The Bloody Theater, or Martyrs Mirror, in plain modern English: edited chapter for chapter from the 1886 translation, with every scripture reference and abbreviation spelled out so it can be read aloud. The unaltered 1886 text is on the shelf as Martyrs Mirror.
Sign in to track your progress, highlight verses, and follow a reading plan.
Contents
Old Book of the Martyrs Mirror: 1570s
1Veit Greyenburger, in the Year 15702Four Friends Offered up in Maestricht3Anneken Ogiers, Daughter of Jan Ogiers, and Wife of Adriaen Boogaert, in the Year 15704Sentence of Death of Anneken, Jan Ogiers' Daughter5Barber Jans, in the Year 15706Allert Janss, in the Year 15707Andries N., with his Father and Brother, in the Year 15708Andries N., in the Year 15709Joris van Meesch and Jacob Lowijs About 157010Jan the Ribbon Weaver, Joost the Wheelwright with his Wife11Faes Dircks, and Two Others, in the Year 157012Copy of the Confession Made by Faes Dircks Imprisoned Here in Thiendewegs Gate13Extract from the Book of Criminal Sentences of the Town of Gouda14Adriaen Pieters and Barber Joosten15Maerten Karettier, in the Year 157016Lijntgen Kemels, in the Year 157017Joost Verkindert and Lauwerens Andriess, in the Year 157018Another Edifying Letter and Exhortation of Joost Verkindert19Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written on the 2nd of July20Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written from Prison21Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written from Prison, to his Wife22Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written from Prison23Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written to his Dear Wife, and, Generally24Another Letter of Joost Verkindert Written in Bonds to his Wife on the 20th…25Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written in his Bonds, to his Wife26Another Letter of Joost Verkindert, Written to his Brothers, Michiel and Pleun27The Last Letter of Joost Verkindert28A Letter from Lauwerens Andriess, the Fellow Prisoner of Joost Verkindert29Hans van den Wege, Janneken van Hulle, and Janneken van Rentegem, in the Year 157030The First Letter of Hansken van den Wege31The Second Letter from Hansken van den Wege32The Third Letter of Hansken van den Wege33The Fourth Letter of Hansken van den Wege34Barbelken Goethals, and Saerken van Duerhove, in the Year 157035Here Follows a Letter which Barbelken Goethals Wrote in Prison36Ten Persons, Men as Well as Women37Jelis Claverss, Lijsabet, Wife of Claes de Vries, Nelleken Jaspers, in the Year 157138Dirck Mieuwess, in the Year 157139Anneken Heyndricks, in the Year 157140Sentence of Death of Anneken Heyndricks41Wolfgang Pinder, in the Year 157142Joost van der Straten, in the Year 157143Hans van der Straten, in the Year 157144Gerrit Corneliss, in the Year 157145Sentence of Death of Gerrit Corneliss46The Two Torturings of Gerrit Corneliss47A Letter from Hendrick Verstralen to his Wife, Written in the Year 157148Another Letter from Hendrick Verstralen to his Wife49A Letter from Hendrick Verstralen, Written to his Brothers and Sisters50A Letter which Maeyken Deynoots Wrote to her Brothers and Sisters51Another Letter from Maeyken Deynoots, to her Brother and Sister52Adriaen Janss Hoedemaecker, and Jelis de Backer53Twelve Christians at Deventer: Ydse Gaukes, Dirck van Wesel, in the Year 157154A Letter from Ydse Gaukes, Skipper55The Second Letter of Ydse Gaukes56The Third Letter of Ydse Gaukes, Written in Prison in Deventer57Douwe Eeuwouts, in the Year 157158Hans Misel, in the Year 157159Jan Block Burnt for the Faith60A Letter Written by Jan Block61Heyndrick van Eckelo, in the Year 157262A Young Man from Nimeguen Burned at Hertogenbosch, in the Year 157263Jan Wouterss van Kuyck and Adriaenken Jans of Molenaersgraef, in the Year 157264Further Observation Concerning the Death of Jan Wouterss van Kuyck And…65Touching the Persons that were Then in the Court of Justice, and Consequently66The First Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Brother-in-Law and his Sister67The Second Letter from Jan Wouterss, Written to his Brother and his Sisters68The Third Letter from Jan Wouterss69The Fourth Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Wife70The Fifth Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Wife and Daughter71The Sixth Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Only Daughter in Particular72The Seventh Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Father and Mother73The Eighth Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Sister in Law74The Ninth Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Youngest Three Sisters75The Tenth Letter from Jan Wouterss, to his Oldest Brother-in-Law and Sister76The Eleventh Letter from Jan Wouterss, to P. J., his Youngest Brother-in-Law77A Confession of Faith78A Letter from Adriaenken, Jan's Daughter, of Molenaersgraef79A Letter to Said Adriaenken Jans in her Bonds. Sent by her Husband80Seven Brothers at Breda, Jan Pieterss, Geleyn Corneliss81Touching the Court Proceedings and Death Sentences of the Aforementioned…82Maertens Janss, a Corn Porter, and Jan Hendrickss of Swartewael, a Steersman, in the Year 157283Extract of the Sentence of Maerten Janss, Corn Porter, Citizen of This City84A Letter from Jan Hendrickss, Written in Prison at Delft, to his Wife85Some Examinations of Jan Hendrickss86Another Letter by Jan Hendrickss, to Maerten Janss, his Fellow Prisoner87Another Letter from Jan Hendrickss to Pouwels and Aechtgen88Sander