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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János Szapolyai to István Brodarics Pécs, 6 September 1533'

Manuscript used: MOL, E 153, fasc. 281., föl. 58.

Published: Iosephus Koller, Historia episcopatus Quinqueecclesiensis. Tomus V., Pesthini, 1801, 247.

János Szapolyai instructs Brodarics to take Pauline monks in the Saint James Monastery ofPalacs under his protection against any troublemakers.

loannes Dei gratia rex Hungáriáé, Dalmatiae, Croatiae etc. Fideli nostro Reverendo Domino Stephano Broderico episcopo Sirmiensi ac consiliario nostro salutem et gratiam.

Quoniam nos fideles nostros religiosos fratres heremitas ordinis Beati Pauli Primi 5 Heremitae in claustro Sancti lacobi1 2 in monte possessionis Irewg3 vocatae fundato degentes, simulcum universis bonis et iuribus ipsorum possessionariis, iustis ut puta et legitimis in nostram regiam recepimus protectionem et tutelam specialem, viceque et in persona nostrae maiestatis vestrae commisimus tuitioni et protectioni. Pro eo fidelitati vestrae harum serie firmiter mandamus, quatenus praefatos fratres in dicto claustro io Sancti lacobi degentes, simul cum praescriptis universis bonis et iuribus ipsorum possessionariis ubilibet existentibus et habitis, iustis, ut praefertur, et legitimis, contra quoslibet illegitimos impetitores, turbatores et actores tueri, protegere, ac eosdem indemniter manutenere modis omnibus debeatis et teneamini nostrae maiestatis in persona et auctoritate nostra regia praesentibus vobis in hac parte attributa, iureque et is iustitia mediante.4 Secus non facturi. Praesentibus perlectis exhibenti restitutis.

Datum Quinqueecclesiis feria sexta proxima ante festum nativitatis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae. Anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo tricesimo tertio.

In the upper-left corner of the document: manu propria domini regis

1 In the first publication of this letter by József Roller the date 5 September 1539 is given, which, knowing the original, is considered a result of misreading.

2 A Pauline Monastery on James Hill near Pécs. It was founded around 1225, and thus it is one of the oldest monasteries of the Pauline Order. After Pécs was seized by the Turks in 1543, the monastery was left. Further documents about the monastery: Gyúressy Béla-TÓTH Melinda-ifj. Entz Géza-SzÉPHELYi Franki. György (eds.). Documenta artis Paulinorum II., 1976, 149-158.

3 The monastery is located North-West of Pécs, at a distance of 4 kms equally from Patacs and Ürög villages. Therefore, sources refer to it sometimes as monastery of Ürög, sometimes as that of Patacs.

4 Szapolyai gave tax exemption to the Pauline Fathers of Patacs the same day. For the charter see: MOL, E 153, fasc. 281., fol. 47^t8.

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