Those that were in esteem for their learning, Upon the change of a King shall become poor, Some banished, without help, having no Gold, Learned and learning shall not be much valued. ANNOT. This Prophecie is clear enough, and here the Author hath said nothing, but what doth commonly happen. IX. French. Aux Temples Saints seront faits grands scandales, Comptez seront peur honneurs & louanges, D’un que l’on grave d’Argent, d’Or les Medals, La fin sera en tourmens bien estranges. English. To the holy Temples shall be done great scandals, That shall be accounted for honours and praises, By one, whose medals are graven in Gold and Silver, The end of it shall be in very strange torments. ANNOT. Here the Reader must understand that the Author was a _Roman_ Catholick, and therefore calleth Holy Temples, the Churches of the _Romish_ Religion, which in the beginning of the Civil Wars in _France_, were much abased by those of the Protestant Religion, then called _Huguenots_, whose chief was _Henry_ King of _Navarre_, who was the only man amongst the Protestant party, that could have Money and Medals coined to his stamp, as being King of _Navarre_. But the last Verse of this Prophecie proved too true, when upon St. _Bartholomews_ day, the 24 of _August_, in the year 1572. the general Massacre of the Protestants was made through _France_. X. French. Un peu du temps les Temples des Couleurs, De blanc & noir des deux entremislée, Rouges & jaunes leur embleront les leurs, Sang, terre, peste, faim, feu, eau affollée. English. Within a little while the Temples of the Colours, White and Black shall be intermixt, Red and Yellow shall take away their Colours, Blood, earth, plague, famine, fire, water shall destroy them. ANNOT. By the Temples of the Colours White and Black, I suppose he means that of Peace, and of War; by the Red and Yellow, may be meant the Empire of the _Sweads_, who shall be at variance together; and by their long War shall bring the Plagues here mentioned, as it came to pass in the Wars of _Germany_, between the Emperour and _Gustavus Adolphus_, King of the _Sweads_. XI. French. Les sept rameaux a trois seront reduits, Les plus aisnez seront surprins par morts, Fratricider les deux seront seduits, Les Conjures en dormant seront morts. English. The seven branches shall be reduced to three, The eldest shall be surprised by death, Two shall be said to kill their Brothers, The Conspirators shall be killed, being asleep. ANNOT. It is apparent, that he speaks of seven Brethren, that shall be reduced to three, whereof the eldest son shall be surprised by death, and two of the rest shall be said to have murdered their Brother, the Conspirators shall afterwards be killed in their sleep. XII. French.