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

1532

[5.] Sciat Dominatio Vestra, quod postquam Paulus litteratus fuit captus, ego diligentissime laboravi pro eius liberatione inducendo ad hoc omnes dominos hic praesentes. Sed nihil potui efficere. Et certe sunt infinitae querelae contra ipsum ab omni genere hominum. Neque in hoc ego possum ei prodesse.

60 Dicatis nomine meo domino Thomae, ut bene videat, quid agit et quomodo se gerit etc. etc. etc.

Miror, quod domini de Slavonia non veniunt ad regem, ista posset esse ruina illius regni et Deus velit, ne sit. Libenter plura scriberem, sed ex his etiam paucis intelligere potestis omnia, et ex his, quae per Chany et prius per quendam servitorem domini 65 Maylathy.

Servitor Sirmiensis subscripsit

On the outer side: Magnifico domino Thome Nadasdino thesaurario regio, domino etc.

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István Brodarics to Lazare de Bai'f1 Buda, 14 August 1532

Manuscript used: HIlStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 21. Konv. A, fol. 6.

/. The Sultan crossed the Drove 20 days ago and has attacked Austria with his army directly. He has left Vienna already and is heading for Regensburg: he wants to dash with Charles and Ferdinand. - 2. The Sultan has captured Péter Pet ényi and had him taken to Belgrade. He might be decapitated. Gritti is poised for besieging Esztergom. The Turks have massacred 4000 Germans near Vienna. - 3. The enclosed letter should be forwarded to the French court.

Reverendissimo Monsignor salutem et servitiorum meorum commendationem. Non mi occorre altro al presente seriver a Vostra Signoria, solum exponerLi lo amore et servitii mei, poi significarLi queste nove che per adesso havemo.

[1.] Lo Imperator di turchi havendo passato Drava circa 20 del passato,2 subito andö 5 in Austria con tutta la potentia soa, lassando da canto el Dannubio, et giá ha passato Vienna, e va in su piti che pole verso Ratisbona ricercando di haver conflitto cum Carlo

1 Lazare de BaVf (1496-1547), French Humanist, poet, diplomat. He was a legate of King of France Francis I to Venice for years.- Suleyman crossed the Drave on 19 July 1532 and headed for Western Hungary.

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