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a_o thousand_o annot._n here_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o the_o author_n be_v a_o papist_n speak_v this_o concern_v the_o city_n of_o geneva_n which_o he_o say_v from_o a_o free_a city_n become_v a_o slave_n when_o it_o shake_v off_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n domination_n and_o become_v a_o retreat_n to_o the_o protestant_n who_o he_o call_v the_o banish_a and_o dreamer_n in_o the_o three_o verse_n by_o the_o king_n change_v in_o his_o mind_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o froward_a to_o they_o he_o mean_v henry_n iu._n who_o have_v change_v the_o protestant_a religion_n to_o be_v a_o roman_n catholic_n do_v undertake_v their_o protection_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n their_o prince_n hence_o follow_v the_o explication_n of_o the_o four_o verse_n when_o he_o say_v that_o of_o one_o hundred_o they_o shall_v become_v more_o than_o a_o thousand_o for_o in_o few_o year_n the_o protestant_n become_v so_o numerous_a that_o they_o drive_v the_o roman_a catholic_n whole_o out_o of_o the_o town_n and_o so_o have_v remain_v to_o this_o day_n master_n of_o it_o xvii_o french_a changer_n a_o beaune_z nuis_n chalons_n &_o dijon_n le_fw-fr duc_n voulant_a amender_n la_fw-fr barrée_n merchant_n pres_fw-fr fleuve_n poisson_n bec_fw-fr de_fw-fr plongeon_n verra_n la_fw-fr queüe_fw-fr porte_fw-fr sera_fw-fr serrée_n english_a there_o shall_v be_v a_o change_n at_o beaume_n nuis_n chalons_n dijon_n the_o duke_n go_v about_o to_o raise_v tax_n the_o merchant_n near_o the_o river_n shall_v see_v the_o tail_n of_o a_o fish_n have_v the_o bill_n of_o a_o cormorant_n the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v annot._n beaune_z chalons_n and_o dijon_n be_v city_n in_o france_n nuis_n be_v a_o town_n in_o germany_n near_o the_o rind_n three_o or_o four_o league_n below_o colen_n for_o the_o rest_n every_o one_o may_v make_v his_o own_o interpretation_n for_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o guess_v who_o this_o duke_n shall_v be_v or_o that_o fish_n either_o that_o shall_v have_v a_o cormorant_n bill_n 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ceux_fw-fr de_fw-fr liege_n par_fw-fr leur_fw-fr leuées_fw-fr raviront_fw-fr les_fw-fr rivages_n english_a before_o rovan_n a_o siege_n shall_v be_v lay_v by_o the_o insubrian_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n the_o passage_n shall_v be_v shut_v up_o those_o of_o hainaut_n flanders_n ghent_n and_o liege_n with_o their_o troop_n shall_v plunder_v the_o seashore_n annot._n this_o be_v still_o concern_v the_o duke_n of_o parma_n army_n when_o he_o come_v into_o france_n against_o henry_n the_o iv_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o league_n for_o his_o army_n wherewith_o he_o besiege_v roven_n be_v compound_v of_o all_o those_o nation_n the_o great_a part_n of_o which_o be_v italian_n call_v here_o insubrians_n from_o the_o latin_a word_n insubria_n which_o signify_v the_o country_n of_o savoy_n and_o piedmont_n xx._n french_a paix_n uberté_fw-fr long_a temps_fw-fr on_o ne_fw-fr loüera_fw-fr part_v tout_fw-fr son_fw-fr regne_fw-la desert_n la_fw-fr fleur_fw-fr de_fw-fr lis_n corpse_n mort_fw-fr d'eau_fw-fr terre_fw-fr on_o apportera_fw-mi sperant_v vain_a heur_fw-fr d'estre_fw-fr la_fw-fr ensevelis_fw-la english_a peace_n and_o plenty_n shall_v not_o be_v long_o praise_v all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n the_o flower_n de_fw-fr luce_n shall_v be_v desert_v body_n shall_v die_v by_o water_n earth_n shall_v be_v bring_v hope_v vain_o to_o be_v there_o bury_v annot._n this_o only_o foretell_v a_o great_a famine_n and_o inundation_n in_o france_n signify_v here_o by_o the_o flower_n de_fw-fr luce._n xxi_o french_a le_fw-fr changement_n