Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1526
15 Corlathky,17 dominus Trepka,18 dominus Hampo,19 dominus Orzagh20 et multi alii desiderantur. Quid cogitent Vestrae Dominationes de nobis, quid de se, incerti sumus. Ego vero rerum omnium vestrarum incertissimus, ut qui a pluribus mensibus ne iota quidem. Me Vestris Dominationibus humiliter commendo. Quae optime valeant. 20 Ex Posonio 11. Octobris 1526 Vestrarum Dominationum servitor deditissimus Stephanus Brodericus cancellarius 25 Maiestati regiae, domino nostro gratiosissimo servitutem meam cupio et supplico commendari. On the outer side: Reverendissimis dominis Petro Cracoviensi, vicecancellario regni Poloniae, et Andreáé Premisliensi, dominis meis colendissimis. 69 István Brodarics to Krzysztof Szydlowiecki Pozsony, 3 October 1526 Manuscript used: BL, Biblioteca Cottoniana, Vespasianus F. I. 39r—41 r.1 English language regesta published: J. S. Brewiír, Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic of the Reign of Henry VIII. IV/2-3, London, 1872-1876, Nr. 2589. /. Brodarics reports on movements of the Turkish army. The Sultan marched in to Buda and had a bridge built on the Danube. He led his army to the field of Rákos and dispatched marauding groups from there. He is believed to want to spend the winter in the Szerémség region. It is uncertain whether he will leave guards behind in Buda. Buda was set on fire despite of the Sultan s intention. The castle remained intact. - 2. Mátyás Nagy defended Esztergom from the Turks. Now he is asking for cannons and gunpowder from the Queen. Komárom, Tata, and Visegrád are being reinforced to hinder the Turks in their pushing forward along the Danube. — 3. The Palatine is in Pozsony. Batthyány is expected there. Not much is known about the Voivod of Transylvania; he is said to camp by the Tisza river. - 4. The Sultan sent word by Royal Secretary Miklós Herczeg since he believes King Louis to be alive. If the King wants make peace with him, he is ready for it. He is willing to return everything except for Szerémség and will protect Louis from all his internal and foreign enemies. - 5. Miklós Herczeg could escape partly because he was believed to be the Treasurer due to his name. - 6. The day after the battle, 1503 persons were beheaded in front of the Sultan. The Turks buried them later together with their own people. Mihály Fekete and Majtényi are among the more illustrious prisoners. Hampó is said to have died. The Sultan condemned those who led King Louis against him with such 17 Court Marshal Péter Korlátkövy. 18 Andrzej Trepka, Court Marshal. 19 Chamberlain Ferenc Hampó (Ernuszt). 20 Ferenc Országh, Chamberlain. Contemporary copy. 150
