Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1538
337 Charles V to István Brodarics Toledo, 22 November 1538 Manuscript used: HMStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 37. Konv. C, föl. 44r, 42r-v, 45r.1 1. He has received Brodarics' letter, in which Brodarics expressed his joy over the peace treaty with the French and urged Charles to go to Hungary for the sake of a m ilitary campaign against the Turks. - 2. He is keen on lighting against the infidels, this is why he made peace with his enemies and is trying to create peace among other Christian monarchs, so that they can all go against the Turks together. - 3. He appreciates Brodarics' merit and effort in creating peace between Ferdinand and John, of which reports of Archbishop Wese and Brodarics' trip to Naples three years ago give evidence. - 4. Assures Brodarics that he will not forget about these when he will have a chance to back Brodarics'promotion. and he will encourage King Ferdinand for the same. Carolus etc. Reverende in Christo Pater sincere nobis Dilecte. [1.] Legimus Dominationis Vestrae litteras datas Vaciae Pannoniae die sexto mensis Augusti proxime praeteriti,2 quibus et pacem cum Christianissimo rege Franciae, fratre 5 et sororio nostro carissimo initam nobis gratulatur,3 4 5 et ad reliqua negotia, quae reipub- licae intersunt, peragenda nostrumque adventum istuc maturandum nos cohortatur. Quae litterae nobis sane multis nominibus gratae fuere. Perspeximus enim ex illis non modo Vestrae Dominationis erga rempublicam studium et pietatem, verum etiam quantum nobis tribuat adeo, ut nobis istic praesentibus certam quodammodo spem victoriae io de publico Christiani nominis hoste sibi polliceri videatur. [2.] Nos quidem, ut nihil unquam magis concupivimus, quam arma nostra in hostes fidei convertere, ita nunc quoque in ea sumus sententia, atque hac de causa non modo cum adversariis nostris ad pacis conditiones et media devenire, verum etiam inter reliquos Christianos principes pacem et amicitiam procurare semper studuimus, ut tan- 15 dem, Deo favente, arma in hostes Fidei communibus Christianorum viribus et auxiliis converterentur. [3.] Atque huic quidem rei, ut plurimum adiumenti conferre potest haec nostra cum 2 post Pater dei. Venerabilis 4 post quibus dei nobis 4 post cum dei. Serenissimo 5 post ad del. arma in communem hostem fidei ac religionis nostrae Tuream cohortatur exsequenda suprascr. reliqua negotia... istuc maturandum 9 post tribuat dei. quibus suprascr. adeo ut nobis 12 post modo dei ad pacis media cum suprascr. sed quoque dei nullas pacis conditiones saltem tolerabiles unquam sumus aspema 13 post ad dei pacem et concordiam suprascr. pacis conditiones 14 post studuimus dei quod 15 post auxiliis dei convertere possent suprascr. converterentur 17 post plurimum dei potest conducere suprascr. adiumenti conferre potest 1 Draft. The numbering of the sheets is disorderly. : Unfortunately, we do not know the mentioned letter of Brodarics. 3 Charles V and French King Francis I signed peace for ten years in Nice on 18 June 1538. 577
