Index.

alpha-table

—A—
Abraham of Cholchester burned, 332
  "  put to death, 533
  "  Picolet, 783
  "   "  letter of, 784
Absalom van Tomme, 560
Address of Zeno to Candidates, 208
  "  to the worldly minded, 14
  "   " " young, middle-aged, and old, 14
Ado Trevirensis, baptism, A. D. 1076, 253
Adrian, a bishop punished, 210
  "  Corneliss and others, 506
  "    "  a prayer, 507
  "    "  an admonition, 508–510
  "    "  a confession, 510–515
  "  de Rieu, 676
  "  Willems, 692
Adriaen Brael, at Bruges, 629
  "  den Burry, 659
  "  Ol, 783
  "  van Hee and Joos Meeuwens, 562
  "  Pan and his wife, 595
  "   " a letter from, 595
  "   " another letter, 595
  "  Pieters and Barber Joosten, 810
  "  Janss Hoedemaecker burned, 841
  "   "    "    1st letter, 841
  "   "    "    2d " , 842
  "   "    "    3d " , 843
  "  Rogiers, 900
  "    "  first letter, 904
  "    "  sec’d  " , 905
  "    "  third " , 906
  "  Hoedemaecker, 943
Adriaenken Jans burnt, 855–856
   "   " letter, 881
   "   "  " to her, 883
Advertisement, 1076
Aechtken of Zierick—zee, 599
Aedesius, brother of Apphian drowned, 175
Aeltgen Baten and Maeyken Wouters, 1033
Agapitus, put to death, 126
Agathonica and others put to death, 111
Agathopus, a deacon, drowned, 175
A lad of fifteen years, 483
Albanus, a teacher, burned, 192
Albert of Gaul martyred, 221–222
Albigenses, confession of, 274
   "  or Waldenses, distinction of, 293
   "  a plain distinction, 295
   "  180 burned, 295
   "  60  "  at Casser, 296
   "  100  "       , 296
   "  50  "  for the faith, 296
   "  400  "  at Lavaur, 296
Alexander of Phrygia executed, 112
   "  the Greek martyr, 114
   "  of Jerusalem put to death, 127
   "  burned at Alexandria, 129
   "  torn by wild beasts, 136
Alcibiades martyred, 113
Alfuard put to death, 258
Algerius, a youth, letter, 548
  "  offered up, 551
Allert Janss, 807
Aloida and Nunilo put to death, 235
A man burned in London, 297
Ambrose, articles of faith, 154
Ammonaria, 130
Ammonius put to death, 179
Ammon, a deacon, 180
Andrew, the apostle, crucified, 84
  "  Claessen beheaded, 428
  "  Kofler beheaded, 456
  "  Samuel and Dirk Pieters, 458
Andries de Meulenaer, at Bruges, 629
  "  N., his father and brother, 807
Andries Langedul, 608
Andries N., 807
Andries Pirchner, 1003
Andronicus martyred, 83
   "  put to death, 141
   "  first examination, 142
   "  second  "  , 144
   "  third   "  , 146
   "  account of death, 147
Anna Maler and Ursula, 421
 " of Freiburg, 419
 " of Rotterdam, 436
 "  "  "   letter to her son, 436
 " Cantiana, 480
Anneken and others, 476
  "  Ogiers drowned, 806
  "  Heyndricks, 833
  "  Botson, Janneken, her daughter and Maeyken Pieters, 1005
  "  van den Hove, 1035
  "  "  "  " further observation, 1036
  "  van Bruyssel, 956
Anpleunis van den Berge, 726
Answer to the question, Whether all the people mentioned in this book confessed the faith of the Anabaptists, 17
Anthimus, bishop at Nicomedia, 169
Anthonis Keute at Bruges, 629
  "  the weaver, 844
  "  Ysbaerts, 941
  "  Claes and others, 615
Anthony Keyn beheaded, 457
  "  van Asselroye, 479
  "  Welsch, 638
  "  Hinnelberg, 1065
Antipas burned, 92
Antonis Schoonvelt and others, 627
Anysia, a young girl, slain, 179
A pious brother, 526
Apollonia burned, 129
  "  wife of Leonhard Seyle, 434
Apostles Creed, 26
Apostolics put to death, 282
Apphian, a youth, drowned, 174
Aquila martyred, 83
Aquilina put to death, 178
Arent Block, 885–886
Arent van Essen and Ursel, his wife, 805
Arent Jacobs, wife and son, 438
Ares put to death, 177
Aristarchus slain at Rome, 83
Arnald, a lector, burned, 281
Arnobius on baptism, 148
Arnold, a teacher, martyred, 204
  "  Marsilius, Theodoric and others, 284
  "    "    "  account of their views, 284
  "    "    "  their examination, etc., 285
  "    "    "  their constancy, 285
Articles of faith from John Wickliffe, 324
A Smith at Komen, 484
Asterius crucified, 139
Ater burned, 130
Atrocious treatment of Christians, 107
Attalus roasted in an iron chair, 112
Augurius burned, 135
Augustine, the baker, 532
Aurea, a maiden, beheaded, 236
Auxentices, put to death, 179
A youth persecuted, 112

