Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1532
Salutate per parte mia madona Pontiana e la filia madona Elena. E a Voi me rico- mando. Racomandati li servicii mei al Serenissimo6 et al Signore Lorenzo Gritti.7 Budae, 14. Augusti 1532. 15 Servitor et frater Stephanus Brodericus Sirmiensis subscripsit On the outer sicle: Nobili domino Francisco Cherea Lucensi de Nobilibus, domino fratri honorandissimo. Venetiis 168 István Brodarics to Ottaviano Grimaldi1 Buda, 14 August 1532 Manuscript used: HHStA, Türkei I., Kart. 2., Konv 2„ föl. 62. I. The Suhan crossed the Drove around the 20‘h of last month, and went to Austria with his army to give battle to the enemy. The outcome is still unknown. The cause of all this is the obstinacy of Ferdinand who did not want to accept a fair peace when he had the chance. - 2. The Sultan has captured Péter Percnyi and had him taken to Belgrade. He will be decapitated probably. - 3. Gritti is preparing for the siege of Esztergom. The Turks have left Vienna already and are heading for Regensburg. 4000 Germans have been massacred near Vienna. - 4. He says thanks for the wine recipe that Grimaldi sent him; he will visit Grimaldi once and stay there for the rest of his life because there is no hope for the troubles here to end. Magnifico Signor. Salutem et servitiorum meorum commendationem. [1.] Qua non c’é altro per adesso, se non che lo potentissimo Imperatore deli turchi passata la Drava circa li XX del passato,1 2 andö in Austria con tutta la soa potentia, animo confligendi cum hoste. Non sapiamo anchora quel che habbia fatto. 5 A questi termini ha redutto le cose della christianitá la durezza de Re Ferdinando, non voliando a condescendere alia pace, la quale poteva havere con honestissime conditione.3 6 Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (1523-1538), father of Lodovico Gritti. 7 Lorenzo Gritti is the illegitimate child of Doge of Venice Andrea Gritti, brother of Lodovico Gritti. 1 Ottaviano Grimaldi, merchant from Genoa plying his trade in Venice. Treasurer of the French King in Milan, later legate of France in Venice. 2 Suleyman crossed the Drave on 19 July 1532 and headed for West-Hungary. See also the letter to French legate Lazare de Bai'f. 5 Ferdinand’s obstinacy is a recurring element in Brodarics’ letters. He mentioned it already in his letter on 9 May 1532 as the main reason for the Sultan’s military campaign and voices similar thoughts to French legate Lazare de Bai'f. 323
