Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1538
wayvodam velle instituere, sed non nominabat, quem. Ego crediderim potius esse conio stitutum alium, quam filium Petri expulsi.4 [2.] Intelligo etiam, quod rex, dominus meus clementissimus5 dominum Lasky et gentes serenissimi Romanorum regis cum aliis gentibus remisit ad propria.6 Duxi sta- tim Vestrae Sanctitati haec tanta nova significanda. Quae ego ob certas alias causas credo esse vera. Tamen quicquid erit, quicquid habere potero, statim rursus significabo is Vestrae Sanctitati, quam Deus conservet semper felicem et incolumem. Vaciae octava die mensis Octobris 1538. Clementissimae Vestrae Sanctitatis humillimus servulus Vaciensis episcopus 329 István Brodarics to Elek Thurzó Vác, 8 October 1538 Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 37. Konv. B, fol. 23. I. He has learnt from Werbőczy s envoy that Suleyman has left Moldova after driving out Voivod Petru Rare$ and replacing him with his son. May lad's letter confirms this, but he does not name the successor of Voivod Rare$. - 2. Ferdinand ordered Laski to lead his troops buck to their own territoiy. [1.] Per hanc noctem venit ad me famulus domini Werbeczy,1 cancellarii nostri, per quem mihi nuntiavit venisse heri tarde hominem fidedignum ex Transsylvania affirmantem Turearum caesarem ex Moldavia discessisse expulso Petro wayvoda, imposito ibi novo wayvoda, filio Petri, non facto magno damno, quippe qui, de quo et 5 a domino Maylad litteras habui,1 2 commiserat suis, ne vel incendiis vel hominum praeda illud regnum vastarent. Illud etiam scripserat dominus Maylad novum wayvodam velle instituere, sed non nominabat, quem. Ego crediderim potius esse constitutum alium, quam filium Petri expulsi.3 [2.] Intelligo etiam, quod regia maiestas, dominus noster clementissimus nuntiavit 4 In fact, it was not one of the sons who replaced Petru Rare?. Suleyman appointed $tefan Lácustá, (István V), half-brother of the Voivod. He remained on the throne of Moldova until 1540. 5 János Szapolyai. 6 Laski lead the auxiliary troops sent to aid Szapolyai. The other two letters say that Ferdinand ordered the troops back when the danger of the Sultan invading Transylvania after Moldova was gone. On the other hand, Brodarics says in the letter to the Pope that it was Szapolyai himself, who sent back the auxiliary troops. 1 István Werbőczy, Chancellor. 2 See the letter by István Maylád to Brodarics on 18 September. ■' In fact, it was not one of the sons who replaced Petru Rare?. Suleyman appointed Stefan Lácustá, (István V), half-brother of the Voivod. He remained on the throne of Moldova until 1540. 569
