50 István Brodarics to Clement VII Buda, 13 September 1525 Manuscript used: ASV, Principi, vol. 3. fol. 279r–v. Published: Theiner Augustin, Vetera monumenta historica Hungariam sacram illustrantia II., Romae, 1860, 653–654.; Bessenyei József, Lettere di principi (1518–1578), Roma–Budapest, 2002, 79–81. 1. He arrived at Buda 21 days after leaving Rome. He found the King and the Queen on Csepel Island. He passed on the Pope’s message to them there. – 2. He has not yet received an answer regarding the matter of envoys to be sent to the Emperor. – 3. He told what the Pope commissioned him to tell to Archbishop of Esztergom László Szalkai who has preserved his old influence. – 4. He will learn about other matters from a letter from Baron Burgio. Beatissime Pater ac Domine, Domine Clementissime. Post pedum Vestrae Sanctitatis oscula beatorum et meae servitutis humillimam commendationem.

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[1.] Ego postquam a Vestra Sanctitate discessi XXImo die Budam perveni. Ubi cum maiestatem regiam non reperiissem, quae ad insulam Chepel animi causa secesserat, illic maiestatem suam et serenissimam dominam meam reginam conveni. Benigne ab eis exceptus. Quibus cum mandata Vestrae Sanctitatis exposuissem, gratissimo animo omnia audivere, praesertim Vestrae erga se Sanctitatis tantum ac tam paternum amorem et de rebus huius regni curam.

[2.] De oratoribus ad caesarem maiestatem mittendis, et de quibusdam aliis rebus nondum responsum habui. 1 Postquam habuero, Vestram Sanctitatem faciam de rebus omnibus certiorem.

[3.] Fui postea cum reverendissimo domino Strigoniensi, 2 qui certe singulari obser vantia, quod et coram semper testatus sum, Vestram prosequitur Sanctitatem. Contuli cum eo Vestrae Sanctitatis nomine de rebus illis, de quibus conferendum erat. 3 Videtur optima praeditus mente. Est in eadem, in qua antea fuit, auctoritate. Cum palatino novo domino Stephano, 4 et cum domino vayvoda 5 et aliis omnibus primariis viris coniunctus, 6 Vestrae, ut dixi, Sanctitatis atque istius Sanctae Sedis observandissimus.

[4.] Illud negotium 7 quo in statu sit, Vestra Sanctitas ex litteris domini baronis 8 intelliget. Ego, quicquid sequatur, video, quantum Vestrae Sanctitati ob eius tantam in me benignitatem, et in re mea curam ac studium favoremque debeam. Cuius quidem mei debiti nunquam ero immemor. De comite Christophoro, 9 de regiae maiestatis peregrinatione, 10 de principum 9  post maiestatem: nondum del. 11  Regarding this see the letter by Louis II to the Pope on 30 September 1525. Compare: Theiner Augustin, Vetera monumenta Hungariam... 655. 12  Archbishop of Esztergom László Szalkai. 13  Brodarics had a letter of recommendation from the Pope addressed to Szalkai. Compare: Theiner Augustin, Vetera monumenta Hungariam... 651–652. 14 István Werbőczy (around 1458–1541), scholar of law, leading figure of the party of lesser noblemen. He was elected Palatine on 6 July 1525 replaced István Báthori. He was in office until April 1526. More on his life: Fraknói Vilmos, Werbőczi István életrajza, Budapest, 1899. 15  János Szapolyai, Transylvanian Voivod. 16  On this see Burgio’s letter on 11 July 1525 among others. Bartoniek, Mohács Magyarországa... 19–24. 17 Quite probably, this refers to the appointment of Brodarics as Chancellor. The major obstacle was Szalkai himself who did not want to resign and wanted Bishop of Veszprém Tamás Szalaházy to replace him. Clement VII, in his letter on 8 August 1525, recommended Brodarics to the position. Compare: Theiner Augustin, Vetera monumenta Hungariam... 651. 18  See Burgio’s report on 13 September 1525. Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései 1524–1526. Budapest, 2001, 263–266. 19  Since Kristóf Frangepán entered into an argument with Archbishop Szalkai that ended in violence, King Louis threw him into dungeon. See Burgio’s report on 13 September 1525. Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései... 264. 10  We know from Burgio’s report on 13 September that they planned to go to Slavonia first and then to Moravia. See Magyarországi pápai követek jelentései... 264.

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nostrorum conventu 11 nihil scribo. Non ignarus Vestram Sanctitatem et de his et de aliis omnibus litteris domini baronis factam esse certiorem.

Meam humillimam servitutem ad pedum pulveres Vestrae Sanctitatis supplex humillime commendo. Quam Deus semper felicem atque incolumem conservet. Ex Buda XIII. Septembris 1525. Eiusdem Vestrae Sanctitatis Creatura et humillimus servulus Stephanus Brodericus