Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)

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István Brodarics to Piotr Tomicki and Andrzej Krzycki Pozsony, 2 October 1526

Manuscript used: BN T.6. föl. 200r.1 Published: Acta Tomiciana VIII. 226.

/. He reports on the Turks ' operational moves and destruction. Buda and its vicinity have been completely burned down but the Western part of the country remains intact. Nothing is known about the Sultan s further plans. - 2. He lists the fallen Church und lay dignitaries.

Reverendissimi Domini Mei Colendissimi. Servitutis commendationem.

[1.] Scripsi his diebus ad Vestras Reverendissimas Dominationes ex infelici bello reversus et descripsi infelicem nostrum casum.I 2 Postea caesar Turearum, cum Budam venisset, ponte super Danubio facto exercitum in ulteriorem ripam totum traduxit, 5 Buda, Pestho et omnibus vicinis oppidis et villis combustis et spoliatis, sola arce3 et secessu Nyekensi4 salvo atque illaeso relicto discessit, ut intelligimus, Varadinum Petri versus, ibi vel in Belgrado hibernaturus.5 Wysegradi castrum, Strigoniense, Koma- rense, Thata salva permanserunt et alia superiora penes Danubium, praeterea omnia, quae sunt ultra lacum Balatonéin, item patria mea Sclavonia tota, ultra Danubium inter io Titiam et Danubium. Quo sit se moturus, quid acturus, quantum damni allaturus, incertum adhuc est.

[2.] Dominus meus Strigonensis,6 dominus Colocensis,7 Varadiniensis,8 Quin- queecclesiensis,9 lauriensis,10 II Bosnensis,11 de secularibus vero dominus comes Scepusiensis,12 Dragffy,13 Sarkan,14 Thomas Zeechi,15 Gabriel Periny,16 dominus

I Further manuscripts: BN 592 föl. 171 r-v; BCzart 257 föl. 423^124; BK 225 föl. 599-600; BJ 6550

föl. 293v; BCzart TN 39. föl. 7-8.

3 See the letter by Brodarics on 6 September 1526.

3 Without doubt, the Buda castle, looting of which Suleyman did not permit.

4 Perhaps the game park in Nyék. Suleyman visited it.

5 See the letter by Elek Thurzó to Polish King Sigismund on 29 September 1526. (AT VIII. 224-226.)

6 Archbishop of Esztergom and High Chancellor László Szálkái.

7 Archbishop of Kalocsa Pál Tömöri, Commander in Chief.

* Ferenc Pcrényi. Bishop of Várad.

4 Ftilőp Csulai Móré, Bishop of Pécs.

111 Balázs Paksy, Bishop of Győr.

II Ferenc Palinai, Bishop of Bosnia.

12 György Szapolyai, Comes of Szepes, one of the chief commanders of the army.

13 Index Curiae János Drágffy.

14 See the notes for the letter by Brodarics on 6 September 1526.

15 See the notes for the letter by Brodarics on 6 September 1526.

if’ Comes of Ugocsa and Máramaros Gábor Percnyi.

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