Martyrs Mirror

1 PART 1-00.02-PUBLISHER'S PREFACE TO THIRD ENGLISH EDITION, 1886 2 PART 1-00.03-PUBLISHER'S PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH PRINTING OF 1950 3 PART 1-00.04-CONTENTS 4 PART 1-00.05-TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE 5 PART 1-00.06-AUTHOR'S INVOCATION 6 PART 1-00.07-AUTHOR'S PREFACE 7 PART 1-00.08-TO THE READERS IN GENERAL 8 PART 1-00.09-AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION 9 PART 1-00.10-E-SWORD MODULE PREPARED BY BIBLESUPPORT.COM 10 PART 1-00.11-FIRST PART 11 PART 1-01-FIRST CENTURY 12 PART 1-02-SECOND CENTURY 13 PART 1-03-THIRD CENTURY 14 PART 1-04-FOURTH CENTURY 15 PART 1-05-FIFTH CENTURY 16 PART 1-06-SIXTH CENTURY 17 PART 1-07-SEVENTH CENTURY 18 PART 1-08-EIGHTH CENTURY 19 PART 1-09-NINTH CENTURY 20 PART 1-10-TENTH CENTURY 21 PART 1-11-ELEVENTH CENTURY 22 PART 1-12-TWELFTH CENTURY 23 PART 1-13-THIRTEENTH CENTURY 24 PART 1-14-FOURTEENTH CENTURY 25 PART 1-15-FIFTEENTH CENTURY 26 Part 2-000.1-SECOND PART 27 Part 2-001-TO MY BELOVED FRIENDS 28 Part 2-002-THE BLOODY THEATER OR MARTYRS MIRROR OF THE ANABAPTISTS OR DEFENSELESS CHRISTIANS 29 Part 2-003-CONFESSION OF FAITH, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY WORD of GOD 30 Part 2-004-AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 31 Part 2-005-OLD BOOK 32 Part 2-006-DIRK PIETERS KROOD, PIETER TRIJNES, CLASS RODERS, PIETER CLASS JANS, OF WORMER, IN WAT... 33 Part 2-007-A NUMBER OF BELIEVERS, BAPTIZED ACCORDING TO THE COMMAND OF CHRIST, HAVING ASSEMBLED T... 34 Part 2-008-RICHST HEYNES, A. D. 1547 35 Part 2-009-HANS VAN OVERDAM PUT TO DEATH AT GHENT; ALSO HIS CONFESSION, WRITTEN IN PRISON, AND AF... 36 Part 2-010-GOVERT, GILLIS, MARIKEN, AND ANNEKEN, A. D. 1550 37 Part 2-011-JEROME SEGERS, WITH HIS WIFE LIJSKEN DIRCKS, AND BIG HENRY, A. D. 1551 38 Part 2-012-PIETER BRUYNEN, JAN., PLEUNIS, AND JAN THE OLD CLOTHES BUYER, AND ANOTHER BROTHER, ALL... 39 Part 2-013-HENDRICK DIRKS, DIRK JANS, AND ADRIAN CORNELISS, A. D. 1552 40 Part 2-014-JOOS KINDT 41 Part 2-015-ELIZABETH AND HADEWIJK; OF WHOM THE FORMER WAS DROWNED AT LEEUWARDEN, AND THE LATTER E... 42 Part 2-016-CLAES DE PRAET 43 Part 2-017-GERRIT HASEPOOT BURNED, A. D. 1556 44 Part 2-018-SIX BRETHREN STRANGLED AT THE STAKE IN VOLEWIJK, NEAR AMSTERDAM, A. D. 1555 45 Part 2-019-A LETTER BY WILLEM DROOGSCHEERDER, WRITTEN IN PRISON AT ANTWERP, WHERE HE, WITH FIVE O... 46 Part 2-020-ALGERIUS, A YOUTH, A STUDENT OF PADUA, MISERABLY BURNED FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS, AT... 47 Part 2-021-KONRAD SCHUMACHER, A. D. 1558 48 Part 2-022-EXAMINATION, TORTURE, AND SENTENCE OF ANNETNETGEN ANTHEUNIS, STIJNTGEN JANS, EVERT NOU... 49 Part 2-023-THOMAS VAN IMBROECK, THE 5TH OF MAY, IN THE YEAR 1558 50 Part 2-024-GOVERT JASPERS, PUT TO DEATH A. D. 1558 51 Part 2-025-JORIS WIPPE, JOOSTEN'S SON, PUT TO DEATH AT DORTRECHT, A. D. 1558 52 Part 2-026-HANS SMIT, HENDRICK ADAMS, HANS BECK, MATTHIJS SMIT, DILEMAN SNIJDER, AND SEVEN OTHERS... 