Wouterss, of Bommel and Evert Hendricks, of Warendorp, in the Year 157589Sentence of Death of Sander Wouterss of Bommel and Evert Hendricks Of…90Hans Knevel, in the Year 157291Mattheus Bernaerts, Called Mattheus van Lincken, Adriaen Rogiers, in the Year 157292A Testament Written by Mattheus Bernaerts, Called van Lincken93A Thanksgiving before and after Eating94Adrian Rogiers, Burned for the Testimony of Jesus Christ, in the Year 157295Another Letter by Said Adrian Rogiers, Written in Prison to his Wife96Another Letter from Adrian Rogiers to his Wife, Written in Prison at Ghent97The First Letter from Maerten van der Straten to his Wife98The Second Letter from Maerten van der Straten to his Wife99Third Letter from Maerten van der Straten, to his Wife100The Fourth Letter from Maerten van der Straten, to Anna Servaes101The Fifth Letter of Maerten van der Straten, to Servaes Janss102The Sixth Letter from Maerten van der Straten, and Beliken his Wife103Willem de Rijcker, and Christoffel Fierens, in the Year 1572104Jan Smit, in the Year 1572105Pierijntgen Loosveldt, or Neckers, in the Year 1572106Michiel van Bruyssel, and Barberken his Wife, in the Year 1573107Jan van Ackeren, in the Year 1573108G. Kleermaecker, with Sijntgen van Rousselare and Maeyken Gosens, in the Year 1573109A Letter from Sijntgen van Rousselare110Francoys van Leuven, Hansken van Oudenaerden and Grietgen van Sluys111Lippijntgen Stayaerts, Sijntgen Barninge, or Lame Sijntgen, in the Year 1573112Jacob van den Wege, in the Year 1573113A Letter from Jacob van den Wege, Written to his Wife114Another Letter from Jacob van den Wege, to his Wife115Another Letter from Jacob van den Wege, Written in his Bonds116Another Letter by Jacob van den Wege117The Last Words Written by Jacob van den Wege118Maeyken van Deventer, Put to Death for the Testimony of Jesus Christ, in the Year 1573119A Testament Made by Maeyken van Deventer for her Children120A Prayer by Said Maeyken van Deventer121Maeyken Wens, and Some of her Fellow Believers, in the Year 1573122The Letters and Testimonies of Maeyken Wens, Wife of Mattheus Wens, Mason123The Second Letter from Maeyken Wens, Written to her Husband124The Third Letter from Maeyken Wens, Written in Prison at Antwerp125The Fourth Letter from Maeyken Wens Written to her Son126The Fifth Letter from Maeyken Wens, Written to Jan de Metser, Minister127Five Pious Christians, Hans van Munstdorp and Janneken Munstdorp, His Wife128A Letter which Hans van Munstdorp Wrote to his Wife129[testament] Written to Janneken My Own Dearest Daughter, in the Year 1573130Copy of a Letter by Janneken Munstdorp's Own Hand, in the Year 1573131Another Letter from Janneken Munstdorp, Wife of Hans van Munstdorp132Susanneken and Kalleken Claes, in the Year 1573133Anthonis Ysbaerts, in the Year 1573134Fifty Four Persons, Brothers as Well as Sisters135Adriaen Hoedemaecker and Mattheus Keuse, in the Year 1574136Hans Peltner, in the Year 1574137Reytse Aysess of Oldenborn Put to Death for the Testimony of Jesus Christ138Various Examinations of Reytse Aysess before the Commissary, Pastors, Priests139Another Confession. Which Reytse Aysess Made before the Bishop, in the Year 1574140Another Confession of Reytse Aysess, Made before an Arrogant Priest141An Epistle or Exhortation of Reytse Aysess, Written to the Friends142Another Confession of Reytse Aysess, Made before the Commissary143A Letter from Reytse Aysess, Written to his Father144A Letter from Reytse Aysess, Written to his Mother145A Letter from Reytse Aysess, Written to his Wife146Another Letter from Reytse Aysess, Written to his Wife147Sentence and Death of Reytse Aysess148Hendrick Pruyt, in the Year 1574149Olivier Willemss, of Nimeguen, Burnt Alive for the Practice of the Evangelical Truth, Together with Two Young Maidens, in the Year 1574150Further Observation Touching the Person of Olivier Willemss151Extracts from the Court Records of Criminal and Civil Matters of the City of…152Jacob the Cobbler and His Wife; Grietjen van Bruyssel; Anneken van Bruyssel, in the Year 1575153Claes van Armentiers, and Lijntgen, a Young Maiden, in the Year 1575154Twenty Persons at London, in England155Extract from a Writing by Gerrit van Byler's Own Hand156Answer to the Letter of John Fox, in the Year 1575157Paul Glock, in the Year 1576158Matthijs Binder, in the Year 1576159Raphel van den Velde and Jeronymus Schepens, in the Year 1576160The First Letter from Raphel van den Velde, Written to his Wife161Another Letter from Raphel van den Velde Written to his Brothers and Sisters162Another Letter from Raphel van den Velde, Written to his Wife163Another Letter from Raphel van den Velde, Written to his Wife164Another Letter from Raphel van den Velde, Written to his Son165The Last Letter from Raphel van den Velde166To Claes Schepens167Louwerens the Shoemaker, in the Year 1576168Hans Bret, in the Year 1576169The First Letter of Hans Bret, Written on Monday after Whitsuntide, in the Year 1576170Another Letter from Hans Bret, Written and Sent to his Brother David171Another Letter from Hans Bret, Written to His Beloved Mother172Another Letter from Hans Bret, Written to His Beloved Mother, the 5th of July173Another Letter from Hans Bret174Another Letter from Hans Bret, Written to Hans C.175Letter of Privilege Granted by William the First176Louwerens Janss Noodtdruft, of Delft, in the Year 1577177Hans de Ruyter, with his Wife and Daughter, in the Year 1577178Charge of William the First, to the Magistrate at Middleborgh