# Ulrich Muller, A. D. 1640.

1640 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: ULRICH MULLER, A. D. 1640.

Source heading; not independently verified

On the 31st of August of the year 1640, there was
apprehended Ulrich Muller, a minister of the word
of God, in the county of Kiberg.

He was taken from there to Zurich, where he was
confined in the council house, and a few days afterwards
imprisoned in the convent dungeon at Othenbach.

Here they treated him most unmercifully for thirty-five
weeks, so that he completely wasted away,
and, adhering to his faith, fell asleep in his bonds in
great steadfastness.

After his death his children had to pay a fine of
100 guilders to the authorities on account of their
father, who had, as it was thought, died as a heretic.
1060
Compare both tracts, that of Mangold is well as that
of Meyli, on the name Ulrich.

Note.—At this time, A. D. 1640, there was also
apprehended Oswald Landis, with his wife and two
of his daughters-in-law, all of whom were imprisoned
in the convent Othenbach; Jacob Landis, the son of
Oswald, as also his entire family, were exiled into
misery.

In the meantime the two imprisoned daughters-in-law,
who had nursing infants, escaped out of
prison by night; in which subsequently also the old
man and his wife succeeded, but they had lost all
their property, in consequence of which they had to
roam about in poverty. Tract, Jer. M.

In the following year, 1641, they again apprehended
divers pious Christians residing in the Seignioralty
of Knonow; among whom are mentioned by
name, Henry Fricken, and also Hans Ring and his
wife.

Henry Fricken was confined in the council house
of the city of Zurich, and so unmercifully treated,
that he weakened in his purpose, and consented also
to go to the common church, which was what they
desired; whereupon he was released. But when he
considered what he had done, and how he had done
violence to his conscience, wronged his soul, and
given offense to the Church of God, he fell into great
distress, confessed his fall, and, with Peter, bitterly
wept over his sin, and in order that his persecutors
should no more rejoice over his apostasy, he went
back to Zurich, into the council house, to be confined
in the place whence he had been released,
which was done.

In the meantime, by the order of the authorities,
his two large farms were rented for 420 guilders and
twenty quarters of corn annually; and in money and
notes they took from him over 13,000 guilders;
after which he was released, but again apprehended,
out of which bonds he again escaped, but was afterwards,
as before, sorely persecuted, while wandering
about in misery and poverty.

Hans Ring also had to go to Zurich into the
council house, and was then imprisoned in Othenbach,
and closely guarded. He was conducted into
the torture chamber, and twice stripped, near the
rack, but yet finally, unweakened in his faith, escaped
the tyrants’ hands.

The wife of this Hans Ring, four days after having
been confined, and being yet very sick, was unexpectedly
so assailed and distressed by the magistrates’
beadles, with furious raging and cursing,
that she, in the attempt to save herself as it seems,
unexpectedly fell into a gutter, where she could not
be found or helped out for the time being; but afterwards,
having been found, she was there fastened
to a chain, and the people in the house commanded
with severe threats, not to let her leave the house.

Finally, however, through the aid of some of her
friends, she escaped by night, and, being very weak
yet, was carried into another region. Compare
Tract, Mang. with Tract, Meyli, on the names
above referred to.





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