Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1531
145 Piotr Tomicki to István Brodarics [Cracow], [late 1531-early 1532]' Manuscript used: BN T. 24. fol. 176r-177v.1 2 Published: Acta Tomiciana XIV. 490-491. /. Brodarics sent two letters to him after returning from France, one of those to him and Chancellor Szydlowiecki together, in which he gives the reasons for his return home; in the other one he writes about tasks given to him and Tomicki in the papal breve. - 2. Because it is Brodarics who has to name B persons for the task, and Tomicki is the one to give the waivers to them, he is sending a copy of the breve to Brodarics so ihat he sees the possibilities and the limits of the instructions the Pope gave to Tomicki and selects the B persons accordingly. - 3. Regarding the insult directed at King John, he says that even though he has little influence in the opposing camp, he does his utmost to warn them not to misuse King John's patience. Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine Amice Honorande. [1.] Binas iam post reditum ex Gallia3 Dominationis Vestrae reverendissimae accepi litteras, quarum alteris, et quas simul mihi et domino castellano Cracoviensi4 rescripserat, reversionis suae rationem explicavit, qua re ego mirifice eram consolatus 5 pro eo enim amore et benevolentia, qua sum devinctus Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, secundas quasque res et bonam illius valetudinem summa caritate et favore prosequor, non vulgaremque ex eius fortunis capio voluptatem; alteris vero et posterioribus litteris causam brevis Apostoliéi in negotio suo ad me missi mihi declaravit, quam ego ita curandam suscepi, ut nihil magis hoc tempore optaverim, quam ut ea in io re desiderio Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae satisfacere possim. [2.] At quoniam res haec, quae ad Dominationem Vestram inprimis, deinde alias octo personas per illam nominandas spectat, mandatis eget procuratoriis, Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae erit cura octo personas nominare,5 quae absolvi per me deberent iuxta tenorem 6 post bonam dei. valetudo illius suprascr. illius 8 post litteris dei. una brevi apostol ico missis ca scripsit valetudinem Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima 1 There is no date in the surviving draft of the letter. Editors of the Acta Tomiciana put the letter into volume XIV and dated it June 1532. This assessment can be refuted by internal arguments. Tomicki says he received two letter from Brodarics after the latter’s return from France. Brodarics returned in the second half of 1530. We do not know the letter Brodarics sent to Tomicki and Szydlowiecki regarding the Pope's breve, but the other one, which objects to Ferdinand’s style, is probably identical to the second (?) letter written in Szentmihálykö. Since that letter is dated the beginning of October, we have to date Tomicki’s response 4-6 weeks later.- Draft. Further manuscripts: BC’zart TN 48. fol. 663-664; BCzart 271 fol. 124r—125r. ' We do not know exactly when Brodarics arrived home from France but it was certainly in the second half of 1530: Ferenc Frangepán says in a letter in late June 1530 that Brodarics is expected in Buda soon. (Compare: AT XII. 171.) Tomicki gets a letter from Brodarics from France around 16 July 1530 (see AT XII. 180-181.), which, unfortunately, did not survive. J Krzysztof Szydlowiecki. We do not have this letter. 5 Regarding the ones selected for absolution see Brodarics’ letter on 7 June 1532. 283
