Of the Persecution and Suffering of the Christian Believers, A. D. 1400

That the intelligent and God fearing J. Tauler called the prelates of the Roman church blind and leaders of the blind, and taught his fellow believers much concerning the persecution and suffering of the true Christians, we set forth in our account of Holy Baptism, for the year 1400.

In the meantime some of the sheep of the flock of Christ were devoured by the Roman wolf; their names,  however, are not known to us, except one, and even respecting him we have not been able to obtain sufficient information with regard to his whole faith, save this much, that in his belief he was opposed to antichrist, that is, the Pope of Rome; on which account the cruel death by fire was inflicted upon him, because he would not apostatize.

Concerning this, the following words, among others, are found in the Chronijck van den Onder;gang: "William Santraus also opposed the (Roman) antichrist at this time; he fell into the power and custody of the archbishop of Canterbury, where he, after a whole year's confinement, ultimately, though with great steadfastness, ended his life in the flames." Chron., page 750, col. 1.