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Three women and an infant burn at the stake

Contributing Institution:	Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries
Description:	Flames engulf three unclothed women, who burn at the stake in this pathetic scene. An infant emerges from the womb of the central woman, and she spreads her arms in helplessness. A cleric directs the worker tending the fire, and a crowd of soldiers and other officials observes the execution. Thes...

Thirteen persons suffer martyrdom

Contributing Institution:	Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries
Description:	Surrounded by faggots, eleven martyrs stand back to back against three stakes. Two women stand untied among them. Some martyrs gesture in prayer, and others extend their arms outward from their bodies. Workers prepare the pyre, and a soldier attempts to keep an active crowd, some of whom observe ...