The Tsangos of Romania - Corvinus Library - Hungarian History

10. Sibiu, 11th of April, 1552Report of an Anonymous about the events fromMoldaviaThe intention of Stefan de Vith, Vajda (Voivod) of Moldaviato convert all the Hungarians from Moldavia to the orthodoxreligion.First of all, on the 25th of March, in the town of PiatraNeamt (Karachon Kewwa = Karacsony Kove) I've heard froma Hungarian man that the Moldavian Vajda (Stefanita Rares) forone reason - if it is so - won't be good for the Hungarians, thathe also heard: the Vajda ordered letters to be sent to all parts ofthe country, all the roads to be guarded inside the country andhis secretary George to be arrested for the reason that he doesn'twish to be baptized even under the threat of death.Original version in Latin: VERESS "Documents" I, page 78-79.11. Roman, 13th of April, 1562Report of the Habsburg Agent, John Belsius,to the Emperor Ferdinand the First"On the day of the 10th of April, Despot Voda left Harlau(Horlo) to Targul Frumos (Zeplak = Szeplak) finally on the12th to the fortress of Roman (Romanvarasch)"Despot Voda ordered me to write these: AlexandruMoldoveanul forced all the nations, with no exceptions, to bebaptized again and to follow the religion of the Moldavians,taking them away from their own religion, he appointed abishop of the Saxons and the Hungarians, to rebuild theconfiscated churches and to strengthen their souls in theirbeliefs, and his name is Ian Lusenius, and is Polish.He sent a delegation to the King of Poland and to Moscow,to Dimitri the Greek, from his own court, known by many ofthe servants of Your Majesty, especially by Tordai.Date on the 13th of April, in the town of Roman(Romanvasar), in year 1563.