—B—
Babylas of Antioch beheaded, 130
Balthasar Huber and his wife, 448
Baptism in the first century, 61
Baptism of John, 61–62
  "  " Jesus, 62
  "  commanded by Christ, 62
  "  practiced by the apostles, 62
  "  testimony of the apostles, 63
  "  not to be administered to infants, 63
  "  testimony of the fathers, 64
  "  in the second century, 97
  "  Dionysius on, 97
  "  Justinus  " , 97
  "  Gratianus " , 99
  "  Clemens Alexandrinus, 99
  "  of infants not mentioned by Clemens, 99
  "  further remarks on, 100
  "  in the third century, 114
  "  Tertullian on, 115–116
  "  Leonilla and her grandsons, 117
  "  Origen Adamantius on, 117–119
  "  Notice concerning the writings of Origen, 119
  "  P. J. Twisck on different points of the doctrine of Origen, 118
  "  of Virian, Marcellinus and Justin, 119
  "  of Pancratius, 119
  "   " Bassilla, 119
  "   " Pontus, 119
  "   " Nemesius, 120
  "  Testimony of Cyril of Jerusalem on, 120
  "  Arnobius on, 121
  "  in the fourth century, 148
  "  of Fusca, 148
  "  Donatus on, 149
  "  of Athanasius, 150
  "  Council of Nice, 151
  "  of Hilarius, 152
  "  Views of Hilarius, 152
  "  of Monica, 153
  "  Canons respecting, 153
  "  of infants declared against at Neocesarea, 153
  "  of St. Martin, 153
  "  of St. Ambrose, 154
  "  Ephrem Syrus on, 155
  "  Gregory of Nyssa on, 155
  "  Optatus Milevitanus on, 156
  "  Gregory of Nazianzus, 156
  "  of Nectarius, 157
  "  Basilius and Eubulus, 157
  "    "  on, 157–158
  "  Chrysostom on, 158
  "  Benefit, etc., of, 159
  "  of Jerome, 1611083
  "  Jerome on, 162
  "  of Augustine, 163
  "  of Epiphanius, 165
  "  Epiphanius on, 165
  "  of Constantine and Theodosius, 166
  "  in the fifth century, 181
  "  of infants opposed by Victor, 181
  "   " Victorinus, 181
  "   " Synesius Syrenus, 182
  "  Sedulius on, 183
  "  Hilarius  " , 183
  "  Prosperus on, 184
  "  Maximus  " , 185
  "  Cyril of Alexandria on, 185
  "  Received by a Jew, 186
  "  Faustus Regiensus on, 186
  "  Evagrius on, 186
  "  Eucherius on, 187
  "  at Carthage, 187
  "  of Nazarius, 187
  "  Salvian of Massilia, 188
  "  of Anthymius, Sisinnius, etc., 188
  "  Primasius on, 189
  "  Fulgentius, 189
  "  Clodovius and people, 190
  "  in the sixth century, 190
  "  Cassiodorus on, 195
  "  Mehrning and Montanus on, 197
  "  Justus Origelitanus on, 199
  "  Olympiodorus on, 199
  "  Peter on, 199
  "  of the Jews, etc., on Easter and Whitsuntide, 200
  "  of Brunechildis, 200
  "  Donatus on, 201
  "  in the seventh century, 206
  "  of Anastasius, Cæsarea, etc., 207
  "  of Jews and others, 207
  "  Zeno of Verona on, 208
  "  Jacob Pamelius, 208
  "  Bracerensian counsel renewed, 208
  "  Isadorus on, 209
  "  J. Pomorius on, 209
  "  in A. D. 700, 209
  "  in the eighth century, 212
  "  Germanus on, 213
  "  Bede on, 213
  "  Amalarius Fortunatus, 214
  "  Roman practice favorable to, 215
  "  of Wittikind, 216
  "  What was required of catechumens, 216
  "  Albinus on, 216
  "  J. Mehrning on, 218
  "  Sebastian Franck on, 218
  "  P. J. Twisck’s account of, 218
  "  in the ninth century, 224
  "  Lamentation, 224
  "  Haimo on, 225
  "  Gratian to his contemporaries, 227
  "  Rabanus Maurus on, 227
  "  Angelomus on, 228
  "  Council at Paris on, 228
  "  Slaves baptized, 229
  "  Huldricus, complaint, 229
  "  Hincmar, Bishop Laudun, 229
  "  Hincmar, Bishop of Rheims, 229–230
  "  Paschasius on, 230
  "  Remigius on, 231
  "  P. J. Twisck on, 231
  "  in the tenth century, 238
  "  Giselbert on, 240
  "  Ansbert on, 241
  "  Smaragdus on, 241
  "  Theophilact, 242
  "  of Theridates, 244
  "   " Namesius, 244
  "   " Olympius, 244
  "   " Placidus, his wife and two sons, 245
  "  Fulbertus of Carnotanses on, 245
  "  in the eleventh century, 249
  "  Jacob Mehrning on, 250
  "  Anselm on, 250–251
  "  Algerus on, 251
  "  Buchard of Worms on, 252
  "  Lanfrancus writes, 252
  "  Bruno bishop of Angiers, 252
  "  Berengarius, deacon, 252
  "  Beroldus on, 253
  "  Ado Trevirensis on, 253
  "  Juo Carnotensis on, 253
  "  A. D. 1090, 254
  "  in the twelfth century, 260
  "  Waldenses on, 261
  "  Rupert Tuiciensis on, 261
  "  D. J. Vicecomes, 262
  "  Ludovicus Vives on, 263
  "  Petrobrusians, 263
  "  Arnulph, Bishop of Lyons, 263
  "  Hildebert, Bishop of Mayence, 263
  "  Arnald of Brescia on, 263
  "  Henricus Petri Tholossanus, 263
  "  in the thirteenth century, 288
  "  Jacob Mehrning from Cent. Mag., 289
  "  Peter de Bruis on, 289
  "  Henry of Toulouse, 289
  "  of the true, 290
  "  Principal points of doctrine, 290
  "  Account of Sebastian Franck, 290
  "  Gerard Sagarellas on, 291
  "  Form or mode of, 291
  "  Alexander on, 291
  "  Probus, Bishop of Tullo, on, 291
  "  in the fourteenth century, 309
  "  Jacob Mehrning on, 309–310
  "  Views on, 310
  "  Dulcinus and Margaret, 310
  "  Views of heretics (so called) on, 310
  "  John Wickliffe on, 311–312
  "  William Swinderby and Walter Brute on, 313
  "  Nicephorus Callistus on, 313
  "  Charles, Bishop of Milan, 313
  "  in the fifteenth century, 321
  "  of the Taborites, 325
  "  D. Balthazar Lydius, 325
  "  Jacob Mehrning on, 326
  "  Extract from History of Baptism on, 326
  "  in the sixteenth century, 351
  "  Ludovicus Vives on, 353
  "  Nicephorus on, 354
  "  Thomas van Imbroeck on, 355
  "  Jacob de Roore on, 359
  "  John Wouters van Kuyck on, 359
  "  Christian Gasteiger on, 359
  "  Bartholomew Panten on, 360
Barba slain, 104
Barbara Thielemans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465
  "  Meylin and others, 1053
  "  Kolbin "  " , 1053
  "  Neeff  "  " , 1062
Barbel put to death, 506
Barbelius slain, 104
Barbelken Goethals, 830
  "    "  letter, 830
Barber Jans, 807
Barbly Ruff, 1062
Barnabas put to death, 73
Barsimaeus slain, 104
Bartel and others put to death, 481
Bartholomeus Panten, 1025
   "    "  first letter, 1025
   "    "  second letter, 1026
   "    "  discussions, 1027
   "    "  testament to his daughter, 1029
Bartholomew tortured and flayed, 85
Bartholomew, the potter, 529
Basilides beheaded, 124
Basileus, Bishop at Pontus, burned, 180
Beerentge, a maiden, 519
Belief of these people, 312
  "  " William Swinderby, 313
Believers put to death, 454
Benefit, virtue and operation of baptism, 159
Benjamin, a deacon, put to death, 193
Berengarius, a deacon, condemned, 258
   "   followers anathematized, 260
Berengarians banished, 280
   "   burnt, 281
Betgen, Neelken and Mariken Franss, 594
Biblis, Aquilina and Fortunata, 178
  "  put to death, 178
Big Henry, Jerome Segers, etc., 485
Blandina persecuted, 112
Blasius Beck beheaded, 457
Bloody oppression of believers, etc., 194
Brother Alda, 423
Bruno, bishop of Angiers, condemned, 258
Bruyn and others, 844
Burckhardt Aman, 1054

—C—
Calapodius put to death, 126
Carius Prader and others, 417
Carpus and others put to death, 111
Casper Tauber, 399
Cassian put to death by his scholars, 170
Catharina, a maiden, beheaded, 177
  "  Mulerin, 1052
Catharine of Thou, 329
Catharine burnt at the stake, 485
Cecilia put to death, 126
Charge of William I. to the magistrates of Middelborgh, 1001
Charles, Bishop of Milan, 313
Charlo de Wael, 637
Christian from Eukeraet, and others, 506
Christian executed with the sword, 529
Christian Langedul, 76
  "   "  first letter, 676
  "   "  second letter, 677
  "   "  third letter, 678
  "   "  another letter, 679
  "   "  last adieu, 680
Christians burned at Toulouse, 301
Christians during the fourth persecution, 114
Christiaen Gasteyger, 1006
  "  Rijcen, 1007
  "   "  examined by, etc., 1008
  "   "  another letter, 1009
  "   "   "  " , 1009
  "   "   "  " , 1010
  "   "   "  " , 1011
  "   "  consolatory letter, 1011
  "   "  exhorts his wife, 1012
  "   "  letter to his wife, 1013
Christina Harring, 425
Christoffel from Geistens, and others, 506
Christoffel Buyze, Laurens van Rentergen, Joost Meerssenier and Grietgen Baets, 727
Christoffel Fierens, 914
Chrysostom’s views respecting baptism, 158
Chrysostom’s views on articles of faith, 160
Church of Christ, 38
Claudine le Vettre and a brother, 707
  "  "  "  and a brother, further account, 708
Cladius crucified, 139
Claes Roders and Pieter Claes Jans, 447
  " Lecks, 463
  " Gerbrants and others, 515–516
  " de Praet, confession of, 533–538
  " Opreyder, 844
  " van Armentierss, 9561084
Claesken, confession of before the commissary, 588
  "    "  " before the inquisitor, 588
  "  a letter, 592
  "  another letter, 592
Clement of Scotland burned, 221–222
Clement Hendrickss, 797
  "   "   first letter, 800
  "   "   second letter, 800
  "   "   third letter, 801
  "   "   fourth letter, 802
  "   "   fifth letter, 803
Cointha stoned, 129
Coming of Christ, 37
Command to teach and baptize, etc., 62
Conclusion, 56
Conclusion to the fifteenth century, 326
   "  of "   "   "  , 338
Conclusion of the sixteenth century, 1040
Confession, first, 26
   "   second, 32
   "   third, 36
   "   of the Waldenses and Albigenses, 274
   "   of faith, ancient, 313
   "   of faith, etc., 332
   "   of faith, 360–395
   "   of Claes de Praet, 533–538
   "   of Claesken, 588
Conrad Feichter and others, 425
  "   Koch, 659
  "   "  first letter, 660
  "   "  second letter, 661
Conversion of Euvodius, 164
Cornelis Gijselaer and one Michael, 885–886
Cornelis van Kulenburgh, a lad, 517
Cornelis Claess, 676
  "  the shoemaker, letter, 684
  "  Jan of Haerlem burned, 797
Cruelties practiced by Nero, 77
  "  instituted by Regnerus, 232
Cruelty and misery of this persecution, 128
  "  of Emperor Aurelian, 137
  "  of the Arian King, Honoricus, 193
  "  of Elvelid, the Mohammedan, 220
Cyrenia, 176
Cyril, points of faith, 186
Cyrilla put to death, 179

