Bien defendu le fait par excellence, Garde toy _Tours_ de ta proche ruine, _Londres_ & _Nantes_ par _Rheims_ fera defence, Ne passes outre au temps de la bruine. English. The fact shall be defended excellently well _Tours_ beware of thy approaching ruine, _London_ and _Nantes_ by _Rhemes_ shall stand upon their defence, Do not go further in foggy weather. ANNOT. _Tours_ is the chief City of a Province in _France_, called _Touraine_, which is commended here for having resisted excellently well; but is forewarned to look to her self after that, and to beware of her approaching ruine. XLVII. French. Le noir farouche quand aura essayé, Sa main sanguine par feu, fer, arcs tendus, Trestout le peuple sera tant effrayé, Voir les plus grands par col & pieds pendus. English. The wild black one, after he shall have tryed, His bloody hand by fire, Sword, bended Bows, All the people shall be so frighted, To see the greatest hanged by the neck and feet. ANNOT. It is a description of a Tyrant, who after he shall have tryed his bloody hand by Fire, Sword, and bent Bows, shall cause his chief men to be hanged by the neck and feet. Since the Author did write there had been such a Tyrant in the world, namely, _John Basilides_, great Duke of _Russia_, in the year 1572. Read _Paul Osburne_ in his Life. XLVIII. French. Planure _Ausone_ fertile spacieuse, Produira taons, & tant de sauterelles, Clarte solairé deviendra nubilense, Ronger le rout, grand peste venir delles. English. The Plain about _Bourdeaux_ fruitful and spacious, Shall produce so many Hornets and so many Grashopers, That the light of the Sun shall be darkened, They shall crap all, a great plague shall come from them. ANNOT. I cannot find in History that this hath yet happened, since the writing of these Prophecies, therefore I reckon it _de futuro_. XLIX. French. Devant le peuple sang sera respandu, Qui du haut Ciel ne viendra esloigner, Mais d’un long temps ne sera entendu, L’Esprit d’un seul le viendra tesmoigner. English. Before the people blood shall be spilt, Who Shall not come far from the high Heaven, But it shall not be heard of for a great while, The Spirit of one shall come to witness it. ANNOT. This Prophecie is concerning some just person, that shall be murdered openly: His blood shall cry to Heaven, but shall not be heard for a good while, till at last it shall be discovered by some body. L. French. _Libra_ verra regner les _Hesperies_, De Ciel & Terre tenir la Monarchie, D’_Asie_ forces nul ne verra peries, Que sept ne tiennent par rang la Hierarchie. English. _Libra_ shall see _Spain_ to Reign, And have the Monarchy of Heaven and Earth, No body shall see the forces of _Asia_ to perish, Till seven have kept the Hierarchy successively. ANNOT.