The Bloody Theatre, or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians who baptized only upon confession of faith, and who suffered and died for the testimony of Jesus, their savior, from the time of Christ to the year A.D. 1660

Part 271

Chapter 2713,092 wordsPublic domain

Fourteen persons burned, 255

" " further observation, 255

Francais, the carpenter, 727

Franchoys de Swarte, with Klaesken, his wife, 637

Francijntgen Meulenaers at Bruges, 626

Francijntgen and others, 532

Francis of Bolsweert, 455

" van der Sach, 638

Francoys van Leuven, 920

Frans Sweerdtveger, 529

" Tiban and Little Dirk, 561

Fransken Vroevrouwe, 594

Fructuosus, bishop Tarragona, burned, 135

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Gaius of Alexandria exiled, 135

Gallus Schneider, 1059

Geleyn Corneliss, 885–886

George Wagner, 401

" Blaurock and Hans van der Reve, 415

" " memorial of, 416

" " consolatory admonition, 419

" Bauman, 422

George Gruenwald, 423

" Steinmetz, 423

" Zaunringerad, 424

" Vaser and Leonhard Sailer, 430

" Libich and Ursula Hellrigling, 449

" Raeck, 620

" Friesen, a cabinet maker, 636

" " an admonition, 636

" Pruckmair, 1005

" Wanger, 1024

Gerard and thirty others branded and scourged, 283

" etc., answers to questions, 283

" " summary of doctrine, 283

" " conduct toward the fathers in the council, 284

" " joyful going out and miserable death, 284

" further observations, 284

" Sagarellus burned, 308

Germanicus devoured by beasts, 111

Gerrit Hasepoot burned, 538

" van Kempen, 479

" Duynherder, 711

" van Mandel, confession of faith, 734

" Corneliss put to death, 835

Getulicus and others slain, 106

Gillis put to death, 476

G. Kleermaecker put to death, 917

G. " letter, 917

God and the creation of all things, 36

Golauduch of Persia put to death, 205

Gomer, the mason, and others, 615

Gotthard of Nonenburg, 568

Govert, Gillis, Mariken and Anneken, 476

" Jaspers put to death, 559

Grietgen, Naentgen and others, 484

" and others, 532

" Tanneken, Lijntgen and Stijntgen of Aix-la-Chapelle, 561

" Bonaventeurs, 599

" van Sluys, 920

Grietjen " Bruyssel, 956

Guljame van Dale, 631

Gysbert Jans, six brethren, etc., burned, 465

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Hadewijk and Elizabeth, 525

Hans Koch put to death, 398

" Schlaeffer, 410

" Pretle, 412

" Feierer with five brethren and three sisters, 412

" Langmantel, etc., 414

" van der Reve, 415

" Wucherer and Hans Bartel, 431

" Seyel and Hans of Wels, 433

" Simeraver, 439

" Huber, 449

" Blietel, 456

" Staudtach beheaded, 457

" van Overdam, confession, 468–473

" " " letter, 473–475

" " " death, 476

" Keeskooper, letter of, 475

" " death of, 476

" van Monster and others, 481

" Borduerwercker, 529

" Pichner of Sal, 529

" Brael persecuted, 539–542

" den Duytsch, 561

" de Smit, 561

" Burculo, 561

" Smit and others, 565

" Beck " " , 565

" de Vette, confession of, 596

" Vermeersch " ", 606

" de Backer and others, 615

" Mariken van Meenen, Beetgen van Brugh and Lijntgen, 629

