The first three mentioned were imprisoned twelve weeks, the latter seventeen days, she having been apprehended much later.They suffered much temptation, by way of bitter threats as well as by entreaties, in order to cause them to apostatize; but when they (the persecutors) could not destroy their souls, or cause them to apostatize or depart from the truth all four were finally condemned upon a false accusation (namely, that they had been convicted with the holy Scriptures, which was altogether untrue, and that they would nevertheless continue in their deceptive heresy of Anabaptism, etc.) in this manner That all their property should be forfeited, and that each should be scourged with rods, to the Page 1103 Number of about forty stripes, and moreover be forever banished from the country; which was accordingly done. Thus, say the authors, they stripped these innocent, pious persons, led them around the gallows, and scourged them, spoiled them of their property, and shamefully drove them forth with empty hands, and sent them out of the country. See preface to the old Of f erboeck, of the year 1615, letter iij, Col. 1. HEMES NIMRICH, A TEACHER OF THE ANABAP TISTS, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL OTHERS, SCOURGED OUT OF THE CITY, FOR THE TES TIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, HEMES HAV ING PREVIOUSLY BEEN LED THROUGH UNDER THE GALLOWS, A. D. 1605 Under the afore-mentioned Count of Steyn (or Witgensteyn) in Germany, though he was called Reformed, the Anabaptists also at this time, had to suffer much persecution for their faith. A teacher of said faith, named Hemes Nimrich, was apprehended together with several others."He was led to the gallows," writes P. J. Twisck,"not knowing but he was to be beheaded; but when he arrived there, he was (as had been done to the preceding persons) led through under the gallows, and severely scourged; the other prisoners were scourged out of the city." Chron. van den Ondergang, page 1590, Col. 2.
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