The hand on a Scarf, and the leg swadled, The younger _Lewis_ shall go from _Palais_, At the Watch word his death shall be protracted, Then afterwards at _Easter_ he shall bleed in the Temple. ANNOT. The Prince of _Condé_, whose name was _Lewis_, and the youngest of the Children of _Charles_ of _Bourbon_, the first Duke of _Vendosme_, father to _Anthony_ of _Bourbon_, King of _Navarre_, went away from the Court in the time of _Francis_ the second King of _France_, and came into _Bearn_ to the King his Brother. He was summoned many times by _Francis_ II. to come to Court; but finding his name to be amongst those that intended to surprise _Lion_, he durst not venture. Nevertheless he was perswaded by his Uncle the Cardinal of _Bourbon_, and came to the Court at _Orleans_. It is easie to believe that he fained himself to be hurt by a fall from his Horse, or that really he was so; _having his Arm in a Scarf, and his Leg swadled up_, in which posture he came to testifie his obedience to the Kings commands. In this posture of a wounded man, whether really and fictitiously he came from _Palais_, which by mistake is printed _Calais_; the Printer being ignorant, that in _Bearn_, where the Prince had sheltered himself, there is a Castle called _Palais_, which was the place that the Prince used to live in. Being come to Court he was presently arrested, arraigned and condemned to death. Nevertheless the Kings sickness proving mortal, the execution was suspended, and his life saved. After that the Prince sought all occasions to revenge himself, and began about _Easter_ in _April_ following. It was not by an open Rebellion against the King, but under pretence to maintain the Protestant Religion: therefore the Author saith, _that this life saved shall bleed in the Temple_; because the Princes pretext was the Temple and the Church; that is Religion. Hence the fourth Verse is clearly understood. Resteth the third Verse, which saith, that his life was differred till the _Watch word_; because the Queen seeing the King her Son upon his death bed, caused secretly the execution of the Sentence to be differred, that she might make use of the King of _Navarre_, and of the Prince his Brothers favour, against the house of _Guise_, for the obtaining of the Regency. Moreover I observe, that in the year 1562. the Prince of _Condé_ began openly to rebel, surprising the City of _Orleans_ the 29 of _March_, which was _Easter day_ that year, which sheweth the truth of the fourth Verse. XLVI. French. _Pol Mensolée_ mourra trois lieues du _Rhosne_, Fuis les deux prochains _Tarare_ destrois, Car _Mars_ sera le plus horrible Throsne, De Coq & d’Aigle, de _France_ frere trois. English. _Paul Mensolée_ Shall die three Leagues from the _Rhosne_, Avoid the two straights near the _Tarare_; For _Mars_ shall keep such a horrible throsne, Of Cock and Eagle, of _France_ three Brothers. ANNOT.