Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1525
[1.] Ego postquam a Vestra Sanctitate discessi XXImo die Budam perveni. Ubi cum maiestatem regiam non reperiissem, quae ad insulam Chepel animi causa secesserat, 5 illic maiestatem suam et serenissimam dominam meam reginam conveni. Benigne ab eis exceptus. Quibus cum mandata Vestrae Sanctitatis exposuissem, gratissimo animo omnia audivere, praesertim Vestrae erga se Sanctitatis tantum ac tam paternum amorem et de rebus huius regni curam. [2.] De oratoribus ad caesarem maiestatem mittendis, et de quibusdam aliis rebus io nondum responsum habui.1 Postquam habuero, Vestram Sanctitatem faciam de rebus omnibus certiorem. [3.] Fui postea cum reverendissimo domino Strigoniensi,2 qui certe singulari observantia, quod et coram semper testatus sum, Vestram prosequitur Sanctitatem. Contuli cum eo Vestrae Sanctitatis nomine de rebus illis, de quibus conferendum erat.3 Videtur 15 optima praeditus mente. Est in eadem, in qua antea fuit, auctoritate. Cum palatino novo domino Stephano,4 et cum domino vayvoda5 et aliis omnibus primariis viris coniunc- tus,6 Vestrae, ut dixi, Sanctitatis atque istius Sanctae Sedis observandissimus. [4.] Illud negotium7 quo in statu sit. Vestra Sanctitas ex litteris domini baronis8 intel- liget. Ego, quicquid sequatur, video, quantum Vestrae Sanctitati ob eius tantam in me 20 benignitatem, et in re mea curam ac studium favoremque debeam. Cuius quidem mei debiti nunquam ero immemor. De comite Christophoro,9 de regiae maiestatis peregrinatione,10 de principum nos9 post maiestatem: nondum dei 1 Regarding this see the letter by Louis II to the Pope on 30 September 1525. Compare: Tiü-iniír Augustin, Vetera monumenta Hungáriám... 655. 2 Archbishop of Esztergom László Szálkái. 3 Brodarics had a letter of recommendation from the Pope addressed to Szálkái. Compare: Tiil-iniír Augustin, Vetera monumenta Hungáriám... 651-652. 4 István Werbőczy (around 1458-1541), scholar of law, leading figure of the party of lesser noblemen. He was elected Palatine on 6 July 1525 replaced István Báthori. He was in office until April 1526. More on his life: Fraknói Vilmos, Werhöczi István életrajza, Budapest, 1899. 5 János Szapolyai, Transylvanian Voivod. r> On this see Burgio’s letter on 11 July 1525 among others. BartüNIIík, Mohács Magyarországa... 19-24. 7 Quite probably, this refers to the appointment of Brodarics as Chancellor. The major obstacle was Szálkái himself who did not want to resign and wanted Bishop of Veszprém Tamás Szalaházy to replace him. Clement VII, in his letter on 8 August 1525, recommended Brodarics to the position. Compare: Tiiüinür Augustin, Vetera monumenta Hungáriám... 651. 8 See Burgio’s report on 13 September 1525. Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései 1524-1526. Budapest, 2001,263-266. 9 Since Kristóf Frangepán entered into an argument with Archbishop Szálkái that ended in violence. King Louis threw him into dungeon. See Burgio’s report on 13 September 1525. Magyarországi pápai kö vetek jelentései... 264. 10 We know from Burgio’s report on 13 September that they planned to go to Slavonia first and then to Moravia. See Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései... 264. 123