—D—
Damian of Algau, 449
Daniel Kopf, with two brethren and four sisters, 419
  " Verkampt, 560
  " Kalvaert, 640
  " de Paeu, 696
  " van Vooren and Passchier Weyns, 696
David and Levina, 528
Deaf Betgen, Betgen of Ghent and Lijsken Smits, 615
Decree of Pope Lucius III against the Waldenses, 286
   " Ilphonsus, king of Aragon, against the Waldenses, 287
   " first and second, of Frederic II against the Waldenses and Albigenses, 304
   " third of Frederic II, 305
   " published in England, 328, 434
   "   "   by the Romanists, 397
   " against the Anabaptists, 399
   "   "  Menno Simon, 449
   " for the introduction, etc., 483
   " against the Anabaptists, 1007
   "   "  "   "  , 1043
   " further observation, 1043
Decrees, renewal of, 530–532
Defense and confession of Andrew Smuel and Dirk Pieters, 458
Defense and confession of Anabaptists, 1048
Demetrius put to death, 179
Derthuin, Bertherius, Anobert, etc., 220
Didius put to death, 179
Dieuwertgen, and others, 477
Digna Pieters drowned, 530
Dileman Snijder, and others, 565
Dingentgen of Honsschoten, 900
Dionysia beheaded, 130
Dionysius Areopagita martyred, 104
  "  bishop at Alexandria exiled, 135
Dioscorus, greatly tormented, 130
Dirck Mieuwess, 832
Dirk Pieters Krood, and Pieter Trijnes, 447
 "  "  Smuel burnt, 458
 "  "   "  testament of, 460
 "  "   "  letter of consolation, 461
 " Jans and others, 506
 " Lamberts, Christian Wetteren and Antonijn de Wale, 640
 " Willems, 710
 " Anoot and Willem de Zager, 727
 " Andriess, 741
Discordance of Papistic writers, 49
Divine judgments, etc., 55
Doctrines of Origen, 118
Document to the city of Berne, 1073
  "   " " " " Zurich, 1073
  "   " " cities of Switzerland in behalf of Adolph de Vrede, 1073
Donotian beheaded, 180
Donuina put to death, 139
Douwe Eeuwouts, 850
Dulcinus and his wife Margaret, etc., 316

—E—
Edict against the Christians, in the years 284 and 302, 139
 " of Theodosius and Honorius against the Anabaptists, 191
 " first version—second version, etc., of above, 191
 " second by those of Zurich, 422
 " by Charles V, 426
 " against Mennonists, 1047
 "   "  Anabaptists, 1063
 "   "     "  , 1070
 " what was done for mitigation of same and for the release of the prisoners, 1072
 " concerning the, against the Anabaptists, 1076
Eighteen persons burned at Salzburg, 411
Election of the Pope, 50
Eleven and then seven, 478
Elias put to death, 177
Elizabeth drowned, 464
  "   and Hadewijk, 525
  "   Meylin, 1053
  "   Hilzin, 1053
  "   Bachmanni, 1061
Ellert, Jans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465
Elssa Bethezei, 1061
Ennathas, a maiden, burned, 177
Epaphras slain under Nero, 83
Epimachus burned at Alexandria, 129
Epipodius martyred, 114
Epolonius of Antioch beheaded, 130
Ethiopian put to death, 102
Eucratis, a maiden, died in prison, 172
Eugenia beheaded at Cordova, 246
Eugenius, Auxentius, Maodatius, etc., 179
Eulalia burned with torches, 170
Eulogius burned, 135
Eunus burned at Alexandria, 129
Euphratesia, seven brothers and others put to death, 178
Euplius beheaded, 172
Eusebius and others put to death, 126
Eustace Kuter, 620
Evert Nouts, examination, tortured and sentenced, 552–556
 " Hendricks of Warendorp burnt, 898
Expulsion of the Christians from Metz, and burning their books, 288
Extracts from book of criminal sentences of city of Amsterdam, 731–734
Extracts from book of criminal sentences of the town of Gouda, 809

—F—
Faes Dircks and two others, 808
 "   "  confessions, 808
 "   "  first examination, 808
 "   "  second examination, 809
 "   "  third examination, 809
 "   "  execution, 809
Fall of man, 37
False and true church, 42
Father Abraham of Cholchester, burnt, 332
Faustina and Jacobita put to death, 105
Faustus put to death, 179
Feanchoys van Elstlandt, 628
Feet-washing, 30–39
Felician thrown to beasts, 174
Felicitas and her seven sons at Rome, 106
  "   " others, 123
Felistis, Jans, burned, 518
  "   " death sentence, 518
Felix, bishop at Thibaris, put to death, 173
 "  Mantz, 400
 "  Landis and his wife Adelheid Egli, 1060
Fierijntgen Ketels, Leentgen, her mother, with Pierijntgen and Marijntgen van Male, 640
Fifty-four persons burned, 942
Fije and Eelken, 466
Florentin put to death, 137
Fortunata put to death, 178
Forty youths burned, 176
 " women and others burned, 180
 " Christians slain A. D. 566, 205
 " two persons put to death, 675
Four brethren and four sisters, 419
Four God-fearing women, 130
Four persons banished, 280
 "   "   "  , 1044
Fourteen persons burned, 255
  "   "  further observation, 255
Francais, the carpenter, 727
Franchoys de Swarte, with Klaesken, his wife, 637
Francijntgen Meulenaers at Bruges, 626
Francijntgen and others, 532
Francis of Bolsweert, 455
  "  van der Sach, 638
Francoys van Leuven, 920
Frans Sweerdtveger, 529
 " Tiban and Little Dirk, 561
Fransken Vroevrouwe, 594
Fructuosus, bishop Tarragona, burned, 135

—G—
Gaius of Alexandria exiled, 135
Gallus Schneider, 1059
Geleyn Corneliss, 885–886
George Wagner, 401
  "  Blaurock and Hans van der Reve, 415
  "    "  memorial of, 416
  "    "  consolatory admonition, 419
  "  Bauman, 4221085
George Gruenwald, 423
  "  Steinmetz, 423
  "  Zaunringerad, 424
  "  Vaser and Leonhard Sailer, 430
  "  Libich and Ursula Hellrigling, 449
  "  Raeck, 620
  "  Friesen, a cabinet maker, 636
  "   "  an admonition, 636
  "  Pruckmair, 1005
  "  Wanger, 1024
Gerard and thirty others branded and scourged, 283
  "  etc., answers to questions, 283
  "   " summary of doctrine, 283
  "   " conduct toward the fathers in the council, 284
  "   " joyful going out and miserable death, 284
  "  further observations, 284
  "  Sagarellus burned, 308
Germanicus devoured by beasts, 111
Gerrit Hasepoot burned, 538
  " van Kempen, 479
  " Duynherder, 711
  " van Mandel, confession of faith, 734
  " Corneliss put to death, 835
Getulicus and others slain, 106
Gillis put to death, 476
G. Kleermaecker put to death, 917
G.   "    letter, 917
God and the creation of all things, 36
Golauduch of Persia put to death, 205
Gomer, the mason, and others, 615
Gotthard of Nonenburg, 568
Govert, Gillis, Mariken and Anneken, 476
  "  Jaspers put to death, 559
Grietgen, Naentgen and others, 484
  "  and others, 532
  "  Tanneken, Lijntgen and Stijntgen of Aix-la-Chapelle, 561
  "  Bonaventeurs, 599
  "  van Sluys, 920
Grietjen  "  Bruyssel, 956
Guljame van Dale, 631
Gysbert Jans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465

