and fatten themselves on acorn, but the Court of Udvarhelyszék made a judgement against him in October 1569. At the request of Sigismund Báthory, Moses exchanged his estates in Vágás (now Tăietura in Romania) for the prince's estate at Libaton in March 1598. Anarchy Sigismund Báthory abdicated and transferred Transylvania to the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolph II, on 23 March 1598. Rudolph nominated three imperial commissioners to take charge of the government of Transylvania. Moses Székely started negotiations with one of the commissioners, Bartholomeus Pezzen, in Brassó (now Brașov in Romania) in June, urging the emperor to send an army to Transylvania before the Ottomans invade the principality. After accepting the suzerainty of Rudolph II, Michael the Brave, Voivode of Wallachia, asked the emperor to send Moses Székely to him to take charge of the command of the Wallachian army. Moses started secret negotiations with Sigismund Báthory's uncle, István Bocskai, about the restoration of Báthory. After Sigismund returned to Kolozsvár on 21 August 1598, Moses persuaded the Székely warriors to swear fealty to Sigismund in Szászsebes (now Sebeș in Romania). Báthory sent Moses Székely and István Csáky at the head of an army against Várad (now Oradea in Romania), because its captain refused to do homage to him. Before their arrival, an Ottoman army laid siege to Várad. Moses and his Székely warriors routed a band of Ottoman and Tatar marauders near the town, and the Ottoman army withdrew from the principality. Sigismund Báthory again renounced Transylvania on 21 March 1599, but on this occasion in favor of his cousin, Andrew Báthory. Rudolph II persuaded Michael the Brave to invade Transylvania. Thousands of Székely commoners joined Michael the Brave who had promised them to restore their liberties in autumn. Andrew Báthory sent Moses Székely to negotiate with Michael the Brave, but the latter refused to make peace. Moses was the supreme commander of Báthory's army in the Battle of Sellenberk. After the battle was lost, Moses Székely sought shelter in the fortress of Görgény (now Gurghiu in Romania) on 29 October 1599. Andrew Báthory, who tried to flee to Poland, was murdered by Székely commoners on 3 November. Rudolph II made Michael the Brave his governor in Transylvania. After Michael appointed him the supreme commander of the Transylvanian army, Moses Székely joined him in Gyulafehérvár, but he had left his wife in Marosvásárhely (now Târgu Mureș in Romania) in the