Chapter L: French

_Mensodus_ tost viendra a son haut Regne,
Mettant arriere un peu le _Norlaris_,
Le rouge blesme, le masle a l’interregne,
Le jeune crainte & frayeur Barbaris.

English.

_Mensodus_ shall soon come to his high Government,
Putting a little aside the _Norlaris_,
The red, pale, the Male at the interreigne,
The young fear, and dread barbarisme.

ANNOT.

_Mensodus_ is the Anagramme of _Vendosme_, by which is meant _Antony_ of _Bourbon_ Duke of _Vendosme_, brother to the then Prince of _Condé_, and father to _Henry_ IV. _Norlaris_ is the Anagram of _Lorrain_; now any body that understandeth any thing in History, knoweth what dissention and feud there was between the House of _Bourbon_, and that of _Lorrain_ in the time of _Francis_ the II. for the House of _Bourbon_, though next to the Royal blood, was the least in favour, and those of the House of _Lorrain_ did Govern all, and had so far prevailed as to have got the Prince of _Condé_ into their hands, and had him condemned to have his head cut of, which would have been executed, had not the King that very day fallen sick of the disease he died of. Now this being understood our Author will have that _Mensodus_, which is _Vendosme_ shall lay aside the _Norlaris_, that is _Lorrein_. By _the red pale_ is meant the Cardinal of _Lorrain_, brother to the Duke of _Guise_, who grew pale at this. By _the male at the interreigne_ is so obscure, that we leave it to the judgement of the Reader.