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Letter #6373

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Michael, a parish priest in Rössel (Reszel) & Vicars
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-07-03


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 48r-v

 

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AAWO, AB, D.7, f. 48r

Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus Varmiensis honorabili domino Michaeli parocho in Ressel[1] et universis presbyteris curatis sub eadem sede constitutis

Salutem in Domino.

Quoniam nos Divina Scriptura docuit et ecclesiae consuetudo confirmavit, quod sancta et salutaris sit oratio, quae pro defunctis Domino offertur, ut a peccatis solvantur propitiumque iudicem inveniant, debemus autem(?) indifferenter orare pro spiritibus fidelium defunctorum, ut sit illis salus aeterna et ac perpetua sanitas, gaudium et refrigerium sempiternum. Imprimis tamen maxime rogare oportet pro iis regibus et iis, qui in eminentiore loco constituti fuerunt.

Cum itaque serenissima superinscribed in place of crossed-out illustrissimaillustrissima serenissima serenissima superinscribed in place of crossed-out illustrissima princeps Elizabeta, Ferdinandi Romanorum regis filia, serenissimi domini, domini nostri Sigismundi iunioris Poloniae regis 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 Dominica sequente ut on the marginutut on the margin postquam nostras litteras acceperitis, primum id populo denuntietis, deinde sequente Dominica on the margin in place of crossed-out et subscripseritiset subscripseritis primum id populo denuntietis, deinde sequente Dominica primum id populo denuntietis, deinde sequente Dominica on the margin in place of crossed-out et subscripseritis publice in ecclesiis vestris vigilias et missas defunctorum pro eius anima sollemniter instituatis, magistratus on the marginmagistratusmagistratus on the margin populumque, ut huiusmodi officiis intersit, 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 superinscribedpulsatis campanispulsatis campanis superinscribed, collocatis fraternitatum candelis et aliis istiusmodi regalibus on the marginregalibusregalibus on the margin sollemnibusque adscribedqueque adscribed exsequiis exhiberi solitis et consuetis, sub oboedientia superinscribed in place of crossed-out gravaminegravamine oboedientia oboedientia superinscribed in place of crossed-out gravamine non secus facturi.

Volumus autem hanc nostram requisitionem de vicino ad vicinum plebanum cum subscriptionis nota transmitti et per postremo in the other hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out postremumpostremum postremo postremo in the other hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out postremum ad cancellariam nostram more solito referri.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um) in arce Helsperg, III Iulii 1545, sub sigillo nostro.

[1 ] Michaeli parocho in Ressel on the basis of annotation on a rough draft AAWO, AB, D.7, f. 48v, which was a common pattern of letters to 10 parish priests and their vicars.