Chapter XXXI: French

La Lune au plain de nuit sur le haut Mont,
Le nouveau _Sophe_ d’Un seul cerveau la veu,
Par ses Disciples estre immortel semond,
Yeux au Midy, enfin, mains corps au feu.

English.

The Moon at full by night upon the high Mount,
The new _Sophe_ with one onely Brain hath seen it,
Invited by his Disciples to become immortal,
His eyes to the South, conclusion, his hands and body to the fire.

ANNOT.

_Sophe_ in Greek signifieth a wise man or Philosopher, who shall find the Philosophers stone, when the Moon shall come to the full in the night upon a high Mount. His Disciples shall perswade him to make himself immortal, they being perswaded that the _Elixir_ cureth all diseases.

The last Verse saith, _His eyes to the South, his hands and body to the fire_; that is, this Chymist or _Adeptus_, shall retire into some Southern Countrey to work.

I cannot omit here that a conceited Chymist in _Paris_, whose name was _Haumont_, in _English_, _Highmount_, could not be disswaded but our Author spake of him in this Stanza, and that he could not die till he had got the Philosophers stone, but to other matters.

XXXII.

French.

Es lieux & temps chair au poisson donra lieu,
La loy commune sera faite au contraire,
Vieux tiendra fort puis osté du milieu,
Le _Panta_, _Choina_, _Philon_ mis fort arriere.

English.

In places and times, flesh shall give place to fish,
The common Law shall be made against it,
The old man shall stand fast, then being taken away
The _Panta_, _Choina_, _Philon_, shall be set aside.

ANNOT.

_Panta_, _Choina_, _Philon_, are three Greek words, παντὰ χοινα φιλῶν, which signifie in Latine, _omnia inter amicos communia_, and in _English_, all things are common among friends. The rest is easie.

XXXIII.

French.

_Jupiter_ joint plus _Venus_ qu’a la Lune,
Apparoissant de plenitude blanche,
_Venus_ cachée soubs la blancheur _Neptune_,
De _Mars_ frappée par la gravée branche.

English.

_Jupiter_ being more joyned to _Venus_ then to the Moon,
Appearing in a full whiteness,
_Venus_ being hid under the whiteness of _Neptune_,
Stricken by _Mars_ through the ingraved branch.

ANNOT.

These terms being _Astronomical_ and _Astrological_, it is hard to guess at the Authors mind.

XXXIV.

French.

Le grand mené captif d’estrange Terre;
Dor enchainé au Roy _Cheyren_ offert,
Qui dans _Ausonne_, _Milan_ perdra la Guerre,
Et tout son Ost mis a Feu & a Fer.

English.

The great one brought Prisoner from a far Countrey,
And chained with Gold, shall be presented to the King _Chyren_,
Being then at _Ausone_. _Milan_ shall loose the War.
And all its Host shall be put to fire and sword.

ANNOT.

The meaning of this is, that when a great one from a far Countrey, shall be brought Prisoner chained with gold, and presented to a King called _Henry_ (for _Cheyren_ by transposition of letters is _Henry_) who then shall beat _Bordeaux_; _Milan_ shall loose a great Army.

XXXV.

French.

Le feu esteint, les vierges trahiront,
La plus grand part de la bande nouvelle,
Pouldre a feu les seuls Rois garderont,
_Hetrusque_ & _Corse_, de nuit, gorge alumelle.

English.

The fire being put out, the Virgins shall betray,
The greatest part of the new troup,
Gunpowder, Lance, shall keep only the Kings,
In _Hetruria_ and _Corsica_ by night throats shall be cut.

ANNOT.

_Hetruria_ is the Country _Tuscany_ now under the Duke of _Florence_, and _Corsica_ is an Island in the _Mediterranean_ Sea belonging to the _Genoese_. The rest is plain.

XXXVI.

French.

Les jeux nouveaux en _Gaule_ redressez,
Apres Victoire de l’_Insubre_ Campagne,
Monts d’_Hesperie_, les grands liez troussez,
De peur trembler la _Romagne_ & l’_Espagne_.

English.

The new plays shall be set up again in _France_,
After the Victory obtained in _Piemont_,
Mountains of _Spain_, the great ones tied, carried away,
_Romania_ and _Spain_ shall quake for fear.

