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

1538

isto impensius agere cessamus, ut in expeditionem illam coniunctis armis viribusque ocius procedant.4 Quod Devotionem Vestram latere noluimus.

Datum in oppido nostro Gmonden, prima Septembris 1538.

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István Maylád to István Brodarics Verecke, 18 September 1538

Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 37. Konv. A, fol. 66-67.1

1. Suleyman is near Suceava; Petni Rare:} is said to have /led With a handful of his men to Poland or to the mountains in the direction of Beszterce. - 2. The Voivod has neglected reinforcement of his castles, whereas the Sultan has not brought powerful siege guns, only 230 camp guns. But if he gets hold of the castles through betrayal, Transylvania and Poland are in great danger. - 3. Suleyman has appointed a new Voivod. but he knows no specifics of the person. Allegedly, the Sultan does not allow his troops to ravage and loot Moldova. — 4. Boyars don i mind having a new Voivod as long as the Sultan does not appoint a Turk but somebody Romanian, because they all hale Pelru Rates for his tyrannizing over them.- 5. Asks for forgiveness for being slow with the answer - 6. He had the gorge at Ojtoz blocked by felled trees for a length of three miles.

Reverendissime Domine et Pater Observandissime. Salutis et servitutis commendationem.

[1.] Imperator nunc prope Zwchwam,1 2 arcem wayvodae Moldaviensis est. Petrus vero wayvoda a boyeronibus relictus cum paucis quibusdam vel Poloniam vel Bistri- 5 ciam3 versus ad alpes se recepisse dicitur, sed de hac re nihil adhuc certi habebam.

[2.] Qui si consilio regiae maiestatis, cui neque meum de eius ad nos exitu consilium defuit, paruisset, melius nunc res suae procederent. Quem non solum de exitu, verum etiam, ut arces, quae in Moldavia essent, rebus necessariis bene provisas redderet, saepius maiestas regia admonuit, sed frustra. Nam boyerones isti, qui nunc apud me io sunt, et alii, qui e Moldavia ad nos fugiunt, similiter referunt Petrum wayvodam latrunculos quosdam in arcibus illis reliquisse, tantumque illos de conservatione arcium curare, ut plerique iam ex illis funibus se per murum demittere coeperint. Quae si bene promissae, bonisque et praecipuis viris commissae fuissent, spes esset ex conservatione illarum regnum Moldáviáé non ita cito a caesare capi posse. Quem certo affir- 15 mare possum nullam bombardam maiorem, quibus munita loca oppugnari possent, praeter bombardas campestres, quas ducentas et triginta exploratores mei in toto esse

4 Ferdinand, in letters also dated 1 September, called upon Elek Tlturzó, Archbishop of Esztergom Pál Várday, Gáspár Serédy, Mihály Bakics, and Constable of Huszt Kristóf Kávássy to send troops for the defence of Transylvania. See HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 37. Konv. A, fol. 2-4., fol. 5. and fol. 10.

1 Draft.

2 Suceava, Romania, seat of the Voivod of Moldova.

5 Beszterce in Transylvania was in the possession of Petru Rare?.

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