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

1538

cum fratre meo,6 de bonis illis faciat Vestra Dominatio mentionem suae regiae maie- stati, ut recordetur, quando tempus erit, sua maiestas. Nam ista scio ego non esse 20 praesentis temporis.

Servitor

Vaciensis subscripsit

On the outer side: Reverendissimo Domino meo, Domino Londensi etc. etc.

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János Szapolyai to István Brodarics1 [Várad], mid-June 15382

Manuscript used: HHStA, Ung. Akt. Fasc. 35. IConv C, fol. 141.3

]. He would like to meet some of his old contacts, who are now supporters of Ferdinand; requests Brodarics to procure Ferdinands consent. - 2. If Ferdinand agrees, Brodarics should ask for a letter of endorsement about it.

[1.] Ceterum sunt nonnulli sub fidelitate serenissimi regis Romanorum, qui nobis veteri [!] necessitudine iuncti sunt, quibus cum pene a puero magna familiaritate usi sumus. Agatis itaque apud suam maiestatem, ut dum illos ad nos pro mutua saltem collocutione vocari faciemus, ad nos venire patiatur. Assecurare namque suam maie- 5 statem nomine nostro potestis, quod in nullum alium finem, nisi ut tandem nobis cum illis colloqui liceat illos vocari faciemus. Cum enim his graviora beneficio Dei inter nos iam conveniantur, facile id sua maiestas annuere potest.

[2.] Si autem huic petitioni nostrae sua maiestas consenserit, accipietis ab ea litteras in eam sententiam, ut quoniam intelligat nos velle cum quibusdam subditis suis, qui io nobis veteri [!] necessitudine iuncti essent, iliisque multos annos familiarissime usi sumus, agere et conversari, liber illis ex indultu suo pateat ad nos adventus.4 Et hisce litteras vobiscum reportatis.

6 Mátyás Brodarics.

1 The fragment is not addressed, but it was preserved as an attachment to one of Brodarics’ letters, and its content is in tune with Brodarics' letter on 1 July 1538, so Brodarics is certainly (one of) the addressee(s).

2 Brodarics sent the letter, or a part of it, enclosed to his letter on 1 July 1538. There he says that John’s letter was given to him with considerable delay, so it was probably written several weeks before 1 July, but certainly not before the middle of June.

i The letter is incomplete. We know from Brodarics’ letter on I July 1538 that he sent only a part of Szapolyai’s letter to Ferdinand. Physically, today, the attachment is enclosed, mistakenly, to Brodarics’ letter on 29 June, not to the one on 1 July.

4 Brodarics got the letter belatedly, when he already left Ferdinand’s court, so he asked Ferdinand in a letter to fulfil King John’s request. See the letter by Brodarics on 1 July 1538.

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