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

1534

Budae, feria quarta post festum Penthecostes 1534.

Servitor

Sirmiensis etc. subscripsit

On the hack side; Magnifico domino Thomae de Nadasd etc. domino et uti filio carissimo ac honorando

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Gregorio Casali to Ferenc Frangepán and István Brodarics London, 14 June 1534

Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 24. Konv. C, fol. 23r-v

/. Andrea Corsini will report in detail on the good intentions Henry VIII shows towards Szapolyai. and on how he does everything he can to influence the French King towards a similar disposition He is sending Casali to France to this end. - 2. Henry sent Corsini ahead to prepare the wav for Casali and then to return to report comprehensively to John. - 3. They should pay attention to events in Germany because everything there is going to get under the Bavarian princes ’ control, which will serve John even more than Henry. - 4. For the sake of a speedy flow of news it would be important for Hungarian diplomacy to be able to send letters via Venice, where Giambattista Casali strives to be of their service. - 5. Andrea Corsini will tell the rest in person, or his brother Giambattista Casali will write about them from Venice.

Reverendissimi Domini, Domini Mei Observandissimi. Salutem etc.

[1] Dominationibus Vestris mirum non videatur, si prius ab hac regia maiestate dominus Andreas Corsinus1 expediri non potuit, sicuti enim ab ipso intelligent, totum id egimus, ut melius serenissimo regi loanni inserviremus. Qui quidem Corsinus ita se 5 prudenter in omnibus gessit, ut non facile plus ab eo desiderari poterit. Ab ipso cognoveritis, quo nunc amore haec regia maiestas serenissimum regem loannem prosequatur, et quam sit cupida omnis eius commodi, nec non prompta ei opem ferendi in omnibus, in quibus magis posse cognoverit. Item qua arte, opera et industria curet apud regem Christianissimum, ut eius maiestatem erga regem loannem in eandem mentem et desi- io derium adducat, et quo ad ea, quae ad maiestatem suam spectant, certe ea, quae pro rege loanne egit, sunt eiusmodi, ut meo iudicio maiora optari non possint, sicuti dominum Andreám copiose relaturum non dubito. Hoc tantum restat, ut rex Christianis- simus in hanc regis nostri opinionem et consilium conveniat, pro cuius rei executione serenissimus rex meus decrevit me in Galliam mittere. Dominationes Vestrae pro certo is habeant, quod ego ibi non minore utar diligentia, arte et industria, qua hic usus fuerim, ut serenissimo regi loanni inserviam.

[2.] Rex noster praeterea ad rem fore iudicavit, ut dominus Andreas praeiret ad

1 Andrea Corsini left from Buda on December 1533 for Rome, from there he went to France. From there he went to England on the invitation of Gregorio Casali. He left for Hungary in the summer of 1534 via Venice. See Hatvani Mihály, Magyar történelmi okmánytár a briisseli országos levéltárból /., Pest, 1857, 266-267.

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