# Dirk Willems saves his pursuer

1569 · Overview

Martyrs’ Mirror recounts how Dirk Willems turned back to rescue a pursuer who had fallen through the ice. He was recaptured and later executed.



- [Original account and illustration](/stories/mm-dirk-willems-a-d-1569/)

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