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

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István Brodarics to Elek Thurzó Vác, 9 August 1537'

Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 31. Konv. C, fol. 150.

Conclusion of peace has been postponed for so long that now everything is much more difficult to settle than it was before. Thurzó should not believe that Hungarians would not accept conditions, set by the Turks, brought by Ferenc Bácsi, happily rather than keep hoping for foreign help. He requests Thurzó to forward the letter to Cardinal Bernhard C/es and Katzianer.

Spectabilis etc.

Alia Vestra Dominatio intelliget ex litteris reverendissimi domini mei, domini Agriensis.1 2 Quorum summa illa esse videtur vos in tantum distulisse pacis compositionem, tales et tot difficultates ingessisse, id quod nobis imputetis, sed utricunque 5 fuimus in causa vel nos, vel vos, vel utrique. Eo res deducta est, ut longe sint omnia difficiliora, quam hucusque fuerint. Credit autem ne Vestra Dominatio, quod Hungari his, quae Bachiensis3 attulit, intellectis, non sint amplexuri has conditiones4 potius, quam semper pendere auxilia extrema exspectando. Credit Dominatio Vestra, quod non terreat Hungaros infelix sors miserae Sclavoniae, ne quid de aliis dicam, sed quid haec io frustra. Dominatio Vestra novit, quae fuit ab initio mea de tota hac re sententia, sed si Deus aliter de nobis statuit, quid ego possum? Has alteras litteras unas reverendissimo domino cardinali Tridentino5 mitti supplico, alteras domino Katzianer.6 Et me Vestrae Dominationi meaque servitia ex toto corde commendo. Quae rectissime valeat cum omnibus suis.

15 Vaciae, 9. lulii [Augusti] 1537.

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1 The copy has the date 9 July, but, like the previous letter, it must have been written in August for the same reasons.- For the letter by Ferenc Frangepán written also on 9 August see: HHStA Ung. Akt. Fasc. 31. Konv. C, 15 Or— 151 v.

3 Pál Bakics informed Ferdinand on 27 July 1537 that Ferenc Bácsi returned from the Sultan with news favourable to Szapolyai. See Bessenyei József, Enyingi Török Bálint, Budapest, 1994, 133-134.

4 The Suhan promised not to abandon King John, and in case Szapolyai died he would allow Hungarians to elect their king, whoever they wanted, as long as that person was not Ferdinand. He also promised not to occupy Slavonia if it decides to support John.

5 Bishop of Trident Bernhard Cles, Cardinal, High Chancellor of Ferdinand,

6 Hans Katzianer, Commander of the Habsburg troops in Slavonia.

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