ANNOT.

This is a Prognostication of the rejoycing that should be in _France_, after the winning of that famous battle _Serizoles_ in _Piemont_, against the Armies of the Emperour and the King of _Spain_.

XXXVII.

French.

_Gaulois_ par saults Monts viendra penetrer,
Occupera le grand Mont de l’_Insubre_,
Au plus profond son Ost sera entrer,
_Genes_, _Monech_ pousseront classe rubre.

English.

The _French_ by leaping shall go over the Mountains,
And shall seize upon the great Mount of the _Savoyard_,
He shall cause his Army to go to the furthermost,
_Genoa_, and _Monaco_ shall set out their red Fleet.

ANNOT.

This Prophecy is concerning _Henry_ the IV. King of _France_, who went over the _Alpes_ and conquered the Duke of _Savoy_’s Countrey, because he would not restore the Markdom of _Salvees_. _Genoa_ and _Monaco_ are Cities near _Savoy_.

XXXVIII.

French.

Pendant que Duc, Roy, Roine occupera,
Chef _Bizantin_ captif en _Samothrace_,
Avant lassault l’un l’autre mangera,
_Rebours_ ferré suivra du sang la trace.

English.

While the Duke shall busie the King and the Queen,
A great man of _Constantinople_ shall be prisoner in _Samothracia_,
Before the assault one shall eat up the other,
_Rebours_ shod shall trace one by the blood.

ANNOT.

The three first Verses are plain, as for the fourth, either it is falsly Printed, or I must confess I understand it not.

XXXIX.

French.

Les _Rhodiens_ demanderont secours,
Par le neglect de ses hoirs delaissée,
L’Empire _Arabe_ ravalera son cours,
Par _Hesperie_ la cause redressée.

English.

The _Rhodiens_ shall ask for succours,
Being forsaken by the neglect of her Heirs,
The _Arrabian_ Empire shall slack his course,
By the means of _Spain_ the case shall be mended.

ANNOT.

By the _Rhodians_ are understood the Knights of _Maltha_, because they dwelt first at _Rhodes_.

By the second Verse it is said, it was _the neglect of her Heirs_, that is of the Heirs of _Rhodes_ the Knights of _Maltha_, who being careless of themselves, were besieged by _Solyman_, which constrained them to ask succours of all the Christian Princes, which came very slowly, at last _Dom Garcia_ Viceroy of _Sicily_ relieved them, and drove away the Turks that had suffered great loss, therefore the Author saith in the third Verse, _The ~Arabian~ Empire shall slack his course_.

XL.

French.

Les Forteresses des Assiegez serrez,
Par poudre a feu profondez en abysme,
Les proditeurs seront tous vifs serrez,
Onc aux _Sacristes_ navint si piteux schisme.

English.

The strong places of the Besieged shall be straightned,
By Gunpowder they shall be plonged into a pit,
The Traytors shall be shut up alive,
Never did happen so pitiful schisme to the _Sacristes_.

ANNOT.

By the _Sacristes_, he understandeth the Clergy of the Roman Religion.

XLI.

French.

_Gynique_ Sexe captive par Hostage,
Viendra de nuit custodes decevoir,
Le Chef du Camp deceu par son language,
Lairra la gente, sera piteux a voir.

English.

_Gynical_ sexe being captive by Hostage,
Shall come by night to deceive her keepers,
The Chief of the Camp being deceived by her Language,
Shall leave her folks, a thing pitiful to behold.

ANNOT.

_Gynical_ Sex is a woman from the Greek word γυνὴ, which signifieth a woman.

The meaning then of this Stanza is, that a woman being given in Hostage, and made prisoner, shall deceive her keepers, and among the rest, the chief Captain who shall forsake his Troops and run away with her.

XLII.

French.

_Geneve_ & _Langres_ par ceux de _Chartre_ & _Dole_,
Et par _Grenoble_ captif au _Montlimar_,
_Seysset_, _Lausane_, par fraudulente dole,
Les trahiront pour Or soixante mark.

English.

_Geneve_ and _Langres_ by those of _Chartres_ and _Dole_,
And by one of _Grenoble_ captive at _Montlimar_,
_Seisset_, _Lozanne_ by a fraudulent deceit,
Shall betray them for thirty pounds weight of Gold.

