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

1525

mitates sustineamus. Cetera committimus virtuti et industriae tuae, quam iampridem exploratam habemus. Datum.7

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István Brodarics to Sigismund I Rome, 4 July 1525

Manuscript used: BN T. 6. tol. 43r-v.'

Published: Acta Tomiciana VII. 304-305.

I. He has received Sigismimd's letter dated 12 dune. The matter of the Duchy of Bari is going well, he was informed that it was passed to the representative of Sigismund. Regardless of this, he will do everything that Sigismund attd Bona Sforza commit him to do. Cardinal Salviati will represent Sigismund in front of the Emperor in the case of the Duchy of Bari following instructions from Dantiscus. - 2. He does not travel to the Emperor in Spain. He himself does not know the reason: the Pope says that the relevant letter from King Louis arrived late. He would have been happy to serve the cause of peace among Christian rulers there too, and would have worked hard on setting King Francis free as instructed by King Louis. Such a mission would have been useful for the Polish and the Hungarian causes alike, because the prestige of the two Kings who carry the burden of war against Turkey by themselves could have helped reconciliation more than anybody else s. - 3. The Pope received Sigismunds excuses for starting peace negotiations with the Turks and the Teutonic Order with understanding. He would not he surprised if Louis II acted likewise. He knows that it is not their fault, since they have been containing enemies of Christianity for years by themselves, but it is the fault of other rulers who were impossible to persuade about the necessity of peace among them. - 4. The Pope’s position on the Knighthood has not changed attd whatever he may write after the College of Cardinals, his intention is the same. Brodarics wishes King Louis followed Sigismimd's example in the matter of armistice with the Turks because if he does not do this in the hope of some support, the country’s fall is to he feared. - 5. He has no news on King Francis being taken to Spain. Hope for peace has not evaporated completely, hut has diminished considerably. Janissaries in Constantinople mse demanding higher pay. Several houses were ransacked, that of Pasha Ibrahim among them. The Sultan suppressed the revolt with great difficulties and had to fulfil the demands of the soldiers. King Francis is said to have arrived in Barcelona on 17 June.

Serenissime Princeps et Domine, Domine mihi Clementissime. Post mei et servitiorum meorum in gratiam Vestrae Maiestatis humillimam commendationem.

[1.] Accepi nudius tertius litteras Vestrae Maiestatis XII. Iunii ad me datas et cum his simul litteras ad Sanctissimum Dominum Nostrum,1 2 ad reverendissimum dominum 5 Sanctorum 11113 et quosdam alios, in quibus scribit mihi Vestra Maiestas de negotio ducatus Barensis et de mea in Hispanias profectione.

26 sustineamus correxi ex: sustinemus

7 Presumably Sigismund’s response to Brodarics’ letter on 17 May 1525.

1 Further manuscripts: BK. 213 fol. 535-539; BOss 177 fol. 297r-299r; BJ 6549 fol. 569-572; Libri Legationum vol. XXI!!, fol. 502-505; BCzart TN 37. fol. 343-348.- Pope Clement VII.

3 Cardinal Lorenzo Pucci.

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