Graess at once betook himself to Wesel, where he denounced the ringleaders and indicated the places where their arms and ammunition were secreted in enormous quantities. A tumult broke out; but the Duke of Juliers entered Wesel on the 5th April (1535), at the head of some squadrons of cavalry, seized the ringleaders, who were members of the principal houses in the place and of the senate, and on the 13th executed six of them. The rest were compelled to do penance in white sheets, were deprived of their arms, and put under close surveillance. Another division of the Anabaptists attempted to gain possession of Leyden, but were discomfited, fifteen of the principal men of the party were executed, and five of the women most distinguished for their fanaticism were drowned, amongst whom was the original wife of John Bockelson.[233] [233] Hast, p. 370; Bussierre, p. 403. In Gröningen, the partisans of the sect were numerous; orders reached them from the king to rise and massacre the magistrates, and march to the relief of the invested city. As the Anabaptists there were not all disposed to recognise the royalty of John of Leyden, an altercation broke out between them, and the attempt failed; but rising and marching under Peter Shomacker, their prophet, they were defeated on January 24th, by the Baron of Leutenburg, and the prophet was executed. We must now return to what took place in the town of Münster at the opening of the year 1535. Bockelson inaugurated that year by publishing, on January 2nd, an edict in twenty-eight Articles. It was addressed "To all lovers of the Truth and the Divine Righteousness, learned in and ignorant of the mysteries of God, to let them know how those Christians ought to live or act who are fighting under the banner of Justice, as true Israelites of the new Temple predestined for long ages, announced by the mouths of all the holy prophets, founded in the power of the Holy Ghost, by Christ and his Apostles, and finally established by John, the righteous King, seated on the throne of David." The Articles were to this effect:-- "1. In this new temple there was to be only one king to rule over the people of God. 2. This king was to be a minister of righteousness, and to bear the sword of justice. 3. None of the subjects were to desert their allotted places. 4. None were to interpret Holy Scripture wrongfully. 5. Should a prophet arise teaching anything contrary to the plain letter of Holy Scripture, he was to be avoided. 6. Drunkenness, avarice, fornication, and adultery were forbidden. 7. Rebellion to be punished with death. 8. Duels to be suppressed. 9. Calumny forbidden. 10. Egress from the camp forbidden without permission. 11. Any one absenting himself from his wife for three days, without leave from his officer, the wife to take another husband.