Chapter XXX: French

Dans peu de temps Medicin du grand mal,
Et la Sangsue d’ordre & rang inegal,
Mettront le feu a la branche d’Olive,
Poste courir d’un & d’autre costé,
Et par tel feu leur Empire accosté,
Se rallumant du franc finy salive.

English.

Within a little while the Physician of the great disease,
And the Leech, of order and rank unequal,
Shall set fire to the branch of Olive,
Posts shall run to and fro,
And with such fire their Empire acquainted,
Shall kindle again with the _French_ finished spittle.

ANNOT.

By the Physitian of the great disease, is meant the King of _France_; and the Leech the King of _Spain_, so that it is foretold here, how they shall set fire to the branch of Olive, that is, shall break the Peace and fall to War, which in the year 1636. when upon the imprisoning of the Archbishop of _Triers_ by the King of _Spain_, because he had put himself under the _French_ Protection, the King of _France_ sent an Armv of 40000. men in the _Low-Countreys_, to come with the Prince of _Orange_ at _Mastricht_, which quarrel hath continued till the Marriage of the King of _France_ with the Infanta of _Spain_, Daughter to _Philip_ the IV. The last Verse is forced in, only to make up the rime.