This led to an outbreak of violence between the police, local Protestants and Catholics.

The intensified trade and a long period of peace together with tolerance for the local Protestants, gained the Polish monarchs much popularity in Upper Silesia.

Prussian conquering also meant a relief for local Protestants - they received their own church (Bethaus).

The city was reclaimed by its bishops, which caused many local Protestants to leave.

Authorities sometimes seized religious tracts and teaching materials from local Protestants entering the country from abroad and arrested and expelled foreigners attempting to proselytize.

In 1529 the chapel in Raperswilen was deconsecrated and around 1560, it was used by the local Protestants for meetings.

In 1556 local Protestants attacked the monastery, killed the monks and threw the body of St. John Capistrano into a well.

As the outing made its way through Belfast disappointed local Protestants joined in to march with their own drums and anti-Catholic banners.

Despite opposition from local Protestants, the monastery succeeded in establishing itself in the locality and ran a successful dairy farm for many years.

Nevertheless this defeat led to government persecution of local Protestants.