Chapter LII: French

La paix sapproche d’un cosié & la guerre,
Oncques ne fut la poursuite fi grande,
Plaindre homme & femmene sang Innocent par Terre,
Et ce sera de _France_ a toute bande.

English.

Peace is coming on one side and War on the other,
There was never so great a pursuing,
Man, Woman shall bemoan, Innocent blood shall be spilt,
It shall be in _France_ on all sides.

ANNOT.

This Prophecy was fulfilled in the Reign of _Charles_ the IX. in the year 1558. when the peace was treated of, and concluded the year after 1559. the War on the other side begun to appear by the raising of the Protestants, who begun publickly their opinion in the time of _Francis_ the II. and _Charles_ the IX.

There was never seen such a prosecution of War and of Peace together; for there was never an estate more embroiled in Wars than that of _Charles_ the IX. was, nor where Peace was more sought after; for there was nothing but Wars and treaties of Peace, Men and Women did complain on all sides, for the wrong and dammages they received from both parties, the Protestants believing to do God a good service in destroying Images, and killing Priests and Monks. And the Papists on the other side thinking to make a sweet Sacrifice unto God, in practising the same cruelties upon the Protestants, and so in all corners of _France_ every one did set himself to do evil.

LIII.

French.

Le _Neron_ jeune dans les trois Cheminées,
Sera de Pages vifs pour ardoir ietter,
Heureux qui loin sera de tels menées,
Trois de son sang le feront mort guetter.

English.

The young _Nero_ in the three Chimneys.
Shall cause Pages to be thrown to be burnt alive,
Happy shall he be who shall be far from this doing,
Three of his own blood shall cause him to be put to death.

ANNOT.

A young Tyrant called here _Nero_, shall cause some Pages to be burnt alive in three Chimneys, and afterwards himself shall be put to death by three of his own blood, this fact savoureth so much of bestial cruelty, that I cannot belive any Christian Prince can ever be guilty of it.