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Historical Register N XXXVI at HamBurzi Riot and Executions
The account describes December executions in HamBurzi with Jesuit pressure to convert. Nine Lutheran victims including Mr. Rrofner, Maront, Becker, and others were beheaded or quartered in the Old Town House after a riot. Jesuits and royal commissaries sought reprieve but failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HamBurzi
Thorn
Vienna
Poland
Lusomirsky
N.S
Rofner
Meffieurs Maront
Hermets
Becker
Marty
Meus
Carvise
Schultz
Haffen
Anda