# Of A Bloody Decree, Published In England Against The Confessors Of The Holy Gospel; In Consequence Of Which Much Blood Was Shed Among Them, A. D. 1401.

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Tyrants generally find a reason for their tyranny,
in the orders which they have received from their
superiors in authority; this is for them a wide cloak,
which can cover much evil. In the meantime they
vent their anger, yea, rejoice in their wickedness,
while the unoffending and innocent have to suffer.

Now, if this would obtain only with the worldly,
what would it matter, knowing that they are worldly-minded;
but even the so-called ecclesiastics or clergy,
who are credited with everything good, are guilty
in this matter.

All this is briefly shown, in the beginning of the
fifteenth book of the Chronijk van den Ondergang
der Tyrannen, with these words: “In the year
1401 a decree was issued in England, against the
confessors of the Gospel, or those who gave them
assistance or showed them favor; in consequence of
which much innocent blood was shed by the ecclesiastical
prelates, priests, and monks of antichrist.”
See abovementioned chronicle, page 753, col. 1,
from Hist. Adrian., fol. 85, Henr. Boxh., fol. 27.



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