The Bloody Theater or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians — van Braght's 1660 collection of the stories, testimonies and letters of Christian martyrs of the first seventeen centuries, in the 1886 English translation, with Jan Luyken's engravings.
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Account of Those Who Suffered in the Seventeenth Century
1Account of Those who Suffered in the Seventeenth Century2An Account of Those who Suffered in the Seventeenth Century3Of a Decree Published by Those of Groningen and Sneeck Against the Anabaptists, A. D. 16014The Decree5Further Observation6Four Persons, Namely, Huybert Op der Straten, Tijnken his Wife, A. D. 16017Hemes Nimrich, a Teacher of the Anabaptists, A. D. 16058Marcus Eder and Hans Poltzinger, A. D. 16059Hans Landis, A. D. 161410Further Observations Touching the Person and Death of Hans Landis11Of a Certain Prohibition Published by Those of Aerdenborgh Against the…, A. D. 161512Further Observation, A. D. 161913Remarks as to What Followed Hereupon14Of an Edict of Those of Deventer Against (among Others) the So Called…, A. D. 162015Edict16Of Severe Slanders Against the Anabaptists in the Province of Holland, A. D. 162617Of the Inauguration of the Last Swiss Persecution18Progress of the Inauguration of the Aforesaid Last Swiss Persecution19Of the Afore Mentioned Persecution Itself, How It Occurred, A. D. 163720Hans Meyli, Sr., and his Son's Wife21Catharina Mulerin, A. D. 163922Four Sisters, Namely, Barbara Meylin, Ot Tila Mulerin, Barbara Kolbin, A. D. 163923Elizabeth Hilzin, A. D. 163924Hans van Uticken, A. D. 163925Burckhardt Aman, A. D. 163926Jacob Egli, A. D. 163927Ulli Schedme, Surnamed Schneider28Jacob Rusterhel from Horgerberg29Stephen Zehender of Byrmensdorf30Ulrich Schneider, with his Two Sons31Henry Gutwol of Lehnmer, A. D. 163932Hans Jacob Hess, with his Wife, A. D. 163933Of a Certain Manifesto, Emitted by Those of Zurich, A. D. 163934Werner Phister and his Son's Wife35Gallus Schneider, A. D. 164036Rudolph Bachman, A. D. 164037Ulrich Muller, A. D. 164038Of a Certain Supplication Addressed and Delivered by Those of Amsterdam39Felix Landis, with his Wife Adelheid Egli, A. D. 164240Rudolf Suhner, A. D. 164341Three Sisters, Namely, Elizabeth Bachmanni, Elssa Bethezei, and Sarah Wanrij, A. D. 164342Verena Landis, A. D. 164343Barbara Neeft, A. D. 164344Barbly Ruff, A. D. 164345Henry Boller, A. D. 164446Of a Certain Writing from Switzerland, A. D. 164547An Edict Published by Those of Schaffhausen Against Those Called Anabaptists48Of a Certain Mandate Published by the Prince of Neuburg49Lilly Wagman, and Another Brother50Of a Certain Writing from Mackenheym, A. D. 165851Seven Teachers and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ Imprisoned at Berne52Seven Hundred Persons Oppressed and Persecuted at Berne53Extract from the First Letter, Dated the 7th of April, 167154Extract from the Second Letter from Obersultzem, the 23d Day of May, 167155Extract from the Third Letter from Obersultzem, the 13th of October, 167156Extract from the Fourth Letter, Dated November 2d, 167157Fifth Extract from the Same, Obersultzem58Hans Haslibacher, A. D. 157159An Edict Published by Those of Berne Against Those Called Anabaptists60Concerning What was Done for the Deliverance of the Last Mentioned Prisoners61The States, Etc62The States, Etc63Copy64Copy65Prayer for the Secular Power66Advertisement67First Part68The Superscription of the Letter to the Government of Berne69The Superscription of the Letter to the Government of Zurich70To the Bloody Theater of the Anabaptists, or Nonresistant Christians71Tertullian's Consolation and Encouragement to the Martyrs in Prison in The…