ANNOT.

All those Towns are in _France_, the sense is plain.

XLIII.

French.

Seont ouis au Ciel les Armes battre,
Celuy an mesme les Divins ennemis,
Voudront Loix Saintes injustement debatre,
Par Foudre & guerre bien croians a mort mis.

English.

There shall be heard in the Air noise of Weapons,
And in that same year the Divines shall be enemies,
They shall unjustly put down the Holy Laws,
And by the Thunder and the War true believers shall die.

ANNOT.

There is no obscurity in this.

XLIV.

French.

Deux gros de _Mende_, de _Rhodez_, & _Millaud_,
_Cahors_, _Limoges_, _Castre_, malo sepmano,
De nuech l’intrado, de _Bourdeaux_ an cailhau,
Par _Perigort_ au toc de la Campano.

English.

Two great ones of _Mende_, of _Rhodez_ and _Milliaud_,
_Cahors_, _Limoges_, _Castres_ an evil week,
By night the entry shall be from _Bourdeaux_ one cailhau,
Through _Perigort_ at the ringing of the Bell.

ANNOT.

This Stanza is half _French_ and half _Provencal_ language.

All the Cities named here, _Mende_, _Rhodez_, _Milliaud_, _Cahors_, _Limoges_, _Castres_, _Bourdeaux_, _Perigort_, are Cities of _France_, bordering upon _Provence_, which is the Countrey wherein our Author was born.

The meaning of it is, that all those Cities shall rise against the Collectors of the Kings Taxes, and shall set upon them by the sound of the Bell, which is already come to pass, and may come to pass yet.

XLV.

French.

Par conflict, Roy Regne abandonera,
Le plus grand Chef faillira au besoing,
Morts, profligez peu en rechapera,
Tous destrenchez un en sera tesmoin.

English.

By a Battle the King shall forsake his Kingdom,
The greatest Commander, shall fail in time of need,
They shall be killed and routed, few shall escape,
They shall be cut off, one only shall be left for a witness.

ANNOT.

This is a Prognostication of a great Battle, by the loss of which a King shall forsake his Kingdom, his chief Commander having deserted him in time of need. The slaughter shall be so great, that none shall be left but one for a witness.

XLVI.

French.

Bien defendu le fait par excellence,
Garde toy _Tours_ de ta proche ruine,
_Londres_ & _Nantes_ par _Rheims_ fera defence,
Ne passes outre au temps de la bruine.

English.

The fact shall be defended excellently well
_Tours_ beware of thy approaching ruine,
_London_ and _Nantes_ by _Rhemes_ shall stand upon their defence,
Do not go further in foggy weather.

ANNOT.

_Tours_ is the chief City of a Province in _France_, called _Touraine_, which is commended here for having resisted excellently well; but is forewarned to look to her self after that, and to beware of her approaching ruine.

XLVII.

French.

Le noir farouche quand aura essayé,
Sa main sanguine par feu, fer, arcs tendus,
Trestout le peuple sera tant effrayé,
Voir les plus grands par col & pieds pendus.

English.

The wild black one, after he shall have tryed,
His bloody hand by fire, Sword, bended Bows,
All the people shall be so frighted,
To see the greatest hanged by the neck and feet.

ANNOT.

It is a description of a Tyrant, who after he shall have tryed his bloody hand by Fire, Sword, and bent Bows, shall cause his chief men to be hanged by the neck and feet. Since the Author did write there had been such a Tyrant in the world, namely, _John Basilides_, great Duke of _Russia_, in the year 1572. Read _Paul Osburne_ in his Life.

XLVIII.

French.

Planure _Ausone_ fertile spacieuse,
Produira taons, & tant de sauterelles,
Clarte solairé deviendra nubilense,
Ronger le rout, grand peste venir delles.

English.

The Plain about _Bourdeaux_ fruitful and spacious,
Shall produce so many Hornets and so many Grashopers,
That the light of the Sun shall be darkened,
They shall crap all, a great plague shall come from them.

ANNOT.

I cannot find in History that this hath yet happened, since the writing of these Prophecies, therefore I reckon it _de futuro_.

