Concerning Blasphemy. (Hagenau, Th[omas] Anshelm 1520).
Separate printing of Ferdinand’s ordinance, issued as imperial governor in Württemberg during the exile of Duke Ulrich.
A two page placard spelling the punishments for blasphemy, For adults and children.
“Whoever swears by God three times, shall, as soon as this becomes known, be immediately arrested, and without any further justification be handed over to the executioner, who shall then publicly at the free market nail his tongue and pierce it with a nail, and while he is thus fastened, give him a knife in his hand, and the choice to tear himself free, or to cut off his tongue, short or long.”
