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The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

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Original version in Latin: Anton Kern, Der "Libellus de Notitia Orbis"Johannes III. O.P. Erzbisch<strong>of</strong>s von Sultanieh in "Arhivum FratrumPraedicatorum" 1938. VIII. Page 82.6. Baia, 5th <strong>of</strong> March, 1431Letter <strong>of</strong> Ioan de Ryza, Catholic Bishop <strong>of</strong> Baia(Moldavia), to Mons. Sbigneus,Bishop <strong>of</strong> Krakow (Poland)about the Hussites from Moldavia" That for we cannot stand against, because we are few, andthe Ruler is protecting him from all Christians and it would behard for us to go against his protege and he gave him a dwellingplace in the town <strong>of</strong> Bako, where he lives like a real heretic,having beside him an apostle from the Minorite's order, givingthe holy sacraments <strong>of</strong> both kinds whenever he or the peoplearound him want, baptizing them and taking their confessions,and the reigning prince gave him and his disciples safe conduct,as if whoever disturbs him or his Hussite disciples will pay tothe him twenty Turkish gold ducats and that's why he becameso bold that he doesn't care about anyone."Original version in Latin, in the Archive <strong>of</strong> the Teutonic Order fromGottingen.7. 8th <strong>of</strong> May, 1436George Lepes, Bishop <strong>of</strong> Alba Iulia InvitesIacob de Marchia, the Pope's Nunci<strong>of</strong>rom the Franciscan Order to chase awaythe Hussites from Transylvania"From the reports made by trusted people we've learnt thatsome dangerous persons from Moldavia and other regionsencouraged by their Hussite heretical wickedness infected some<strong>of</strong> the dying sheep, in the mentioned districts and these parts <strong>of</strong>Transylvania and they corrupted many souls <strong>of</strong> both sexes.For the drastic crush <strong>of</strong> the mentioned heresy we wentseveral times against them, that's why we insisted on our piousBrother Jakob <strong>of</strong> Marchia from Saint Francis' Order to come to

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