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An. 1524. §1524About the city of Diethmar, was H. Sutphen monk burned, without all order of judgement, or just condemnation. He was preacher at Breame, & greatly withstood by the canons and prelates, but maintained by the senate & people: ⟨p. 431⟩in so much that being sent for to the Archbishop, and to a provincial council at Burstade, they refused to send him thither, foreseeing the malice of the council. But when the time came, that the Lord would have him witness his truth, an. 1524. he was set upon on a sudden at Meldorph in Diethmar (whether he went to preach) by the rude multitude, through the instigation of the Franciscan friars, associated with certain presidents of the country, who to the intent the husbandmen of the country should be more courageous, gave them 3. barrels of Hambrough beer to drink. About midnight they came in armour to Meldorph: the Jacobins and Monks prepared torches for them, least Henry should slip away in the dark. So with great violence, they brake into the house of the parish priest, where Henry was; who sent for him also to preach, and having rifled the house, and shamefully abused the priest, they ran with fury upon Henry, and pulled him naked out of his bed, and drew him naked to Heyda, and brought him to a mans house, called Calden, and bound him there in the stocks, with chains, in the frost & snow: which, when the good man of the house (taking compassion on him) would not suffer, they carried him away to Hamburg, and shut him up in a cupboard. The common people, all the night continued drinking, and swilling.

An. 1524. §1524About the citie of Diethmar, was H. Sutphen monk burned, wtout al order of iudgement, or iust condēnation. He was preacher at Breame, & greatly wtstoode by the chanons and prelates, but mainteined by the senat & people: ⟨p. 431⟩in so much that being sent for to the Archbishop, and to a prouinciall councell at Burstade, they refused to send him thether, foreseing the malice of the councell. But when the time came, that the Lord would haue him witnes his truth, an. 1524. he was set vpon on a sudden at Meldorph in Diethmar (whether he went to preach) by the rude multitude, through the instigatiō of ye Frāciscane friers, associated with certaine presidēts of the country, who to the intent the husbandmen of the country should be more couragious, gaue them 3. barrels of Hambrough béere to drinke. About midnight they came in armour to Meldorph: the Iacobins and Monkes prepared torches for them, least Henry should slip away in the dark. So with great violence, they brake into the house of the parish priest, where Henry was; who sent for him also to preache, and hauing rifeled the house, and shamefully abused the priest, they ran with furie vpon Henrie, and pulled him naked out of his bed, and drew him naked to Heyda, and brought him to a mans house, called Calden, and bound him there in the stocks, with chaines, in the frost & snow: which, when the good man of the house (taking compassion on him) would not suffer, they caried him away to Hamburgh, and shut him vp in a cupbord. The common people, all the night continued drinking, and swilling.