42 Sigismund I to István Brodarics Cracow, [April 1525]1 Manuscript used: BJ 6556 fol. 16r–v. 1. He has learnt that the Observant Franciscans in Rome are trying to procure monasteries of the Conventuals in Bohemia and Poland, and it seems as if this was the intention of Sigismund too. – 2. He requests Brodarics to take steps against this, because this is exactly the opposite of what Sigismund wants who regards Conventuals highly because they are of great help in the fight against spreading heresy. Their Provincial, Marcus de Torre has a high reputation all over the country, so his withdrawal would be a serious loss for the Church here. abstract of Statileo’s letter forwarded by Brodarics enclosed to his letter to Cardinal Salviati on 20 May. 2  It is the war between the Teutonic Order and Poland (1519–21) which ended with the Knights’ defeat. 3  10 April 1525. 1  Date uncertain. Brodarics says in his letter on 17 May that he received several letters but we cannot be sure that he refers to these two. 1  An

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[1.] Intelleximus fratres Sancti Francisci de observantia id agere, ut loca conventualium in regno nostro et Bohemiae sibi a Sanctissimo Domino Nostro impetrarent, quasi haec sit voluntas nostra, ut ea illi potius haberent.

[2.] Postulamus a te, obstes, quominus id perficere valeant. Tantum enim abest, ut haec voluntas nostra sit, ut etiam nobis non posset esse non molestum quidquam prae ter veterem eorum ordinem in regno nostro constitutionem renovari, et praesertim nunc invalescente in dies magis circumquaque perniciosissima haeresi, ad quam retundendam magno nobis ex usu sunt ipsi fratres conventuales, praesertim venerabilis Marcus a Turri 2 commissarius et provincialis regni nostri, qui et monasteria hic sua in debitum redegit ordinem et religioni sua doctrina suaque sanctimonia plurimum conducit. Proindeque nobis et regnicolis nostris est multo gratissimus, qui si amoveri hinc deberet, magno omnino praesidio res haec ecclesiastica privaretur. Quare illum ac eius ordinem tam in regno nostro, quam etiam Bohemia consistentem patrocinio tuo etiam atque etiam commendamus.