Hans Symons, 676

" " a letter to his wife, 681

" " another letter, 683

" Marijns van Oosten, 711

" " " " letter, 726

" van den Wege, 825

" " " " first letter, 826

" " " " second letter, 827

" " " " third letter, 829

" " " " fourth letter, 829

" " der Straten, 835

" Misel, 851

" Knevel, 899

" van Munstdorp burned, 934

" " " letter to his wife, 934

" Peltner, 943

" Bret, 984

" " first letter, 986

" " another letter, 988

" " another letter, 990

" " " " , 993

" " " " written in a dark pit, 997

" " " " to Hans C, 998

" de Ruyter, with his wife and daughter, 1001

" Aicher, 1005

" Poltzinger and Marcus Eder, 1044

" Landis, 1045

" " further observations, 1046

" Meyli, Sr., and his son’s wife, 1051

" van Uticken, 1054

" Jacob Hess, with his wife, 1056

" Zaug and others, 1065

" Haslibacher, 1068

Hansken van der Broecke and others, 561

" Lisz at Bruges, 629

" Parmentier at Bruges, 629

" in’t Schaeck, 696

" van Oudenaerden, 920

Hanz Peiz and some others, 430

Harman Timmerman of Antwerp, 734

" " confession of faith, 734

Harmen, the dyer, and others, 844

Hemes Nimrich, a teacher and others scourged, 1044

Henderick van Etten, 783

" Dirks and others, 506

Hendrick Anthoniss and others, 515–516

" Leerverkooper, Anthonis, and Dirk de Schilder, 561

" Adams and others, 565

" Aerts, the hatter, and Janneken Cabiljaus, his wife, 638

" Maelschalck, 694

" " letter, 694

" Alewijns, 711

" " an epistle to his children, 712

" " to the lords at rack, 718

" " farewell testament, 719–726

" Verstralen, first letter to his wife, 836

" " another letter, etc., 837

" " letter to brethren, 839

" Pruyt, 955

" Sumer, 1002

Henricus put to death, 126

Henry and Alfuard slain, 258

" of Toulouse put to death, 282

" Gutwol, 1056

" Boller, 1062

Heraclides put to death, 124

Herman, Andrew and Guillemette, 309

" Jans of Sollem burned, 518

" van Vleckwijck burned, 741

" " " and Friar Cornelis, 751–763

Hero and others put to death, 124

Heron burned, 130

Heyndrick Eemkens, 635

" Arents, 706

" van Eckelo, 854

Hilarius on baptism, 152

Holy Supper, 39

How Christ baptized through his disciples, 62

Hugo Jacob Kraen, his wife Mary, and two others, 425

Huybert op der Straten, Trijnken, his wife, and others, 1044

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Ignatius devoured by wild beasts, 102

Inquisition by Pope Innocent III against the Albigenses and Waldenses, 287

" cruel mode of, 298

" continued, 298

" commenced in the Netherlands, 299

" of believers, 307

" continuation, 307

" mode of, 316

" rules of, 316

" articles for recantation, 322

" by the Spaniards, 336–337

" places of imprisonment, 337

" how persons were delivered to the secular judges, 337

" against the believers, 396

In what the church always continued the same, 21

Irene and two sisters burned, 178

Ireneus put to death, 125

Iron and leaden century, 51

Isidore burned, 130

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Jacob and Seli his wife, 447

