# Twenty Persons At London, In England, Namely, Fourteen Women Driven From The City: A Youth Scourged Behind A Cart; One Died In Prison; Two, Named Hendrick Terwoort And Jan Pieterss, Burnt Alive And Two Others, After Enduring Much Misery, Escaped From Prison; All Of Which Took Place Under The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, In The Year 1575. · Page 2 of 3 [Previous page: TWENTY PERSONS AT LONDON, IN ENGLAND, NAMELY, FOURTEEN WOMEN DRIVEN FROM THE CITY: A YOUTH SCOURGED BEHIND A CART; ONE DIED IN PRISON; TWO, NAMED HENDRICK TERWOORT AND JAN PIETERSS, BURNT ALIVE AND TWO OTHERS, AFTER ENDURING MUCH MISERY, ESCAPED FROM PRISON; ALL OF WHICH TOOK PLACE UNDER THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE YEAR 1575.](/en/stories/mm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i/) · [Book contents](/en/sources/martyrs-mirror/#book-contents) · [Next page: TWENTY PERSONS AT LONDON, IN ENGLAND, NAMELY, FOURTEEN WOMEN DRIVEN FROM THE CITY: A YOUTH SCOURGED BEHIND A CART; ONE DIED IN PRISON; TWO, NAMED HENDRICK TERWOORT AND JAN PIETERSS, BURNT ALIVE AND TWO OTHERS, AFTER ENDURING MUCH MISERY, ESCAPED FROM PRISON; ALL OF WHICH TOOK PLACE UNDER THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE YEAR 1575.](/en/stories/mm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i/part-3/) But when these friends, as men in the faith, steadfastly endured all this, they, very unmercifully, cast them into a deep dungeon, infested with filthy and noxious vermin, which was a dreadful and unhealthy place to be confined, so that one of the friends, named Christiaen, died there in a short time. Once an English teacher [minister] came to them, and laying his hands upon them, and falling down upon his knees, cried aloud: “Lord, convert their heart;” and naming the devil, said: “Depart from them, thou wicked one.” But as these men, through the grace of God, and for the love to him, bore all this, finally a letter was shown them, containing eight articles: That all strangers must subscribe to, and whether it were not right to put to death such vagabond heretics; together with the abovementioned articles. Thereupon sentence was sent from the court upon Jan Pieterss and Hendrick Terwoort, that they should both be publicly burnt. This sentence was also assented to by the common people, by subscribing, that such heretics should be put to death. On the Sunday following intelligence was brought to them, that they should be burnt in three days; and they were at the same time also asked, whether they desired any postponement. Hendrick Terwoort answered: “If it has to be according to your intention, make haste in the matter, for we would rather die than live, that we may be delivered from this dreadful vermin.” But it was delayed until Friday, when they were brought forth early in the morning, to be put to death in Smithfield. On their way to death Jan Pieterss said: “We need not be ashamed of this way, since many prophets went the same before us.” And thus they, as defenseless sheep of Christ, following the footsteps of their Master, went boldly to death for the name of Christ. An English teacher who was present derisively said before all the people: “These people do not believe in God.” Thereupon Jan Pieterss replied: “We believe in one God, our heavenly Father almighty, and in Jesus Christ his Son.” When they stood at the stakes, they were once more tormented [with the demand] to subscribe to the articles referred to, and on condition that they should subscribe to them, they were promised pardon. Thereupon Jan Pieterss spoke thus: “You have labored with all your might to bring us over to you; but now that you cannot accomplish your purpose, we are placed at the stake.” Thereupon one of their preachers excused them, saying: “That this came through the council alone, and that it was also the will of the queen, that they should be put to death.” Jan Pieterss replied: That they who were the teachers of the queen ought to instruct her differently; and that therefore our blood shall be required at your hands. Thus, on the 22d of July of said year, 1575, both were burnt alive, and confessed the word of truth with their death. But the other two prisoners, Gerrit van Byler and Hans van Straten, after much misery and distress, were set free, unharmed in their faith. It is also deserving of the consideration of every intelligent person, how utterly incompatible with the Christian faith such unchristian and