LIV.

French.

Deux revolts faits du malin facigere, De Regne & Siecles fait permutation, Le mobil signe a son endroit s’Ingere, Aux deux egaux & d’Inclination.

English.

Two revolts shall be made by the wicked Link-carrier, Which shall make a change of the Reign and the Age, The moveable Sign doth offer it self for it, To the two equals in inclination.

ANNOT.

This obscure Stanza must be interpreted thus.

_Two revolts shall be made by the wicked Link-carrier_; that is, _Paris_ which is the _Link-carrier_ of _France_, and whose example the rest of the Towns follow, shall revolt twice, the first revolt was against _Henry_ III. in the time of the _Barricadoes_, the second against _Henry_ IV. his successor.

_Which shall make a change of the Reign and the Age_: This happened when the house of _Valois_ was extinguished, and the house of _Bourbon_ came in, and that is _the change of the Reign_. _The change of the Age_, was, because this did happen about the end of the year 1599. and the beginning 1600. which was a _change of Age_.

_The moveable sign offers it self for it_: That is, the position of the Heavens was such as to forward these accidents.

_To the two equals in ambition_: That is, to _Henry_ III. and _Henry_ IV. who both intended, and went about to reduce _Paris_ to obedience.