" den Geldersman burnt, 458

" Claess and his wife Cecilia, 467–468

" van Yperes and others, 548

" de Melselaer, 560

" de Swarte and others, 561

" the goldsmith, and others, 615

" Dircks with his two sons, 696

" de Roore, the chandler, burned, 741

" " disputation with Friar Cornelis, 742–751

" " first letter, 763

" " second letter, 765

" " third letter, 767

" " fourth letter, 769

" " another letter, 774

" " " " , 776

" " " " , 779

" van den Wege, 920

" " " " letter to his wife, 921

" " " " another letter, 921

" " " " " " , 926

" " " " " " , 927

" " " " last words , 928

" the cobbler, and his wife, 956

" Mandel, 1002

" Platser, 1025

" Egli, 1054

" Rusterhel, 1055

Jacques Dosie at Leeuwaerden, 480

" D’Auchy put to death, 569

" " confession in prison, 569

" " before the commiss’y, 570

" " betrayed and apprehended, 587

" Bostijn, 630

" Mesdagh, 686

" " letter, 686

James, the son of Zebedee, beheaded, 70

" " " " Alpheus, stoned, 72

Jan Egtwercken, Claes Meliss, etc., 448

Jan Pennewaerts, six brethren burned, 465

" Pleunis and others, 503

" the old clothes buyer, 503

" " " " " confession, 505

" Drooghscheerder, 529

" de Kudse, 533

" Hendricks, examination, etc., 552–556

" Jans Brant, 593

" Bosch of Bergh, 606

" Hendrick, Bastiaen, etc., 629

" N. Jelis Outerman, etc., 629

" Hulle, at Ypres, 630

" Grendel, 637

" de Swarte, and Klaesken his wife, 638

" Maes, 638

" Gerrits burned at the Hague, 653

" " testament, 653

" " letter to the Lutheran preacher, 654

" " another writing, 657

" " another letter, 658

" Portier burned, 694

" van Paris, 694

" de Smit, 696

" Thielemans and Job Jans burned, 701

" " first letter, 702

" " another letter, 705

" van Raes, 727

" " Mandel, confession of faith, 734

" de Schaper, confession of faith, 734

" Wiljoot, confession of faith, 734

" van Doornick, confession of faith, 734

" Koopman and Hans, his servant, 734

" van Hadebroeck, 734

" " " first letter, 738

" " " second letter, 739

" " " third letter, 740

" Claes, 787

" Quirijnss of Utrecht, burned, 795

" " letter, 797

" the ribbon weaver, 808

" Block, 852

" " a letter, 852

" Wouterss van Kuyck burned, 855

" " " " further observation, 856–857

" " " " verses concerning, 857

" " " " first letter, 857

" " " " second letter, 861

" " " " third letter, 864

" " " " fourth letter, 866

" " " " fifth letter, 868

" " " " sixth letter, 870

" " " " seventh letter, 872

" " " " eighth letter, 874

" " " " ninth letter, 876

" " " " tenth letter, 878

" " " " eleventh letter, 879

" " " " confession, etc., 880

" Pieterss and others, 885–886

" Hendrickss of Swartewael, 886

" " and Maertens Janss’ sentence, 887

" " letter, 887

" " examinations, 890

" " letter, 895

" " another letter, 896

" Smit, 915

" van Ackeren, 917

Janneken Walraven burned, 542

" and Noelle, 561

" and Maeyken, 616

" van Hulle and Janneken van Rentegem, 825

" Munstdorp, Jans’ wife, 934

" " letter to her daugh’r, 935

" " (daughter) letter to parents in prison, 938

" " (mother) letter to her sister, 939

Januarius, bishop of Beneveutum, 176

Jaques de Somere, letter to his mother, 967

Jasper the shoemaker, 637

" den Taschrinkmaker, 727

Jegli Schlebach and others, 1065

Jelis Strings, Pieter and Jelis Potvliet, 631

" " first letter, 631

" " second letter, 633

" Bernaerts, a testament to his wife, 600

" " a letter to his wife, 602

" " " " " , 603

" " " " brethren, 605

" Matthijss put to death, 644

" " letter, 644

" " another letter, 649

" " " " , 651

" the mason, 808

" Claverss and others, 832

" de Backer burnt, 841

" de Groot, 593

Jerome’s views touching several other matters of faith, 163

Jerome Kels, Michael Seifensieder and Hans Oberacker, 429

" Segers, with his wife, Lijsken, 485

" " letter to his wife, 486–488

" " " the brethren, 489–492

" " " to his wife, 492–495

" " " " " , 495

" Segers’ wife, letter to her husband, 495–496

" " " letter to her husband, 497–498

" Segers, letter to his wife, 496–497

" Segers’ wife’s, letter to husb’d, 498

" Segers, letter to his wife, 499

" " " Big Henry, 506

" " last letter to his wife, 501

" " wife, Lijsken’s confession and death, 502

Jeronymus and others, 548

Jeronymus Schepens, 974

" " letter to Claes Schepens, 983

Jesus crucified, 65

Johannes Erigena, surnamed Scotus, 237

John the Baptist beheaded, 67

" banished, 92

" and Paul put to death, 180

" a tradesman, scourged, 234

" Tauler, 314

" Huss, followers of, 324

" Waddon burnt, 332

" Walen with two brethren, 408

" Hut burned, 417

" Styaerts and Peter, 433

" Claess and Lucas Lamberts, 451

" " testament to his wife, 451

" " " " " , 451

" " " " " and children, 452

" " " " brothers and sisters, 452

" " " " kindred, 453

" " sentenced, 454

" Knel or Buchner, 480

" Bair of Lichtenfels, 485

" Leyntner, 618

" Korbmacher, 620

" Schut, his confession, 628

" George, 675

" Mang, 675

" Fox, answer to letter, 971

Joos Jans, 640

" Kasteel and Karel, 686

" Verbeeck, 626

" " letter from, 626

Joost Kindt, a letter, 520

" " another letter, 520

" Joosten burned, 625

" Goethals, Roelandt and Pieter Stayert, Janneken Roelands and Janneken de Jonckheere, 727

