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[2.] Scribit praeterea ad me hanc schedam rex meus, quam in specie ad Vestram Maiestatem mitto.5 Dignetur Vestra Maiestas in hoc ei gratificari. Scio ego eius maximum desiderium colloquendi et conversandi cum nonnullis subditis Vestrae Maiestatis,

15 cum quibus ei magna familiaritas fuit. Inter quos scio esse dominum Franciscum Bathyany.6 Poterunt autem, si Vestrae Maiestati videbitur, litterae illae Vestrae Maiestatis, quas habere optat, cum ea praefatione scribi, quod cum nunc agatur de pace inter etc., de qua conficienda sit optima spes, et adversarius Vestrae Maiestatis optaverit etc., id Vestra Maiestas noluerit ei denegare etc.

20 [3.] Vestra Maiestas, supplex oro, mihi ignoscat, quod de omnibus rebus ita libere et

fortasse temerarie scribo. Illas autem litteras iubeat Vestra Maiestas ad dominum Thur- zonem mitti, ut is eas ad me mittat. Domino Francisco Bathyany, quem nunc apud Vestram Maiestatem esse credo, posset coram annuere, ut si rex meus eum ad se vocaret, posset sine offensa Vestrae Maiestatis id facere, ut ad eum iret.

25 De me id possum Vestrae Maiestati significare me vix in vita mea unquam fuisse debiliorem et haec aegerrime exaravi. Vestram Maiestatem Deus conservet semper felicem et sanam.

Ex Broda hungaricali, prima Iulii 1538.

Servulus humillimus

3o Vaciensis subscripsit

On the outer side: Serenissimo Principi et Domino, Domino Ferdinando divina favente clementia Romanorum etc. regi semper augusto, domino mihi clementissimo.

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Ferdinand 1 to István Brodarics Linz, 15 July 1538

Manuscript used: IIHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 36. Konv A, fol. 77-78.1

/. Ayas Pasha is said to have started a campaign with a big army to occupy Pécs, Vatpó, and Siklós. - 2. He believes that King John should provide news about movements of the Turks and about his own plans more often, because this is part of their alliance. He himself has recruited considerable force to defend his provinces, but he would want to know about John s plans too. - 3. Requests Brodarics to intercede with John so that John fulfils what is in the peace treaty, and sends commissioners to the designated places. He should also prevent his subjects from harassing Ferdinand's territories and supporters. - 4. He will be careful in selecting suitable captains, und believes that Brodarics' suggestions for the protections of the country are worthy of consideration. - 5. He does not feel it would be fortunate to allow his adherents to visit John before

5 See Szapolyai’s letter in: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. Konv. C, fol 146.

6 Ferenc Batthyány, former Croatian-Slavonian Ban, was essentially an unwavering supporter of the Habsburgs since 1526.

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