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

1524

domini Philippi de Senis4 et domini Vincencii Baldi5 decretorum doctoris, ad instan- 5 tiam tamen omnium nostrorum.

Romae, XI. Februarii 1524.

Stephanus Brodericus orator Hungáriáé manu propria

On the outer side: Theoderico Vafro notario domino Auditoris Camerae, reverendissimo domino et amico honorandissimo

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István Brodarics to Archduke Ferdinand1 Rome, 29 February 1524

Manuscript used: MOL, DF 276068

1. He informs Ferdinand that the Count of Cordoba will give a detailed report of the news; even though the tenths will be collected, there is still little hope [for saving Hungary] if there will be no peace among Christian riders. - 2. News came from Spalato, Croatia, to Venice that the Sanjak-Bey of Bosnia sent major infantry force to besiege K/issa and he will soon follow with a major force of cavalry. According to news from Constantinople, the Turks are busy with preparations both on land and water. Pope Clement is trying to bring food and ammunition to the besieged Klissa, but it is feared that it will arrive late.

Serenissime Princeps et Domine, Domine mihi Gratiosissime. Post servitutis meae perpetuae in gratiam Vestrae Serenitatis humillimam commendationem.

[1.] Ad humanissimas litteras2 Vestrae Serenitatis, quas modo accepi, non habeo quid aliud respondeam, nisi me esse et fore peipetuo, dum vivam, addictissimum ser4 Philippus de Senis (Philip of Siena), a cleric in the papal chamber. Canon of Esztergom. Pope Leo X made Philippus de Senis director of chapel consecrated to the Virgin Mary Taken to the Sky in 1513. The chapel belonged to the Esztergom chapter and de Senis entered a long legal battle against the chapter. Compare: Solymosi László (ed.). Az esztergomi székeskáptalan jegyzőkönyve (1500-1502, 1507-1527), Budapest, 2002.. 22. Regarding the trial, see the following documents: ASV, Archivum Arcis (AA) Arm. XI, caps I. Nr 156., 2527., and ASV, Archivum Arcis XI, caps I. Nr 168. 2533., and Theinl-r Augustin, Vetera monumenta Slavontm meridionalium historiam illustrantia, Romae, 1863, 601-602.

5 Vincenzo Baldi de Pistoria. Arrived in Hungary as a member of the retinue of papal legate Cardinal Pietro Isvalies. He soon became Canon of Veszprém, altar director of the St. John altar, at the same time Vicar of Isvalies who became Bishop of Veszprém in 1508. Compare: Lakatos Bálint, Kálnai Imre királyi titkári és főesperesi kinevezése (1523-1525). Adalékok a pápaság magyar személyi politikájához Mohács előtt, Századok, 2010, 423.

1 The text of the letter is on the Internet, in a somewhat different variant, transcribed by Péter Tóth. http://ephemeris.alcuinus.net/exempla.php ~ We do not know Ferdinand’s letter.

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