53 Part 2-027-JACQUES D'AUCHY, IMPRISONED A. D. 1558, BUT PUT TO DEATH AT LEEUWARDEN, FOR THE TESTIM... 54 Part 2-028-CONFESSION OF A WOMAN CALLED CLAESKEN, WHO LAID DOWN HER LIFE FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JES... 55 Part 2-029-DELIS DE GROOT, AND MAHIEU VAN HALEWIJN, A. D. 1559 56 Part 2-030-A TESTAMENT WRITTEN BY DELIS BERNAERTS TO HIS WIFE, WHEN HE LAY IN PRISON AT ANTWERP, ... 57 Part 2-031-JAN BOSCH, OF BERGH, OR JAN DURPS, A. D. 1559 58 Part 2-032-ANDRIES LANGEDUL, MATTHEUS POTTEBACKER, AND LAUWERENS VAN DER LEYEN, A. D. 1559 59 Part 2-033-ANTHONIS CLAES, JORIS TIELEMAN, AND HANS DE BACKER, A. D. 1560 60 Part 2-034-SOETGEN VAN DEN ROUTE, AND MARTHA, A. D. 1560 61 Part 2-035-LAUWERENS VAN DE WALLE, ANTONIS SCHOON VELT, KALLEKEN STRINGS, AND MAEYKEN KOCX, A. D.... 62 Part 2-036-HEYNDRICK EEMKENS, A. D. 1562 63 Part 2-037-MAEYKEN BOOSERS BURNT TO ASHES FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, IN THE CITY OF DOORN... 64 Part 2-038-MR. DELIS MATTHIJSS, PUT TO DEATH FOR-THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, AT MIDDELBORGH, I... 65 Part 2-039-JAN GERRITS, BURNT AT THE HAGUE, FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, THE 15TH DAY OF DE... 66 Part 2-040-ADRIAEN DEN BURRY, A. D. 1565 67 Part 2-041-MATTHIAS SERVAES, OF KOTTENEM, A. D. 1565 68 Part 2-042-MATTHIAS SERVAES, OF KOTTENEM THE THIRD LETTER OF MATTHIAS SERVAES, WRITTEN TO J. N. 69 Part 2-043-FORTY-TWO PERSONS, NAMELY, THIRTY-FOUR MEN AND EIGHT WOMEN, PUT TO DEATH FOR THE TESTI... 70 Part 2-044-CHRISTIAN LANGEDUL, CORNELIS CLAESS, MATTHEUS DE VICK, AND HANS SYMONS, IN THE YEAR A.... 71 Part 2-045-JACQUES MESDAGH, WILLEM AERTS, JOGS KASTEEL, AND KAREL, A. D. 1567 72 Part 2-046-ADRIAN WILLEMS, A. D. 1568 73 Part 2-047-VALERIUS SCHOOLMASTER MARTYRED, A. D. 1568 74 Part 2-048-JAN THIELEMANS AND JOB JANS, BURNT TO DEATH FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, IN THE ... 75 Part 2-049-HEYNDRICK ARENTS, A. D. 1568 76 Part 2-050-DIRK WILLEMS, A. D. 1569 77 Part 2-051-HENDRICK ALEWIJNS, HANS MARIJNS VAN OOSTEN, AND GERRIT DUYNHERDER, A. D. 1569 78 Part 2-052-A FATHERLY FAREWELL, TESTAMENT AND VERY CAREFUL SCRIPTURAL INSTRUCTION BY HENDRICK ALE... 79 Part 2-053-HERE FOLLOWS A LETTER WRITTEN BY HANS MARIJNS, WHICH HE SENT FROM HIS PRISON TO HIS BE... 80 Part 2-054-COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN FROM PRISON, AT ANTWERP, BY A YOUNG WOMAN, NAMED NELLEKEN JAS... 81 Part 2-055-ELEVEN BRETHREN AND A SISTER, AT ANTWERP; HARMAN TIMMERMAN, JAN VAN HASEBROECK, PIETER... 