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change_v thy_o fortune_n into_o the_o same_o case_n as_o the_o seven_o rockis_n annot._n by_o this_o dark_a stanza_n the_o author_n seem_v to_o foretell_v the_o woeful_a condition_n of_o a_o country_n that_o be_v happy_a before_o but_o shall_v fall_v to_o ruin_v i_o suspect_v he_o intend_v france_n because_o be_v a_o frenchman_n he_o do_v not_o name_v it_o for_o i_o think_v there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o change_n in_o the_o world_n as_o be_v in_o that_o kingdom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n between_o the_o roman_a catholic_n and_o the_o protestant_n xxxiii_o french_a des_fw-mi principaux_fw-fr de_fw-fr cité_fw-fr rebellée_fw-fr qui_fw-fr tiendront_fw-fr fort_fw-fr pour_fw-fr liberté_fw-fr r'avoir_fw-fr detrencher_n masles_a infoelice_fw-la meslée_n cris_n hurlemens_fw-la a_o nantes_n pitieux_fw-fr voir_fw-fr english_a of_o the_o chief_a man_n in_o a_o rebel_v city_n who_o shall_v stand_v out_o to_o recover_v their_o liberty_n the_o male_n shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n o_o unhappy_a quarrel_n cry_n and_o houling_n it_o shall_v be_v pity_n to_o see_v at_o nantes_n annot._n the_o author_n appli_v this_o prophecy_n to_o the_o city_n of_o nantes_n in_o britain_n but_o want_v of_o book_n that_o treat_v of_o the_o history_n of_o that_o country_n i_o can_v neither_o satisfy_v myself_o nor_o the_o reader_n if_o this_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v already_o or_o not_o xxxiv_o french_a du_fw-mi plus_fw-la profond_a de_fw-fr l'occident_n anglois_fw-fr ou_fw-fr est_fw-fr le_fw-fr chef_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'isle_n britanique_n entrera_n class_n en_fw-fr garonne_n par_fw-fr blois_n par_fw-fr vin_fw-fr &_o sel_n saux_fw-fr cachez_fw-fr aux_fw-fr barriques_n english_a from_o the_o deep_a westerly_a part_n of_o england_n where_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o britain_n island_n be_v a_o fleet_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o garonne_n by_o blaye_n by_o wine_n and_o salt_n fire_n shall_v be_v hide_v in_o barrel_n annot._n there_o be_v a_o notable_a and_o sensible_a error_n in_o the_o french_a copy_n and_o without_o reform_v it_o the_o sense_n be_v not_o only_o obscure_a but_o also_o impossible_a for_o instead_o of_o blois_n which_o the_o author_n have_v put_v here_o i_o suppose_v to_o make_v the_o rhyme_n good_a it_o must_v be_v write_v blaye_n which_o be_v a_o sea_n town_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n garonne_n and_o blois_n be_v a_o midland_n town_n upon_o the_o river_n loire_n about_o a_o hundred_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o other_o the_o rest_n signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o warlike_a stratagem_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o french_a understand_v here_o by_o the_o name_n of_o wine_n and_o salt_n in_o put_v fire_n into_o barrel_n xxxv_o french_a par_fw-fr cité_fw-fr franche_fw-mi de_fw-fr la_fw-fr grand_fw-fr mer_n seline_n qui_fw-fr porte_fw-fr encor_fw-fr l'estomach_n la_fw-fr pierre_fw-fr angloise_n class_n viendra_fw-fr soub_n la_fw-fr bruine_n prendre_fw-fr un_fw-fr rameau_fw-fr de_fw-fr grand_fw-fr ouverte_fw-fr guerre_fw-fr english_a by_o a_o free_a city_n of_o the_o selyne_n sea_n which_o carry_v yet_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o stomach_n a_o english_a fleet_n shall_v come_v under_o a_o fog_n to_o take_v a_o branch_n of_o great_a open_a war._n annot._n what_o shall_v the_o author_n mean_v by_o the_o free_a city_n of_o the_o great_a seline_n sea_n that_o carry_v yet_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o stomach_n be_v hard_o to_o guess_v for_o my_o part_n i_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v venice_n first_o because_o by_o the_o seline_n sea_n he_o always_o understand_v the_o mediterranean_a because_o the_o great_a turk_n name_n in_o our_o author_n time_n be_v selyn_n who_o be_v master_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o second_o there_o be_v no_o other_o free_a city_n so_o considerable_a as_o this_o three_o by_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o stomach_n may_v be_v understand_v the_o pillar_n that_o be_v in_o the_o piazza_n of_o st._n maâ—k_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o venice_n as_o 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