Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1526
76 Piotr Tomicki to István Brodarics [Cracow], [late October-early November 1526]1 Manuscript used: BN T. 7. fol. I75r.: Published: Acta Tomiciana IX. 60. Tomicki requests Brodarics to intervene with Oueen Maria regarding the case of Martin Lyeszieczki who has been chatged wrongfully. He represents the latter s interests until Lyeszieczki will have the opportunity to face the Queen in person and exonerate himself. Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, Amice Carissime ac Honorandissime. Salutem. Non dubito, quin Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi satis constet Martinum Lyessyeczki3 in aula Wladislai patris et Ludovici filii, bonae memoriae serenissimorum 5 Hungáriáé et Bohemiae regum, a primis usque annis magnam partem aetatis suae consumpsisse, nec tamen, ut apparet, fructum meritis suis dignum illinc apportasse, nam praeterquam quod quicquid ex liberalitate eorundem regum consecutus erat, huc per Moravian! proficiscens a grassatoribus circumventus amisit. Etiam apud reginalem maiestatem Hungáriáé est delatus, quasi ipse ex supellectili regia et vestibus aliquid, io quod ei non attineret, abstulisset. Quod tamen, cum sibi primum per licentiam grassatorum, qui nunc omnia pene itinera obsident, licebit istuc ad suam reginalem maiestatem veniens falsum esse probare se intendit. Interca vero temporis, ut Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio existimationem eius et famam commendatam habere velit, nec patiatur ei aliquorum malevolorum susurris et 15 clandestinis sermonibus iniuriari, eam plurimum rogo; ita et veteribus eius meritis pro aliqua parte consulet Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio et mihi rem admodum gratam faciet. Cui me commendo, quamque diu sospitem et felicem esse desidero. Datum Craco- viae, etc. 1 Although this undated letter was published in ATX IX. which essentially includes documents from 1527. it can be taken for granted that it was written in the autumn of 1526. The fact that King Sigismund’s letter to Maria Habsburg concerning the issue of Lyeszieczki also survived helps in dating the letter. (Compare: AT IX. 61., and Tóth Péter, A lengyel királyi kancellária Libri legationum sorozatának magyar vonatkozású iratai // 1526-1541, Miskolc, 2003. 41-42.) Unfortunately, we have Sigismund’s letter also in a Chancellery draft, so it does not have a date either. However, identical phrases and arguments in the two letters make it certain that they were written at the same time. With respect to dating it is an important aspect that Sigismund asks for forbearance for Lyeszieczki in his letter. Maria summoned Lyeszieczki to appear in front of her on St. Martin’s Day and answer the charges against him that appear in Tomicki’s letter too. Certainly, the date meant by St Martin’s day is 11 November 1526, From all this it follows that the letters by Sigismund and Tomicki both are probably dated before 11 November 1526 - sometime late October or early November. : Further manuscripts: BK 214 fol. 179r; BK 225 fol. 971-972; BJ 6550 fol. 529v-530r. ' On the Lyeszieczki case see also the letter by Tomicki to Brodarics in February 1527. 163