sera_fw-fr fort_fw-fr difficile_fw-la cité_fw-fr province_n au_fw-fr change_n gain_n fera_fw-fr coeur_fw-fr haut_fw-fr prudent_a mis_fw-fr chassé_fw-fr inhabile_fw-la mer_n terre_n peuple_n son_n estate_n changera_fw-mi english_a the_o change_n shall_v be_v very_o hard_a the_o city_n and_o country_n shall_v gain_v by_o the_o change_n a_o high_a prudent_a heart_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o unworthy_a expel_v sea_n land_n people_n shall_v change_v its_o condition_n annot._n this_o need_v no_o interpretation_n xxii_o french_a la_fw-fr grand_fw-fr copy_n qui_fw-fr sera_fw-fr dechassée_fw-fr dans_fw-fr un_fw-fr moment_n fera_fw-fr besoing_n au_fw-fr roy_fw-fr la_fw-fr foy_fw-fr promise_n de_fw-fr lo_v sera_fw-it faucée_fw-fr nud_a se_fw-la verra_fw-mi en_fw-fr piteux_fw-fr desarroy_fw-fr english_a the_o great_a army_n that_o shall_v be_v reject_v in_o a_o moment_n shall_v be_v want_v by_o the_o king_n the_o faith_n promise_v a_o far_o off_o shall_v be_v break_v so_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v leave_v naked_a in_o a_o pitiful_a case_n annot._n this_o be_v plain_a xxiii_o french_a la_fw-fr legion_n dans_fw-fr la_fw-fr marine_a class_n calcine_v magnes_n souphre_n &_o poix_n bruslera_fw-la le_fw-fr long_a repos_fw-la de_fw-fr l'asseurée_a place_n port_n selin_n chercher_fw-fr feu_fw-fr les_fw-fr consumera_fw-la english_a the_o legion_n in_o the_o maritine_n fleet_n calcine_v magnes_n shall_v burn_v brimstone_n and_o pitch_n the_o long_a rest_n of_o the_o secure_a place_n they_o shall_v seek_v port_n selyn_n but_o fire_n shall_v consume_v they_o annot._n here_o we_o must_v observe_v four_o thing_n the_o first_o be_v that_o calais_n be_v call_v by_o the_o author_n the_o long_a rest_n of_o the_o secure_a place_n because_o then_o viz._n in_o the_o year_n 1555._o it_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o have_v be_v quiet_o before_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 287._o year_n that_o be_v from_o the_o year_n 1347._o till_o the_o year_n 1555._o and_o be_v so_o still_o till_o the_o year_n 1557._o when_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n take_v it_o whence_o we_o gather_v that_o it_o be_v a_o secure_a place_n that_o have_v enjoy_v so_o long_a a_o rest_n the_o second_o be_v that_o those_o of_o diepe_a do_v watch_v for_o the_o spaniard_n in_o the_o passage_n between_o dover_n and_o calais_n therefore_o the_o author_n say_v they_o shall_v seek_v port_n selyn_n selyn_n port_n or_o harbour_n be_v always_o take_v by_o the_o author_n for_o a_o harbour_n in_o the_o ocean_n the_o three_o be_v that_o the_o great_a fight_n between_o the_o french_a and_o the_o spaniard_n be_v by_o fire_n so_o that_o most_o part_n of_o the_o ship_n on_o each_o side_n be_v burn_v and_o the_o spanish_a and_o french_a soldier_n die_v cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o sea_n to_o save_v their_o life_n in_o their_o enemy_n ship_n where_o they_o be_v slay_v the_o four_o be_v that_o those_o of_o diepe_a be_v extraordinary_a skilsul_n in_o sea-fight_n have_v make_v great_a quantity_n of_o artificial_a fire_n to_o cast_v into_o the_o spanish_a ship_n but_o the_o ship_n grapple_v one_o with_o another_o they_o be_v burn_v on_o both_o side_n upon_o those_o four_o circumstance_n the_o two_o first_o verse_n say_v that_o the_o legion_n in_o the_o fleet_n galcine_v magnes_fw-la that_o be_v loadstone_n burn_v and_o shall_v burn_v pitch_n and_o brimstone_n to_o make_v artificial_a fire_n the_o three_o and_o four_o verse_n say_v that_o this_o sea_n legion_n shall_v seek_v a_o harbour_n in_o the_o ocean_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o secure_a place_n by_o a_o long_a rest_n that_o be_v calais_n she_o will_v seek_v that_o selyn_n harbour_n to_o shelter_v herself_o because_o calais_n do_v then_o belong_v to_o the_o