Book Title: Theatre des martyrs = Schau-Buhne der Martyrer : depuis la mort J. Christ jusqu' à present : représenté en tres belles tailles-douces / par le celebre graveur Jean Luyken

Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712

Image Title: Arrest of Hans van Overdam and Hansken Keeskooper

Description: Having been betrayed by one whom they considered a fellow believer, Hans van Overdam and Hansken Keeskooper are apprehended by the authorities of Ghent in the woods near that town. The cause for their arrest was an impassioned letter van Overdam sent to the authorities which severely reproached them for compelling some his fellow believers to renounce their Anabaptist faith .

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