XII.

French.

Dans peu ira fauce brute fragile, De bas en haut eslevé promptement, Puis en estant desloyal & labile, Qui de _Verone_ aura gouvernment.

English.

Within a little while a false frail brute shall go, From low to high, being quickly raised, By reason that he shall have the Government of _Verona_, Shall be unfaithful and slippery.

ANNOT.

This foretelleth of a wicked person, who in a short time shall be from a low degree exalted to a high one, by reason that those that have the Government of _Verona_, shall be unfaithful and slippery. That person seemeth to be some Pope, who from a low degree shall be exalted to that dignity, by the unfaithfulness and slipperiness of the _Venetians_, who are now Lords of the City _Verona_ in _Italy_.