# Further Observation Touching The Person Of Olivier Willemss, As Also Concerning His Suffering And Death.

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It is stated of him, that besides his upright faith
and virtuous conversation, he had a very sagacious
and penetrating understanding, as also, that he
was so well versed in the three chief languages,
namely, Hebrew, Greek and Latin, that he daily
read them at home, and explained them to his
household.

In prison great threats of the torture were made
against him, which he bore steadfastly, immovably
and unchangingly before God and men. He had
been in prison only three days, when his trial was
concluded; whereupon sentence followed, and the
next day, death.

He was burnt alive between two young maidens,
who to all appearance had confessed the same truth,
956
according to the testimony of those who said that
they witnessed it with their own eyes.

Note.—As there have come into our hand, not
only the foregoing copy and this last notice touching
Olivier Willemss, but also the criminal demand of
the bailiff of Antwerp, made concerning said person,
and what the judges advised thereupon, according
to the original record of the secretary there, we
shall properly add the same here, so that every one
may be fully assured of it.



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