 For some reason, the charges against them were not read aloud as was the established practice; it has been conjectured that the authorities were concerned that hearing the charges might cause Lutheran ideas to spread among the public witnesses or that the ideas were already there and would ignite a protest.Thorn was spared in prison for an additional five years, dying in prison in 1528.On learning of the execution of Van Essen and Vos, Martin Luther wrote what is thought to be his first hymn, "Ein neues Lied wir heben an" ("A new song we raise") which was printed in the Erfurt Enchiridion of 1524.