82 Part 2-056-JAN VAN HASEBROECK 83 Part 2-057-JACOB DE ROORE, OR THE CHANDLER AND HERMAN VAN VLECKWIJCK, BOTH BURNED ALIVE AT THE ST... 84 Part 2-058-DISPUTATION BETWEEN JACOB DE KEERSGIETER AND MR. FRIAR CORNELIS, A FRANCISCAN MONK; IN... 85 Part 2-059-DISPUTATION BETWEEN HERMAN VLECKWIJK, IMPRISONED BY THE LORDS OF THE COUNTRY VANDEN VR... 86 Part 2-060-THE FIRST LETTER OF JACOB THE CHANDLER, WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE 87 Part 2-061-THE FOURTH LETTER OF JACOB THE CHANDLER, WRITTEN TO HIS CHILDREN; BEING PROPER LY A CO... 88 Part 2-062-ANOTHER LETTER OF JACOB THE CHANDLER, WRITTEN IN PRISON 89 Part 2-063-ABRAHAM PICOLET, HENDERICK VAN ETTEN, AND MAEYKEN VAN DER GOES, A. D. 1569 90 Part 2-064-TIJS JEURIAENSS AND JAN CLAESS, A. D. 1569 91 Part 2-065-WILLEM JANSS FROM WATERLAND, AFTER TERRIBLE TORTURES BURNED ALIVE AT AMSTERDAM, FOR TH... 92 Part 2-066-FIVE LETTERS OF CLEMENT HENDRICKSS, SENT FROM HIS PRISON IN AMSTERDAM, WHERE HE LAID D... 93 Part 2-067-VEIT GREYENBURGER, A. D. 1570 94 Part 2-068-JOOST VERKINDERT AND LAUWERENS ANDRIESS, BOTH PUT TO DEATH FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS ... 95 Part 2-069-ANOTHER LETTER OF JOOST VERKINDERT, WRITTEN FROM PRISON, ON THE 10TH OF AUGUST, TO HIS... 96 Part 2-070-A LETTER FROM LAUWERENS ANDRIESS, THE FELLOW PRISONER OF JOOST VERKINDERT; SENT THE 9T... 97 Part 2-071-BARBELKEN GOETHALS, AND SAERKEN VAN DUERHOVE, A. D. 1570 98 Part 2-072-A LETTER FROM HENDRICK VERSTRALEN TO HIS WIFE, WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1571, IN PRISON AT ... 99 Part 2-073-ADRIAEN JANSS HOEDEMAECKER, AND JELIS DEBACKER, BOTH BURNT ALIVE AT THE SAME STAKE, FO... 100 Part 2-074-TWELVE CHRISTIANS AT DEVENTER: YDSE GAUKES, DIRCK VAN WESEL, WITH ANNEKEN AND JANNEKEN... 101 Part 2-075-DOUWE EEUWOUTS, A. D. 1571 102 Part 2-076-JAN WOUTERSS VAN KUYCK AND ADRIAENKEN JANS OF MOLENAERSGRAEF, BOTH BURNT FOR THE TESTI... 103 Part 2-077-A LETTER FROM ADRIAENKEN, JAN'S DAUGHTER, OF MOLENAERSGRAEF, WRITTEN TO HER HUSBAND WH... 104 Part 2-078-SEVEN BRETHREN AT BREDA, JAN PIETERSS, GELEYN CORNELISS, PIETER DE GULICKER WITH HIS S... 105 Part 2-079-SANDER WOUTERSS, OF BQMMEL AND EVERT HENDRICKS, OF WARENDORP, BOTH BURNT ALIVE FOR THE... 106 Part 2-080-ADRIAN ROGIERS, BURNED FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, AT GHENT IN FLANDERS, THE 4T... 107 Part 2-081-MAERTEN VAN DER STRATEN, WITH SELIKEN HIS WIFE, A. D. 1572 108 Part 2-082-WILLEM DE RIJCKER, AND CHRISTOFFEL FIERENS, A. D. 1572 109 Part 2-083-SIJNTGEN VAN ROUSSELARE. FRANCOYS VAN LEUVEN, HANSKEN VAN OUDEN AERDEN AND GRIETGEN VA... 110 Part 2-084-MAEYKEN VAN DEVENTER, PUT TO DEATH FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, AT ROTTERDAM IN ... 