Levéltári Közlemények, 63. (1992)

Levéltári Közlemények, 63. (1992) 1–2. - Engel Pál: Salgai Miklós / 15–26. o.

• 26 Engel Pál on the eve of his death in Venice in 1438, that he was not in need there, either. This text is a convincing proof that he was condemned on the basis of false accusations. Other evidence leads to the same conclusion: the persons most immediately affected in the two cases — his cousin, László Szécsényi, and the nephew and heir of his allegedly murdered uncle László Garai — did not believe the accusations. Both retained their ties with the exiled Salgai until his death, and supported him financially. The only rational explanation for his contemporaries' dislike is that he differed from them in every respect. Salgai not only could read, but also wrote, including love letters. We will probably never know what was his crime, aside from the fact he was single and read a lot; nor whether he truly counterfeited money, or — as was still uncommon in Hungary — collected ancient coins.