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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compassionem. Extendunt se, quantum pro certo intelligere potuimus, damna illic illata ad quadraginta milia florenorum.5 Non igitur omnino mirum esse debet Vestrae Dominationi, si illa damna et crudelitates inauditae concitarint dominum Valentinum 20 ad aliquam vindictam.6 Quamvis id nec fecerit, nec faciat cum scitu vel voluntate domini nostri clementissimi nec nostro. Idem possumus dicere de Gasparo Seredy,7 qui non cessat, nec cessavit mille modis violare indutias inter principes ictas, et mille molestiis damnis et iniuriis afficere subditos domini nostri clementissimi. Idem de Francisco Nyary8 nostris omnibus quiescentibus et se continentibus. Adeo, ut ubique 25 vestri fuerint primi, nostri si quid fecerunt, coacti fecerunt, et certe praeter principis nostri voluntatem. Quae cum ita se habeant, nostrae erant potius istae querelae, quam Vestrae Dominationis. [3.] Sed iudicio nostro restat, ut hi fluctus statim undique comprimantur, praesertim cum unus nostrum Vaciensis iam iam ingrediatur iter, eundi ad serenissimum regem 30 vestrum pro ordinandis omnibus illis, quae ad observationem huiusmodi indutiarum pertinent.9 Interim Vestra Dominatio committat subditis principis sui, ut cessent ab incepto. Rex noster, dominus noster clementissimus idem est facturus. Constituentur brevi iudices et commissarii Strigonii et in Gewncz, qui omnes differentias revidere debebunt, et omnia male acta rectificari.10 Hoc rogamus, ut Vestra Dominatio quampri- 35 mum facere velit, quia si ibitur de vindicta in vindictam, nescimus, quando erit finis. Et interim pauperes coloni patientur multa indigna. Vestram Dominationem feliciter valere cupimus. Budae, 2. Aprilis 1538. 5 Kápolnay and his companions attacked 21 estates that were under John's control. They drove away livestock and took prisoners. See Károlyi Árpád, Fráter György levelezése... 218. 6 It seems there was a private war going on in Transdanubia in March between Ferenc Kápolnay, Péter Bakics, and Bishop of Veszprém Márton Kecseti on one side and Bálint Török on the other. The opposing parties tried to create the illusion that they were defending the rights of their respective rulers. Kápolnay and his companions raised complaints to Ferdinand about the ravaging of Bálint Török, but they also reported on their own plans of operation, (see: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 34. Konv. C, fol. 60-61.; fol. 65-67.). Nevertheless. Ferdinand, referring to the truce with King John, forbade them to use armed force against Török several times (see: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 34. Konv. C, fol. 97.; HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. A, fol. 5). 7 Gáspár Serédy. s Ferenc Nyáry plundered in the vicinity of Ság. Meanwhile he had a servitor of Zsigmond Balassa captured and flogged until he was half-dead. He had a fish pond of Menyhért Balassa Ashed out, and finally, he attempted to capture the Vice-Comes of Hont county, who was also a servitor of Menyhért Balassa. When he failed, he plundered several of his estates. See Károlyi Árpád, Fráter György levelezése, Történelmi Tár, 1878, 218. 9 Brodarics received authorisation from Szapolyai on 29 March for the talks with Ferdinand (see the previous document). He left for the talks via Poland in mid-April. 10 According to the agreement of Várad, the parties were supposed to delegate four commissioners each to settle disputed matters. Four of the eight selected persons were to be sent to Esztergom, and four were to be sent to Gönc. Ferdinand asked for the opinion of the ordines about the selection of the commissioners, but he suggested Gáspár Vingárti Horváth and Ferenc Révay by all means, and sent them to Gönc immediately. See HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. A, fol. 7. 520