XLIX.

French.

Devant le peuple sang sera respandu,
Qui du haut Ciel ne viendra esloigner,
Mais d’un long temps ne sera entendu,
L’Esprit d’un seul le viendra tesmoigner.

English.

Before the people blood shall be spilt,
Who Shall not come far from the high Heaven,
But it shall not be heard of for a great while,
The Spirit of one shall come to witness it.

ANNOT.

This Prophecie is concerning some just person, that shall be murdered openly: His blood shall cry to Heaven, but shall not be heard for a good while, till at last it shall be discovered by some body.

L.

French.

_Libra_ verra regner les _Hesperies_,
De Ciel & Terre tenir la Monarchie,
D’_Asie_ forces nul ne verra peries,
Que sept ne tiennent par rang la Hierarchie.

English.

_Libra_ shall see _Spain_ to Reign,
And have the Monarchy of Heaven and Earth,
No body shall see the forces of _Asia_ to perish,
Till seven have kept the Hierarchy successively.

ANNOT.

_Libra_ is one of the twelve signs of the _Zodiack_, which is favourable to _Spain_, so that the meaning of this is, that _Libra shall see ~Spain~ to Reign_.

And besides that, _to have the Monarchy of Heaven and Earth_; that is, to have the command of the Pope, and of the best part of _Europe_. So that no _Asian_ or _Turkish_ forces shall receive damage by the Christians, till seven Popes of the _Spanish_ faction have Reigned successively, and one after another.

LI.

French.

Un Duc cupide son ennemy poursuivre,
Dans entrera empeschant la Phalange,
Hastez a pied si pres viendront poursuivre,
Que la journée conflite aupres du _Gange_.

English.

A Duke being earnest in the pursute of his enemy
Shall come in, hindering the Phalange,
Hastened on foot shall follow them so close,
That the day of the Battle shall be near _Ganges_.

ANNOT.

A _Phalange_, in Latine _Phalanx_, is a Squadron of Souldiers, which word was anciently proper only to the _Macedonians_. _Ganges_ is a River in _India_.

LII.

French.

En Cité obsesse aux murs hommes & femmes,
Ennemis hors, le chef prest a soy rendre,
Vent sera fort encontre les gens darmes,
Chassez seront par chaux, poussiere & cendre.

English.

In a besieged City, men and women being upon the walls,
The enemies without, the Governour ready to surrender,
The Wind shall be strong against the Souldiers,
They shall be driven away by lime, dust, and ashes.

ANNOT.

This is a peculiar and remarkable accident, wherein the besiegers of a City shall be driven away from their enterprise, by Lime, Dust, and Ashes, scattered and dispersed against them by a mighty wind.

LIII.

French.

Les fugitifs & bannis revoqués,
Peres & Fils garnissant les hauts puits,
Le cruel pere & les tiens suffoquez,
Son Fils plus pire submergé dans le puits.

English.

The runnaways and banished men being recalled,
Fathers and Sons garnishing the high wells,
The cruel father and his retinue shall be suffocated,
His Son being worse, shall be drowned in the Well.

ANNOT.

The words are plain, out of which every one may make his own sense.

LIV.

French.

Du nom qui on ne fut au Roy _Gaulois_,
Jamais ne fut un Foudre si craintif,
Tremblant l’_Italie_, l’_Espagne_, & les _Anglois_,
De femmes estrangeres grandement attentif.

English.

Of the name that a _French_ King never was,
There was never a Lightning so much feared,
_Italy_ shall tremble, _Spain_ and the _English_,
He shall be much taken with women strangers.

ANNOT.

This foretelleth that when a _French_ King shall have a name that never any of his Predecessors had, he shall be so much feared as that _Italy_, _Spain_, and _England_ shall tremble, and that besides he shall be much given to women.

LV.

French.

Quand la Corneille sur Tour de Brique jointe,
Durant sept heures ne fera que crier,
Mort presagée, de sang Statue teinte,
Tyran meurdry, aux Dieux peuple prier.

English.

When the Crow upon a Tower made of Brick,
For seven hours shall do nothing but cry,
Death shall be foretold, and the Statue died with blood,
Tyrant shall be murdered, and the people pray to the Gods.

