Freaks of Fanaticism, and Other Strange Events

224

Kerssenbroeck, p. 100 et seq.

225

Kerssenbroeck, p. 103 et seq.; Montfort., pp. 40-1; Hast p. 368.

226

Montfort., p. 40.

227

Kerssenbroeck, p. 110.

228

Ibid. p. 114.

229

Ibid.; Sleidan, p. 419; Heresbach, p. 132.

230

Sleidan, p. 419.

231

Montfort., p. 40; Kerssenbroeck, p. 104 et seq.; Hast, p. 368.

232

Montfort., p. 40.

233

Hast, p. 370; Bussierre, p. 403.

234

Kerssenbroeck, p. 132 et seq.

235

Kerssenbroeck, p. 128; Sleidan, p. 420; Hast, p. 373 et seq.; "Acta, Handlungen," &c., f. 365 b. The king's letter began "Leve Lips" ("Dear Phil").

236

Sleidan, p. 421.

237

Kerssenbroeck, p. 129; Sleidan, p. 421.

238

Luth. "Sämmtliche Werke," Wittenb. 1545-51, ii. ff. 367-375; "Von der Teuffelischen Secte d. Widerteuffer. zu Münster."

239

Ibid. f. 367.

240

Ibid. f. 369.

241

Ibid. f. 373.

242

Ibid. ii. ff. 298-325.

243

Ibid. ii. ff. 334-363. Melancthon says that things had come to such a pass in Münster, that no child knew who was its father, brother, or sister.

244

"Acta Handlung." &c. f. 366 a.

245

Kerssenbroeck, p. 130.

246

Ibid. p. 140.

247

Sleidan, p. 419; Bullinger, l. ii. c. 9; Heresbach, p. 156; Dorp. f. 498.

248

Kerssenbroeck, p. 148.

249

Ibid. p. 149.

250

Kerssenbroeck, pp. 153, 154; Sleidan, p. 422; Bullinger, lib. ii. c. 2; Heresbach, pp. 159, 160.

251

Kerssenbroeck, p. 155; Hast, 394.

252

Kerssenbroeck, p. 157 et seq.; Heresbach, pp. 151, 152; Hast, p. 395; Montfort., p. 46.

253

Ibid. p. 157.

254

Montfort., p. 47.

255

Kerssenbroeck, p. 161.

256

Kerssenbroeck, pp. 161-8.

257

Kerssenbroeck, pp. 73, 74; Hast, p. 37; Montfort., p. 58 et seq.

258

Montfort., pp. 68, 69.

259

Kerssenbroeck, pp. 176-7; Dorpius, f. 498 b; Sleidan, p. 422, says she was executed for having observed to some of her companions that it could not be the will of God that they should live in abundance whilst the subjects perished from want of necessaries. Hast, p. 395; Heresbach, p. 145.

260

Kerssenbroeck, p. 177.

261

Kerssenbroeck, p. 179 et seq.; Sleidan, p. 427; Montfort., p. 71; Heresbach, p. 162 et seq.; Hast, p. 395 et seq.; Dorpius, f. 499.

262

Kerssenbroeck, p. 169; and the authors before cited.

263

Kerssenbroeck, p. 176 et seq.; and the authors before cited.

264

Kerssenbroeck, p. 385; Heresbach, pp. 162-6; Montfort., p. 72; Hast, p. 396 et seq.

265

Kerssenbroeck, pp. 188, 189.

266

Kerssenbroeck, p. 195.

267

Ibid. p. 196; Heresbach, p. 166.

268

Kerssenbroeck, pp. 198-200. Dorpius says, "In the capture of the city, women and children were spared; and none were killed after the first fight, except the ringleaders." – f. 399.

269

Montfort., p. 73.

270

Kerssenbroeck, Heresbach, p. 168; Hast, p. 400.

271

Ibid. p. 200.

272

Ibid. p. 201

273

"Hernach auff freitag S. Johanstag mitten in Sommer, kommet Gott und zerstöret die Helle, und jaget den Teuffel heraus, und komet sein Mutter wider hinein … und sind die Widerteuffer an obgemeltem tag ausgerottet worden, die Papisten aber wider eingepflantzet." – Dorp. f. 399 (by misprint 499).

274

Dorp. ff. 399 a, 400 a, b.

275

Dorp. f. 399 b.

276

Luther's "Sämmtliche Werke." Wittenb. 1545-51. Band, ii. ff. 376-386.

277

"Denn wiewol ichs fur dieser zeit mit dem Zwingel gehalten," &c., f. 384.

278

Ibid. f. 384 b.

279

Wei zweiveln nicht wenn ein bestendig Policey und Regiment gewesen were, wie itzt est, es würden sich die Vetter freilich aug der selbigen gehalten haben.

280

Predicanten: So wöllen wir in diesemfäll viel lieber der Oberkeit gehorsam sein, f. 386 b.

281

"Das weltliche Oberkeit," &c., in Luth. "Sämt. Werke." 1545-51, ii. ff. 327-8.

282

"Von dem Geist d. Widerteuffer." in Luth. "Samt. Werke." 1545-51, ii. f. 325 b.

283

Kerssenbroeck, p. 209; Kurtze Hist. f. 400.

284

Kerssenbroeck, p. 210; Kurtze Hist. f. 400.

285

Bussierre, p. 462.

286

Kerssenbroeck, p. 211; Bullinger, lib. ii. c. 10; Montfort., p. 74; Heresbach, pp. 166-7; Hast, pp. 405-6; Kurtze Historia, f. 400.

287

Kerssenbroeck, p. 211; Kurtze Hist. f. 401.