english_a but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o french_a watch_v for_o the_o spaniard_n there_o and_o to_o show_v that_o they_o seek_v only_o for_o calais_n to_o meet_v the_o spaniard_n they_o carry_v the_o spanish_a ship_n which_o they_o take_v into_o diepe_a and_o not_o into_o calais_n the_o french_a impression_n have_v a_o fault_n here_o put_v port_n hercle_fw-la instead_o of_o port_n selyn_n which_o be_v a_o manifest_a error_n for_o the_o take_n of_o port_n hercle_fw-la by_o the_o florentine_n the_o 14._o of_o june_n 1â—â—5_n be_v by_o a_o land_n army_n beside_o that_o port_n selyn_n be_v always_o take_v by_o the_o author_n for_o a_o port_n in_o the_o ocean_n xxiv_o french_a ouy_fw-fr soub_n terre_fw-fr sainte_n dame_n voix_fw-fr feinte_v human_a flamme_n pour_v divine_a voir_fw-fr
&_o carnem_fw-la &_o prophetabunt_fw-la silij_fw-la vestri_fw-la &_o siliae_fw-la vestrae_fw-la but_o such_o a_o prophecy_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o be_v the_o supreme_a and_o eternal_a power_n which_o be_v come_v with_o that_o of_o the_o celestial_a body_n have_v cause_v some_o of_o they_o to_o foretell_v great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n as_o for_o my_o part_n i_o challenge_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o this_o place_n god_n forbid_v i_o confess_v true_o that_o all_o come_v from_o god_n for_o which_o i_o give_v he_o thanks_o honour_n and_o praise_n without_o have_v mix_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o divination_n which_o proceed_v a_o fato_fw-it but_o only_o of_o that_o which_o proceed_v à _fw-la deo_fw-la &_o natura_fw-la and_o most_o of_o it_o join_v with_o the_o motion_n and_o course_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n inso_v much_o that_o see_v as_o in_o a_o burn_a glass_n and_o through_o a_o cloudy_a vision_n the_o great_a and_o sad_a event_n the_o 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great_a remorse_n annot._n these_o word_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o they_o need_v no_o interpretation_n lxxiv_o french_a en_fw-fr terre_fw-fr neuve_fw-fr bien_fw-fr avant_fw-fr roy_fw-fr entré_fw-fr pendant_fw-fr subject_n luy_fw-fr viendront_fw-fr fair_a accueil_fw-fr sa_o parfidie_n aura_fw-fr tel_fw-fr rencontré_fw-fr qu'aux_fw-fr citadin_n lieu_n the_o feste_fw-la &_o recueil_fw-fr english_a a_o king_n be_v enter_v far_o into_o a_o new_a country_n whilst_o his_o subject_n shall_v come_v to_o welcome_v he_o his_o perfidiousness_n shall_v find_v such_o a_o encounter_n that_o to_o the_o citizen_n it_o shall_v be_v instead_o of_o feast_n and_o welcome_o annot._n the_o sense_n of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o a_o certain_a king_n be_v far_o get_v into_o a_o new_a conquer_a country_n where_o he_o shall_v deal_v perfidious_o with_o his_o subject_n that_o then_o he_o shall_v meet_v with_o such_o a_o accident_n as_o to_o his_o citizen_n shall_v be_v instead_o of_o feast_n &_o welcome_v lxxv_o french_a le_fw-fr pere_fw-fr &_o fils_fw-fr seront_fw-fr meurtris_n ensemble_fw-fr le_fw-fr presecteur_fw-fr dedans_fw-fr son_fw-fr pavillon_n la_fw-fr mere_n a_o tours_n du_fw-fr fils_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr aura_fw-fr enfle_n cache_n verdure_n de_fw-fr fueilles_fw-fr papillon_fw-mi english_a the_o father_n and_o son_n shall_v be_v murder_v together_o the_o governor_n shall_v be_v so_o in_o his_o tent_n at_o tours_n the_o mother_n shall_v be_v get_v with_o child_n by_o her_o son_n hide_v the_o greenness_n with_o leaf_n butterfly_a annot._n there_o be_v nothing_o hard_a here_o but_o the_o last_o verse_n whereby_o it_o be_v signify_v that_o after_o such_o a_o incest_n of_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o son_n in_o the_o city_n of_o tours_n which_o be_v a_o town_n in_o france_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v