IV.

French.

Quand seront proches le defaut des Lunaires, De l’un a lautre ne distant grandement, Froid, siccité, dangers vers les frontieres, Mesme ou l’Oracle a pris commencement.

English.

When the want of the Luminaries shall be near, Not being far distant one from another, Cold, drought, danger towards the Frontiers, Even where the Oracle had his beginning.

ANNOT.

The word _near_, sheweth that the two Eclipses, one of the Sun and the other of the Moon, shall be near one another.

The Ephemerides of _John Stadius_, teach us, that in the year 1556 in the Month of _November_, these two Eclipses did meet. That of the Sun upon the first of _November_, at 17 hours (as the Astrologers reckon) and 53 Minutes. That of the Moon at 12 hours and 43 Scruples; and thus the two last Verses are plain.

Concerning the other two: _Belleforest_ teacheth us two things; the first, that the same year was extraordinary dry, in so much that from _April_ to _October_ it did not rain, but only upon the Eve of St. _John_ the Baptist, and that the Vintage was made in _August_, the Wine proving excellent. The second is, that in the Month of _December_ began a horrid Frost, which lasted a great while. Thus there was _Cold and drought_.

Concerning the dangers towards the Frontiers, _Belleforest_ saith, that towards _Pickardy_ the _Spaniard_ began to break the truce, making inrodes about _Abbeville_, St. _Spirit_ of _Rue_, _la Chapele_, _Rozoy_, _Thierasse_, and _Aubenton_.

When complaints were made of it, they alledged their necessity and want of Victuals; which did oblige the Lord Admiral to permit the Souldiers retaliation; and in this manner, _there was danger towards the Frontiers_.

As for the Town where the _Oracle_ (that is, our Author) had his beginning or birth, whether it be that of St. _Remy_ or _Salon de Craux_. The dangers that were there, proceeded from the Civil Wars between the Protestants and the _Roman_ Catholicks.