Two kind of Nations were led into _Italy_ by the Duke of _Guise_ to succour the Pope, _viz._ _French_ and _Germans_, meaning by the _Germans_ all those that use the _German_ Tongue, as _Switzers_, &c. The Author saith, these two Nations were led beyond the Mountains, because they went beyond the _Apennine Alpes_, to come down into the Champion Countrey of _Italy_, where some of them died by the Sword, others by famine and sickness; others lost their liberty, being made prisoners of War, others were exposed to the inconveniences that attend a ruined Army. He addeth, that these accidents shall befall them in a Month near the _Vintage_, that Month is _September_: He calleth it _Contrary_, because the Grapes being ripe, the starved Souldiers did eat abundance of them, and so fell into a bloody flux. The _Pope_’s Tenants made use of this Stratagem to ruine that Army. The _Spaniard_ had his revenge the year following, for the Duke of _Guise_ having missed his design, and being stept before _Civitella_, and incensed that the _Pope_ did not keep his word with him, he resolved to go back again into _France_, and so the _Pope_ did by the means of the Common-wealth of _Venice_, and of the Duke of _Florence_, it was concluded and signed with the 23 of _September_. This is the Authors meaning in the 4 Verse, that all the misfortune which befell the _French_, was by reason of that peace; for the _Pope_ disbanded his Troops, consisting most of _French_ and _Switzers_, the greatest part of whom fell into the hands of their enemies, and of the Countrey people, others died of sickness. It is true, that the Duke of _Guise_ brought his own Army back without much loss, but the Author speaketh here of the _Gascons_ and _Switzers_, that were in the _Pope_’s service, under the command of Marshal _Strozzy_, _Monluc_, Cardinal _Caraffa_, and others. The time of this peace agreeth with the Prophesie, for it was concluded on the 23 of _September_, which is a Month near the _Vintage_. XXXIX. French. Les sept en trois Mois en concorde, Pour subjuger les _Alpes Apeninnes_, Mais la tempeste & _Ligure_ coüarde, Les profligent en subites ruines. English. The seven shall agree together within three Months, To conquer the _Apennine Alpes_, But the tempest, and coward _Genoese_, Shall sink them into sudden ruines. ANNOT. There shall be seven persons, who shall be three Months in making an agreement to go beyond the _Apennines_, but they shall be hindred by a tempest, and by the cowardliness of the _Genoeses_. XL. French. Le grand Theatre se viendra redresser, Les dez jettez & les rets ia tendus, Trop le premier en glaz viendra lasser, Par arc prostrais de long temps ia fendus. English. The great Theatre shall be raised up again, The Dice being cast, and the nest spread, The first shall too much in Glass. Beaten down by Bows, who long before were split. ANNOT.