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21 István Brodarics to Ferenc Várdai 1 Rome, 18 August 1523 Manuscript used: MOL DF 82611 Published: Lukcsics Pál, XVI. századi magyar irodalomtörténeti vonatkozású újabb levelek a zsélyi levéltárból, Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények, 1930, 222–223. In Hungarian: V. Kovács Sándor, Magyar humanisták levelei XV–XVI. század, Budapest, 1971, 559. 1. Várdai is informed that Archdean and Hungarian confessor in Rome János Lászai has been buried. Brodarics wants to recommend Imre Kálnai for the position to the Pope. He requests Várdai’s support so that the position does not fall into the hands of foreigners. – 2. He assumes, Várdai has learnt about the pact among Christian rulers reached on 5 August, which is favourable to Hungary. Reverendissime et Colendissime Domine. Post humilem commendationem.

[1.] Hodie sepelivimus dominum Ioannem archidiaconum Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae penitentiarium. 2 Eius archidiaconatus ne ad manus alienas perveniret, et ne inde successu temporis maiora aliqua incommoda et molestias Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio habere possit, ago nunc apud pontificem, ut Emericus de Kalna, 3 bonus servitor unacum fratribus Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae 1  Ferenc Várdai (around 1460–1524), Bishop of Transylvania. His acquaintance with Brodarics undoubtedly began in Padua where they studied at the same time enjoying the benefices of prebend. Vladis laus II ordered in 1500 (see MOL DL 82165, 82166, 82167, 82200) that Vitus Roznár, as a foreigner, be deprived of his benefices as Custos of Gyulafehérvár, and those were given to Várday. (Compare: Hermann Zsuzsanna, Egy humanista karrierje (Balbi Jeromos), Az Egyetemi Könyvtár vkönyvei, Budapest, 1964, 228.) Several of Várday’s letters written in Italy between March 1500 and April 1504 survived. (His letter on 10 April 1501 was published by Pál Lukcsics: XVI. századi magyar irodalomtörténeti vonatkozású újabb levelek a zsélyi levéltárból, Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények, 1930, 222. His other letters are kept in the MOL: Padua, 20 March 1500. DL 82163; 19 January 1503. DL 82195; and 21 January DL 82196; Bologna, 23 July 1503. DL 82199; Venice, 3 September 1503 DL 82201; Bologna, 20 April 1504. DL 82207.) After his return home, he is Royal Secretary first, then Treasurer, later Bishop of Vác, then of Transylvania. Compare: Borsa Gedeon, Bornemisza Pál megemlékezése Várdai Ferencről és a többi Mohács előtti bolognai, magyar vonatkozású nyomtatvány. Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények, 1983, 48–58. 2  János Lászai (Lazo, 1448?–Rome, 17 August 1523), Humanist, poet, member of the Gyulafehérvár chapter, Archdean of Telegd. He had a chapel built in the Gyulafehérvár cathedral in Renaissance style in 1512. Hungarian confessor of the St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome from 1517 until his death. More on Lászai: V. Kovács Sándor, Egy epigrammaköltő a Jagell-korban = Eszmetörténet és régi magyar irodalom. Tanul mányok, Budapest, 1987, 396–427. 3  Imre Kálnai (1493?–1544), Humanist. He finished his lower school between 1505–1510 in Várad, together with Miklós Oláh. He earned Magister degree in Bologna. Royal secretary in 1525–26, member of Jakab Piso’s circle. Withdraws from politics after Mohács, but remains adherent of King John. More on his l m life: V. Kovács Sándor, Egy humanista a mohácsi vész korában (Kálnai Imre), Irodalomtörténeti Köze é nyek, 1970, 661–667.

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adipiscatur. 4 Nam nisi hanc viam tenerem, nescio, cui conferretur, penitus extraneo et alieno, ut fieri consuevit. Qua tamen in re nescio, quid adhuc sequetur. Supplico Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, dignetur ipsam personam eius habere commendatam. Scio fratres eius ad unum omnes et ipsum quoque esse optimum servitorem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis. Sit contenta Vestra Dominatio Reverendissima, ut suis potius benefiat, quam alienis. Vestra Dominatio Reverendissima scit bene, quid de talibus beneficiis fieri solet et quibus involucris talia soleant implicari. 5

[2.] Nova nunc alia non sunt. Nam de confoederatione inter omnes pene totius Christianitatis principes V. huius mensis sollemniter publicata, credo iam Vestram Dominationem audiisse. Eam credo ego rebus nostris, si tandem expergisci voluerimus, fore procul dubio salutarem. Haec raptissime.

Me rursus in gratiam Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae et hoc negotium humiliter commendo. Ex Urbe XVIII. Augusti 1523. Eiusdem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis servitor deditissimus Stephanus Brodarych orator

On the outer side: Reverendissimo Domino Meo, Domino Fratri episcopo Transsilvanensi etc., Domino observandissimo