[2.] Negotia etiam nostra, quem in modum se habeant, Dominatio Vestra Reveren dissima non ignorat. Ego nescio quid scribere, praesertim cum scribere veritatem aut etiam dicere sit periculosum. Isti etiam principes vestri immortalibus odiis inter se et armis nunquam intermorituris concertantes adiuvant multum hostem ad nos opprimendos. Quid rebus sic stantibus in ver futurum sit, futurum de nobis, Deus novit. Ego magnitudinem periculorum considerans nihil boni possum sperare. Nisi Deus et Beata Virgo Sanctissimum Dominum Nostrum 5 adiuverit ad pacem faciendam. Salviati’s letter mentioned is unknown. Renewed negotiations began in 1524 between Utraquistas – who felt threatened by the Picards (Bohemian Brothers) and the Lutherans – and Catholics. László Szalkai, Bishop of Eger, later Archbishop of Esztergom took up the lion’s share of the talks hoping that the Holy Seat would reward his efforts with appointing him Cardinal. More on this: Fraknói Vilmos, Magyarország a mohácsi vész előtt, Budapest, 1884, 82–96. 3  Compare: Papal Nuncio Baron Burgio’s report on 31 October 1524. Fraknói Vilmos, Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései... 56–60. 4  Archbishop of Esztergom and High Chancellor László Szalkai. 5  Pope Clement VII. 2  1