Heinrich Gresbeck, also known as Henry Gresbeck, was a carpenter who was living in the city of Münster in 1534 when the Münster Rebellion began. He wrote the only eyewitness account of events within the city for the fifteen months duration of the rebellion, and played a key role in the recapture of the city by guiding the siege forces of Franz von Waldeck, Bishop of Münster, inside the fortress gates.
For these actions Gresbeck has been described in various texts as a "convert", "traitor", "collaborator", "deserter", "chronicler", and "disgruntled city refugee".
Before now, Gresbeck’s account was only available in a heavily edited German copy adapted from inferior manuscripts. Christopher S. Mackay, who previously produced the only modern translation of the main Latin account of these events, has adhered closely to Gresbeck’s own words to produce the first complete and accurate English translation of this important primary source. — -- extract from the book description
"Narrative of the Anabaptist Madness (2 vols): The Overthrow of Münster, the Famous Metropolis of Westphalia"—by Hermann von Kerssenbrock, translated by Christopher S. Mackay
Day of Wrath (Dies Irae) in "A History of the Münster Anabaptists" (pp. 153–164) -- translated and edited by George von der Lippe and V. Reck-Malleczewen
