Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1538
30 Rex habuit litteras a caesare impiorum eum versus Germaniam exiturum hoc anno.8 Si igitur veniret ad Budam obsidendam, petit rex a Vestra Maiestate ad eius defensionem tria milia peditum Bohemorum, qui sint sub nomine regiae maiestatis, et capi- taneo eius pareant. Melius enim existimat rex, quod Tureus, si veniat, Budae remoretur, quam ad superiora dimittatur. Alias cogeretur rex vel bonis verbis vel aliis, quibus pos- 35 set, modis efficere, ut Buda reipublicae Christianae conservaretur. Quae quantum importet toti Christianitati, notissimum est Vestrae Sacrae Maiestati. Nec vult rex cum illis peditibus impedire, vel eos a Vestra Maiestate habere, si manifesta necessitas non fuerit. Scit Vestra Maiestas, quantum sit in rem Vestrae Maiestatis conservatio Budae.9 307 István Brodarics to Ferdinand 1 Magyarbród, 1 July 1538 Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 36. Konv. A, fol. 7-8.1 /. Szapnlyai says in the letter that the Sultan himself will not take part in any war in person this year, hut will send a strong army, but it is not known, where. The legate has not heard anything about the Turks either, except from what he has heard from Thurzo, which is something worthy of consideration. - 2. John would like to speak with some of Ferdinand's subjects, especially with Ferenc Batthyány: Brodarics requests Ferdinand to write to them that he (Ferdinand) agrees to this for the sake of piece. - 3. Ferdinand could also tell Batthyány personally, that Batthyány should not be afraid of offending Ferdinand by visiting King John. Serenissime Rex, Domine Clementissime. Post servitutis meae humillimam commendationem. [ 1.] Accepi litteras a serenissimo rege meo1 2 sed tarde allatas. Nuntius enim nesciens, ubi essem, et diversa a diversis audiens retrocesserit post me quasi usque ad Vaciam. 5 Rex scribit ad me se habere caesarem quidem Turearum non exiturum, sed missurum exercitum validum, ignorat tamen rex, ad quas partes.3 Addit hoc quoque sese quicquid habuerit certi, statim significaturum illi amico. Maiestas Vestra intelligit, quem dicere velim.4 A nuntio diligenter interrogavi, si quid audiisset de Tureis. Dicit se non audiisse quicquam, nisi apud dominum Thurzonem. Ego nec ab amicis habeo quicquam formi- lo dolosi. Non sunt tamen contemnenda ea, quae dominus Thurzo scribit ad Vestram Maiestatem. 8 The Sultan did not attack the German Empire in 1538. 9 This request was probably made at the talks already, because Ferdinand, in his response to John, promised 3000 Czech infantrymen in case the defence of Buda requires them. See HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. C. fol. 191 r. 1 Autograph. 2 János Szapolyai •’ In fact, the Sultan himself lead a military campaign against Voivod of Moldova Petru Rare?. 4 It is not known whom Brodarics refers to. 537
