LXXXIV.

French.

La grand Cite sera bien desolée, Des habitans un seul n’y demoura, Mur, Sexe, Temple, & Vierge violée, Par Fer, Feu, Peste, Canon, peuple mourra.

English.

The great City shall be made very desolate. Not one of the Inhabitants shall be left in it, Wall, Sex, Church, and Virgin ravished, By Sword, Fire, Plague, Canon, people shall die.

ANNOT.

This is concerning the Town of St. _Quentin_, which was taken by the _Spaniards_ in the year 1557. upon the 27 of _August_, and 17 days after the Battle of St. _Laurence_, it was taken by assault, and all the Inhabitants put to the Sword.