pieter van Eynoven, born at Antwerp, aged 28 years.

He says that he has worked here in the city, at
his trade of silk-weaving, since fourteen days before
Christmas, in the house of one Christian, whose wife
is named Anneken.

He says that he believes on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets.

He says that he believes that the administration
of the sacrament in the church is a great abomination
before God.



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