Chapter LXXXVII: French

Apres viendra des extremes Contrées,
Prince _Germain_ dessus Throsne d’Oré,
La servitude & les Eaux rencontrées,
La Dame serve son temps plus n’adoré.

English.

After that shall come out of the remote Countreys,
A _German_ Prince upon a gilded Throne,
The slavery and waters shall meet,
The Lady shall serve, her time no more worshipped.

ANNOT.

This Prophecy is concerning _Gustavus Adolphus_ King of _Swedeland_, who is called _German_ Prince, because his Ancestors came out of _Germany_, he came out of a remote Countrey, that is _Swedeland_, he came upon a gilded Throne, that is a Ship gilded, he shall make slavery and waters meet, because as soon as he was Landed he began to conquer, and to subdue that Lady (_viz. Germania_) that was no more worshipped since as she was before.

LXXXVIII.

French.

Le Circuit du grand fait ruineux,
Le nom septiesme du cinquiesme sera,
D’un tiers plus grand l’estrange belliqueux,
De _Ram_, _Lutece_, _Aix_ ne garentira.

English.

The circumference of the ruinous building,
The seventh name shall be that of the fifth,
From a third, one greater, a Warlike man,
_Aries_ shall not preserve _Paris_ nor _Aix_.

ANNOT.

The Circumference of that ruinous building, was the _French_ league against _Henry_ III. and _Henry_ IV. which numbers being joyned together, make seven, mentioned in the second Verse.

_By the strange Warlike man_, in the third Verse, is understood _Henry_ IV. because he was not born in _France_, but in _Navarre_, and therefore called a stranger, who subdued both _Paris_ and _Aix_, seated under the constellation of _Aries_. If you had not rather, by the name of the _Ram_, or _Aries_, understand the Duke of _Mayenne_, who was head of the league.

LXXXIX.

French.

Un jour seront amis les deux grands Maistres,
Leur grand pouvoir se verra augmenté,
La Terre neufue sera en ses hauts estres,
Au sanguinaire le nombre raconté.

English.

One day the two great Masters shall be friends,
Their great power shall be increased,
The new Land shall be in a flourishing condition,
The number shall be told to the bloody person.

ANNOT.

We must suppose here three Kings of _Europe_, two of which shall become friends, and by their agreement, _the new Land_, that is, either the Plantations, or the Trade either in the _East_ or _West Indies_, shall flourish, their prosperities shall be related and told to the third King, who shall be a bloody and cruel man.

XC.

French.

Par vie & mort changé Regne d’_Hungrie_,
La loy sera plus aspre que service,
Leur grand Cité d’Urlemens plaine & crie,
_Castor_ & _Pollux_ ennemis dans la Lice.

English.

By Life and Death the Kingdom of _Hungary_ shall be changed,
The Law shall be more severe than the service,
Their great City shall be full of howling and crying,
_Castor_ and _Pollux_ shall be enemies in the List.

ANNOT.

There shall happen a great change in the Kingdom of _Hungary_, caused by the birth of one, and the death of another.

The meaning of the second Verse is, that it will be more tolerable to go to War, than to Law.

The last verse signifieth, that this dissention shall happen between two Brothers; because _Castor_ and _Pollux_ were such.

XCI.

French.

Soleil levant ungrand feu lon verra,
Bruit & clarté vers Aquilon tendans,
Dedans le rond mort & cris lon orra,
Par Glaive, Feu, Faim, mort les attendans.

English.

At the rising of the Sun a great fire shall be seen,
Noise and light tending towards the North,
Within the round death and cries shall be heard,
Death by Sword, Fire, Hunger watching for them.

ANNOT.

These are Prodigies that shall be seen, a little before that a great Calamity shall happen.

XCII.

French.

Feu couleur d’or, du Ciel en terre veu,
Frappé du haut nay, fait cas merveilleux,
Grand meurtre humain, prinse du grand Neveu,
Morts de spectacles, eschapé lorgueilleux.

English.

A fire from Heaven of a Golden colour shall be seen,
Stricken by the high born, a wonderful case,
Great murder of Mankind, the taking of the great Neveu,
Some dead looking, the proud one shall escape.

ANNOT.

This is a continuation of the former, relating more Prodigies that are to happen.

XCIII.

French.

Aupres du _Tybre_ bien pres la _Lybitine_,
Un peu devant grand Inondation,
Le chef du nef prins, mis a la sentine,
Chasteau, Palais en conflagration.

English.

Near the _Tyber_, going towards _Lybia_,
A little before a great Innundation,
The Master of the Ship being taken shall be put into the Sink,
And a Castle and Palace shall be burnt.

ANNOT.

This is plain.

XCIV.

French.

Grand _Pau_, grand mal par _Gaulois_ recevra,
Vaine terreur au Maritin Lion,
Peuple infiny par la Mer passera,
Sans eschaper un quart d’un Million.

English.

Great _Pau_ shall receive great harm by the _French_,
A vain terrour shall seize upon the Maritine Lion,
Infinite people shall go beyond Sea,
Of which shall not escape a quarter of a Million.

ANNOT.

The first Verse signifieth that the Countrey about the _Pau_, (which is the greatest River in _Italy_) shall receive great damage by the _French_.

The second, that the Maritine Lion, _viz._ the _Hollanders_ shall fear in vain. The third and fourth are plain.

XCV.

French.

Les lieux peuplez seront inhabitables,
Pour Champs avoir grande division,
Regnes livrez a prudents incapables,
Lors les grands Freres mort & dissension.

English.

The populous places shall be deserted,
A great division to obtain Fields,
Kingdoms given to prudents incapable,
When the great Brothers shall die by dissention.

ANNOT.

This needeth no interpretation.

XCVI.

French.

Flambeau ardant au Ciel soir sera veu,
Pres de la fin & principe du _Rhosne_,
Famine, Glaive, tard le secours pourveu,
La _Perse_ tourne envahir _Macedoine_.

English.

A burning shall be seen by night in Heaven,
Near the end and beginning of the _Rhosne_,
Famine, Sword, too late succours shall be provided,
_Persia_ shall come against _Macedonia_.

ANNOT.

This is easie.

XCVII.

French.

_Romain Pontife_ garde de taprocher,
De la Cité que deux fleuves arrouse,
Ton sang viendras aupres de la cracher,
Toy & les tiens quand fleurira la Rose.

English.

_Roman Pontife_ take heed to come near,
To the City watered with two Rivers,
Thou shall spit there thy blood,
Thou and thine, when the Rose shall blossom.

ANNOT.

Although there may be many Cities watered with two Rivers, yet I know none more famous than _Lions_ in _France_, where two famous Rivers, the _Rhosne_ and the _Saone_ meet together, and I believe this is the place that our Author forewarneth the _Pope_ to come to, for fear of his death, and that of his attendants.

XCVIII.

French.

Celuy du sang respersé le visage,
De la Victime proche du Sacrifice,
Venant en _Leo_, augure par presage,
Mis estre a mort alors pour la fiance.

English.

He that shall have his face bloody,
With the blood of the Victim near to be sacrificed,
The Sun coming into _Leo_ shall be an Augury by presage,
That then he shall be put to death for his confidence.

ANNOT.

I suppose this to be spoken of a Jewish Priest, who going about to practice the Ceremonial Law, in a Countrey where it is forbidden, shall be put to death for his bold confidence.