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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István Brodarics and Ferenc Frangepán to Tamás Nádasdy Marosvécs, 19 March 1532

Manuscript used'. MOL, E 185, Brodarics-levelek, föl. 12-13.1 Published by: Kujáni Gábor, Brodarics István levelezése. Történelmi Tár, 1908, 269.

1. They disapprove of Núdasdv 's behaviour because he does not come when called and withholds possessions and pro fits. He cannot do that without ruining his so far spotless reputation. He is requested to appear in front of Szapolyai after the national assembly on Gregory s day. - 2. He should appoint a Captain for the castle of Huszt whom the county accepts too. - 3. Brodarics requests Nádasdy to intervene for the sake of his brother s possessions.

Magnifice Domine, Frater Noster Carissime et Honorandissime. Servitiorum meorum commendationem,

[1.] Amor fraternus, quo te prosequimur, coegit nos etiam post tuum hinc a nobis discessum, de te cogitare. Et dum diligentissime cogitamus, displicuit nobis totum, quicquid 5 de rebus tuis deliberasti. Idque de non veniendo etc., de retinendis illis bonis et proventibus etc. Quod utrumque nescimus, quomodo facere possis citra apertam nominis mi, quod illibatum hucusque conservasti, notam. Cuius rei plurimas et maximas tibi diceremus causas, si praesens esses. Nam talia litteris nec tuto tractari, nec plene explicari possunt, itaque videretur nobis valde necessarium, ut peracta ista diéta Gregoriana,1 2 huc io te ad regiam maiestatem conferres cursu illo tuo Pegaseo, vel potius Laskyano.3

[2.] Videretur etiam, ut in castrum Hwzth talem imponeres, qui illi comitatui non displiceret, praesertim si in priori voluntate persisteres.4

[3.] De bonis illis fratris mei5 habeas curam, rogo, ut sine tot perpalhwar perveniamus ad illa tuo ductu.

15 Omnibus dominis et dominabus meis et nostrabus me commenda. Ex Veche, castro domini cancellarii 19. Martii 1532.

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1 Autograph.

2 A reference to the national assembly announced for 12 March 1532, Berenhida. This was the last so- called „kingless” national assembly. Szapolyai did not forbid his followers' participation but expected them, including Nádasdy. not to break their oath of loyalty in any way by their statements there. See MOE I., 362.

3 Brodarics had compared Laski to Pegasus on another occasion too. See his letter on 9 May 1532.

4 Huszt was a very important fortress with respect to salt mining in Máramaros. Nádasdy appointed Kristóf Kávássy as Constable of Huszt, and he filled the position in 1530-1546. (See.: GlOck László, A máramarosi só kereskedelmének útvonalai a 16. század közepén, Történelmi Szemle, 2008/1, 11-12.) Nádasdy committed Ferenc Nagyváthy to manage the salt business. See Draskőczy István, Az erdélyi sókamarák ispánjai 1529-1535, Levéltári Közlemények. 2004/1,32.

5 Mátyás Brodarics.

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