XXXIX.

French.

Les _Rhodiens_ demanderont secours, Par le neglect de ses hoirs delaissée, L’Empire _Arabe_ ravalera son cours, Par _Hesperie_ la cause redressée.

English.

The _Rhodiens_ shall ask for succours, Being forsaken by the neglect of her Heirs, The _Arrabian_ Empire shall slack his course, By the means of _Spain_ the case shall be mended.

ANNOT.

By the _Rhodians_ are understood the Knights of _Maltha_, because they dwelt first at _Rhodes_.

By the second Verse it is said, it was _the neglect of her Heirs_, that is of the Heirs of _Rhodes_ the Knights of _Maltha_, who being careless of themselves, were besieged by _Solyman_, which constrained them to ask succours of all the Christian Princes, which came very slowly, at last _Dom Garcia_ Viceroy of _Sicily_ relieved them, and drove away the Turks that had suffered great loss, therefore the Author saith in the third Verse, _The ~Arabian~ Empire shall slack his course_.