After I had been imprisoned nineteen weeks, I was brought before the commissary of the royal court, who first demanded an oath of me, that I should tell the truth. I said: “The Lord has forbidden us to swear in any wise; hence I do not want to take an oath.” Then he said that I should answer to his questions with yes and no. I said: “I do not want to do this, for you might ask me something which it would not be proper for me to tell; hence I must first hear what you want to ask me.” He then first asked me my age. I answered: “Twenty-four or five years.” He wrote it down. He further asked where I was born, where I had last resided, and how many children I had. I said: “One.” _Com._ “How old is it?” _Reytse._ “Half a year.” _Com._ “Is it baptized?” _Reytse._ “No, not that I know.” _Com._ “What is the reason that it has not been done?” _Reytse._ “Because it is not commanded in the holy Scriptures.” _Com._ “Are you baptized?” _Reytse._ “Yes, upon my faith, as Christ has commanded.” _Com._ “Were you not baptized in your infancy?” _Reytse._ “Yes, but I do not recognize that as a scriptural baptism.”
He wrote it all down. He asked me who the one was that had baptized me, where it had taken place, and who and how many had been at my father’s house. I said: “I do not want to tell you this; I hope you will not ask me concerning it. If you thirst so much for the blood and life of men, you have me in your hands; do with me according to your pleasure, I shall by the help of the Lord freely offer my neck for it; but I hope of your grace, that you will not question me so severely in regard to it. He said they should indeed question me more severely yet; hence you better tell me voluntarily, than involuntarily. I said: “The Lord my God will keep me, for this I trust his grace.” And after he had written down everything, he told me to go.