# Joris Wippe, Joosten’S Son, Put To Death At Dortrecht, A. D. 1558. · Page 1 of 4

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Joris Wippe, when he still lived in the darkness
of popery, was a burgomaster at Meenen in Flanders,
his native place; but having subsequently come
to the knowledge of the Gospel, he had to flee the
country, and went to live at Dortrecht, in Holland,
where he established himself as cloth-dyer. When
he had lived there for a while, and was becoming
known, he, through the instigation of the enemies
of the truth, was summoned to appear before the
lords in the large church. Somewhat alarmed on
this account, Joris consulted with several drapers,
for whom he dyed, and who were men of influence,
as to what he should do. They, placing entire confidence
in the magistracy, deemed it advisable that
he should appear before them, and hear what they
had to say to him.

When he came there, and the lords saw him,
they were filled with consternation, and would have
preferred that he had taken their summons as a
warning to secretly make his escape, since they did
not thirst much for innocent blood; but as he had
appeared, the Bailiff, when Joris was about to leave
the church, seized him as one who, according to
the imperial decree, had forfeited life and property.
This happened on the 28th of April, 1558.

After his apprehension, the lords tried every
means to save him from death; he was sent to
Gravenhage (that is, to the court of Holland), and
there examined; but as he was a resident of Dordrecht,
and had been apprehended there, he was sent
back thither, and ultimately put to death there.

He left behind him a good testimony as regards
his liberality to the poor; for when he was sentenced
to death, the executioner lamented with tears in his
eyes, that he had to put to death a man who had
so often fed his wife and children, and would rather
forego his office, than put to death this man, who
had done so much good to him and others, and
had never harmed any one. Hence he was finally
drowned, in the night, in a wine cask filled with
water, by one of the thief-catchers, who, at the
command of the lords, performed the executioner’s
office on him, pushing him backward into the water.
Thus he offered up his life to the Lord, on the first
of October, being forty-one years old. The next
day he was hung by his feet to the gallows, in the
place of execution, as an object of derision to the
people, being thus, like his Master, numbered among
the malefactors. The day following, several criminals
were scourged and banished; whereupon the
executioner, after he had executed this punishment,
still lamenting the death of Joris Wippe,
said: “They have crucified Christ, and released
Barabbas.”

He wrote several letters in prison, three of which
have come into our possession. He doubtless would
have written more; but great watchfulness was exercised
that he should have no ink, so that he wrote
his last letter (to his children) with mulberry juice.

Note.—Inasmuch as we, after long search in the
archives of this city, found the sentence of death of
this friend of God, Joris Wippe, and copied it ourselves
from the criminal records of this city, we
deem it well to add it here, so that the truth of the
above account concerning the death of this man may
appear the more clearly and incontrovertibly.

Sentence of death of Joris Wippe done and pronounced
in the chamber (of justice), the 4th of
August, 1558.

Whereas Joris Wippe, Joosten’s son, born at
Meenen, in Flanders, has dared to have himself
rebaptized, and has held[273](/en/stories/mm-footnotes/part-16/#Footnote_273) pernicious views concerning
baptism, according to testimony and truth,
and all the evidence which the Judges and the council
have seen and heard with regard to it, and according
563to his own confession, therefore, he shall,
to the honor of God,[274](/en/stories/mm-footnotes/part-16/#Footnote_274) and the edification of the
lords and the city,[275](/en/stories/mm-footnotes/part-16/#Footnote_275) be drowned in a cask, and his
body then be brought to the place of execution, and
there be hung to the gallows, and his property shall
be confiscated, and placed in the lord’s exchequer.

Extracted from the book of criminal records of
the city of Dortrecht, commenced on the last of
October, 1554, and ended on the 16th of June, 1573.

This is the first sentence of death publicly pronounced
upon any one with regard to matters of
faith, which we found in this book. As to whether
it was pronounced in the chamber of justice, in the
presence of the lords alone, or publicly proclaimed
in court, before all men, is not expressed; nor is it
of much importance to know. This much is certain,
that his death resulted in consequence.



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