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—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, 161 " 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, 956 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, 422 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., 448 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, 694 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, 1053 —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, 31 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, 306 " 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.

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