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.

In the first Verse he saith, that this Countrey about _Rome_ was marked by an _Augury_, to be the place upon which the sad effect of the _Augury_ should fall, which proved true; for the first of _March 1556_, appeared a Blazing Star, which did presage to that Countrey of _Rome_, its disaster.

_Roman Countrey in which the Augur did interpret_, that is to say, which the _Augur_ did signifie, and presage should be vexed by the _French_ Nation.

Afterwards the Author saith, that the same _French_ Nation, or _Celtique_, shall fear the hour when _Boreas_ should drive to far the Fleet, that is to say, shall fear much, when the Baron _de la Garde_ was so troubled with the storm (as we have said) and in truth it was _Boreas_, or the _Northwind_, that drove him into St. _Florents_ road.