“Basta chio _venti_?” “Hold, enough, ye winds!” but this is conjecture of the third word. 25. The polar star and mariner's compass, misfortune turning it straight for the Pole. “Se virtute mactare” (not “mact_i_re”). “To sacrifice self by virtue.” Or it may mean not “virtue” but “strength”—hence, “Bravely to sacrifice self.” 26. A salamander in the fire. “Nutrisco et extinguor.” “I nourish and am quenched” (or “extinguished”). 27. Lunar eclipse. “Ipsa sibi lumen, quod invidet aufert.” “She is a light to herself, what she envies she withdraws.” 28. Some tall saffron plants. “Fructus calca, dat amplos.” “Tread down the fruits, it yields plenty.” 29. A furnace in which gold and quicksilver are set side by side. “In fide societas.” “Companionship comes of trust.” 30. A mill-wheel turning in water. “Movere nec capere.” “To stir yet not entrap” (or take, “arrest”). 31. La lune peu chaude (so I read it). The moon slightly warmed, observing the sun by her side, having the earth on her other side. (Lunar eclipse.) “Terrena obcœcavi.” “I have darkened the things of earth.” 32. Hopeless. “Sic dulcia in amarum.” “So do things sweet turn to bitterness.” 33. A little (captive) bird, above it an eagle ready to swallow it. “Il mal ini preune ma spendato? il peggio.” “Evil seizes me, but I look for worse.” 34. A hare in labour bringing forth.... “Dabit (tempus) his quoque finem.” “Time will put an end to these things likewise.” QUEEN MARY'S WILL The night before her death Queen Mary was composed enough, and had the wonderful presence of mind to write her will in the following businesslike terms:— In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I, Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of Scotland and Dowager of France, being on the point of death and not having any means of making my will, have myself committed these articles in writing, and I will and desire that they have the same force as if they were made in due form:—