—H—
Hadewijk and Elizabeth, 525
Hans Koch put to death, 398
 " Schlaeffer, 410
 " Pretle, 412
 " Feierer with five brethren and three sisters, 412
 " Langmantel, etc., 414
 " van der Reve, 415
 " Wucherer and Hans Bartel, 431
 " Seyel and Hans of Wels, 433
 " Simeraver, 439
 " Huber, 449
 " Blietel, 456
 " Staudtach beheaded, 457
 " van Overdam, confession, 468–473
 "  "   "   letter, 473–475
 "  "   "   death, 476
 " Keeskooper, letter of, 475
 "   "   death of, 476
 " van Monster and others, 481
 " Borduerwercker, 529
 " Pichner of Sal, 529
 " Brael persecuted, 539–542
 " den Duytsch, 561
 " de Smit, 561
 " Burculo, 561
 " Smit and others, 565
 " Beck  "   " , 565
 " de Vette, confession of, 596
 " Vermeersch  "  " , 606
 " de Backer and others, 615
 " Mariken van Meenen, Beetgen van Brugh and Lijntgen, 629
Hans Symons, 676
 "   "  a letter to his wife, 681
 "   "  another letter, 683
 " Marijns van Oosten, 711
 "   "  "  "  letter, 726
 " van den Wege, 825
 "   "  "  " first letter, 826
 "   "  "  " second letter, 827
 "   "  "  " third letter, 829
 "   "  "  " fourth letter, 829
 "   "  der Straten, 835
 " Misel, 851
 " Knevel, 899
 " van Munstdorp burned, 934
 "   "   "   letter to his wife, 934
 " Peltner, 943
 " Bret, 984
 "   " first letter, 986
 "   " another letter, 988
 "   " another letter, 990
 "   "   "  " , 993
 "   "   "  " written in a dark pit, 997
 "   "   "  " to Hans C, 998
 " de Ruyter, with his wife and daughter, 1001
 " Aicher, 1005
 " Poltzinger and Marcus Eder, 1044
 " Landis, 1045
 "  "  further observations, 1046
 " Meyli, Sr., and his son’s wife, 1051
 " van Uticken, 1054
 " Jacob Hess, with his wife, 1056
 " Zaug and others, 1065
 " Haslibacher, 1068
Hansken van der Broecke and others, 561
   "  Lisz at Bruges, 629
   "  Parmentier at Bruges, 629
   "  in’t Schaeck, 696
   "  van Oudenaerden, 920
Hanz Peiz and some others, 430
Harman Timmerman of Antwerp, 734
   "    "  confession of faith, 734
Harmen, the dyer, and others, 844
Hemes Nimrich, a teacher and others scourged, 1044
Henderick van Etten, 783
  "  Dirks and others, 506
Hendrick Anthoniss and others, 515–516
  "  Leerverkooper, Anthonis, and Dirk de Schilder, 561
  "  Adams and others, 565
  "  Aerts, the hatter, and Janneken Cabiljaus, his wife, 638
  "  Maelschalck, 694
  "    "   letter, 694
  "  Alewijns, 711
  "    "  an epistle to his children, 712
  "    "  to the lords at rack, 718
  "    "  farewell testament, 719–726
  "  Verstralen, first letter to his wife, 836
  "    "  another letter, etc., 837
  "    "  letter to brethren, 839
  "  Pruyt, 955
  "  Sumer, 1002
Henricus put to death, 126
Henry and Alfuard slain, 258
  " of Toulouse put to death, 282
  " Gutwol, 1056
  " Boller, 1062
Heraclides put to death, 124
Herman, Andrew and Guillemette, 309
  "  Jans of Sollem burned, 518
  "  van Vleckwijck burned, 741
  "   "   "  and Friar Cornelis, 751–763
Hero and others put to death, 124
Heron burned, 130
Heyndrick Eemkens, 635
  "  Arents, 706
  "  van Eckelo, 854
Hilarius on baptism, 152
Holy Supper, 39
How Christ baptized through his disciples, 62
Hugo Jacob Kraen, his wife Mary, and two others, 425
Huybert op der Straten, Trijnken, his wife, and others, 1044

—I—
Ignatius devoured by wild beasts, 102
Inquisition by Pope Innocent III against the Albigenses and Waldenses, 287
   "  cruel mode of, 298
   "  continued, 298
   "  commenced in the Netherlands, 299
   "  of believers, 307
   "  continuation, 307
   "  mode of, 316
   "  rules of, 316
   "  articles for recantation, 322
   "  by the Spaniards, 336–337
   "  places of imprisonment, 337
   "  how persons were delivered to the secular judges, 337
   "  against the believers, 396
In what the church always continued the same, 21
Irene and two sisters burned, 178
Ireneus put to death, 125
Iron and leaden century, 51
Isidore burned, 130

