Letter of Georg Purkircher to Kolozsvári Jordán Tamás (3 May 1570)

Abstract

The source section contains reports by Georg Purkircher, a doctor from Bratislava, on international, Hungarian and Transylvanian events. Among the latter, he highlights the peasant uprising of György Karácsony and the opening of negotiations with the embassy led by Gáspár Bekes, which later led to the conclusion of the Treaty of Speyer. He also reports on the latest scandals of the papal court.