He whom neither Plague, nor Sword could destroy, Shall die in the Rain being stricken with Thunder, The Abbot shall die when he shall see ruined, Those in the Shipwrack, striving to catch hold of the Rock. ANNOT. There is two accidents contained in this Stanza, the first is in the two first Verses, where he saith that some considerable person, who had escaped the Sword, and the Plague shall be strucken by the Thunder, and die in a great showr of Rain. The second is, in the two last Verses, where he saith, an Abbot shall perish by Shipwrack, thinking to save himself by holding the Rock. LVII. French. Avant conflit le grand tombera, Le grand a mort trop subite & plainte, Nay miparfait, la plus part nagera, Aupres du Fleuve, de sang la Terre teinte. English. Before the Battle the great one shall fall, The great one to death too sudden and bewailed; One shall be born half perfect, the most part shall swim, Near the River the Earth shall be dyed with blood. ANNOT. The words are plain enough, but of the sense every one may think what he pleaseth. LVIII. French. Sans pied ne main, dent aigue, & forte. Par Globe au fort de Port & laisne nay, Pres du portail, desloial le transporte, _Seline_ luit, petit grand emmené. English. Without foot or hand, sharp and strong tooth, By a Globe, in the middle of the Port, and the first born, Near the Gate shall be transported by a Traitor, _Seline_ shineth, the little great one carried away. ANNOT. The sense of the whole is this, that an Infant begot by some person of quality shall be exposed in the night time, the Moon Shining, which he calleth _Seline_, from the Greek word σεληνη, which signifieth the Moon. LIX. French. Classe _Gauloise_ par appuy de grand Garde, Du grand _Neptune_ & ses tridens Soldats, Ronger _Provence_ pour soustenir grand bande, Plus _Mars_, _Narbon_, par Javelots & Dards. English. The _French_ Fleet by the help of the great Guard, Of great _Neptune_ and his Tridentary Soldiers Shall gnaw _Provence_ by keeping great company, Besides, _Mars_ shall plague _Narbon_ by Javelins and Darts. ANNOT. Here be two things designed in this Stanza one is concerning _Provence_, which shall be eaten up by Soldiers, and the other concerning the City of _Narbon_, which shall be Besieged, or the Citizens fall out among themselves. LX. French. La foy Punique en Orient rompue, Grand _Jud._ & _Rhosne_, _Loire_ & _Tag_ changeront, Quand du Mulet la faim sera repeue, Classe espargie, Sang & Corps nageront. English. The punick faith broken in the East, Great _Jud._ and _Rhosne_, _Loire_ and _Tag._ shall be changed, When the Mules hunger shall be satisfied, The Fleet scattered, Blood and Bodies shall swim. ANNOT.