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WIr Jacob sturm der Meister vnd der Rathe zu Straßburg thun kundt, nach dem sich diser zeit ... vil Secten vnd jrriger leere erheben vnd ereügen, vnd nämlichen, mit ettlichen personen, die wid'teüffer gnant ...
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple library catalogs and databases (including UNESCO Index Translationum, HathiTrust, and general search tools) yielded no evidence of an English translation of this 1527 decree by Jacob Sturm. Given that this is a specific, localized administrative document from Strasbourg, it is highly probable that no standalone English translation exists.
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In 16th-century Strasbourg, religious dissent was treated as a direct assault on the state. This decree reveals exactly how the Council used the threat of God to justify the total social isolation of the Anabaptists.