24 István Brodarics to Ferenc Várdai 1 Rome, 16 November 1523 Manuscript used: MOL DF 826212 Published: Lukcsics Pál, XVI. századi magyar irodalomtörténeti vonatkozású újabb levelek a zsélyi levéltárból, Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények, 1930, 223–225. 1. Várdai is informed in detail on the outcome of the trial about the will of János Lászai and on Várdai’s duties regarding this. He suggests accepting the agreement offered, since he cannot expect a better deal: the Pauline Fathers should get their 60 forints that is due, and the 200 forints that Lászai owed them according to his will. – 2. He asks Várdai to send also the 16 forints that Kálnai borrowed for the journey home and for which Brodarics vouched. – 3. There is still no Pope; the French are stationed at Milan; the Emperor is about to intrude in France from Navarra. – 4. Kálnai is brought into his attention again. Kálnai’s loyalty and knowledge make him worthy of becoming Archdean of Telegd. Reverendissime Domine, Domine mihi Colendissime.

[1.] Iam binas dedi litteras 3 ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam de ea re, de qua dominum Emericum litteratum, 4 servitorem suum ad me miserat, quibus, ut se res habuisset, abunde perscripsi. Nunc autem et auctoritate reverendissimi domini cardinalis de Medices, 5 protectoris regni Hungariae, qui se, antequam conclave 6 ingrederetur, huic negotio [...]luerat, et mea maxima diligentia ac labore, ad hunc finem tandem [...] ad quam me nunquam sperassem, deducturum. Conventio igitur inter me et plebani pridem mortui executores ita facta est, ut ipsi litem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae amplius ne faciant sub poena dupli eius summae, quam Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam solvere constitutum est, cuius rei obligationem manu sua scriptam is, cuius maxime interest, executor mihi dedit. Rursum, ut Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima per totum hoc tempus, usque ad finem Martii sexaginta florenos in auro huc mittat, non executoribus, ipsi enim neque unum obulum sibi dari ex iis petunt, sed coenobio fratrum Hungarorum de Caelio Monte, in quo ille sepultus est, ut sit elemosina pro anima eius. 7 Quod si per illud tempus Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pecuniam illam non miserit, ut liceat illis rursus de integro contra Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam procedere et litigare. Quapropter Dominatio On Várdai see the note for Brodarics’ letter on 18 August. The text in the document is severely damaged at several places. 3  Concerning János Lászai, we only know a letter from Brodarics to Várdai on 18 August. The conflict concerning the will is not mentioned in that one, so here Brodarics is referring to two lost letters. 4  Imre Kálnai. About him also see the notes for the letter on 18 August 1523. 5  Cardinal Giulio de Medici, cousin of the previous Medici Pope, Leo X. 6  After the death of Hadrian VI the conclave gathered on 1 October. Exactly the above mentioned Giulio de’ Medici was elected Pope on 19 November, three days after this letter was written. 7  János Lászai was buried in Santo Stefano Rotondo located on Monte Celio in Rome. Pope Nicholas V had donated it with the monastery next to it to the Pauline Fathers in 1454. Lászai’s tomb still can be seen in Santo Stefano Rotondo.

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