Joost, the wheelwright, with his wife, 808

" Verkindert put to death, 810

" " letter to his wife, etc., 810

" " " to the church, 811

" " " to his brother W., 813

" " " to his wife, 814

" " " to his mother, 815

" " " to his wife, 816

" " " to his brother W. and wife, 817

" " " to his wife, 818

" " " " " , 821

" " " " " , 821

" " " " brothers, 822

" " last letter, 824

" van der Straten, 834

" de Tollenaer, 1013

" " " first letter, 1013

" " " second letter, 1015

" " " third letter, 1019

" " " testament to his daughter, 1019

Joriaen Simons, a testament to her son, 543

" " three letters, etc., 545–546

Joris Wouter, Grietgen and Naentgen, 484

" Oudkleerkooper and others, 547

" Wippe put to death, 562–563

" " first letter, 563

" " second letter, 564

" " third letter, 564

" Tieleman and others, 615

" and Joachim, 619

" van Meesch and Jacob Lowijs, 807

Judas Thaddeus slain, 89

Julia put to death, 126

Julian burned at Alexandria, 129

Juliana, 176

Julitta of Iconia, 175

Julius put to death, 126

" Klampherer, 627

Junia martyred at Rome, 83

Justinus beheaded, 108

Justus and Pastor slain, 104

" a youth, beheaded, 173

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Kalleken Strings and others, 627

" Steens and Herman, 638

" widow of Anpleunis van den Berge, 727

Karel van Tiegem, 593

" " den Velde and Proentgen, his wife, 637

" Halling, 676

" de Raet and Grietgen, his wife, 696

Klaerken and Janneken, 548

Klaes, Christian, Hans and others, 638

Konrad Schumacher, 552

Koolaert, the cooper, 626

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Lambert van Doornick, 562

Lambrecht Grube, Hans Beck, Laurence Shumacher, Peter Plaver, his servant Peter and Hans Talber, 424

Lame Sijntgen, 920

Last Judgment, 31–41

Laurens van Guelders and others, 548

Lauwerens van der Leyen, 608

" " " " first letter, 609

" " " " second letter, 610

" " " " confession of faith, 611

" " " " third letter, 614

" " " " fourth letter, 614

" " de Walle and others, 627

" Allaerts, 630

" Pieters, 694

Lauwerens Verkamer, 709

" Andriess put to death, 810

" " letter, 825

Law of Christ, 38

Lenaert Plovier of Aix-la-Chapelle, 616

" " letter to his wife, 616

" " testament, 617

Leondar Bernkop, 448

Leonhard Schneider beheaded, 457

Leonhard Meister put to death, 398

" Keyser, 405–406

" Schoener and others, 409

" Frick, 410

" Lochmair and Offrus Greizinger, 432

" Boltzinger, 1024

Leonhart Sumeraver, 1004

Leonides and others, 114

" the father of Origen, 123

Leopold Schneider, 411

Letter of Jannijn Buefkijn, 475

" " Privilege by William I., 1000

Letters of King Henry VI., 332

Lievijn Jans and others, 515–516

Lijntgen Kernels, 810

" Joris and Trijntgen, her daughter, 844

" a young maiden, 956

Lijsabet, wife of Claes de Vries and others, 832

Lijsbet and Catharina Somerhuys, 844

Lijsken te Linschoten and others, 1044

Lippijntgen Stayerts, 709

" Stayaerts, 920

Little Hans of Stotzingen, 412

Louis and two others, 417

Louwerens the shoemaker, 983

" Janss Noodtdruft of Delft, 1000

Louwijs de Wever, 561

Lucas Michiels, six brethren burnt, 465

" Hendricks at Bruges, 629

" de Groot hanged, 693

Lucian, an elder, put to death, 179

Lucianus and others slain, 96

Lucius put to death at Alexandria, 106

Ludwig Fest, 425

Luke hanged on a tree, 91

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Macar burned at Alexandria, 129