secret_o bury_v and_o green_a turf_n lay_v upon_o the_o place_n and_o leave_v upon_o they_o to_o take_v away_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o lxxvi_o french_a plus_fw-fr macelin_n que_fw-fr roy_fw-fr en_fw-fr d'angleterre_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr obscur_fw-fr ne_fw-fr par_fw-fr force_fw-fr aura_fw-fr l'empire_n lasche_n sans_fw-fr foy_fw-fr fan_n loy_n seignera_fw-la terre_fw-fr son_n temps_fw-fr s'aproche_n si_fw-fr presque_fw-fr je_fw-fr souspire_v english_a more_n macelin_n then_o king_n in_o england_n bear_v in_o obscure_a place_n by_o force_n shall_v reign_v of_o loose_a disposition_n without_o faith_n without_o law_n the_o ground_n shall_v bleed_v his_o time_n be_v draw_v so_o near_o that_o i_o sight_n for_o it_o annot._n macelin_n be_v a_o butcher_n or_o cruel_a man_n from_o the_o latin_a word_n macellum_fw-la which_o signify_v the_o shambles_n it_o be_v without_o contradiction_n that_o by_o this_o prophecy_n be_v plain_o concern_v the_o late_a tyrant_n cromwell_n and_o his_o unlawful_a government_n lxxvii_o french_a l'antechrist_n bien_fw-fr toast_n trois_fw-fr annichilez_fw-fr vingt_fw-fr &_o sept_fw-fr ans_fw-fr durera_fw-fr sa_fw-fr guerre_fw-fr les_fw-fr heretic_n morts_fw-fr captifs_fw-fr exilez_fw-fr sang_n corpse_n humain_fw-fr eau_fw-fr rougie_a gresler_fw-mi terre_fw-fr english_a by_o antichrist_n three_o shall_v short_o be_v bring_v to_o nothing_o his_o war_n shall_v last_v seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n the_o heretic_n dead_a prisoner_n banish_v blood_n humane_a body_n water_n make_v red_a earth_n hail_v annot._n what_o he_o mean_v here_o by_o antichrist_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v for_o he_o can_v mean_v the_o pope_n himself_o be_v a_o papist_n nor_o the_o great_a antichrist_n who_o reign_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n shall_v last_v but_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a it_o be_v more_o likely_a than_o that_o this_o stanza_n have_v coherence_n with_o the_o precedent_n and_o that_o by_o it_o he_o mean_v henry_n the_o viii_o who_o for_o the_o space_n of_o about_o 27_o year_n before_o he_o die_v do_v handle_v something_o rough_o the_o clergy_n and_o clergyman_n lxxviii_o french_a un_fw-fr bragamas_fw-la aucc_fw-la la_fw-fr langue_fw-fr torte_n viendra_fw-fr des_fw-fr dieux_fw-fr rompre_fw-it le_fw-fr sanctuaire_n aux_fw-fr heretic_n il_fw-fr ovurira_fw-la la_fw-fr porte_fw-fr en_fw-fr suscitant_fw-la l'eglise_fw-fr militaire_n english_a a_o bragamas_n with_o his_o crooked_a tongue_n shall_v come_v and_o break_v the_o god_n sanctuary_n he_o shall_v open_v the_o gate_n unto_o heretic_n by_o raise_v the_o militant_a church_n annot._n bragamas_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o we_o call_v now_o bragadocio_n by_o the_o god_n sanctuary_n he_o mean_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o romish_a religion_n who_o be_v repute_v sanctuary_n and_o be_v full_a of_o image_n which_o they_o worship_v as_o god_n pray_v and_o offer_v incense_n to_o they_o lxxix_o french_a qui_fw-fr par_fw-fr fer_fw-fr pere_fw-fr perdra_fw-fr nay_o de_fw-fr nonnaire_n de_fw-fr gorgon_n sur_fw-fr la_fw-fr fin_fw-fr sera_fw-fr sang_fw-fr perferant_fw-la en_fw-fr terre_fw-fr estrange_v fera_fw-fr si_fw-fr tout_fw-fr de_fw-fr taire_n qu'il_fw-fr bruslera_fw-fr luy_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr &_o son_fw-fr entant_a english_a he_o that_o by_o iron_n shall_v destroy_v his_o father_n bear_v in_o nonnaire_n shall_v in_o the_o end_n carry_v the_o blood_n of_o gorgon_n shall_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n make_v all_o so_o silent_a that_o he_o shall_v burn_v himself_o and_o his_o intent_n annot._n nonnaire_n and_o gorgon_n be_v two_o barbarous_a word_n as_o