XXXIX.

French.

De nuit dans le lit le supresme estranglé, Pour avoir trop suborné blond esleu, Par trois l’Empire subroge Exancle, A mort mettra, Carte ne Pacquet leu.

English.

By night in the bed the chief one shall be strangled. For having too much suborned fair Elect, By three the Empire subrogate Exancle, He shall put him to death, reading neither Card nor Packet.

ANNOT.

The Author hath purposely obscured this Prophecie in the third Verse, to take away the Knowledge of it from the Reader; because the parties concerned were then alive, _viz._ _Philip_ II. King of _Spain_, who caused his only son _Don Carlo_ to be strangled in his bed, for suspicion of being too familiar with his wife _Elizabeth_ of _France_, and Daughter to _Henry_ II. The last Verse saith, that he was so implacable, that he would read neither _Card_ nor _Packet_, that is, no requests.