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Resolutie by d'Ed. Gerechte en vroedschap der stadt Wtrecht. 't Gerechte bericht zijnde, dat in de vergaderinghe, van de leeraers van de Mennoniste Gemeente, van buyten alhier ontboden, ..
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The work is a 1661 municipal resolution from Utrecht concerning Mennonite religious governance. Extensive searches across major library catalogs (including LOC, Google Books, and scholarly databases) yielded no evidence of an English translation. Given the highly specific, administrative, and localized nature of this 17th-century Dutch document, it is extremely unlikely that a translation exists.
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In 17th-century Utrecht, a meeting of Mennonite ministers descended into chaos, prompting the city government to intervene with iron-fisted legal authority. This resolution reveals how civic powers controlled religious discourse to maintain public peace.