ANNOT.

This extraordinary Prodigy of a Crow crying for seven hours together upon a Brick Tower, foretelleth that some notorious Tyrant shall be put to death, and his statue sprinkled with blood, and withall, that the people either for joy or fear shall be much given to prayer.

LVI.

French.

Apres Victoire de rabieuse Langue,
L’Esprit tempté, en tranquil & repos,
Victeur sauguin par conflict, fait Harangue,
Roustir la Langue, & la Chair & les Os.

English.

After the Victory got over a raging tongue,
The mind that was tempted, shall be in tranquility and rest,
The bloody Conqueror by Battle shall make a Speech,
And roast the tongue, the flesh, and the bones.

ANNOT.

It is a Conquerour who having been much railed at by his enemies, shall in conclusion after he hath overcome them, take a severe vengeance of them.

LVII.

French.

Ignare envie au grand Roy supportée,
Tiendra propos deffendre les escrits,
Sa femme non femme par un autre tentée,
Plus double deux ira au fort de cris.

English.

Ignorant envy being supported by the great King,
Shall talk of prohibiting the writtings,
His wife no wife, being tempted by another,
Shall more then they two prevail by crying.

ANNOT.

Some ignorant envious person being in favour with the King, shall go about to suppress learning, but the Kings wife no wife, that is his Concubine, shall persuade him to the contrary, and shall prevail.

LVIII.

French.

Soleil ardent dans la gosier couler,
De sang humain arrouser Terre _Etrusque_,
Chef seille d’eau, mener son fils filer,
Captive Dame conduite Terre _Turque_.

English.

Burning Sun shall be poured into the throat,
This human blood shall wet the _Hetrurian_ ground,
The chief pale of water, shall lead his son to Spin,
A captive Lady shall be carried into the _Turkish_ Countrey.

ANNOT.

By burning Sun must be understood melted gold, which shall be poured into ones throat, in the _Hetrurian_ ground, that is in _Tuscany_.

By the chief Pale of water is to be understood, some Water-bearer, who shall make his son an Eunuch to make benefit on’t. The fourth Verse is plain.

LIX.

French.

Deux assiegez en ardante ferveur,
De soif estaints pour deux plaines Tasses;
Le fort limé & un vieillard resueur,
Au _Genois_, de _Nizza_ monstrera trace.

English.

Two besieged, being in a burning heat,
Shall die for thirst, want of two Bowls full,
The Fort being filed, an old doting man,
Shall show to the _Genoese_ the way to _Nizza_.

ANNOT.

The two first Verses are plain. The two last Verses signifie that an old doting man shall shew to the _Genoeses_ the way how to take _Nizza_, a Town hard by them, by filing some Iron Grates, by which they shall get into the Town.

LX.

French.

Les sept enfans en Hostage laissez,
Le tiers viendra son enfant trucider,
Deux par son fils seront d’estoc percez,
_Genes_, _Florence_ les viendra seconder.

English.

The seven Children being left in Hostage,
The third shall come to kill his child,
Two by their sons shall be run through,
_Genoa_ and _Florence_ shall second them.

ANNOT.

The words being so plain, every body may give as good an interpretation as I.

LXI.

French.

Le vieux mocqué & privé de sa place,
Par l’Estranger qui le subornera,
Mais de son filz mangé devant sa face,
Le Frere a _Chartres_. _Orl._ _Rouen_ trahira.

English.

The old man shall be baffled and deprived of his place,
By the stranger that shall suborn him,
But of his son shall be eaten before his face,
The Brother at _Chartres_. _Orl._ shall betray _Rouen_.

ANNOT.

This Stanza is divided into two parts. The first part runneth from the first Verse to the middle of the fourth. The meaning is, that an old man shall be baffled and deprived of his place by a stranger that shall suborn him, but that strangers sons brother shall be eaten up before his face in the Town of _Chartres_; what he meaneth by eaten up, is hard to guess, whether it be by poverty, sutes at Law, Envy, Lice, _&c._

The Hemisthikion of the last Verse, _~Orl.~ shall betray ~Rouen~_, signifieth, that _Orleans_ shall betray _Rouen_.

LXII.

French.

