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Peter Gael (Pieter Galen), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] who after having participated in the revolt and the attack on [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] city hall on 10-11 May, 1535, was put to death there in a very cruel way on 14 May 1535. He was typical of revolutionary Anabaptism. His confession contains important information concerning the extent and methods of revolutionary Anabaptism in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands (Holland)]]. He revealed that this group wore a white ribbon on an arm and that they would kill all those not wearing such a ribbon. He also stated that [[Jacob van Campen (1505-1535)|Jacob van Campen]], the Anabaptist bishop of Amsterdam, did not agree with their practices and intentions. Peter Gail had been (re) baptized by Claes van Limmen, who is said to have been at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] during Peter's trial.
= Bibliography =
Mellink, Albert F.<em> De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544</em>. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954,  <em>passim, </em>see Index.

<em>Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535</em>, in <em>Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap</em>, vol. XLI. Amsterdam, 1920: 59-64.
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