French. _Romain Pontife_ garde de taprocher, De la Cité que deux fleuves arrouse, Ton sang viendras aupres de la cracher, Toy & les tiens quand fleurira la Rose. English. _Roman Pontife_ take heed to come near, To the City watered with two Rivers, Thou shall spit there thy blood, Thou and thine, when the Rose shall blossom. ANNOT. Although there may be many Cities watered with two Rivers, yet I know none more famous than _Lions_ in _France_, where two famous Rivers, the _Rhosne_ and the _Saone_ meet together, and I believe this is the place that our Author forewarneth the _Pope_ to come to, for fear of his death, and that of his attendants. XCVIII. French. Celuy du sang respersé le visage, De la Victime proche du Sacrifice, Venant en _Leo_, augure par presage, Mis estre a mort alors pour la fiance. English. He that shall have his face bloody, With the blood of the Victim near to be sacrificed, The Sun coming into _Leo_ shall be an Augury by presage, That then he shall be put to death for his confidence. ANNOT. I suppose this to be spoken of a Jewish Priest, who going about to practice the Ceremonial Law, in a Countrey where it is forbidden, shall be put to death for his bold confidence. XCIX. French. Terroir _Romain_ qu’interpretoit _Augure_, Par gent _Gauloise_ par trop sera vexée, Mais Nation _Celtique_ craindra l’heure, _Boreas_, classe trop loing l’avoit poussée. English. The _Roman_ Countrey in which the _Augur_ did interpret, Shall be too much vexed by the _French_ Nation, But the _Celtique_ Nation shall fear the hour, The Northwind had driven the Navy in too far. ANNOT. Since the Reign of _Henry_ the II. King of _France_, the Historians do not mention that the Countrey about _Rome_ hath been troubled by the _French_ Armies. It was only in the time of _Paul_ the IV. who was assisted by the _French_ Troops, under the conduct of the Lord _Strozy_, and Captain _Monluc_, therefore this Stanza belongeth to the time of that Kings Reign. And indeed what he foretelleth here, came to pass in the year 1556. for the Countrey about _Rome_ was vexed by the _French_ Nation, who went about then to take the places, which the Duke of _Alba_ had taken from the _Pope_, and thereby caused those disorders, which commonly are incident to War. The second Verse saith, _the Countrey shall be too much vexed_, and not a little, because _Monluc_, whom the Author calleth the _quick Gascon_, did continually torment the Enemies, which could not be done without a great prejudice to the Countrey; Moreover, his Troops being for the most part _Gascons_, and consequently active men; the Soldiers did more harm than ordinary.