Un Coronel machine ambition,
Se saisira de la plus grande Armée,
Contre son Prince feinte invention,
Et descouvert sera soubs sa ramée.

English.

A Colonel deviseth a plot by his ambition,
He shall seize upon the best part of the Army,
Against his Prince he shall have a fained invention,
And shall be discovered under the Harbour of the Vine.

ANNOT.

I never saw the last Tyrant _Cromwel_ better painted to the life, then in the three first Verses.

As for the fourth, it is certain that his intention among his Camerades was first discovered by him unto them at the _Star Tavern in Coleman-street_, which is the place that the Author calleth the _Harbour of the Vine_.

LXIII.

French.

L’Armée _Celtique_ contre les _Montagnars_,
Qui seront sus & pris a la pipée,
Paisants irez pulseront tost faugnars,
Precipitez tous au fil de l’Espée.

English.

The _Celtique_ Army shall go against the _Highlanders_,
Who shall stand upon their guard, and be taken with Bird-lime twigs,
The Peasant being angry, shall roll down the stones,
They shall be all put to the edge of the sword.

ANNOT.

This is a description of the attempt made by the _French_ upon _Savoy_, which Countrey lieth in the Mountains of the _Alpes_, therefore called here _Highlanders_; where the Peasants being incensed for the loss of their goods and the ruine of their Countrey, rolled stones from the top of the Mountains against the _French_ Army, which could not hinder them from being destroyed; this came to pass under _Henry_ the IV. King of _France_, in the year 1662.

LXIV.

French.

Le defaillant en habit de Bourgeois,
Viendra le Roy tenter de son offence,
Quinze Soldats la pluspart Villageois,
Vie derniere & chef de sa chevance.

English.

The guilty, in a Citizens habit,
Shall come to tempt the King concerning his offence,
Fifteen Soldiers the most part Countrey men,
The last shall be his life, and the best part of his Estate.

ANNOT.

This signifieth that a great man having committed an offence against the King, shall come to him in a mean habit, to sue for his Pardon, and shall be carried away by fifteen Souldiers, the most part Countrey fellows; and in conclusion he shall have his life saved, and the best part of his Estate.

LXV.

French.

Au deserteur de la grand Forteresse,
Apres qu’aura son lieu abandonné,
Son adversaire fera si grand provesse,
L’Empereur tost mort sera condamné.

English.

After that the desertor of the great Fort,
Shall have forsaken his place,
His adversary shall do so great feats,
That the Emperor, shall soon be condemned to death.

ANNOT.

This is plain.

LXVI.

French.

Soubs couleur feinte de sept testes rasées,
Seront formez divers explorateurs,
Puits & Fontains de poison arrousées,
Au Fort de _Genes_ humains devorateurs.

English.

Under the fained colour of seven shaven heads,
Shall divers spies be framed,
Wells and Fountains shall be sprinkled with poison,
In the Fort of _Genoa_ shall be humane devourers.

ANNOT.

The three first Verses belong to the same sense; _viz._ that seven men shall be spies, under pretence to be Priests or Monks, (which is the meaning of the shaven heads) and shall poison the Wells and Springs.

The last Verse signifieth that in the Fort of _Genoa_, their shall be devourers of men, that is, Usurers and Extortioners, which is no new thing in that Nation.

LXVII.

French.

L’An que _Saturne_ & _Mars_ esgaux combust,
L’Air fort seiché, longue trajection,
Par feux secrets d’ardeur grands lieux adust,
Peu pluye, Vent chauds, Guerres, Incursions.

English.

In the year that _Saturn_ and _Mars_ shall be fiery,
The Air shall be very dry, in many Countreys,
By secret fires, many places shall be burnt with heat,
There shall be scarcity of Rain, hot Winds, Wars, in-roads.

ANNOT.

This is the Prognostication of a mighty dry season, and other accidents that shall happen when _Saturn_ and _Mars_ shall be in a fiery disposition, which whether it be by Opposition, Conjunction, Aspect, &c. Let the Astrologers judge.

LXVIII.

French.

En l’an bien proche non esloigné de _Venus_,
Les deux plus grands de l’_Asie_ & d’_Affrique_,
Du _Rhine_ & _Ister_ qu’on dira sont venus,
Cris, pleurs a _Malthe_, & coste _Ligustique_.

