Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1525
41 János Statileo to István Brodarics Cracow, 12 April 1525 Manuscript used: ASF, Carte Strozziane, Serie I., Filza 157., fol. 184r.1 Albrecht von Brandenburg, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, made an oath of allegiance to Polish King Sigismund, and gat the land he already had as feud. Excerpta ex litteris oratoris Ut Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima sit particeps novitatum, quae hic contingunt, volui ei significare serenissimum Poloniae regem inivisse perpetuam pacem et concordiam cum illustrissimo principe Alberto alias magistro Prussiae, nunc vero duce Prus- 5 siae ea lege, ut ipse princeps Albertus habeat terram Prussiae illam, quam habuit hucusque, in feudum a regibus Poloniae ipse et heredes masculi eius et quattuor fratrum suorum, quibus deficientibus ipsum feudum recidat in regem Poloniae restitutis hinc inde occupatis tempore belli praeteriti.2 Et sic feria secunda praeterita3 ipse princeps Albertus praestitit iuramentum uti domino suo naturali serenissimo regi Polo- lo niae sedenti in diademate in throno ad id constructo in foro Cracoviensi. Cui in signum subiectionis rex dedit nova insignia, vexillum scilicet ex serico album cum aquila nigra habente torquem auream in collo, ex qua pendet littera S, et sic nos fuimus in triumpho. Datum Cracoviae feria quarta post Palmas. 42 Sigismund 1 to István Brodarics [Cracow], [April 1525]1 Manuscript used: BJ 6556 fol. 16r-v. /. He has learnt that the Observant Franciscans in Rome are Hying to procure monasteries of the Conventuals in Bohemia and Poland, and it seems as if this was the intention of Sigismund too. - 2. He requests Brodarics to take steps against this, because this is exactly the opposite of what Sigismund wants who 1 An abstract of Statileo's letter forwarded by Brodarics enclosed to his letter to Cardinal Salviati on 20 May. 2 It is the war between the Teutonic Order and Poland (1519-21) which ended with the Knights' defeat. 3 10 April 1525. 1 1 Date uncertain. Brodarics says in his letter on 17 May that he received several letters but we cannot be sure that he refers to these two. 108
