Footnotes:

315 The time of the death of Willem Janss, as also of Pieter Pieterss Beckjen, had from of old been fixed in the year 1567; but this was two years too early, as appears from the adjoined sentence.

316 A great calumny which the writer of this sentence cast upon this good man, as though he had been forgetful of his soul’s salvation.

317 How often shall it be said in these Amsterdam sentences, of the true believers, that they were unmindful of their soul’s salvation, whereas this was their sole object?

318 Behold here the strait of the believers in those times, who to hear the word of God, occasionally had to spend whole days and nights in order to attend the meeting.

319 That is, in this case, he would have been executed with the sword, but as he remained steadfast, it did not come to this.

320 Probably Austria, or the country bordering on the Baltic.—Tr.

321 Any one. Dutch version.

322 Perhaps a typographical error, and should read, punish.—Tr.

323 Corner-stone, the original has it.

324 We, in the original.

325 Of the Spirit, in the original.

326 Of these martyrs from Breda mention seems to be made also in one of the letters of Jan Wouterss van Kuyck.

327 Nuns of the order of St. Bega.

328 Walk, move more circumspectly.—Trans.

329 In’s heeren Handen, seyt den Schrijber.

330 Behold the man! John 19:5.

331 Evidently an allusion to Isaiah 27:1, where (see German version) two serpents seem to be indicated.

332 Then I should sacrifice my child to the devil, the author had written, but this reads a little too harsh.

333 Hereby is meant Joris Wippe, who was put to death at Dortrecht, A. D. 1558.

334 Thus spake also the enemies of the prophet Amos, saying: Amos hath conspired [against thee in the midst of the house of Israel:] the land is not able to bear all his words. Amos 7:10. And thus it was also said of Christ: “He perverts the nation.” Luke 23:2.

335 In Dutch, Vagevuur from vagen or vegen, to scour [and also to sweep] and vuur fire; hence a play on words, which cannot be rendered into the English without the loss of the humorous effect which it has in the original tongue.—Trans.

336 These are called: Janneken Mumstdorp, Mariken, Lijsken.

337 Beggars, a sobriquet of the Reformed.

338 My hope is in God.

339 Thus writes Martin Luther in his preface to the Epistle to the Romans.

340 In the preface to the Epistle to the Romans.

341 In the margin.

342 A play upon words, which obtains only in the original, in which the literal expression used, parting letter, has the twofold meaning of farewell letter and bill of divorcement.—Tr.

343 Lord, Lord.

344 Derisively, the authors say.

345 As distinguished from severing it with one stroke.—Tr.

346 Strife.

347 The original has it, Hence Paul calls the bond of love a perfectness.—Tr.

348 English Edition 2d part page 419.

349 Let no one take offense at the words of this decree; for we desired to give them unchanged.

350 That which is left out here concerns the religion of the papists; hence we have omitted it.

351 The exact time, when this occurred, is not mentioned by the writers; but we find, from the circumstances, that it was about the year 1638.

352 There were with them two preachers (says the Swiss author), who went along with the thief catchers and helped them.

353 The Swiss author calls this Hans van Uticken by the name of Hans Muller, but we have allowed him to retain the name Hans van Uticken, because he was by descent from Uticken-wage; to distinguish him from Hans Muller who was descended from the Groeningen Bailiwick, and of whom we made previous mention, in the note added to the account concerning Barbara Meylin and three of her fellow-sisters.

354 A year and a half, one of the Zurich writers say.

355 Some say, into the convent Othenbach; others, into the dungeon; others, into the prison, etc., but it was evidently at Othenbach a famous prison in Zurich.

356 They sold everything, without restoring the proceeds to the poor, expelled orphans. How will they be able to answer for this in the great day of judgment, when the Lord shall come and inquire what mercy they have shown? Matt. 25.

357 In the word of salvation, etc., it says: In the tract the order of the words is a little different, according to the Swiss style; however, the sense of the same is clearly expressed here.

358 In the last tract he is called Hans Boller, but in the first, Henry, which we have followed in our account. It must also be noticed, that in the Swiss manuscript the time of this occurrence is not expressly noted for the year 1644; but from the circumstances we have inferred, that it took place about said year, as we have also noted.