[197] Ibid. p. 47; Sleidan, p. 419; Bullinger, lib. ii. p. 56; Montfort., p. 31; Heresbach, pp. 136-7, "Historia von d. Münsterischen Widerteuffer," f. 328 b; Dorpius, f. 397.

[198] Kerssenbroeck, p. 43 et seq.

[199] Kerssenbroeck, p. 47; and the authors before quoted.

[200] Kerssenbroeck, p. 49.

[201] Ibid. p. 55 Montfort., pp. 31-3; Sleidan, p. 418; Bullinger, p. 57; Heresbach, pp. 137-8.

[202] Kerssenbroeck, p. 55 et seq.; and the authors above cited. Kerssenbroeck gives long details of the dress, ornaments, and manner of life of the king; also "Historia von d. Münsterischen Widerteuffer," f. 329.

[203] Kerssenbroeck gives the names of all the wives except one, which he conceals charitably, as the poor child—she was very young—fell ill, but recovered, and was living respectably after the siege with her relatives in the city.

[204] Kerssenbroeck, p. 59.

[205] Kerssenbroeck, p. 62; H. Montfort., p. 33; Hast, p. 363 et seq.; Sleidan, p. 415; "Historia von de Münsterischen Widerteuffer," f. 328 b.

[206] Kerssenbroeck. Sleidan says, "Almost every case and complaint brought before him concerned married people and divorces. For nothing was more frequent, so that persons who had lived together for many long years now separated for the first time."—p. 415-6.