Antall József szerk.: Orvostörténeti közlemények 73-74. (Budapest, 1975)

TANULMÁNYOK - Schultheisz Emil—Tardy Lajos: Egy reneszánsz-korbeli orvosdiplomata (angol nyelven)

the conclusion that it is not enough for us to praise his actions merely with our words but in the first place we must act. This year we have made our fleet much stronger, it is strengthened by the papal and royal fleets, so everything is ready for the attack upon the Asiatic shores, by which His Majesty's wish, the occupation of the Turkish provinces can be achieved.

—It is to our liking that the envoy is going to visit the Pope and the other Christian princes. We encouraged him to make a call on the King of Naples as well, so that His Majesty Ferdinand might also join us as an ally, as after the Pope his dignity is the highest in Italy. Thus after his return the envoy could report of the best preparations, including ours, who are ready for the attack upon the. common enemy, and we shall neglect nothing that can be done, and if His Majesty is also launching his attack, there is no doubt that the enemy, divided between attacks coming from many sides, will be not only defeated, but our victory will be an extremely glorious one. And when we thus persuaded the envoy by word and dispersed his doubts, we set him off to Rome, supplied him with suitable clothing, gave him presents and respects, and caused a letter written to our envoy at the Holy See, that he should be of help to him and recommend him both to His Holiness and at Naples, too, that they should receive him there for negotiations. We have spent on his cloths a hundred ducats in addition to his proper daily provision."'

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*"' From Venice Isaac proceeded to see the Pope, to which he was commissioned by his ruler, too.

27 The Pope was doing really serious efforts to realize the united anti-Turkish Christian front, both in the diplomatic and in the military field. He created a fleet under Admiral Caraffa, which sailed eastward to unite with the Venetian and Neapolitan fleet, but they were unable to win any decisive victory. The signs of the future break among the three Italian powers were becoming visible. It was noticed by Isaac, too, who openly expressed his dissatisfaction over the Pope's answer, when he returned to Buda.

28 Isaac's second stay in Buda is mentioned in the instructions given to Giosafatte Barbaro on January 28 1472 (in reality, according to the present calendar 1473) : "Doctor Isaac, Uzun Hasan's first Ambassador returned from Rome and on his own account, but with our full approval, visited His Majesti the King of Hungary in order to convince and induce him once more to enter the war against the common enemy." This portion also shows that the doctor had already paid a visit to Matthias, following his call on Voivode Stefan eel Mare, but previous to his arrival in Venice.

29 Isaac's negotiations with Matthias Corvinus were not successful. The King's envoys returned from the Italian courts without any promise of seriuos financial aid for the war, while his discords with his neighbours flared up again. The great Christian league envisaged by Uzun Hasan and promoted by the diplomatic negotiations of doctor Isaac in Moldavia, Poland, Italy and Hungary failed to materialize. 26 Cornet, op. cit., 39—40 pp. 27 Ibid, 52 p. 28 Ibid, 73—75 pp. 29 Ibid, 72 p.