The Two Torturings of Gerrit Corneliss

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Old Book of the Martyrs Mirror: 1570s

The Two Torturings of Gerrit Corneliss

THE TWO TORTURINGS OF GERRIT CORNELISS, ACCORDING TO THE RECORD IN THE BOOK OF CRIMINAL SENTENCES AT AMSTERDAM

He was tortured twice, namely, on the 27th of April, and on the 3rd of May, in the year 1571, according to the sentence of the judges, as appears from the record of the confession.

Thus extracted from the book of criminal sentences of the city of Amsterdam, preserved in the archives there.

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