—J—
Jacob and Seli his wife, 447
 " den Geldersman burnt, 458
 " Claess and his wife Cecilia, 467–468
 " van Yperes and others, 548
 " de Melselaer, 560
 " de Swarte and others, 561
 " the goldsmith, and others, 615
 " Dircks with his two sons, 696
 " de Roore, the chandler, burned, 741
 "   "  disputation with Friar Cornelis, 742–751
 "   "  first letter, 763
 "   "  second letter, 765
 "   "  third letter, 767
 "   "  fourth letter, 769
 "   "  another letter, 774
 "   "   "  " , 776
 "   "   "  " , 779
 " van den Wege, 920
 "  "  "  " letter to his wife, 921
 "  "  "  " another letter, 921
 "  "  "  "   "   "  , 926
 "  "  "  "   "   "  , 927
 "  "  "  " last words , 928
 " the cobbler, and his wife, 956
 " Mandel, 1002
 " Platser, 1025
 " Egli, 1054
 " Rusterhel, 1055
Jacques Dosie at Leeuwaerden, 480
  "  D’Auchy put to death, 569
  "   "  confession in prison, 569
  "   "  before the commiss’y, 570
  "   "  betrayed and apprehended, 587
  "  Bostijn, 630
  "  Mesdagh, 686
  "   "  letter, 686
James, the son of Zebedee, beheaded, 70
 "  " " " Alpheus, stoned, 72
Jan Egtwercken, Claes Meliss, etc., 4481086
Jan Pennewaerts, six brethren burned, 465
 "  Pleunis and others, 503
 "  the old clothes buyer, 503
 "  " "   "   " confession, 505
 "  Drooghscheerder, 529
 "  de Kudse, 533
 "  Hendricks, examination, etc., 552–556
 "  Jans Brant, 593
 "  Bosch of Bergh, 606
 "  Hendrick, Bastiaen, etc., 629
 "  N. Jelis Outerman, etc., 629
 "  Hulle, at Ypres, 630
 "  Grendel, 637
 "  de Swarte, and Klaesken his wife, 638
 "  Maes, 638
 "  Gerrits burned at the Hague, 653
 "  "  testament, 653
 "  "  letter to the Lutheran preacher, 654
 "  "  another writing, 657
 "  "  another letter, 658
 "  Portier burned, 694
 "  van Paris, 694
 "  de Smit, 696
 "  Thielemans and Job Jans burned, 701
 "   "   first letter, 702
 "   "   another letter, 705
 "  van Raes, 727
 "  "  Mandel, confession of faith, 734
 "  de Schaper, confession of faith, 734
 "  Wiljoot, confession of faith, 734
 "  van Doornick, confession of faith, 734
 "  Koopman and Hans, his servant, 734
 "  van Hadebroeck, 734
 "  "   "   first letter, 738
 "  "   "   second letter, 739
 "  "   "   third letter, 740
 "  Claes, 787
 "  Quirijnss of Utrecht, burned, 795
 "   "  letter, 797
 "  the ribbon weaver, 808
 "  Block, 852
 "  " a letter, 852
 "  Wouterss van Kuyck burned, 855
 "    "   "  "  further observation, 856–857
 "    "   "  "  verses concerning, 857
 "    "   "  "  first letter, 857
 "    "   "  "  second letter, 861
 "    "   "  "  third letter, 864
 "    "   "  "  fourth letter, 866
 "    "   "  "  fifth letter, 868
 "    "   "  "  sixth letter, 870
 "    "   "  "  seventh letter, 872
 "    "   "  "  eighth letter, 874
 "    "   "  "  ninth letter, 876
 "    "   "  "  tenth letter, 878
 "    "   "  "  eleventh letter, 879
 "    "   "  "  confession, etc., 880
 "  Pieterss and others, 885–886
 "  Hendrickss of Swartewael, 886
 "   "  and Maertens Janss’ sentence, 887
 "   "  letter, 887
 "   "  examinations, 890
 "   "  letter, 895
 "   "  another letter, 896
 "  Smit, 915
 "  van Ackeren, 917
Janneken Walraven burned, 542
  "   and Noelle, 561
  "   and Maeyken, 616
  "   van Hulle and Janneken van Rentegem, 825
  "   Munstdorp, Jans’ wife, 934
  "    "   letter to her daugh’r, 935
  "    "   (daughter) letter to parents in prison, 938
  "    "   (mother) letter to her sister, 939
Januarius, bishop of Beneveutum, 176
Jaques de Somere, letter to his mother, 967
Jasper the shoemaker, 637
  " den Taschrinkmaker, 727
Jegli Schlebach and others, 1065
Jelis Strings, Pieter and Jelis Potvliet, 631
 "   "  first letter, 631
 "   "  second letter, 633
 " Bernaerts, a testament to his wife, 600
 "   "  a letter to his wife, 602
 "   "    "  "   " , 603
 "   "    "  "  brethren, 605
 " Matthijss put to death, 644
 "   "  letter, 644
 "   "  another letter, 649
 "   "   "  " , 651
 " the mason, 808
 " Claverss and others, 832
 " de Backer burnt, 841
 " de Groot, 593
Jerome’s views touching several other matters of faith, 163
Jerome Kels, Michael Seifensieder and Hans Oberacker, 429
  "  Segers, with his wife, Lijsken, 485
  "    "  letter to his wife, 486–488
  "    "   "  the brethren, 489–492
  "    "   " to his wife, 492–495
  "    "   "   "  "  , 495
  "  Segers’ wife, letter to her husband, 495–496
  "    "   " letter to her husband, 497–498
  "  Segers, letter to his wife, 496–497
  "  Segers’ wife’s, letter to husb’d, 498
  "  Segers, letter to his wife, 499
  "    "   "  Big Henry, 506
  "    "  last letter to his wife, 501
  "    "  wife, Lijsken’s confession and death, 502
Jeronymus and others, 548
Jeronymus Schepens, 974
  "    "  letter to Claes Schepens, 983
Jesus crucified, 65
Johannes Erigena, surnamed Scotus, 237
John the Baptist beheaded, 67
 " banished, 92
 " and Paul put to death, 180
 " a tradesman, scourged, 234
 " Tauler, 314
 " Huss, followers of, 324
 " Waddon burnt, 332
 " Walen with two brethren, 408
 " Hut burned, 417
 " Styaerts and Peter, 433
 " Claess and Lucas Lamberts, 451
 "   "  testament to his wife, 451
 "   "   "    "  " , 451
 "   "   "    "  "  and children, 452
 "   "   "    "  "  brothers and sisters, 452
 "   "   "    "  "  kindred, 453
 "   "  sentenced, 454
 " Knel or Buchner, 480
 " Bair of Lichtenfels, 485
 " Leyntner, 618
 " Korbmacher, 620
 " Schut, his confession, 628
 " George, 675
 " Mang, 675
 " Fox, answer to letter, 971
Joos Jans, 640
 "  Kasteel and Karel, 686
 "  Verbeeck, 626
 "   "  letter from, 626
Joost Kindt, a letter, 520
 "  "  another letter, 520
 " Joosten burned, 625
 " Goethals, Roelandt and Pieter Stayert, Janneken Roelands and Janneken de Jonckheere, 727
Joost, the wheelwright, with his wife, 808
 " Verkindert put to death, 810
 "   "  letter to his wife, etc., 810
 "   "   " to the church, 811
 "   "   " to his brother W., 813
 "   "   " to his wife, 814
 "   "   " to his mother, 815
 "   "   " to his wife, 816
 "   "   " to his brother W. and wife, 817
 "   "   " to his wife, 818
 "   "   "  "  " , 821
 "   "   "  "  " , 821
 "   "   "  " brothers, 822
 "   "  last letter, 824
 " van der Straten, 834
 " de Tollenaer, 1013
 "  "  "  first letter, 1013
 "  "  "  second letter, 1015
 "  "  "  third letter, 1019
 "  "  "  testament to his daughter, 1019
Joriaen Simons, a testament to her son, 543
  "    "  three letters, etc., 545–546
Joris Wouter, Grietgen and Naentgen, 484
 " Oudkleerkooper and others, 547
 " Wippe put to death, 562–563
 "   "  first letter, 563
 "   "  second letter, 564
 "   "  third letter, 564
 " Tieleman and others, 615
 " and Joachim, 619
 " van Meesch and Jacob Lowijs, 807
Judas Thaddeus slain, 89
Julia put to death, 126
Julian burned at Alexandria, 129
Juliana, 176
Julitta of Iconia, 175
Julius put to death, 126
  " Klampherer, 627
Junia martyred at Rome, 83
Justinus beheaded, 108
Justus and Pastor slain, 104
  " a youth, beheaded, 173

—K—
Kalleken Strings and others, 627
   "   Steens and Herman, 638
   "   widow of Anpleunis van den Berge, 727
Karel van Tiegem, 593
 "  " den Velde and Proentgen, his wife, 637
 "  Halling, 676
 "  de Raet and Grietgen, his wife, 696
Klaerken and Janneken, 548
Klaes, Christian, Hans and others, 638
Konrad Schumacher, 552
Koolaert, the cooper, 626

