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

1533

Heri venit nuntius ex Constantinopoli cum litteris illustris domini Ludovici Gritti, qui scribit pacem esse conclusam inter invictissimum Turearum imperatorem et inter regem Ferdinandum, ita tamen, quod cum maiestate etiam regia debeat concordare.1 Et 5 dedisse caesarem ipsi domino Ludovico Gritti consentiendi ad id et compromittendi oratoribus regis Ferdinandi plenam facultatem componendi differentias inter regem nostrum et ipsum regem Ferdinandum existentes, hoc etiam expresse adiecto, quod nisi cum rege concordaverit, pax cum caesarea maiestate facta nulla censeatur. Praeterea addit dominus Gritti eam esse voluntatem caesareae maiestatis, ut nulla regni particula 10 penes regem Ferdinandum maneat. Scribit etiam se brevi huc rediturum pro negotiis istis, inter regiam maiestatem et regem Ferdinandum componendis.

Litterae domini Gritti sunt date II. Iulii. Vestra Dominatio bene cogitet, quid agit et quomodo non acceptat consilia recte suadentium. Et bene valeat.

Ex Buda. XVIIIi. Iulii 1533. is Servitor

Sirmiensis subscripsit

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István Brodarics to Clement VII Buda, 1 August 1533

Manuscript used: ASV, Principi, vol 8., fol. 117r- v, 122r--v Published: ETE II. 272-274.; Theiner Augustin, Vetera monumenta Slavorum meridionalium historiam illustrantia, Romae, 1863, 623-624.; Bessenyei József, Lettere di principi (1518-1578),

Róma-Budapest, 2002, 105-107.

1. The two biggest problems are the case of Hungaiy and Lutheranism. Emperor Charles, too, came to the imperial diet in Augsburg. Hungarian affairs are going well, the Pope can hear about them from the Casa I i brothers. - 2. If the Pope does not attempt to prevent it by summoning a council or through other means, Lutheranism will spread all over Hungary: especially in territories ruled by Ferdinand, priests already get married, kermises and dispensations are underrated, and they preach in the spirit of Luther - 3. Some turn the indulgences issued in the Pope’s name into market goods. It is not possible to threaten them with the stake at once, and rulers are not inclined to do that either because they, too, feel that Christianity needs reforms. - 4. The Church is reproached for luxury and extorting while priests do not transmit he Word of God. If this is not remedied soon everything might perish. - 6. In Hungary, it is thanks to Szapolyai exclusively that Lutheranism has not spread more widely. Szapolyai is a loyal son of the Holy See even though he was treated unfairly. If the Pope is too late with the council, some rulers will announce in on their countries themselves.

Beatissime Pater et Domine, Domine Clementissime. Servitutis meae humilem commendationem ad oscula pedum Vestrae Sanctitatis beatorum.

1 A reference to the bargaining for peace in the summer of 1533 in Constantinople. For a summary of the talks see BÁRDOSSY László, A magyar politika.126-128.

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