Cortoys (d. 1539)
Cortoys, a cabinetmaker (joiner) of Hainault, Belgium, was beheaded in Utrecht on 11 June 1539, because he had been an active Anabaptist. Nothing further is known about him nor about the nature of his activities.
Bibliography
Berigten van het Historisch Genootschap te Utrecht IV, 2, (1851): 139.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 118, No. 89.
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