—L—
Lambert van Doornick, 562
Lambrecht Grube, Hans Beck, Laurence Shumacher, Peter Plaver, his servant Peter and Hans Talber, 424
Lame Sijntgen, 920
Last Judgment, 31–41
Laurens van Guelders and others, 548
Lauwerens van der Leyen, 608
   "   "  "  "  first letter, 609
   "   "  "  "  second letter, 610
   "   "  "  "  confession of faith, 611
   "   "  "  "  third letter, 614
   "   "  "  "  fourth letter, 614
   "   "  de Walle and others, 627
   "  Allaerts, 630
   "  Pieters, 6941087
Lauwerens Verkamer, 709
   "  Andriess put to death, 810
   "    "  letter, 825
Law of Christ, 38
Lenaert Plovier of Aix-la-Chapelle, 616
   "  "  letter to his wife, 616
   "  "  testament, 617
Leondar Bernkop, 448
Leonhard Schneider beheaded, 457
Leonhard Meister put to death, 398
  "   Keyser, 405–406
  "   Schoener and others, 409
  "   Frick, 410
  "   Lochmair and Offrus Greizinger, 432
  "   Boltzinger, 1024
Leonhart Sumeraver, 1004
Leonides and others, 114
  "   the father of Origen, 123
Leopold Schneider, 411
Letter of Jannijn Buefkijn, 475
  " " Privilege by William I., 1000
Letters of King Henry VI., 332
Lievijn Jans and others, 515–516
Lijntgen Kernels, 810
   "  Joris and Trijntgen, her daughter, 844
   "  a young maiden, 956
Lijsabet, wife of Claes de Vries and others, 832
Lijsbet and Catharina Somerhuys, 844
Lijsken te Linschoten and others, 1044
Lippijntgen Stayerts, 709
   "   Stayaerts, 920
Little Hans of Stotzingen, 412
Louis and two others, 417
Louwerens the shoemaker, 983
   "   Janss Noodtdruft of Delft, 1000
Louwijs de Wever, 561
Lucas Michiels, six brethren burnt, 465
  " Hendricks at Bruges, 629
  " de Groot hanged, 693
Lucian, an elder, put to death, 179
Lucianus and others slain, 96
Lucius put to death at Alexandria, 106
Ludwig Fest, 425
Luke hanged on a tree, 91
—M—
Macar burned at Alexandria, 129
Maerten the Walloon and others, 548
   "  Pieters and Grietgen Jans, 710
   "  van Wyjcke with Lijsken, his wife, 808
   "  Karettier, 810
   "  v. d. Straten, 900
   "  " "  "  with Beliken, his wife, 907
   "  v. d. Straten, 1st letter, etc., 907
   "  " "  "  2d  " , 908
   "  " "  "  3d  " , 909
   "  " "  "  4th " , 910
   "  " "  "  5th " , 912
   "  " "  "  6th " , 913
   "  Bossier, 560
Maertens Janss, a corn porter, put to death, 886
Maeyken Doornaerts and others, 532
  "  Katz of Wervick, 599
  "  de Korte, a letter, 599
  "  Kocx and others, 627
  "  Trams at Bruges, 629
  "  Boosers burned, 641
  "   "  confession and letter, 641
  "   "  another letter, 642
  "   "  letters, 642
  "   "  another letter, 643
  "  van der Goes, 783
  "  Deynoots, letter, 840
  "    "   another letter, 841
Maeyken Gosens put to death, 917
  "  van Deventer put to death, 928
  "  "   "  testament to her children, 928
  "  van Deventer, prayer, 931
  "  Wens and others burnt, 931
  "   " letters and testament, 931
  "   " second letter, 932
  "   " third letter, 932
  "   " fourth letter, 933
  "   " fifth letter, 933
  "  Wouters, 1033
  "  Wouters, letter, 1035
  "  Pieters, 1005
  "  Pickelen, 1024
Magdaleentken, 599
Magistracy, 30
Mahieu van Halewijn, 593
   "  and his four sons, 638
Malchus torn by wild beasts, 136
Mamas, a shepherd thrust through, 138
Mandate against the Anabaptists, 1006
  "   "  "    "  , 1063
Manicheans and heretics, so-called, hanged, 257
Manifesto by those of Zurich, 1056
  "  Refutation, 1056
Many Christians apprehended, 211
  "   "  burned in France and England, 285
  " godfearing people put to death in Flanders, 285–286
  " persons burnt at Crema, 317
Marcella and Rhais burned alive, 124
Marcus de Ledersnijder, 560
  "  Eder and Hans Poltsinger, 1044
Margaret Backster imprisoned, 334
  "   "   accusation, etc., 334
Margriete, wife of Jeronymus, 548
Maria van Beckum and Ursula, 450
  " of Monjou, 505
Marijn Amare at Bruges, 629
Mariken and Anneken, 506
   "  put to death, 476
Maritgen Jans and others, 477
Maritgen and others, 477
Mark dragged to the stake, 74
Marriage, 30–40
Martijne Amare, 637
Martijntgen Aelmeers, 637
Martin, the painter, 423
  "  of Vilgraten and Caspar Schumacher, 433
  "  Zaeywever and others, 547
Martina and others put to death, 126
Martionilla put to death, 178
Martyrdom of Paul’s friends and brethren, 83
Martyrdoms under Emperor Valens, 180
Martyrs of the new covenant, 58
   "  " " eighth century, 212
   "  Mirror, extract from old, 960
Mattheus Pottebacker, 608
  "  de Vick, 676
  "  Bernaerts burned, 900
  "    "   testament to his children, 900
  "    "   thanksgiving before and after eating, 904
  "  Keuse, 943
  "  Mair, 1032
Matthew beheaded, 88
Matthias tied on a cross, 90
  "  Servaes of Kottenem, 661
  "   "  first letter, 662
  "   "  second letter, 664
  "   "  third letter, 665
  "   "  fourth letter, 666
  "   "  fifth letter, 670
  "   "  sixth letter, 671
  "   "  seventh letter, 672
  "   "  eighth letter, 674
Matthias Servaes, ninth letter, 674
  "   "  tenth letter, 674
Matthijs Smit and others, 565
  "  Binder, 973
Maturus persecuted, 112
Mavilus put to death, 123
Maximus stoned at Ephesus, 132
Melchior Vet, 401
Melchoir Platser, 1003
Men and women burned at Troyes, 288
Meynert Hermans and others, 515–516
Mercuria beheaded, 130
Metras stoned at Alexandria, 128
Michael Sattler, 401
   "   "  charges against, 401
   "   "  letter of, 403
   "  Wideman, or Beck, 433
Michiel van Bruyssel and Barberken, his wife, 917
   "  Buyse, 1013
   "  the widower, and Kalleken N., 1023
   "  Hazel, 1031
Moadatius put to death, 179

—N—
Naentgen and others, 484
   "  Leerverkoopster, 594
Name of these people (Turilupins), 312
Narcissus put to death, 126
Neeltgen and Trijntgen, 805
Nelleken Jasper of Blijenberg, letter, 730
   "   Jaspers and others, 832
Nemesius burned, 130
Neon crucified, 139
Nicholas Felbinger, 618
   "   Geyer, 675
Nikasen Amare at Bruges, 629
   "  van Aelmeers, 637
Nilus burned, 178
Nine brethren and three sisters, 413
 "  "   "  several sisters, 421
Notice to the reader, 168
  " concerning martyrs, 210
  " to the Christian reader, 731
Nunilo and Aloida put to death, 235

—O—
Oaths, 30, 40
 " views on, 310
Objections of the Papists, 44
Obscurity of the church of God, 23
Observations regarding the account of Johannes Scotus, 237–238
Offices in the church, 29, 39
Of holy baptism, 15, 29, 38
Of the danger of the times, 8
Of the divine service of the church, 20
Of the name Anabaptists, 15
Old Jacob and others put to death, 481
  "  Maeyken, 599
  "  Pieter Jan Watier and others, 727
Olivier Willemss burnt, 955
  "   "   further observations, 955
  "   "   extract from the court, 956
Onesimus stoned, 104
Onesiphorus put to death, 84
Oppression under Granus, 205
Origen on baptism, 118
  "  five disciples of, 124
  "  two female disciples of, 124
  "  son of Leonides, banished, 133
Orvel, Jan and Pleunis, 628
Oswald of Jamnits, 455
  "  Landis and others, 1060
Ottila Mulerin and others, 10531088

