Although Van Liesvelt argued that his Bible had been printed with the ecclesiastical imprimatur Cum gratia et privilegio, he was beheaded in Antwerp in 1545.
Lai gan van Līsvelts aizstāvoties minēja, ka Bībeles izdevums ir saņēmis garīdznieku sankciju cum gratia et privilegio, 1545. gadā viņam Antverpenē nocirta galvu.