XIX.

French.

Le grand Royal d’Or, d’Airain augmenté, Rompu la pache par jeune, ouverte guerre, Peuple affligé par un chef lamenté, De sang barbare sera couverte Terre;

English.

The great Golden Royal, being increased with Copper, The agreement being broken by a young man, there shall be open War, People afflicted by the loss of a General lamented, The ground shall be covered with barbarous blood.

ANNOT.

By the great golden Royal, is understood (if I mistake not) a King rich in Gold and Silver, who being joyned with one rich in Copper, shall make open War against one that shall have broken his agreement.

_Quære_: Whether this came not to pass when _Gustaphus Adolphus_ King of _Sweden_ and rich in Brass, being helped by the _French_ Gold and Silver; was not the General so much lamented, after he had almost ruined the Emperour, whom he did challenge to have broken his word, and had covered the ground with _German_ and _Swedish_ blood.