Anabaptist Church History
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FURTHER OBSERVATION CONCERNING THE DEATH OF LEONHARD KEYSER.

Second Part. · ENLARGED AND IMPROVED FROM VARIOUS CREDIBLE CHRONICLES, MEMOIRS, TESTIMONIES, ETC.

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Seb. Frank, in his Chron. der Rom. Kett. letter L., gives the following account of this matter:

“Having been brought a prisoner to Scharding, he was taken to the fire by three executioners, bound cross-wise on a ladder, and thrust into the fire. When he called upon Christ Jesus the ropes fell from his body and were burned; and as he was still alive, he rolled out of the fire at one side. The executioners instantly thrust him back into the fire, with hop-poles, that happened to be there, so that he rolled out on the other side. There the executioners cut him alive into pieces, which they cast into the fire, without being able, however, to burn them, as I have read,” etc. Concerning this, see also P. J. Twisck, Chron., fol. 1020, col. 2.