XXVI.

French.

Des Rois & Princes dresseront simulachres, Augures, creux eslevez aruspices: Corne victime dorée, & d’_Azur_ & de Nacre, Intrepretez seront les extispisces.

English.

Some Kings and Princes shall set up Idols, Divinations and hollow raised Divinators, Victim with gilded Horns, and set with _Azur_ and Mother of Pearl The looking into the Entrals shall be interpreted.

ANNOT.

I can find nothing in this but a description of the Heathens sacrifices in ancient times, where they brought the Victim, that is, the beast that was to be sacrificed, trimmed in a gallant manner, having the Horns gilded, and set with Azure and Mother of Pearl, and after the Entrals were taken out, by the inspection of them they practised their Soothsaying. This inspection of Entrals was called by the Latines _Extispicium_, from the word _Exta_ which signifieth Entrals, and _specto_ which signifieth to look.