The Author hath darkned this Stanza with so many barbarous words, as _Camp Ascop_, _drowned Island_, D’_Arton_, _Navel of the World_, that it is very like either he did not understand himself, or would not be understood by others. XXIII. French. _Palaces_ Oiseaux, par Oiseau dechassé, Bien tost apres le Prince parvenu, Combien qu’hors Fleuve ennemy repoulsé, Dehors saisy, trait d’Oiseau soustenu. English. _Palais_ Birds, driven away by a Bird, Soon after that, the Prince is come to his own, Although the enemy be driven beyond the River, He shall be seased upon without, by the trick of the Bird. ANNOT. The meaning of this is, that many Courtiers (called here _Palace_ Birds) shall be justled out of favour by another principal Bird, that is a great Courtier, as soon as the Prince shall come to his own. The two last Verses seem to foretell that the said principal Courtier shall seize upon the Prince, notwithstanding that some succour shall come to his help, which shall be beaten back beyond the River. XXIV. French. Bestes farouches de faim Fleuves traner, Plus part du Champ encontre _Ister_ sera, En Cage de Fer le grand fera traisner. Quand rien enfant de _Germain_ n’observera. English. Wild Beasts for hunger shall swim over Rivers, Most part of the field shall be near _Ister_, Into an Iron Cage he shall cause the great one to be drawn, When the Child of _German_ shall observe nothing. ANNOT. _Ister_ is a River, _German_ is a proper name of some considerable person, whose Son shall not observe or take notice when that eminent person mentioned here, shall be drawn into an Iron Cage. XXV. French. La Garde estrange trahira Forteresse, Espoir & umbre de plus haut mariage, Garde deceüe Fort prins dedans la presse, _Loire_, _Saone_, _Rhosne_, _Gar_, a Mort outrage. English. The Garrison of strangers shall betray the Fort, Under the hope and shadow of a higher Match, The Garrison shall be deceived, and the Fort taken in the crowd, _Loire_, _Saone_, _Rhosne_, _Gar_, shall do harm to Death. ANNOT. There is no difficulty but in the last Verse, where you must observe that _Loire_, _Saone_, _Rhosne_, and _Gardon_, which for the Verses sake is contracted into _Gar_; are Rivers of _France_, which are threatned here of overflowing, and causing the death of many people. XXVI. French. Pour la faveur que la Cité fera, Au grand qui tost perdra Camp de Bataille, Le sang d’ans _Pau_ le _Thesin_ versera, De sang feux, mors, noyez de coup de taille. English. Because of the favour the City shall shew, To the great one, who soon after shall loose the Battle, The _Thesin_ shall pour blood into the _Pau_, Of blood, fire, dead, drowned, by Edgeling. ANNOT. This is plain, if you observe that the _Thesin_ is a River of _Italy_, and the _Pau_ another, into the which the _Thesin_ runneth.