Chapter XI: French

Le mouvement de Sens, Cœur, Pieds, & Mains,
Seront d’accord, _Naples_, _Leon_, _Sicile_,
Glaives, Feux, Eaux, puis au Noble Romains,
Plongez, Tuez, Morts, par cerveau debile.

English.

The motion of the Sense, Heart, Feet and Hands,
Shall agree, _Naples_, _Leon_, _Sicily_,
Swords, Fires, Waters, then to the noble _Romans_,
Dipt, Killed, Dead, by a _weak-brain_.

ANNOT.

The two first Verses signifie the concord that shall be among the _Spanish_ dominions, expressed here by _Sense_, _Heart_, _Feet_, and _Hands_. After which, the _Romans_ or those of _Rome_, shall be evilly intreated, being _drowned, killed, and put to death by a weak brain_. I guess this to have come to pass, when the Emperour _Charles_ the V. his Army sacked _Rome_, under the command of the Duke of _Bourbon_, who was killed at the Assault; and of the Prince of _Orange_, who permitted licentiousness to his Souldiers, and suffered them to commit more violence, than ever the _Goths_ or _Vandales_ did, and therefore is called here _weak brain_. This Prince of _Orange_ was of the House of _Chalon_, after which came that of _Nassau_.

XII.

French.

Dans peu ira fauce brute fragile,
De bas en haut eslevé promptement,
Puis en estant desloyal & labile,
Qui de _Verone_ aura gouvernment.

English.

Within a little while a false frail brute shall go,
From low to high, being quickly raised,
By reason that he shall have the Government of _Verona_,
Shall be unfaithful and slippery.

ANNOT.

This foretelleth of a wicked person, who in a short time shall be from a low degree exalted to a high one, by reason that those that have the Government of _Verona_, shall be unfaithful and slippery. That person seemeth to be some Pope, who from a low degree shall be exalted to that dignity, by the unfaithfulness and slipperiness of the _Venetians_, who are now Lords of the City _Verona_ in _Italy_.