Edictum ad parrochos, ut festum Visitationis Beatae Virginis restituatur solemniterque celebretur.

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Iohannes Dei gratia episcopus VarmiensisIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ Honorabili Domino Ioannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143)⌊Ioanni LanghannikeIoannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143)⌋ archipraesbytero, plebano ecclesiae civitatis Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilspergkHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ ceterisque Clergy of Ermland ⌊plebanis, viceplebanis, vicariis et verbi Dei praedicatoribus religiosis et saecularibus per dictam sedem ubilibet constitutisClergy of Ermland ⌋ salutem in Domino sempiternam.

Cum festum Visitationis Gloriosissimae Virginis Mariae a longissimo retro tempore celebratum per Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊praedecessoremMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ nostrum proximum, qui ad alterum istius festi annum, dumtaxat superstes, in eodem festo ex vivis cessit, destitutum et abolitum fuerit, nos pro singulari, qua debemus omnes, erga Virginem Matrem devotionis affectu nolentes quippiam divinis laudibus detrahi considerantesque hoc festum optimo fundamento subnixum esse, quippe cuius historia in evangelicis litteris plane contineatur et populi laboribus non admodum multum per unius diei celebritatem decedat. Idipsum festum Visitationis Mariae cum sua octava per totam Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊dioecesimErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ nostram restituendum duximus et praesentibus restituimus.

Quapropter vobis omnibus supradictis in virtute sanctae oboedientiae mandamus, ut dictum festum cum sua octava per nos, ut praemittitur, restitutum sub solemnitate chori et fori cantuque ab antiquo consueto, ut totum duplex celebretis populoque vobis commisso celebrandum publice de ambone denuntietis.

Intelleximus etiam et oculis nostris vidimus, postquam Sanctissimum Corpus Domini vel in processionibus, vel item ad aegrotantes profertur, debitum illi cum genuflexione honorem et reverentiam a multis non deferri. Proinde vobis iniungimus, ut ex contionibus vestris ad debitam devotionem et reverentiam Sacratissimo Eucharistiae Sacramento habendam et faciendam parochianos vestros cohortetis, ut Venerabile Sacrum genuflexione honoretur, certificantes illos, quod si quis aetatis iam adultae repertus fuerit et per vos aut quoscumque ad nos delatus, qui hoc pium nostrum mandatum contempserit et genua in loco competenti coram hoc Venerabili Sacramento, cum per sacerdotem cum signo et pulsatione campanae portatur, non flexerit, quod nos illum vel illos utriusque sexus duodecim hebdomadarum in carcere vel totidem marcarum poena irremissibiliter multari committemus.

Volumus autem, ut hoc mandatum de vicino ad vicinum plebanum missum atque exsecutum, per novissimum ad cancellariam nostram reportetur.

Datae in arce nostra Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilspergkHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, XIIII die mensis Iunii anno Domini MDXLIIII-o.

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus VarmiensisIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ honorabili domino Ioannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143)⌊Ioanni parochoIoannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143)⌋ in Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilspergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ et universis presbyteris curatis sub eadem sede constitutis

Salutem in Domino.

Quoniam nos Divina Scriptura docuit et ecclesiae consuetudo confirmavit, quod cf. Vulg. Mc 2:13:1 sancta ergo et salubris cogitatio pro defunctis exorare ut a peccato solverentur ⌊sancta et salutaris sit oratio, quae pro defunctis Domino offertur, ut a peccatis solvanturcf. Vulg. Mc 2:13:1 sancta ergo et salubris cogitatio pro defunctis exorare ut a peccato solverentur ⌋ propitiumque iudicem inveniant, debemus indifferenter orare pro spiritibus fidelium defunctorum, ut sit illis salus aeterna ac perpetua sanitas, gaudium et refrigerium sempiternum. Imprimis tamen maxime rogare oportet pro regibus et iis, qui in eminentiore loco constituti fuerunt.

Cum itaque serenissima princeps Elisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon⌊ElizabetaElisabeth of Austria (Elizabeth von Habsburg) (*1526 – †1545), Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania; first wife of Sigismund II August Jagiellon (1543-1545), daughter of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, and Anna Jagiellon⌋, Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Ferdinandi Romanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ filia, serenissimi domini, domini nostri Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊Sigismundi iunioris Poloniae regisSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ carissima coniunx, superioribus diebus in flore aetatis ante tempus rapta, naturae debitum solvit atque, de hac lacrimarum valle sublata, in alteram vitam transiit, hortamur vos in Domino et in virtute sanctae oboedientiae mandamus vobis, ut postquam nostras litteras acceperitis, primum id populo denuntietis, deinde sequente Dominica publice in ecclesiis vestris vigilias et missas defunctorum pro eius anima sollemniter instituatis, magistratus populumque, ut huiusmodi officiis , quando pro dormitione eius sacrificium celebrabitur, intersit atque oblationes, eleemosinas, orationes, deprecationes aliaque pietatis officia pro anima defunctae cum devotione debita ut faciat diligenter, hortemini, pulsatis campanis, collocatis fraternitatum candelis et aliis istiusmodi regalibus sollemnibusque exsequiis exhiberi solitis et consuetis, sub oboedientia non secus facturi.

Volumus autem hanc nostram requisitionem de vicino ad vicinum plebanum cum subscriptionis nota transmitti et postremo ad cancellariam nostram more solito referri.

Datae in arce Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HelspergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, III Iulii 1545, sub sigillo nostro.