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

1537

Agriae, vigesima secunda Iulii 1537.

Thomas Myndzenthy

25 praepositus Quinqueecclesiensis, custos Agriensis

At the bottom of the letter: Reverendissimis Dominis meis Colocensi, electo Agriensi et Vaciensi, Dominis meis gratiosissimis

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István Brodarics to Elek Thurzó [sine loco], [before 30 July 1537]1

Manuscript used: HIIStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 31. Konv. C, föl. I45.2 Published: SzTÁRAi Mihály, História Percnyi Ferenc kiszabadulásáról, Budapest, 1985, 114.; Károlyi Árpád, A nagyváradi béke okmányai. Budapest, 1879, 100-101.;

Bessenyei József, Középkori magyar leveleink 1541-ig, Történelmi Szemle, 1994, 329.

Lets Thurzó know that if peace is not concluded soon, Szapolyai and his circle will resort to other means.

Een ygeen felek, hogy ha ezuottal valamy wegh nem lezen az bekyssegh dolgaba, ees ha egeb condiciokra nem ywthok, soha tebe my wtanatok nem fwgwnk yarny. Egeb wtath lelewnk dolgonkba. Peter wram ygen megygeneswlth kyralal, fyath ees megagyak a Therekek.3 Yol erti K.[egyelmed], myth akarnék mondanom.

5 Zakazthya megh K[egyelmed] ezth!

3 Post egeb del will

1 This letter has been preserved as an attachment to a letter from Elek Thurzó, 30 July 1537, Galgóc, to Ferdinand (see: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc 31. Konv. C, fol. 144-147.). Although it is not signed, and Thurzó does not refer to as one from Brodarics (he only says in the letter: „Scribit etiam quidam lohannita ad me...”), still, it is undoubtedly Brodarics’ own handwriting. Károlyi, the first publisher of the letter observes that this letter is the only extant document in Hungarian on the negotiations in Nagyvárad. We can add that it is also the only known letter by Brodarics in Hungarian.

■ Autograph.

■' Ferenc, the son of Péter Perényi, was taken to Istanbul as hostage in 1532 in order to force his father with volatile loyalty to stay with Szapolyai. Péter Perényi did not get his son back at this time yet, he had to wait until 1542. On the fate of Ferenc Perényi see: Sztárai Mihály, História Perényi Ferenc kiszabadulásáról, Budapest, 1985.

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