29 István Brodarics to Archduke Ferdinand 1 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 rulers. – 2. News came from Spalato, Croatia, to Venice that the Sanjak-Bey of Bosnia sent major infantry force to besiege Klissa 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 litteras 2 Vestrae Serenitatis, quas modo accepi, non habeo quid aliud respondeam, nisi me esse et fore perpetuo, dum vivam, addictissimum 4  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 Theiner Augustin, Vetera monumenta Slavorum 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 2  We do not know Ferdinand’s letter.

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servulum Vestrae Serenitatis. Illustris dominus meus, dominus comes de Corduba 3 omnia alia ex ordine referre poterit. Exiguntur quidem istae decimae, sicut Vestra Serenitas ab ipso intelliget, sed in his quoque parva est spes ponenda, si Deus pacem aut indutias inter principes non posuerit, tota salutis communis ratio in hac una re posita esse videtur.

[2.] Ex Croatia habemus ex litteris comitis Spalatiensis ad illustrissimum dominum Venetorum 4 V. Februarii datis Bassam sive Zanzacum Boznae iam praemisisse non parum peditum numerum ad obsidendum Clyzium 5 subsecuturum ipsum quoque brevi cum valido equitatu. Habuerunt Veneti et ex Constantinopoli litteras VIII. Ianuarii datas Turcum facere ingentes apparatus et terra et mari, aggressurum omnino Hungariam primo quoque tempore. Sanctissimus Dominus Noster 6 mittit ad succursum Clyzii commeatum, si intromitti poterit, et alia ad defensionem necessaria. Sed vereor, ne tarde veniant. 7 Cetera idem dominus comes. Me et meam servitutem rursus in gratiam Vestrae Serenitatis humillime commendo. Quam Deus felicissimam et incolumem conservet.

Ex Urbe XXIX. Februarii 1524. Eiusdem Vestrae Serenitatis servitor et capellanus humillimus Stephanus Brodericus praepositus Quinqueecclesiensis orator 3  Pedro de Cordova visited Rome already in 1522–23 as an envoy of Ferdinand. Compare: Adolf Wrede (hsgg.), Deutsche Reichstagakten unter Kaiser Karl V. 3. Bd., Gotha, 1901, 862. 4  Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (1523–1538). 5 Klissa (today: Klis, Croatia), important border fortress in Dalmatia. The fortress was besieged from 5 February by troops of the Bosnian Bey. Compare: Marko Perojević, Petar Kružić kapetan i knez grada Klisa. Zagreb, 1931, 67. 6  Pope Clement VII. 7  The army of Constable of Zengg Péter Krusics, carried there on the sea, smashed the Turkish army and liberated the castle on 10 April. Marko Perojević, Petar Kružić kapetan i knez grada Klisa. Zagreb, 1931, 67–70.