Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1525
trorum conventu" nihil scribo. Non ignarus Vestram Sanctitatem et de his et de aliis omnibus litteris domini baronis factam esse certiorem. Meam humillimam servitutem 25 ad pedum pulveres Vestrae Sanctitatis supplex humillime commendo. Quam Deus semper felicem atque incolumem conservet. Ex Buda XIII. Septembris 1525. Eiusdem Vestrae Sanctitatis Creatura et humillimus servulus 30 Stephanus Brodericus 51 István Brodarics to Clement VII Buda, 30 September 1525 Manuscript used: ASV, Principi, vol. 3. fol. 299r-v. Published: Bessenyei József, Lettere di principi (1518-1578), Roma-Budapest, 2002, 81-83. /. King Louis has written about Hungarian affairs to the Pope; he will learn about Brodarics'personal situation from a letter from Baron Burgio: he ret/ nests the Pope’s support in attaining the Chancellor position: he wrote about it more extensively to Hungarian envoy in Rome Francesco Marsupino too. - 2. He asked the Pope to appoint László Szálkái Cardinal on behalf of the King last summer already, and Clement agreed: the King still urges appointment of the worthy prelate and has been asking Brodarics, too, to intervene with the Pope through letters. — 3. Brodarics knows exactly what has been going on in Buda in recent days and did not forget his conversations with the Pope either, but the situation is as it has been described truthfully in his letter to Marsupio; the point is that His Majesty is urging the appointment of the Archbishop of Esztergom. - 4. János Bornemisza is a respectful and obedient servant of His Holiness; it seems that God gave him in order to support and safeguard Hungary. — 5. His Holiness can learn from Baron de Burgio's letter what Tomori does to defend the country; to them Tomori s plan to set up an army for the defence of the Southern part of the country caused great joy; the Pope will be undoubtedly pleased to hear that. - 6. The new Palatine Werbőczy shows great determination to act the right way; Voivod of Transylvania János Sza- polyai is also a young man of unequalled wisdom. Thus Brodarics maintains hope that he will be able to arrange everything according to the wishes and instructions of His Holiness, hut sees no other way than what he described to Marsupino. - 7. The King bus good inclinations in all respects but is far ton young to carry such a burden. Only God and his representative on Earth can help Hungary. Beatissime Pater ac Domine, Domine mihi semper Clementissime. Post oscula pedum Sanctitatis Vestrae beatorum et meae humillimae servitutis in gratiam eiusdem commendationem. 23 post dc: aliis dei. 11 Refers to the meeting of Kings Louis and Sigismund planned in Moravia. See Burgio’s report on 13 September 1525. Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései... 265. 124
