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

1524

15 cancellarium6 Hungáriáé in mei commendationem suas litteras dare et efficere, ut mei quamvis absentis, diligenter tamen eorum maiestatibus servientis ratio habeatur saltem in minoribus beneficiis.7 Nam maiora, sicuti non mereor, ita neque petere ausim. Neque sum, Clementissime Princeps, natura adeo ambitiosus, ut patrocinio Vestrae Serenitatis, quam scio omnia etiam summa apud dominum meum clementissimum 20 posse, aliud consequi optem, quam unde possim commodius et honorificentius vestris maiestatibus servire. Scit enim maiestas vestra inopiam ac sordes cum magnorum principum legatione non bene convenire. Itaque rursus supplico Vestrae Serenitati, dignetur in hoc preces meas exaudire. Quicquid in me benignitate Serenitatis Vestrae collatum fuerit, dabo operam, ut id in diligentissimum et gratissimum servitorem Ves- 25 tra Serenitas contulisse videatur.

Me et meam servitutem perpetuam rursus in gratiam Vestrae Serenitatis humillime commendo. Quam Deus felicissimam et incolumem conservet. Ex Urbe 111. Mai 1524.

Eiusdem Vestrae Serenitatis

humillimus servulus

.io Stephanus Brodericus

serenissimi regis Hungáriáé orator

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István Brodarics to Sigismund I Rome, 3 May 1524

Manuscript used: BN T. 5. föl. lOOr-v.1

/. He has learnt about the death of Archbishop of Esztergom György Szatmári; since benefices get rearranged in such cases, he asks Ferdinand' to intercede on his behalf for remembering the absent envoy in Buda so that the latter's services are rewarded with a smaller benefice at least: he asks for this only to be able to represent the Hungarian King in Rome better. - 2. There is no news. The Emperor's army is still besieging the French at Novara. - .1. He is sending a copy of the letter by Persian Shah Sophi addressed to the Emperor and Louis H to Sigismund.

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

[1.] Licet satis absurdum esse videatur ab eo principe, cui quis nihil serviverit, quip- piam postulare, summa tamen Vestrae Maiestatis clementia et singularis in omnes

6 László Szálkái (1475-1526), Bishop ofEger, Chancellor, He got archbishopric of Esztergom and the attached position of High Chancellor after Szatmári's death.

7 It seems that Ferdinand fulfilled Brodarics' request. On the margin of the letter it is written: fiat, ul petitur.

1 Another manuscript: BK 213 fol. 53-54; BJ 6549 111 fol. 129-130; Libri Legationum vol. XXIII, fol. 45-46; BCzart TN 36. fol. 569-570.

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