Antwerp
(on the Schelde River)
Belgium
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Martyrs Mirror by Thieleman J. van Braght
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1550

A certain Jan and 2 others were executed.

1551

2 October 1551
Pieter Bruynen, Jan, Pleunis, Jan de Oudekleerkoper (the old-clothes buyer) and another brother were all executed.

1555

Jan Deels (the Droogscheerder or cloth shearer), Hans Verhoeven de Borduerwercker (embroiderer), Frans Sweerdtveger (Frans Deens or Doos) and Pieter van Beringen (Pieter with the lame foot) were all executed in the marketplace.

Bartholomew Cornelissen the potter and Rommeken (Rombout Smit) were executed in the marketplace.

1556

Abraham van Royen and Jan de Kudse were executed in the marketplace.

1557

Maerten Zaeywever, Joris Oudkleerkooper, Willem van Thye (the Droogscheerder), Victor and Pieter de Backer were executed in the marketplace.

Jeronymus, Laurens Cruwele van Guelders, Pieter de Moulenaer (miller), Jacob van Ieper (or van Houte) and Maerten de Wael (the Frenchman) were all burned at the stake or beheaded in prison.

Margriete Vanneau, wife of Jeronymus Van der Capellen, Clairette (Claerken) Boucket (Bocquette), wife of Maerten de Wael, and Janneken of Dextelaer were all drowned to death in the prison. Their naked bodies were then thrown into the Scheldt.

1558

Jacob Daneels de Metselaer (mason) was taken to the marketplace with a gag in his mouth - to prevent him from speaking to the crowd - and executed there.

Louwijs Luycx de Wever (weaver), Frans Tibau (Thibaut) of Ieper (Ypres), Little Dirk, Hendrick (Dache) Leerverkooper (the leather merchant), Anthonis van Houtere and Dirk de Schilder (the painter) were all beheaded in prison.

Hans Pfleinshorn den Duytsch (from Nurnberg) was beheaded in prison and his body thrown into the Scheldt.


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