Maerten the Walloon and others, 548

" Pieters and Grietgen Jans, 710

" van Wyjcke with Lijsken, his wife, 808

" Karettier, 810

" v. d. Straten, 900

" " " " with Beliken, his wife, 907

" v. d. Straten, 1st letter, etc., 907

" " " " 2d " , 908

" " " " 3d " , 909

" " " " 4th " , 910

" " " " 5th " , 912

" " " " 6th " , 913

" Bossier, 560

Maertens Janss, a corn porter, put to death, 886

Maeyken Doornaerts and others, 532

" Katz of Wervick, 599

" de Korte, a letter, 599

" Kocx and others, 627

" Trams at Bruges, 629

" Boosers burned, 641

" " confession and letter, 641

" " another letter, 642

" " letters, 642

" " another letter, 643

" van der Goes, 783

" Deynoots, letter, 840

" " another letter, 841

Maeyken Gosens put to death, 917

" van Deventer put to death, 928

" " " testament to her children, 928

" van Deventer, prayer, 931

" Wens and others burnt, 931

" " letters and testament, 931

" " second letter, 932

" " third letter, 932

" " fourth letter, 933

" " fifth letter, 933

" Wouters, 1033

" Wouters, letter, 1035

" Pieters, 1005

" Pickelen, 1024

Magdaleentken, 599

Magistracy, 30

Mahieu van Halewijn, 593

" and his four sons, 638

Malchus torn by wild beasts, 136

Mamas, a shepherd thrust through, 138

Mandate against the Anabaptists, 1006

" " " " , 1063

Manicheans and heretics, so-called, hanged, 257

Manifesto by those of Zurich, 1056

" Refutation, 1056

Many Christians apprehended, 211

" " burned in France and England, 285

" godfearing people put to death in Flanders, 285–286

" persons burnt at Crema, 317

Marcella and Rhais burned alive, 124

Marcus de Ledersnijder, 560

" Eder and Hans Poltsinger, 1044

Margaret Backster imprisoned, 334

" " accusation, etc., 334

Margriete, wife of Jeronymus, 548

Maria van Beckum and Ursula, 450

" of Monjou, 505

Marijn Amare at Bruges, 629

Mariken and Anneken, 506

" put to death, 476

Maritgen Jans and others, 477

Maritgen and others, 477

Mark dragged to the stake, 74

Marriage, 30–40

Martijne Amare, 637

Martijntgen Aelmeers, 637

Martin, the painter, 423

" of Vilgraten and Caspar Schumacher, 433

" Zaeywever and others, 547

Martina and others put to death, 126

Martionilla put to death, 178

Martyrdom of Paul’s friends and brethren, 83

Martyrdoms under Emperor Valens, 180

Martyrs of the new covenant, 58

" " " eighth century, 212

" Mirror, extract from old, 960

Mattheus Pottebacker, 608

" de Vick, 676

" Bernaerts burned, 900

" " testament to his children, 900

" " thanksgiving before and after eating, 904

" Keuse, 943

" Mair, 1032

Matthew beheaded, 88

Matthias tied on a cross, 90

" Servaes of Kottenem, 661

" " first letter, 662

" " second letter, 664

" " third letter, 665

" " fourth letter, 666

" " fifth letter, 670

" " sixth letter, 671

" " seventh letter, 672

" " eighth letter, 674

Matthias Servaes, ninth letter, 674

" " tenth letter, 674

Matthijs Smit and others, 565

" Binder, 973

Maturus persecuted, 112

Mavilus put to death, 123

Maximus stoned at Ephesus, 132

Melchior Vet, 401

Melchoir Platser, 1003

Men and women burned at Troyes, 288

Meynert Hermans and others, 515–516

Mercuria beheaded, 130

Metras stoned at Alexandria, 128

Michael Sattler, 401

" " charges against, 401

" " letter of, 403

" Wideman, or Beck, 433

Michiel van Bruyssel and Barberken, his wife, 917

" Buyse, 1013

" the widower, and Kalleken N., 1023

" Hazel, 1031

Moadatius put to death, 179

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Naentgen and others, 484