—P—
Pain, Melchior and three others, 423
Palmken Palmen, 478
Pamphilius, an elder at Cesarea, 176
Pancratius, a youth, beheaded, 173
Papylus and others put to death, 111
Paul persecuted and beheaded, 79
 " Glock, 972
Pelagia suffocated, 176
Pelagius, a lad, beheaded, 246
  "  extract from P. J. Twisck, 247
Perceval van den Berge, 638
Peronne of Aubeton burned, 320
Perpetua and others, 123
Persecution, first, under Nero, 76
   "   second, " Domitian, 91
   "   third, " Trajan, 101
   "   fourth, A. D. 166, 107
   "   fifth, A. D. 201, 122
   "   sixth, under Maximin, A. D. 237, 126
   "   seventh, under Decius, A. D. 251, 127
   "   eighth, under Valerian, A. D. 259, 134
   "   originator and cause, A. D. 259, 134
   "   further particulars, A. D. 259, 134
   "   cruelty and violence of, 134
   "   ninth, under Aurelian, A. D. 273, 137
   "   a more particular account, 137
   "   A. D. 273, what the author of, etc., 138
   "   tenth, A. D. 302, 139, 166
   "   A. D. 302, cause, etc., 167
   "   A. D. 302,  "   " further statement, 167
   "   A. D. 302, cause, etc., further account, 167
   "   tenth, first year A. D. 302, 169
   "    "  second " A. D. 303, 172
   "    "  third " A. D. 304, 174
   "    "  fourth " A. D. 305, 176
   "    "  fifth  " A. D. 306, 176
   "    "  sixth " A. D. 307, 177
   "    "  seventh " A. D. 308, 178
   "    "  eighth " A. D. 309, 178
   "    "  ninth " A. D. 310, 178
   "    "  tenth " A. D. 311, 179
   "   cessation of, A. D. 213, 125
   "   reinstitution of, A. D. 223, 126
   "   general, 203
   "   after Justin the Great, 203
   "   eighth in seventh century, 211
   "   severe in East, 220
   "   by Mady, King of the Arabians, 223
   "   caused by kings of France, 233
   "   by the Saracens, 233
   "   in Cordova, 246
   "   by the Danish King Worm, 248
   "   by Udo, 248
   "   "  the Vandals, 249
   "   of " believers, 297, 321, 396
   "   in Germany, 306
   "   in Austria, 434
   "   another, 396
   "   inauguration of the last Swiss, 1049
   "   progress of the inauguration, etc., 1050
   "   how it occurred, etc., 1051
Peter of Alexandria, exiled, 135
 " Apselamus burned at Cesarea, 177
 " Nilus and P. Mythius, 178
 " Faustus, Didius and Ammonius, 179
 " Waldo, conversion of, 266
 " Abelard dies in a dungeon, 281
 " Bruis burnt, 282
 " Koster, 427
 " Gerrits and others, 429
 " Joris   "   " , 429
 " Kramer, 568
 " of Spain, 615
Petolomenus put to death, 106
Phileas, bishop at Thumis, 169
  "  extract from letters, 169
Philemon put to death, 179
Philidian of Antioch beheaded, 130
Philip stoned, 71
  " put to death, 137
  " of Langenlonsheim, 422
  " de Keurs, 431
Phocas put to death, 104
Photimus died in prison, 113
Pierijntgen Loosveldt or Neckers, 915
Pieter Bruynsen and others, 503
  "   "  Van Weert, first lett’r, 503
  "   "    "   "  sec’d " , 504
  " Thymans and others, 515–516
  " van Olman, a letter, 516–517
  " Witses, a mason, 527
  "   "  an admonition, 527
  "   "  letter to his wife, 527
  " with the lame foot, 529
  " de Backer and others, 547
  " the miller and others, 548
  " van Eynoven, examination, 552–556
  " van Maldegem, 630
  " van Male, 630
  " the shoemaker, 638
  " van Oosthove, 640
  " van der Meulen, 640
  " van Cleves, 694
  " Pieters Beckjen burnt, 708
  " Verlonge, confession of faith, 734
  " de Gulicker with his servant, 885–886
  " Saymer, 1013
  " Jans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465
  "   " and others sentenced, 466
  " ten Hove and others, 1044
Pionius of Smyrna burned, 131
Pleuntgen van der Goes, 594
Plutarch and others put to death, 124
Plutarchus and others, 114
P. Mythius, 178
Polycarp put to death, 109
Pontius and others put to death, 137
Popes after A. D. 606, 50
Possession of Roman chair through secular power, 51
Porphyrius put to death, 84
Potvliet, Peter and Jelis, 631
Prayer of Hans Koch and Leonhard Meister, 399
  "  for the secular power, 1075
Prijntgen and Martijntgen Maelbouts, 644
Primus thrown to wild beasts, 174
Prisca martyred at Rome, 83
Priscus torn by wild beasts, 136
Privatus put to death, 137
  "  bishop at Gevauldan, beaten to death, 138
Probus put to death, 141
  "  first examination, 142
  "  second   "  , 144
  "  third   "  , 146
Probus account of death of, 147
Proculus, deacon at Pussolis, 176
Prohibition against the Anabaptists, 1046
   "  further observation, 1047
   "  remark as to what followed, 1047
Promus put to death, 177
Publius, 104

—Q—
Questions and answers, 99
Quirinus Pieters, 457
Quiritius, 126

—R—
Rabanus Maurus, views of, 227
Raphel van den Velde, 974
  "  "  "   " first letter, 974
  "  "  "   " second " , 977
  "  "  "   " another " , 977
  "  "  "   " letter to his wife, 978
  "  "  "   "   " "  "  son, 981
  "  "  "   " last letter to his wife, 982
Reason why we have pointed out the article of Holy Baptism, 16
Reason why we have called this work after the Anabaptists, 17
Regarding the old work, 18
Remarks on baptism, second century, 100
Remken Remaeckers, 478
Repentance and reformation, 38
Reply to the first passage, 44
  "  " " second " , 45
  "  " " third  " , 45
Restoration of man, 37
Resurrection, 31, 41
Revenge, 40
Reyer Dircks, a boatman, burned, 483–484
  " Egberts and others, 515–516
Reytse Aysess of Oldenborn, 943
  "    "  first letter, 943
  "    "  divers examinations, 944
  "    "  another confession, 947
  "    "    "    "  , 949
  "    "  letter, 950
  "    "  another confession, 951
  "    "  letter to his father, 951
  "    "   "  "  " mother, 951
  "    "   "  "  " wife, 953
  "    "  another letter to his wife, 953
  "    "  death sentence, 954
Rhais burned alive, 124
Richst Heynes, 463
Ring Hans and others, 1060
Rogotian beheaded, 180
Roman succession from Peter, 46
   " chair, 52, 53
Rommeken put to death, 529
Rudolph Bachman, 1059
   "  Bauman, 1059
Rudolf Suhner, 1061
Rufus and Rosimus beheaded, 102
Rutilius martyred, 122

—S—
Saerken van Duerhove, 830
Samson and Sydonius and others, 223
Sanctus persecuted, 112
Sander Hendricks, Hans de Smit, Hans van Burculo and others, 561
Sander Wouterss of Bommel burnt, 898
Sarah Wanrij and others, 1061
Sebastian Glasmacher and Hans Grueufelder, 430
Second coming of Christ, 311089
Secular authority, 40
Separation, 31, 40
Septimius Florens Tertullian’s apology for the Christians, 125
Serapion of Ephesus slain, 129
Serenevs put to death, 124
Seven brethren, 418, 428
  " teachers and elders imprisoned at Berne, 1065
  " hundred persecuted at Berne, 1065
  "   "   extract from 1st letter, 1066
  "   "   "   " 2d " , 1066
  "   "   "   " 3d " , 1066
  "   "   "   " 4th  " , 1067
  "   "   "   " 5th  " , 1067
Several thousand persons burned under Maximin, A. D. 237, 127
Severe persecution, A. D. 130, 105
Shunning, 31, 41
Sicke Snyder, 425
Sijntgen Vercoilgen, 709
  "   van Rousselare put to death, 917
  "   "   "   letter, 919
  "   Barninge, 920
  "   Wens, 1013
Silas or Silvanus martyred in Macedonia, 83
Simon Peter crucified, 77
  "  Zelotes slain, 89
  "  Cleophas crucified, 101
  "  Simon the shop-keeper, 519
Six persons at Basel, 414
 "  brethren strangled, 546
Sixty martyrs put to death, A. D. 239, 127
Slanders against Anabaptists, 1048
Soetgen van der Houte and Martha, 621
  "   "  "   " a testament, 621
  "   "  "   " letter, 624
Some of the seventy slain, 91
 "  pious Christians apprehended, 177
Sonnet, 58
Sosius, deacon of Misenum, 176
Stability, durability, etc., of the church of God, 21
State of worship in the tenth century, 239
 "  "   "  further observations, 239
Stephen stoned, 69
  "  of Orleans, etc., 255
  "  an elder, burnt, 336
Steven de Graet and Sijntgen, 640
Stijntgen Jans, examination, torture and sentence, 552–556
Succession of the church of God, 25
   "  personal, 25
   "  of doctrine, 25
   "  of the Roman church, 43
Sufferings of Christians in Persia, 211
Summary of baptism, 61, 97, 114, 148, 181, 195, 206
   "  of the martyrs, 65, 101, 121, 166, 202, 209
   "   "  "  "  5th century, 190
   "   " baptism,  8th  "  , 212
   "   "  "    9th  "  , 224
   "   "  "   10th  "  , 238
   "   "  "   11th  "  , 249
   "   "  "   12th  "  , 260
   "   "  "   13th  "  , 288
   "   "  "   14th  "  , 309
   "   "  "   15th  "  , 321
   "   "  "   16th  "  , 351
   "   " the martyrs, 8th  "  , 219
   "   "  "  "   9th  "  , 231
   "   "  "  "  10th  "  , 245
   "   "  "  "  11th  "  , 254
   "   "  "  "  12th  "  , 279
   "   "  "  "  13th  "  , 288
   "   "  "  "  14th  "  , 314
   "   "  "  "  15th  "  , 327
   "   "  "  "  16th  "  , 395
   "   "  "  "  17th  "  , 1042
Superscription of letter to Berne, 1078
   "   "  "  " Zurich, 1078
Supplication to the city of Berne, 1060
   "  answer to same, 1060
Susanneken and Kalleken Claes, 941
Sybrant Jans, Hendrick Gijsbrechts van Kampen, Stephen Benedictus and others, 427
Sylvanus, bishop of Emissa, 176
Symphorian beheaded, 138

