Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1538
295 Ferenc Frangepán, Gergely Pesthény, and István Brodarics to Elek Thurzó Buda, 2 April 1538 Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. A, fol. 3-4. /. Tlntrzú complains about deeds of Rafael Podmaniczky and Bálint Török that break the truce as well as about what happened in Hont county while they have been making efforts for peace for years. - 2. However, Thurzt't must have heard about the wrong-doings of Kápolnav, Péter Bakics, and Márton Kecseti in Tolna county and in the vicinity of Sümeg. Those caused harm worth of40,000forints. It is no wonder that this prompted revenge from Bálint Török. They could also mention the abuses by Gáspár Serédy and Ferenc Nyáty. - 3. Breaking peace should be stopped on both sides, all the more because Brodarics is about to visit Ferdinand in order to settle controversial matters. The arbitrators sent to Esztergom and Gönc will be perfect for the job. - 4. They believe that Tluirzó paid the soldiers of Ferenc Nyáry who took part in looting in Hont. Kápolnav, Péter Bakics and Márton Kecseti cannot argue that they had no knowledge of the truce of Váraik because they must have known that earlier agreements were still in effect. Spectabilis et Magnifice Domine, et Amice nobis Honorande. Salutem et servitiorum nostrorum commendationem. [I.] Scribit ad nos Vestra Dominatio litteris separatim ad unumquemque nostrum missis' conquerens valde acerbe de his, quae dominus Raphael Podnemynzky2 contra 5 indutias agere moliatur. Addidit etiam nonnulla de conatibus domini Valentini Therek.1 Scripserat his diebus et de comitatu Honthensi.4 Ad haec omnia respondemus Vestrae Dominationi nihil nos magis cupere teste Deo et conscientia nostra, quam regni quietem, eam in rem iam a tot annis, toto pectore incubuisse factis pro hoc et exantlatis maximis laboribus et fatigis, proxime etiam Varadini hanc ob causam dedisse omnem io operam, ut fierent indutiae istae annuae, ex quibus pax perpetua sequi posset. [2.] Dominatio Vestra queritur nostros agere multa contra indutias, sed Vestra Dominatio non quaerit illud, quod potissimum, ut cum venia Vestrae Dominationis loquamur, quaerendum erat: utri fuerint, qui inceperint. Credimus esse impossibile, quod Vestra Dominatio ignoret, quae et quam nefanda patrarint his diebus in comitatu 15 Tholnensi et Simigiensi ditione serenissimi et clementissimi domini nostri Franciscus Kapolnay et Petrus Bakyth et Vesprimiensis, quae vel saxeum cor deberent movere ad 16 deberent correxi ex: deberet 1 Thiirzo's letters are unknown. 2 Rafael Podmaniczky (7-1559), Baron in Trencsén county, famous for his tyranny. He and his brother János Podmaniczky supported King John from 1536. Rafael was looting mostly the valley of the Vág river and in the Moravian border area in 1538. See Lukinich Imre, A podmanini Podmaniczkv-család oklevéltára III., Budapest, 1941, XLIX-L. •' Bálint Török burned Győr sometime earlier. See Thurzó’s letter to Ferdinand: HHStA. Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. A. fol. 9. 4 Menyhért Balassa and his brother Zsigmond tried to subdue a part of Hont county. See Thurzó’s letter to Ferdinand: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. A, fol. 9. 519
