LXXIII.

French.

Le neveu grand par force prouvera, Le peche fait de Cœur pusillanime, _Ferrare_ & _Ast_ le Duc esprouvera, Par lors qu’au soir sera le _Pantomime_.

English.

The great nephew by force shall provoke, The sin committed by the pusillanimous heart, _Ferrara_ and _Ast_ shall make tryal of the Duke, When the _Pantomime_ shall be in the evening.

ANNOT.

To understand the whole sense of this, we must first know what is meant by the particular terms.

The great Nephew is the Brother or Sisters son of some great person, who by force shall discover the Treason or Cowardise, committed by some pusillanimous or fearful man.

_Ferrara_ and _Ast_ are two towns in _Italy_, shall make tryal of a Duke, by being either taken or assaulted.

_When the Pantomime shall be in the evening_; that is, when the Comedy shall be acted; for _Pantomime_ in Greek signifieth a Comedian.