—T—
Tanneken van der Leyen, 529
  "   "  " Meulen, Jaecxken van Hussele and Jaecxken Teerlings, 727
  "   Walraven, 956
Ten persecutions under Nero, 76
Ten persons at Dortrecht burned, 831
Tertullian’s views, 116
  "   consolation and encouragement to the early martyrs, 1080
Teunis van Houstelraed, 477
Tharacus put to death, 141
  "  first examination, 141
  "  second  "  , 143
  "  third   "  , 145
  "  account of his death, 147
The bloody theatre, 58
Theodorus, Philemon and Cyrilla, put to death, 179
Theodosia, a maiden, drowned, 176
Theodosius and Honorius against the Anabaptists, 191
   "  threatens Cyril of Alexandria, 192
   "  bishop of Jerusalem, persecution of, 192
Theodulus, a lector, drowned, 175
Theonas, 176
Theonilla put to death, 139
The persons John baptized, 62
  "  sequel compared with the beginning of this history, 13
Thirty-nine persons burned at Bingen, 298
Thomas cast into a furnace, 86
   "  van Imbroeck, confession concerning baptism, 355
   "  van Imbroeck, defense, etc., 357
   "  Hermann and others, 406
   "  Balthaser and Dominicus, 412
   "  van Imbroeck, 556
   "  "   "  letter to his wife and brethren, 556
   "  van Imbroeck, letter to his wife, 557
Threatenings of Theodosius, 192
Three pious peasants, 136
  " brothers crucified, 139
  " brethren and two sisters, 413
  " hundred and fifty persons, 421
  " brethren at Antwerp, 479
Tijs van Lindt, 478
  "  a young man, 519
  "  Jeuriaenss, 787
  "    "  first letter, 787
  "    "  another letter, 791
Timothy stoned, 95
Title of this work, 15
Tjaert Reynerts, 438
Tobias Questinex, six brethren, etc., 465
Trijnken Keuts, 594
Truyken Boens, six brethren, etc., 465
Twelve pious Christians put to death, 110
  "  persons, men and women, burned, 431
Twenty-four persons burned at Paris, 297
  "  persons imprisoned in London, 957
Fourteen women driven from, etc., 957
Youth scourged behind a cart, 957
Hendrick Terwoort burned, 957
Jan Pieterss, 957
Gerrit van Byler, extract, etc., 958
Extract from old Martyrs Mirror in reference to above, 960
First letter from the above, 960
Another letter from the above, 965
Letter from Jaques de Somere, etc., 967
Supplication presented to queen, 970
Confession of faith of the above prisoners, 970
Answer to John Fox by the above, 971
Thomas Han, 1031
To the Bloody Theatre of the Anabaptists, 1079
Two sisters at Antioch, 178
  "  brethren and two sisters, 421
  "  young girls burned, 482
Tyranny of Theodosius, bishop of Jerusalem, 192
   "   " the King of Bulgaria, 233
Tyrants of this time, A. D. 401, 191

—U—
Ulli Schedme or Schneider, 1055
Ully Wagman, 1063
Uly Baumgartner and others, 1065
Ulpian cast into the sea, 175
Ungodly life of Popes, 54
Ulrich Schneider, 1055
  "  Muller, 1059
Uprightness of these people, 312
Urban of Antioch beheaded, 130
Urticinus beheaded, 95

—V—
Valedictory, 19
Valerianus put to death, 126
Valerius, school-master, martyred, 697
   "     "   extract from his books, 697–701
Various arguments, 47
Veit Pelgrims at Glabbeck, 424
  "  Greyenburger, 804
Verena Landis, 1061
Vetius put to death, 111
Victor and Pieter de Backer, 547
Vigil Plaitner, 417
Vijntgen, Goudeken, Janneken de Jonkheer, Betgen van Maldegem
and Sijntgen van Gelder, 630
Vilgard and Caspar Schoeneck, 413
Vitalus buried alive, 95

—W—
Waldenses, dispersion of, 266
  "   of one belief with the, Baptists, 267
  "   called Anabaptists, 267
  "   reject infant baptism, 268
  "   on secular authority, 270
  "   " war, 270
  "   " swearing oaths, 271
  "   " other articles, 272
  "   " their confessions, 273
  "   and Albigenses, 274
  "   Moral precepts left by, 276
  "   Virtuous life of, 277
  "   unjustly accused, 278
  "   Time of, 279
  "   100 burned at Strasburg, 298
  "   39  "  " Bingen, 298
  "   18  "  " Mentz, 298
  "   80  "  " Strasburg, 301
  "   Papal statutes against, 303
  "   severe persecutions of, 304
  "   many burnt, 304
  "   burnt in Toulouse, 3061090
  "   Mandate of Pope Urban, 307
  "   in France persecuted, 308, 309
  "   martyred at Steyer, 318
  "   great numbers burned at Zuidenitz, 318
  "   account of their death, 318
  "   four persons burnt, 318
  "   persecution of, by Pope John XXII., 319
  "   persecution in Bohemia, 319
  "   further observation, 319
  "   persecution in France, 320
  "   Flanders, 320
  "   thirty-six burned, 320
  "   persecution on the Baltic, 321
  "   443 put to death, 321
  "   burnt in Flanders, 331
  "   put to death at Eichstaedt, 335
  "   and the Taborites, 325
Waechling Dirks, Maerten Schoenmaecker and Adriaen Pieters, 561
Walter Mair and two others, 424
  " of Stoelwijk, 439
  "  "  "  letter from, 439
  "  "  "  prayer, 447
Werner Phister and his son’s wife, 1058
Weynken, a widow, burned, 407
Willeboort Corneliss put to death, 643
Willem, Maritgen, etc., 477
Willem, the cabinet-maker, beheaded, 505
  "  of Bierck and others, 506
  "  Droogscheerder, a letter, 547
  "  van Haverbeke, 560
  "  Goosen and Egbert de Hoedemaecker, 562
  "  de Kleermaecker, 619
  "  de Duyck, 659
  "  Aerts, 686
  "  de Snijder and wife, 696
  "  van Poperinge and wife, confession of faith, 734
  "  Janss of Waterland burned, 794
  "  de Rijcker, 914
William Swinderby burned, 328, 329
  "  Thorpe burned for the faith, 329
  "  White burnt, 332
  "    " confession of faith, 332
  "    " imprisonment, doctrine and death, 333
William Wiggers of Barsinghorn, 426
  "  van Robaeys, 506
  "   "  Louvain, 529
  "   "  Keppel, 636
Wolfgang Ulman, 412
  "   Brandhuber, Hans Niedermair and seventy others, 417
  "   Eslinger, 423
  "   Hueber, 593
  "   Mair, 593
  "   Pinder, 834
  "   Raufer, 1005
Wouter, Joris, etc., 484
  "  van Capelle, 519
  "   " Honschoten, 561
  "  Denijs, 727
  "   "  first letter, 728
  "   "  second letter, 729
  "   "  third letter, 729
Writing from Switzerland on threats against the Anabaptists, 1062
Writing in defense of accusation against the Anabaptists, 1064

—Y—
Ydse Gaukes and Anneken, his wife, 844
 "  "   first letter, 846
 "  "   second letter, 847
 "  "   third letter, 849
Young man burnt, 854

—Z—
Zenobia beheaded, 141
Zenobius  "  , 141

Notice.—The reader will observe that in this index the names of persons are arranged alphabetically after the first names instead of the surnames.