Evert Nouts (16th century)
Evert Nouts, a Dutch Anabaptist taken prisoner at Rotterdam in February 1558 together with some other members of the congregation. During his trial on 28 February he confessed that he had been baptized more than three years ago at Antwerp, Belgium by Gillis van Aken and that he had lived at Rotterdam for about three months. He was about 27 years of age. He was sentenced to death on 28 March 1558 with four other Mennonites. On the day set for the execution, when the victims had been brought up to the scaffold and one of them, Jan Hendricks, had already been strangled, an insurrection arose among the spectators. During this riot the victims, including Evert Nouts, were liberated by the insurgents. Nothing further is known about him.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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