The Bloody Theatre, or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians / who baptized only upon confession of faith, and who suffered and died for the testimony of Jesus, their savior, from the time of Christ to the year A.D. 1660

by Thieleman J. van Braght

[344] Derisively, the authors say.

[345] As distinguished from severing it with one stroke.—Tr.

[346] Strife.

[347] The original has it, Hence Paul calls the bond of love a perfectness.—Tr.

[348] English Edition 2d part page 419.

[349] Let no one take offense at the words of this decree; for we desired to give them unchanged.

[350] That which is left out here concerns the religion of the papists; hence we have omitted it.

[351] The exact time, when this occurred, is not mentioned by the writers; but we find, from the circumstances, that it was about the year 1638.

[352] There were with them two preachers (says the Swiss author), who went along with the thief catchers and helped them.

[353] The Swiss author calls this Hans van Uticken by the name of Hans Muller, but we have allowed him to retain the name Hans van Uticken, because he was by descent from Uticken-wage; to distinguish him from Hans Muller who was descended from the Groeningen Bailiwick, and of whom we made previous mention, in the note added to the account concerning Barbara Meylin and three of her fellow-sisters.