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

1532

et suo fratello.3 Dopoi arivar suo in Austria non sapemo altro quello dee seguir, stamo a veder. Ben é vero che la dureza de Re Ferdinando noserá alui et a molti altri.4 [2.] Imperatore di turchi ha preso Petro Perinni, che fo a Vinetia,5 et l’a mandato io a Belgrado, forse li torá el capo per la soa inobedientia usata verso la Maestá del Re.6 El signor Gritti domane va a obsediare Strigonio. Non so che quatro millia todeschi, non lontan da Vienna, erano andati a incontrarsi con li turchi, quali tutti sono sta’ tagliati a pezi. Altro non c’é.

[3.] Prego la Signoria Vostra, voglia queste alligate per amor mio mandar in Franza is per lo primo che andará, et drizarle alia corte. Et io tutto son al commando de Vostra Signoria alia quale me racommando. Et bene valeat.

Ex Buda, 14. Augusti 1532.

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On the outer side: AI Reverendissimo Monsignore signor Lazaro, ambassatore del Christianissimo Re de Franza in Vinetia, domino et amico honorandissimo. Venetiis Al ambassator del Christianissimo

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István Brodarics to Paolo Giovio Buda, 14 August 1532

Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 21. Konv. A, fol. 7-8.

1. Since they are surrounded by enemies and the roads are unsafe, he cannot afford to demonstrate his love towards Giovio lo such extent but as soon as he has the possibility he will fulfil Giovio s request. - 2. The sultan invaded Austria with great forces and so far it is unclear where he is heading. Péter Perényi is imprisoned by the Sultan who had him taken to Belgrade. He might be executed for being disloyal to King John.

Reverendissimo Monsignor. Salutem et servitiorum meorum commendationem.-1 Brodarics is wrong or misinforms Lazare de Bai'f on purpose. The main army of the Sultan never entered Austria, let alone heading for Regensburg. When Suleyman heard about the Christian army of 80,000 gathering near Wiener Neustadt, he, in contrast to what Brodarics states, avoided the encounter with the imperial forces. However, Brodarics might identify foraying Turkish troops with the Sultan’s army. Szerémi reports that Turkish marauders got farther than Linz, as far as Regensburg in the Danube valley. See Szcrémi György, Magyarország romlásáról... 270-271.

4 Brodarics gave Ferdinand's obstinacy and inability for compromise as the main reasons for the Sultan's campaign already in his letter on 9 May 1532.

5 Péter Perényi Péter visited Venice under the pretext of a pilgrimage to Loreto in the summer of 1531 and had secret talks with the Signoria. Presumably, he tried to secure Venice’s support for his own claim for the throne. See Sztárai Mihály, História Perényi Ferenc kiszabadulásáról, Budapest, 1985, 9-1 ü.

6 Perényi was not executed at last. Suleyman handed him over to Szapolyai who set him free, However, he had to send his son to Istanbul as hostage on Gritti’s command.

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