Wolfgang Mair, and Wolfgang Hueber

In this year 1559, two brothers named Wolfgang Mair and Wolfgang Hueber were arrested for the faith in the district of Lutzenburg, and taken to Titmain, from where they were brought to Saltzburg. In both of those places they had to suffer and endure great torment and tyranny. Wolfgang Mair was twice brought to the rack, stripped each time, and severely tortured; but he could not be induced to say anything that was contrary to his faith. The secretary said: "You must tell who took you into his house or lodged you; or you will have to die on the rack." He replied

"If I die, I die; I will still not say anything against my conscience, or betray those who have done me good." Then they stopped torturing them, and priests came to them with all kinds of enticements, and labored long and hard with them. They also tried to turn them with many threats and pleadings, and denied them all hope, with many blasphemies. They earnestly contradicted all of it, defending the truth with great zeal, since the Lord gave them such strength that they had already surrendered their lives for the truth.

After this there was much consultation about them, especially among the priests; at one point it was resolved to imprison them for life; but God brought this purpose to nothing. Afterwards they were still tempted much by one person and another, who wanted to make them renounce their faith; but it was in vain. They put them all to shame with the Word of God, and freely declared to them that their faith was the way of divine truth in Jesus Christ, to which they would steadfastly hold by the help of God, no matter what anyone might say or undertake against it. Then they were taken back from Saltzburg to Titmain, to be sentenced to death. When their sentence was read they vigorously contradicted it, saying that it was not true, and that their faith was profitable for all things, and that it was neither heresy nor deception.

When they were led out of the city, some women wept out of compassion, that they were to be put to death in this way on account of the faith; but they said: "You need not weep for us; but weep for yourselves, and for your sins." They also sang for joy that their end and their redemption were so near at hand.

When they were at the place of execution, brother Wolfgang Mair cried out to the people: "Today I will offer to my God a true burnt sacrifice, pay my vows, and testify with my blood to the divine truth." So they were executed with the sword, and then burned with fire, cheerfully, bravely and boldly giving up their temporal life, to inherit eternal life.

Some who were the chief cause of their imprisonment and death were plainly struck by the judgment of God, so that some of them died soon after, while others did not meet a natural death, but were so touched by God that it was easy to see they were visited by the wrath of God.