Mandate of Gustavus Adolphus for the Protection of Travelers and Farmers

...must provide restitution original: "satisfaction"; here meaning financial or material compensation for damages for this and, furthermore, shall be held accountable with severe punishment.

Accordingly, in the future, all Our high and low officers, and the entire soldiery original: "Soldatesca" on horse and foot, shall finally and certainly take heed and know how to protect themselves from disgrace, punishment, and harm, for this is Our earnest and final intent. However, so that all this may come to everyone’s knowledge, and no one may have cause to excuse themselves or seek recourse through ignorance of this, Our earnest will and command:

We therefore command Our appointed District Commissioners original: "Creyß Commissarien" to publish all of this in open print and, for the information of everyone, to have it posted publicly throughout all Our occupied quarters, main towns, and main roads. Just as much faith and credit A legal phrase meaning the document must be accepted as authentic and legally binding. shall be given to these reprinted copies—duly certified original: "vidimirten" by the commissioners with their signatures and seals original: "Pittschafften"—as to the original itself. In witness whereof, We have signed this with Our own hand and have deliberately caused Our Royal Privy Seal original: "Secret Insigel" to be impressed upon it. Given and executed in Our Royal Headquarters at Kitzingen original: "Kizingen", the 16th of March in the year 1632.