English.

In a year that is to come shortly, and not far from _Venus_,
The two greatest ones of _Asia_ and _Affrica_,
Shall be said to come from the _Rhine_ and _Ister_,
Crying, and tears shall be at _Maltha_ and in the _Ligurian_ shore.

ANNOT.

The _Rhine_ is a River in _Germany_, _Ister_ is another in the Countrey of _Istria_, belonging to the _Venetians_.

By the first Verse, I conclude that this Prophecy came to pass a little while after the Author wrote this Book, when the grand Segnor _Solyman_ besieged _Maltha_, and put in fear all the _Ligurian_ Coast, which is that of _Genoa_.

LXIX.

French.

La Cité grande les exilez tiendront,
Les Citadins morts, meurtris & chassez,
Ceux d’_Aquilee_ a _Parme_ promettront,
Monstrer l’entrée par les lieux non tracez.

English.

The banished shall keep the great City,
The Citizens being dead, murdered and expelled,
Those of _Aquileia_ shall promise to _Parma_,
To shew the entrance by unknown paths.

ANNOT.

_Aquileia_ and _Parma_ are two Cities in _Italy_. The rest is easie.

LXX.

French.

Bien contigu des grands Monts _Pyrenées_,
Un contre l’Aigle grand copie, adresser,
Ouvertes veines, forces exterminées,
Que jusqu’au _Pau_ le chief viendra chasser.

English.

Near the great _Pyrenean_ Mountains,
One shall raise a great Army against the Eagle,
Veins shall be opened, forces driven out,
So that the chief shall be driven as far as the _Pau_.

ANNOT.

By the Eagle here is understood the Empire; because his Ensign is an Eagle.

LXXI.

French.

En lieu d’Espouse les Filles trucidées,
Meurtre a grand faute, ne sera superstite,
Dedans le puis vestues inondées,
L’Espouse esteinte par haut d’Aconite.

English.

Instead of the Bride, the Maid shall be killed,
The murder shall be a great fault, none shall be surviving,
In the Well they shall be drowned with their Cloaths,
The Bride shall be extinguished by an high Aconite.

ANNOT.

This is a Prophecie of a Tragical Nuptial, where all the Maids shall be drowned with their Cloaths in a Well, insomuch that none shall survive, and the Bride shall be poisoned, and die by _Aconite_, which is one of the most poisonous herbs that is, witness _Juvinal_: _Lurida terribiles miscent asonita novercæ._

LXXII.

French.

Les _Artomiques_ par _Agen_ & _Lectoure_,
A saint _Felix_ feront leur Parliament,
Ceux de _Bazas_ viendront a la malhoure,
Saisir _Condon_ & _Marsan_ promptement.

English.

The _Artomiques_ through _Agen_ and _Lectoure_,
Shall keep their Parliament at Saint _Fœlix_,
These of _Bazas_ shall come in an unhappy hour,
To seize upon _Condon_ and _Marsan_ speedily.

ANNOT.

By the _Artomiques_ he meaneth the Protestants; because they take the Communion with leavened Bread, which in Greek is called _Artos_.

_Agen_, _Lectoure_, saint _Fœlix_, _Bazas_, _Condon_ and _Marzan_, are Cities of _Gascony_. The rest is plain.

LXXIII.

French.

Le neveu grand par force prouvera,
Le peche fait de Cœur pusillanime,
_Ferrare_ & _Ast_ le Duc esprouvera,
Par lors qu’au soir sera le _Pantomime_.

English.

The great nephew by force shall provoke,
The sin committed by the pusillanimous heart,
_Ferrara_ and _Ast_ shall make tryal of the Duke,
When the _Pantomime_ shall be in the evening.

ANNOT.

To understand the whole sense of this, we must first know what is meant by the particular terms.

The great Nephew is the Brother or Sisters son of some great person, who by force shall discover the Treason or Cowardise, committed by some pusillanimous or fearful man.

_Ferrara_ and _Ast_ are two towns in _Italy_, shall make tryal of a Duke, by being either taken or assaulted.

_When the Pantomime shall be in the evening_; that is, when the Comedy shall be acted; for _Pantomime_ in Greek signifieth a Comedian.

