Chapter LXXXIX: French

Entre deux cymbes pieds & mains attachez,
De miel face oingt & de laict substante,
Guespes & mouches feront amour fachez,
Poccilateurs faucer, Scyphe tente.

English.

Between two Boats one shall be tyed hand and foot,
His face annointed with Honey, and he nourished with Milk,
Wasps and Bees shall make much of him in anger,
For being treacherous Cup-bearers, and poisoning the Cup.

ANNOT.

This is a description of the punishment which the _Persians_ use to afflict upon poisoners; for they were put between two Troughs, which are here called Boats, from their likeness to them, with their face only uncovered, which was daubed with Honey, that the Wasps and Bees might be drawn to it and torment them, they were fed with Milk, which if they refused to do, and had rather dye than be so tormented, then did the Tormenter prick their Eyes with Needles to force them to their diet, and so were they left, till the Vermin eat them up. We have an example of this in the Life of _Artaxerxes_ King of _Persia_.

XC.

French.

L’honnessement puant abominable,
Apres la faict sera felicité,
Grand excusé, pour n’estre favorable,
Qu’a paix _Neptune_ ne sera incité.

English.

The stinking and abominable defiling
After the secret shall succeed well,
The great one shall be excused for not being favourable,
That _Neptune_ might be perswaded to peace.

ANNOT.

By the two first Verses it seemeth that some abominable action, after its effect shall succeed well; the two last signifie, that a great person shall be excused for not permitting the Fleet to be at peace.

XCI.

French.

Le conducteur de la guerre Navale,
Rouge effrené, severe horrible grippe,
Captif eschapé de l’aisné dans la baste,
Quand il naistra du grand un Fils _Agrippe_.

English.

The leader of the naval forces,
Red, rash, severe, horrible extortioner,
Being slave, shall escape, hidden amongst the Harnesses,
When a Son named _Agrippa_, shall be born to the great one.

ANNOT.

This needeth no Interpretation, the words being so plain.

XCII.

French.

Princesse de beauté tant venuste,
Au chef menée, le second faict trahy,
La Cité au Glaive poudre face aduste,
Par trop grand meurtre le chef du Roy hay.

English.

A Princess of an exquisite beauty,
Shall be brought to the General, the second time the fact shall be
betrayed,
The City shall be given to the Sword and fire,
By two great a murder the chief Person about the King shall be hated.

ANNOT.

The only difficulty lyes in what City he doth mean.

XCIII.

French.

Prelat avare, d’ambition trompé,
Rien ne fera que trop cuider viendra,
Ses Messagers, & luy bien attrapé,
Tout au rebours voir qui les bois fendra.

English.

A covetous Prelate, deceived by ambition,
Shall do nothing but covet too much,
His messengers and he shall be trapt,
When they shall see one cleave the Wood the contrary way.

ANNOT.

This needeth no Annotation.

XCIV.

French.

Un Roy iré sera aux sedifragues,
Quand interdicts seront harnois de guerre,
La poison taincte au succre par les fragues,
Par eaux meurtris, morts, disant, serre, serre.

English.

A King shall be angry against the Covenant-breakers,
When the Warlike Armour shall be forbidden,
The Poison with Sugar shall be put in the Strawberries,
They shall be murdered and die, saying, close, close.

ANNOT.

The words are plain.

XCV.

French.

Par detracteur calomnié puis nay,
Quand istront faicts enormes & martiaux,
La moindre part dubieuse a l’aisné,
Et tost au Regne seront faicts partiaux.

English.

The youngest Son shall be calumniated by a slanderer,
When enormous and Martial deeds shall be done,
The least part shall be left doubtfull to the
Eldest, and soon after they shall be both equal in the Kingdom.

ANNOT.

This lacketh no interpretation.