for_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o and_o the_o rest_n he_o that_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o read_v the_o word_n shall_v be_v as_o wise_a as_o myself_o lxxx_o french_a des_fw-mi innocens_fw-la le_fw-fr sang_fw-fr de_fw-fr vefue_n &_o verge_n tant_n de_fw-fr maux_fw-fr faits_fw-fr par_fw-fr moiens_fw-fr ce_fw-fr grand_fw-fr rogue_n saint_n simulachre_n trempez_fw-fr en_fw-fr ardant_a cierge_n de_fw-fr frayeur_fw-fr crainte_fw-fr ne_fw-fr verra_fw-mi nul_fw-fr que_fw-fr boge_v english_a the_o blood_n of_o the_o innocent_a widow_n and_o virgin_n so_o many_o evil_n commit_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o that_o great_a rogue_n holy_a image_n dip_v in_o burn_a wax_n candle_n for_o fear_v no_o body_n shall_v be_v see_v to_o stir_v annot._n what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o great_a rogue_n be_v not_o obvious_a but_o the_o main_a drift_n of_o this_o stanza_n seem_v to_o be_v to_o foretell_v the_o abuse_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o popish_a image_n by_o the_o protestant_a party_n as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n of_o france_n and_o a_o little_a while_n after_o our_o author_n have_v write_v his_o prophecy_n by_o the_o great_a rogue_n he_o mean_v some_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o protestant_a party_n that_o be_v in_o those_o day_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n the_o admiral_n of_o castilon_n or_o his_o brother_n dandelot_n lxxxi_o french_a le_fw-fr neuf_fw-fr empire_n en_fw-fr desolation_n sera_n changé_fw-fr du_fw-fr pole_n aquilonaire_a de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sicily_n viendra_fw-fr l'emotion_n troubler_n l'emprise_v a_o philip_n tributaire_n english_a the_o new_a empire_n in_o desolation_n shall_v be_v change_v from_o the_o northern_a pole_n the_o commotion_n shall_v come_v from_o sicily_n to_o trouble_v the_o undertake_n tributary_n to_o philip._n annot._n this_o threaten_v the_o empire_n that_o now_o be_v in_o germany_n of_o a_o great_a desolation_n and_o to_o be_v remove_v from_o its_o place_n and_o threaten_v also_o the_o island_n of_o sicily_n of_o a_o fearful_a commotion_n which_o shall_v trouble_v the_o undertake_n of_o philip_n that_o be_v king_n of_o spain_n because_o they_o usual_o be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n lxxxii_o french_a ring_v long_o sec_fw-la faisant_fw-fr du_fw-fr bon_fw-fr valet_fw-la a_o la_fw-fr par_fw-fr fin_fw-fr n'aura_fw-fr que_fw-fr son_fw-fr congee_n poignant_a poison_n &_o lettres_n au_fw-fr colet_fw-la sera_n saisy_n eschapé_fw-fr en_fw-fr dangié_fw-fr english_a long_o gnawer_n dry_a cringe_v and_o fawn_v in_o conclusion_n shall_v have_v nothing_o but_o leave_v to_o be_v go_v pierce_v poison_n and_o letter_n in_o his_o collar_n shall_v be_v seize_v escape_n and_o in_o danger_n annot._n the_o word_n of_o this_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o not_o who_o shall_v be_v that_o man_n to_o who_o he_o give_v these_o four_o famous_a epithet_n of_o long-gnaw_a dry_a cringe_v and_o fawn_v lxxxiii_o french_a le_fw-fr plus_fw-fr grand_fw-fr voile_n horse_n du_fw-fr port_n de_fw-fr zara_n pres_n the_o bizance_n fera_fw-fr son_fw-fr entreprise_n d'ennemy_n pert_a &_o l'amy_a ne_fw-fr sera_fw-fr le_fw-fr tier_n a_o deux_fw-fr fera_fw-fr grand_fw-fr pille_fw-fr &_o prize_n english_a the_o great_a sail_n out_o of_o the_o port_n of_o zara_n near_o bizance_n shall_v make_v his_o undertake_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o loss_n of_o foe_n or_o friend_n the_o three_o shall_v make_v a_o great_a pillage_n upon_o the_o two_o annot._n by_o zara_n i_o suppose_v that_o the_o venetian_n be_v mean_v who_o have_v a_o very_a strong_a town_n of_o that_o name_n situate_v in_o 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