Borghemeesteren ende Raedt in Groeningen doen te weten allen den gheenen soo desen sullen lesen ofte hoor...
Borghemeesteren ende Raedt in Groeningen doen te weten allen den gheenen soo desen sullen lesen ofte hooren lesen, saluyt. Alsoo wy verstaen hebben dat de Mennoniten sulden geholden hebben, ende noch onderstaen te holden op diverse plaetsen in dese stadt, ende der selver jurisdicten vergaderinghen ende conventiculen ...
Dutch
1637
1 pages
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This document is a 17th-century municipal edict from Groningen concerning the Uckewallen Mennonites. Such administrative decrees are highly localized, ephemeral, and rarely translated into English. Extensive searches across major library catalogs, academic databases, and digital archives yielded no evidence of any English translation, complete or partial.
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This Groningen ordinance exposes a volatile religious rift in the 17th century. It reveals how local authorities moved to crush the radical teachings of Ucke Walles by framing his followers as a threat to both heaven and public order.
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