111 Part 2-085-THE LETTERS AND TESTIMONIES OF MAEYKEN WENS, WIFE OF MATTHEUS WENS, MASON, IN HIS LIFE... 112 Part 2-086-FIVE PIOUS CHRISTIANS, HANS VAN MUNSTDORP AND JANNEKEN MUNSTDORP. HIS WIFE, TOGETHER W... 113 Part 2-087-FIFTY-FOUR PERSONS, BRETHREN AS WELL AS SISTERS, NAMELY, THIRTY-SEVEN AT ANTWERP AND S... 114 Part 2-088-AN EPISTLE OR EXHORTATION OF REYTSE AYSESS, WRITTEN TO THE FRIENDS 115 Part 2-089-OLIVIER WILLEMSS, OF NIMEGUEN, BURNT ALIVE FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE EVANGELICAL TRUTH, ... 116 Part 2-090-JACOB THE COBBLER AND HIS WIFE, GRIETJEN, VAN BRUYSSEL, ANNEKEN VAN BRUYSSEL, TANNEKEN... 117 Part 2-091-TWENTY PERSONS AT LONDON, IN ENGLAND, NAMELY, FOURTEEN WOMEN DRIVEN FROM THE CITY: A Y... 118 Part 2-092-RAPHEL VAN DEN VELDE AND JERONYMUS SCHEPENS, AND OTHER PERSONS, A. D. 1576 119 Part 2-093-TO CLAES SCHEPENS 120 Part 2-094-HANS BRET, A. D. 1576 121 Part 2-095-LETTER OF PRIVILEGE GRANTED BY WILLIAM I, TO THE ANABAPTISTS AT MIDDELBORGH 122 Part 2-096-OF THE MANDATE PUBLISHED AGAINST THE ANABAPTISTS IN THE DUCHY OF PRUSSIA (BUT NOT UNTO... 123 Part 2-097-CHRISTIAEN RIJCEN, A. D. 1588 124 Part 2-098-JOOST DE TOLLENAER, MICHIEL BUYSE, AND SIJNTGEN WENS, A, D. 1589 125 Part 2-099-BARTHOLOMEUS, PANTEN, MICHIEL THE WIDOWER, AND KALLEKEN N., A. D. 1592 126 Part 2-100-HERE FOLLOWS A LETTER WHICH MAEYKEN WOUTERS WROTE FROM PRISON TO HER PARENTS, AND TO O... 127 Part 2-101-AN ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, FROM 1600 To 1660 128 Part 2-102-FURTHER OBSERVATION 129 Part 2-103-HANS LANDIS, A. D. 1614 130 Part 2-104-FURTHER OBSERVATION, A. D. 1619 131 Part 2-105-OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE LAST SWISS PERSECUTION; TOGETHER WITH THE CAUSES OF THE SAM... 132 Part 2-106-FOUR SISTERS, NAMELY, BARBARA MEYLIN, OTTILA MULERIN, BARBARA KOLBIN, AND ELIZABETH ME... 133 Part 2-107-OF A CERTAIN MANIFESTO, EMITTED BY THOSE OF ZURICH, A. D. 1639, IN EXCUSE OF THE PERSE... 134 Part 2-108-THREE SISTERS, NAMELY, ELIZABETH BACHMANNI, ELSSA BETHEZEI, AND SARAH WANRIJ, ABOUT A.... 135 Part 2-109-OF A CERTAIN WRITING FROM SWITZERLAND, TOUCHING THE THREATS MADE BY THOSE OF BERNE AGA... 136 Part 2-110-HANS HASLIBACHER, A. D. 1571 137 Part 2-111-FIRST PART 138 Part 2-112-TERTULLIAN'S CONSOLATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE MARTYRS IN PRISON IN THE TIME OF THE... 139 Part 2-113-INDEXES ON FOLLOWING PAGES