Chapter LXXX: French

Pres du grand Fleuve, grand fosse, terre egeste,
En quinze parts l’eau sera divisée,
La Cité prinse, feu, sang, cris, conflict mettre,
Et la plus part concerne au collisée.

English.

Near the great River, a great pit, Earth digged out,
In fifteen parts the Water shall be divided,
The City taken, fire, blood, cries, fighting,
And the greatest part concerneth the Collisés.

ANNOT.

This Prophecy was fulfilled, when _Rome_ was taken and sacked by _Charles_ Duke of _Bourbon_, and _Philibert_ of _Chalon_ Prince of _Orenge_, Generals of the Emperour _Charles_ the V. with such cruelties, as never was committed by the bloody _Goths_ and _Vandales_, and to shew that the Author intended _Rome_, is apparant by two instances. The first is by _the great River_, which is the _Tyber_, which though not very great in its Channel and depth, yet is very great, yea, the greatest in _Europe_ by its fame. The other is the word _Colisée_, which is that famous Arch of _Traian_ in _Rome_, remaining yet to this day.

LXXXI.

French.

Pont on fera promptement de nacelles,
Passer l’Armée du grand Prince _Belgique_,
Dans profondres, & non loing de _Bruxelles_,
Outrepassez detrenchez sept a picque.

English.

A Bridge of Boats shall suddenly be made,
To pass over the Army of the great _Belgick_ Prince,
In deep places, and not far from _Bruxelles_,
Being gone over, there shall be seven cut with a Pike.

ANNOT.

This is concerning the Siege of _Antwerp_ by the Prince of _Parma_, Governour of the _Low-Countreys_ for the King of _Spain_, who having besieged, caused a Bridge of Boats to be made upon the River _Scheld_, to hinder the succours of the _Hollanders_, who by that means were constrained to surrender it.

LXXXII.

French.

Amas sapproche venant d’_Esclavonie_,
L’Olestant vieux Cité ruinera,
Fort desolée verra sa _Romanie_,
Puis la grand flamme estaindre ne scaura.

English.

A great troop gathered, shall come from _Sclavonia_,
The old Olestant shall ruine a City,
He shall see his _Romania_ very desolate,
And after that, shall not be able to quench that great flame.

ANNOT.

That great troop from _Sclavonia_ shall be the _Venetians_, because they possess most part of that Countrey. _The old Olestant_ is their Duke, because he is not chosen unless he be very old, by _Romania_ is understood what the _Venetians_ possess in that Countrey.

LXXXIII.

French.

Combat nocturne le vaillant Capitaine,
Vaincu fuira, peu de gens profligé,
Son peuple esmeu, sedition non vain,
Son propre fils le tiendra assiegé.

English.

In a fight by night, the valliant Captain,
Being vanquished shall run away, overcome by few,
His people being moved, shall make no small mutiny,
His own son shall besiege him.

ANNOT.

This needeth no interpretation.

LXXXIV.

French.

Un grand d’_Auxerre_ mourra bien miserable,
Chassé de ceux qui soubs luy ont esté.
Serré de chaines, apres d’un rude cable,
En l’an que _Mars_, _Venus_ & _Sol_ mis en Esté.

English.

A great man of _Auxerre_ shall die very miserably,
Being expelled by those that have been under him,
Bound with Chains, and after that with a strong Cable,
In the year that _Mars_, _Venus_, and _Sol_ shall be in a conjunction
in the Summer.

ANNOT.

_Auxerre_ is a City of _France_, distant from _Paris_ 40. leagues to the _Southward_.

LXXXV.

French.

Le Charbon blanc du noir sera chassé,
Prisonier fait, mené au Tombereau,
More Chameau sus pieds entrelassez,
Lors le puisné fillera l’Aubereau.

English.

The white Coal shall be expelled by the black one,
He shall be made Prisoner, carried in a Dung-cart,
His feet twisted upon a black Camel,
Then the youngest, shall suffer the Hobby to have more thread.

ANNOT.

The first Verse is altogether Allegorical and Metaphorical, therefore I leave it to the judgement of every Reader. I shall only deliver my opinion upon the whole: I take it to be some white Prince, that shall be overcome by a black one, put in a Dungcart, after that, tied upon a black Camel, and then the younger son of that black Prince shall give the prisonner a little more liberty.

LXXXVI.

French.

L’An que _Saturne_ en eau sera conjoint,
Avecques _Sol_ le Roy fort & puissant,
A _Rheims_ & _Aix_ sera receu & oingt,
Apres Conquestes meurtrira innocens.

English.

In the year that _Saturn_ in _Aquarius_ shall be in conjunction
With _Sol_, the King being strong and powerful,
Shall be received and Anointed at _Rheines_ and _Aix_,
After Conquest he shall murder innocent persons.

ANNOT.

This Prophecy is remarkable for the things that it foretelleth, _viz._ that in the year that _Saturn_ shall be in conjunction with _Sol_ in the Sign of _Aquarius_, a King of _France_ shall be annointed both at _Rhemes_ and _Aix_, for _Rhemes_ is a City in _France_, where the Kings use to be Annointed and Crowned, and _Aix_ is another in _Germany_, where the Emperours use to be so. But the last Verse is ominous, where he saith, that after his Conquests he shall murder innocent persons.