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

1534

also died in the clash. The son of Chancellor Werbőczy, Imre, barely escaped. The brother of István Maylád died of his wounds later. — 2. Gotthárd Kun and Maylád call Transylvanians to arms now; Miklós Patócsy recruits an army against Hieronym taski. who has Várad under his control.

Reverendissime Domine, Domine Observandissime. Salutem et servitia mea.

[1.] Credo iam Dominationem Vestram fortasse intellexisse: dominus Czybak est interfectus2 per homines domini gubernatoris,3 dum iret ad dominum gubernatorem, prope fluvium Old capitaneo domino Urbano Bathyany,4 qui circa mediam noctem 5 iiTuit in eum, qui se diu viriliter defendit, tandem confossus, ut referunt, ex eis vulneribus concidit, caput eius abscissum delatum fuit ad gubernatorem. Perierunt ibidem et alii aliquot, inter quos frater germanus domini Emerici Balassa,5 boni filii vestri et mei nomine Ioannes, filius domini cancellarii Emericus6 vix evasit, frater domini Maylath7 tunc captus postea ex vulnere mortuus est. io [2.] Gothardus Kwn,8 qui et ipse vix evasit, ut intelligimus, vocat omnes Transsilva- nos ad arma, idem facit Maylad noster et alii multi. Nescimus, quid sequatur. Deus omnia bene vertat. Pathochy9 et ipse congregat gentes contra dominum Laskio,10 qui obsidet Varadinum.

Me et servitia mea Vestrae Dominationi commendo, quae felix valeat. Budae, 26. 15 Augusti 1534.

Servitor

Sirmiensis subscripsit

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2 Bishop of Várad Imre Czibak was killed on 11 August 1534 by Gritti’s men near Felmér.

3 Having Czibak killed was the climax of the controversial activities of Lodovico Gritti. Building on the outrage caused by the murder, an army of Czibak’s relatives and the Transylvanian ordines encircled Gritti in Medgyes. After taking the town they slaughtered the hated Governor on 29 September.

4 Orbán Batthyány (7-1547), Royal Secretary (1523), an adherent of Ferdinand 1, then of John 1, than of Governor Lodovico Gritti (until 1534), then of Queen Isabelle (1540s), then again of Ferdinand 1 for a short time as well as appointed captain in Szeged (1541-1542). He also wrote songs.

5 Imre Balassa, Voivod of Transylvania under Szapolyai from 1534. He had several brothers, the youngest of them, János Balassa was the father of poet Bálint Balassi. In contrast to what Brodarics states, he survived the battle.

6 Imre Werbőczy, the only son of Chancellor István Werbőczy, joins Ferdinand after 1541 and organises defence against the Turks in Tolna county as comes.

7 István Maylád (1502-1550) was pro-Ferdinand Voivod of Transylvania from 1534 until 1541, when he was confined by the Turks. His brother was called Demeter Maylád. He got smaller estates from his brother and held no important office. However, the report on his death is erroneous, since the younger Maylád is still alive in 1540. See Mailáth Béla, Maylád István (1502-1550), Budapest, 1889.

# Gotthárd Osdolai Kun (aroundl490-1533/36), Constable of Buda under János Szapolyai (1527) and captain (1530s).

9 Miklós Patócsy was a nephew of Imre Czibak.

10 After having Czibak killed, Gritti sent Hieronym Laski to Buda for help from King John against the seething Transylvanian ordines. Laski seized the seat of Czibak, Várad, on the way, for which King John, who, seeing public indignation turned against Gritti at last, imprisoned him in Buda.

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