There was never seen such a prosecution of War and of Peace together; for there was never an estate more embroiled in Wars than that of _Charles_ the IX. was, nor where Peace was more sought after; for there was nothing but Wars and treaties of Peace, Men and Women did complain on all sides, for the wrong and dammages they received from both parties, the Protestants believing to do God a good service in destroying Images, and killing Priests and Monks. And the Papists on the other side thinking to make a sweet Sacrifice unto God, in practising the same cruelties upon the Protestants, and so in all corners of _France_ every one did set himself to do evil. LIII. French. Le _Neron_ jeune dans les trois Cheminées, Sera de Pages vifs pour ardoir ietter, Heureux qui loin sera de tels menées, Trois de son sang le feront mort guetter. English. The young _Nero_ in the three Chimneys. Shall cause Pages to be thrown to be burnt alive, Happy shall he be who shall be far from this doing, Three of his own blood shall cause him to be put to death. ANNOT. A young Tyrant called here _Nero_, shall cause some Pages to be burnt alive in three Chimneys, and afterwards himself shall be put to death by three of his own blood, this fact savoureth so much of bestial cruelty, that I cannot belive any Christian Prince can ever be guilty of it. LIV. French. Arrivera au port de _Corsibonne_, Pres de _Ravenne_, qui pillera la Dame, En Mer profonde legat de _Ulisbone_, Soubs Roc cachez raviront septante ames. English. There shall come into the Port of _Corsibonne_, Near _Ravenna_, those that shall plunder the Lady, In the deep Sea shall be the Embassador of _Lisbonne_, The hidden under the Rock, shall carry away seventy Souls. ANNOT. The Port of _Corsibonne_, must of necessity be that of _Ancona_; first because there is no Port of the former name near the City of _Ravenna_. Secondly, because _Ancona_ is near _Ravenna_. By the Lady is meant the Chappel or Church of our Lady of _Loretto_, which is threatned here to be plundred by some _Turks_ or Pyrates, inticed thereunto by the manifold riches that are said to be therein. The third Verse speaketh of a _Portugues_ Embassador, who it seemeth shall be drowned or buried in the main Sea. The fourth Verse giveth warning of some Robbers and Pyrates, very like to be _Turks_, who being in Ambuscado, and shrouded among the Rocks by the Sea side, shall carry away seventy Souls. LV. French. L’Horrible guerre qu’en Occident s’appreste, L’An ensuivant viendra la Pestilence, Si fort terrible, que jeune, viel, ne beste, Sang, feu, _Mercu._ _Mars_, _Jupiter_ en _France_. English. An horrid War is a preparing in the West, The next year shall come the Plague, So strangly terrible, that neither young nor old, nor beast shall escape Blood, fire, _Mercu._ _Mars_, _Jupiter_ in _France_. ANNOT.