LXXIV.

French.

Du lac _Leman_ & ceux des _Brannonices_,
Tous assemblez contre ceux d’_Aquitaine_,
Germans beaucoup encores plus _Sovisses_,
Seronts des faits avec ceux du _Maine_.

English.

From lake _Leman_, and from the _Brannonues_,
They shall be gathered against those of _Aquitania_,
Great many _Germans_, and many more _Switzers_,
Shall be routed together with those of _Maine_.

ANNOT.

Lake _Leman_, is the Lake of _Geneva_. The _Brannonices_ are those of _Sens_, so called; because they took _Rome_ under the Conduct of their Captain _Brennus_, and afterwards built _Brenona_, a Town belonging since to the _Venetians_, who calls it _Verona_.

_Aquitania_ is that Province of _France_, called now _Gascony_. _Maine_ is a Province in _France_. The rest needeth no explication.

LXXV.

French.

Prest a combattre fera defection,
Chef adversaire obtiendra la victoire,
Larriere garde fera defension,
Les defaillans morts au blanc terretoire.

English.

One being ready to fight, shall faint,
The chief of the adverse party shall obtain the victory,
The rearegard, shall withstand it out,
Those that fall away shall die in the white Terretory.

ANNOT.

There is nothing difficult here, but what he meaneth by the white Terretory, whether it be positive, or Allegorical, I leave the judgement of it to the Reader.

LXXVI.

French.

Les _Nictobriges_ par ceux de _Perigort_,
Seront vexez tenants jusques au _Rhosne_,
L’Associé de _Gascons_ & _Bigorre_,
Trahir le Temple le prestre estant au Prosne.

English.

The _Nictobriges_ by those of _Perigort_,
Shall be vexed as far as the _Rhosne_,
The associate of the _Gascons_ and _Bigorre_,
Shall betray the Church while the Priest is in his Pulpit.

ANNOT.

_Nictobriges_ in Greek signifieth a people living in a dark and moist Countrey. _Perigort_ and _Bigorre_ are two Towns in _France_. The rest is plain.

LXXVII.

French.

_Selyn_ Monarque, l’_Italie_ pacifique,
Regnes unis, Roy Chrestien du monde,
Mourant voudra coucher en Terre _Blesique_,
Apres Pyrates avoir chassé de L’onde.

English.

_Selyn_ being Monarch, _Italy_ shall be in peace,
Kingdoms shall be united, a Christian King of the world,
Dying, shall desire to be buried in the Countrey of _Blois_,
After he shall have driven the Pyrates from the Sea.

ANNOT.

_Selyn_ is the name of a _Turkish_ Emperour, the meaning therefore of this, is, that under the Reign of one _Selyn_ a _Turkish_ Emperour, _Italy_ shall be in peace, and all the Christian Princes united.

LXXVIII.

French.

La grand Armée de la pugne civile,
Pour de nuit _Parme_ a l’Estranger trouvée,
Septante neuf meurtris dedans la Ville,
Les estrangers passez tous a l’Espée.

English.

The great Army belonging to the Civil War,
Having found by night _Parma_ possessed by Strangers,
Shall kill seventy nine in the Town,
And put all the Strangers to the Sword.

ANNOT.

_Parma_ is a City in _Italy_. The rest is plain.

LXXIX.

French.

Sang Royal fuis, _Monheurt_, _Mars._ _Aiguillon_,
Remplis seront de _Bourdelois_ les _Landes_.
_Navarre_, _Bigorre_, pointes & Aiguillons,
Profonds de faim, vorer de Liege, Glandes.

English.

Royal blood run away from _Monheurt_, _Marsan_, _Aiguillon_,
The _Landes_ shall be full of _Bourdeloir_,
_Navarre_, _Bigorre_, shall have points and Pricks.
Being deep in hunger, they shall devour the Cork and Akorns.

ANNOT.

_Monheurt_, _Marsan_, _Aiguillon_, are Towns in _Gascony_.

_Landes_ is a desert Countrey, wherein nothing groweth but Pine-trees, _Bourdelois_ are those of _Bourdeaux_.

_Navarre_ is a Kingdom, and _Begorre_ a Province joyning to those _Landes_, or Pine-trees Countrey.