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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omnium in rem regis et regni pertinentium; retardatum hactenus fuisse ob adventum Cornelii Ferdinandini3 et Rinconis4 Christianissimi regis oratorum.

[3.] Res Alemannicas et profligationem exercitus adversarii, item occupationem totius ducatus Vyrtembergensis,5 credo plus quam notam esse Vestrae Dominationi, is Nunc habuimus ex Polonia Mediolanum a Gallis obsideri.6

Coron etiam in manus Turearum venisse est certissimum.7 Quibus procellis agitatur mundus. Sed haec nihil sunt respectu eorum, quae Melchior8 astronomus dicit in annum sequentem imminere. Vestra Dominatio felicissime valeat cum omnibus suis immo nostris.

20 Budae, 19. lunii 1534.

Servitor

Sirmiensis subscripsit

On the backside: Magnifico domino Thomae de Nadasd consiliario regio etc., domino et tanquam filio carissimo ac honorando

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Francesco Casali to Ferenc Frangepán and István Brodarics Rome, 7 July 1534

Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 24. Konv. C, fol. 53.

/. He got word that his brother's messenger has been captured near Vienna, and the letter he was taking to Hungary were taken away from him. A few days ago, he sent to Szapolyai a copy of the letter written to him earlier, but he does not resend the one to Brodarics because there was not much difference. - 2. The Pope and the cardinals tend to be willing to sacrifice Szapolyai as long as they can find a wa v that is not uncomfortable for the Holy See. - 3. The Pope s position is that he cannot absolve King John unless he asks for it.

Reverendi Domini Observandissimi. Salutem etc.

3 Cornelius Schepper (1500-1555), professional diplomat first in the service of King of Denmark Christian II, then of Charles V.

4 Antonio Rincon, Spanish noblemen in French service. Visited Hungary several times as a legate of the French King.

5 Philip of Hesse, who enjoyed French support, managed to drive out the Habsburgs from Württemberg in 1534, and reinstate Prince Ulrich to the throne from exile.

6 The piece of news about the siege is probably false. There is no indication that the French tried to occupy Milan in the summer of 1534.

7 The Spaniards emptied the fortress of Koron in April 1534 and handed it over to the besieging Hayreddin Barbarossa.

8 Probably the court astrologer of Louis 11 whose name was also Melchior. See Fócíel József, II. Lajos udvartartása 1516-1526, Budapest, 1917, 81. This Melchior, referred to as an astrologer, may be identical to the Royal Secretary also by the name of Melchior, whose trips to Poland in legation are mentioned twice by Brodarics. See his letters on 8 October 1531 and 9 June 1532.

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