# Extract From The Book Of Criminal Sentences Of The Town Of Gouda.

16th century (source section) · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK OF CRIMINAL SENTENCES OF THE TOWN OF GOUDA.

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Faes Dircks executed with fire.

Whereas Faes Dircks, native citizen of this town
of Gouda, at present a prisoner, has confessed,
without torture and iron bonds, under the blue sky,
before my lords of the court, that about a little over
a year ago he was rebaptized at Rotterdam, by a
man whom he does not know; that he also for two
years back has rejected communion with the holy
church, our mother, and does not believe in the
810
holy, worshipful sacrament of the altar, in which
lies the salvation of man: without that said Faes
Dircks has been willing to repent of this, to be instructed
otherwise, but has added, that he would
not listen to him that desired to instruct him, and
to turn him from his error and heresy, all this being
contrary to the written laws and decrees of His
Royal Majesty published at different times in these
countries; therefore the judges with the mature deliberation
of the council, having examined and
weighed all that is of importance in this case on the
behalf and in the name of the King of Spain, as
Count of Holland, Zealand and Friesland, our common
lord and prince, have condemned the aforesaid
Faes Dircks, at present a prisoner, and condemn
him by these presents, to be brought to the
scaffold without this town, and there to be executed
with fire; and declare all his property confiscated for
the benefit of His Royal Majesty; unless the aforesaid
Faes Dircks depart publicly before the church,
from his aforesaid heresy, and declare and confess
that he has been led astray and deceived; in such
case the judges reserve to themselves the punishment
to be inflicted upon him for his crime, the
same to be according as they shall find proper
pursuant to the decrees of His Majesty aforesaid.319

Done by Jan Claess Diert, and Simon Pieters,
burgomasters, summoned, Gijsbert Jan Maertenss
and Gerritt Huyges, burgomasters, Dirck Ottes van
Slingerlandt, judge, summoned, Gerrit Gerrit
Bouwenss, Dirck Andriess, Mr. Heyndrick Jacobs,
Dirck Janss Lonck, Mr. Cornelis Heyndricks,
judges, and announced to Dirck van Necq, judge,
summoned. Published on the 30th of May, in the
year 1570. Subscribed.

Joris Jacobs,

Secretary of Gouda, A. D. 1570.





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