cruel proceedings and sentence as seen here, are, since the Christians are described as sheep and lambs sent out among cruel, ravening wolves. Matt. 10:16; Luke 10:3. Who then can believe with a good conscience, that these English preachers are the true sheep of Christ, seeing they so signally brought forth in this the fruit of wolves, since according to the teaching of Christ, the tree shall be known by its fruit. And these preachers are to be censured so much the more yet, since they regard as a principal article of their faith, that God Almighty before the foundation of the world elected a certain small number of men, which can in no wise be decreased or increased, but who shall infallibly all be saved. And that God Almighty, on the other hand, rejected the great majority of men, who shall likewise infallibly be lost. And that the will or ability which God has given man, can do no more in the way of inducing acceptation of God’s gracious conversion, than dead men are able to resurrect from temporal death. If it stands thus with man’s conversion, how utterly unfounded is then the course of these English preachers, who by such tyrannical means sought to force the faith and conversion (according to their idea) upon these poor defenseless prisoners, by threatening them with a terrible death. It appears from this, that they do not believe their principal article themselves. This occurred under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, in the eighteenth year of said reign. ## Original source [Read this passage on Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65855/pg65855-images.html#Page_958) [Edition details](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65855) [Previous page: TWENTY PERSONS AT LONDON, IN ENGLAND, NAMELY, FOURTEEN WOMEN DRIVEN FROM THE CITY: A YOUTH SCOURGED BEHIND A CART; ONE DIED IN PRISON; TWO, NAMED HENDRICK TERWOORT AND JAN PIETERSS, BURNT ALIVE AND TWO OTHERS, AFTER ENDURING MUCH MISERY, ESCAPED FROM PRISON; ALL OF WHICH TOOK PLACE UNDER THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE YEAR 1575.](/en/stories/mm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i/) · [Book contents](/en/sources/martyrs-mirror/#book-contents) · [Next page: TWENTY PERSONS AT LONDON, IN ENGLAND, NAMELY, FOURTEEN WOMEN DRIVEN FROM THE CITY: A YOUTH SCOURGED BEHIND A CART; ONE DIED IN PRISON; TWO, NAMED HENDRICK TERWOORT AND JAN PIETERSS, BURNT ALIVE AND TWO OTHERS, AFTER ENDURING MUCH MISERY, ESCAPED FROM PRISON; ALL OF WHICH TOOK PLACE UNDER THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE YEAR 1575.](/en/stories/mm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i/part-3/) --- Page: https://history.truechristian.church/en/stories/mm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i/part-2/ [Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+Twenty+Persons+At+London%2C+In+England%2C+Namely%2C+Fourteen+Women+Driven+From+The+City%3A+A+Youth+Scourged+Behind+A+Cart%3B+One+Died+In+Prison%3B+Two%2C+Named+Hendrick+Terwoort+And+Jan+Pieterss%2C+Burnt+Alive+And+Two+Others%2C+After+Enduring+Much+Misery%2C+Escaped+From+Prison%3B+All+Of+Which+Took+Place+Under+The+Reign+Of+Queen+Elizabeth%2C+In+The+Year+1575.+%C2%B7+Page+2+of+3&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0ATwenty+Persons+At+London%2C+In+England%2C+Namely%2C+Fourteen+Women+Driven+From+The+City%3A+A+Youth+Scourged+Behind+A+Cart%3B+One+Died+In+Prison%3B+Two%2C+Named+Hendrick+Terwoort+And+Jan+Pieterss%2C+Burnt+Alive+And+Two+Others%2C+After+Enduring+Much+Misery%2C+Escaped+From+Prison%3B+All+Of+Which+Took+Place+Under+The+Reign+Of+Queen+Elizabeth%2C+In+The+Year+1575.+%C2%B7+Page+2+of+3%0A%0APage%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fen%2Fstories%2Fmm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i%2Fpart-2%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+mm-twenty-persons-at-london-in-england-namely-fourteen-women-driven-from-the-city-a-youth-scourged-behind-a-cart-one-died-i--b00015-o000000%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+1575%0A%0A%23%23+Correction+or+addition%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Sources+and+evidence%0APlease+include+book%2Fpage+references%2C+archive+links%2C+or+first-hand+documentation.%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Image+credit+%28if+applicable%29%0ACreator%2C+source%2C+and+permission+or+public-domain+basis.%0A%0A%0A%0ASubmitted+for+review%3B+this+issue+does+not+publish+changes+automatically.)