" Leerverkoopster, 594

Name of these people (Turilupins), 312

Narcissus put to death, 126

Neeltgen and Trijntgen, 805

Nelleken Jasper of Blijenberg, letter, 730

" Jaspers and others, 832

Nemesius burned, 130

Neon crucified, 139

Nicholas Felbinger, 618

" Geyer, 675

Nikasen Amare at Bruges, 629

" van Aelmeers, 637

Nilus burned, 178

Nine brethren and three sisters, 413

" " " several sisters, 421

Notice to the reader, 168

" concerning martyrs, 210

" to the Christian reader, 731

Nunilo and Aloida put to death, 235

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Oaths, 30, 40

" views on, 310

Objections of the Papists, 44

Obscurity of the church of God, 23

Observations regarding the account of Johannes Scotus, 237–238

Offices in the church, 29, 39

Of holy baptism, 15, 29, 38

Of the danger of the times, 8

Of the divine service of the church, 20

Of the name Anabaptists, 15

Old Jacob and others put to death, 481

" Maeyken, 599

" Pieter Jan Watier and others, 727

Olivier Willemss burnt, 955

" " further observations, 955

" " extract from the court, 956

Onesimus stoned, 104

Onesiphorus put to death, 84

Oppression under Granus, 205

Origen on baptism, 118

" five disciples of, 124

" two female disciples of, 124

" son of Leonides, banished, 133

Orvel, Jan and Pleunis, 628

Oswald of Jamnits, 455

" Landis and others, 1060

Ottila Mulerin and others, 1053

--P--

Pain, Melchior and three others, 423

Palmken Palmen, 478

Pamphilius, an elder at Cesarea, 176

Pancratius, a youth, beheaded, 173

Papylus and others put to death, 111

Paul persecuted and beheaded, 79

" Glock, 972

Pelagia suffocated, 176

Pelagius, a lad, beheaded, 246

" extract from P. J. Twisck, 247

Perceval van den Berge, 638

Peronne of Aubeton burned, 320

Perpetua and others, 123

Persecution, first, under Nero, 76

" second, " Domitian, 91

" third, " Trajan, 101

" fourth, A. D. 166, 107

" fifth, A. D. 201, 122

" sixth, under Maximin, A. D. 237, 126

" seventh, under Decius, A. D. 251, 127

" eighth, under Valerian, A. D. 259, 134

" originator and cause, A. D. 259, 134

" further particulars, A. D. 259, 134

" cruelty and violence of, 134

" ninth, under Aurelian, A. D. 273, 137

" a more particular account, 137

" A. D. 273, what the author of, etc., 138

" tenth, A. D. 302, 139, 166

" A. D. 302, cause, etc., 167

" A. D. 302, " " further statement, 167

" A. D. 302, cause, etc., further account, 167

" tenth, first year A. D. 302, 169

" " second " A. D. 303, 172

" " third " A. D. 304, 174

" " fourth " A. D. 305, 176

" " fifth " A. D. 306, 176

" " sixth " A. D. 307, 177

" " seventh " A. D. 308, 178

" " eighth " A. D. 309, 178

" " ninth " A. D. 310, 178

" " tenth " A. D. 311, 179

" cessation of, A. D. 213, 125

" reinstitution of, A. D. 223, 126

" general, 203

" after Justin the Great, 203

" eighth in seventh century, 211

" severe in East, 220

" by Mady, King of the Arabians, 223

" caused by kings of France, 233

" by the Saracens, 233

" in Cordova, 246

" by the Danish King Worm, 248

" by Udo, 248

" " the Vandals, 249

" of " believers, 297, 321, 396

" in Germany, 306

" in Austria, 434

" another, 396

" inauguration of the last Swiss, 1049

" progress of the inauguration, etc., 1050

" how it occurred, etc., 1051

Peter of Alexandria, exiled, 135

" Apselamus burned at Cesarea, 177

" Nilus and P. Mythius, 178

" Faustus, Didius and Ammonius, 179

" Waldo, conversion of, 266