Meanings of imperial rescript in English

Finally in 1692 an imperial rescript was issued giving the Christian missionaries full permission to preach the gospel throughout the empire.

This work was produced in 1677, by a department of the members of the Han-lin college, in obedience to an imperial rescript.

The grant was confirmed by an imperial rescript, and the Goths, consenting to the arrangement, set out for the country given them.

The imperial rescript, says the letter, was that the Christians should be punished, but if they would deny their faith, they must be released.

The small Shinto shrine in this temple held the Imperial Rescript on education.

The Imperial Rescript, as translated from the French, is as follows:-

Imperial Rescript.-Letit be done in conformity with the contents.

The courts do not render decisions like imperial rescripts declaring laws valid or invalid.

The Imperial Rescript was set forth in heavy type, in parallel columns of English and German.

The two parties assembled, without arms, in the principal square; and the Imperial rescript was publicly read.

The following Imperial Rescript addressed to the Premier, M. Goremykin, was announced at Petrograd on June 30:

The Duma, ordered by Imperial rescript to dissolve, refused to obey and voted to continue its meetings.

The Imperial Rescript and Manifesto.

We conclude from this that there were at least imperial rescripts or constitutions of M. Antoninus which were made the foundation of these persecutions.

Suppose you knew nothing about the Japanese, what type of government would you take theirs to be from reading the Imperial Rescript (334b)?