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assembly_n shall_v seek_v for_o the_o bone_n of_o damant_n and_o psellin_n annot._n the_o ten_o of_o the_o calends_o of_o april_n be_v the_o 23._o of_o march_n gothik_n account_n signify_v the_o old_a account_n of_o the_o calendar_n before_o the_o reformation_n of_o it_o by_o pope_n gregory_n the_o xiii_o which_o old_a account_n be_v call_v here_o gothik_a because_o it_o be_v keep_v still_o by_o the_o northern_a nation_n which_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o pope_n as_o sweden_n denmark_n holland_n england_n etc._n etc._n at_o that_o time_n say_v our_o author_n a_o magician_n shall_v be_v raise_v up_o by_o malicious_a person_n which_o fire_n or_o tumult_n be_v put_v out_o that_o diabolical_a assembly_n will_v go_v about_o to_o seek_v the_o bone_n of_o two_o famous_a magician_n viz._n damant_n and_o psellin_n that_o be_v dead_a before_o xliii_o french_a avant_n qu'aviene_fw-fr le_fw-fr changement_n d'empire_n il_fw-fr adviendra_fw-fr un_fw-fr case_z bien_fw-fr merveilleux_fw-fr 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schismatik_a annot._n the_o author_n be_v a_o papist_n be_v probable_a that_o in_o this_o prophecy_n he_o aim_v at_o luther_n after_o who_o come_v the_o world_n have_v be_v full_a of_o sect_n and_o schism_n xlvi_o french_a tout_fw-fr aupres_fw-fr d'_fw-fr auch_n de_fw-fr lectoure_n &_o mirande_fw-la grand_fw-fr feu_fw-fr du_fw-fr ciel_fw-fr en_fw-fr trois_fw-fr nuit_n tombera_fw-fr choose_v adviendra_fw-fr bien_fw-fr stupende_v &_o mirande_fw-la bien_fw-fr peu_fw-fr apres_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr tremblera_fw-fr english_a near_a auch_n lectoure_n and_o mirande_fw-la a_o great_a fire_n from_o heaven_n shall_v fall_v three_o night_n together_o a_o tb_v shall_v happen_v stupendous_a and_o wonderful_a a_o little_a while_n after_o the_o earth_n shall_v quake_v annot._n auch_n lectoure_n and_o miranda_n be_v three_o town_n in_o guyenna_n a_o province_n of_o france_n the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v bourdeaux_n the_o rest_n be_v easy_a xlvii_o french_a du_n lac_n leman_n les_fw-fr sermon_n fascheront_fw-fr des_fw-mi jours_fw-fr seront_fw-fr reduit_n par_fw-fr des_fw-fr sepmaine_v puis_fw-fr mois_fw-fr puis_fw-fr a_fw-fr puis_fw-fr tous_fw-fr defalliront_fw-fr les_fw-fr magistrate_n damneront_fw-fr leur_fw-fr loix_fw-fr vein_n english_a the_o sermon_n of_o the_o leman_n lake_n shall_v be_v troublesome_a some_o day_n shall_v be_v reduce_v into_o week_n then_o into_o month_n then_o into_o year_n than_o they_o shall_v fail_v the_o magistrate_n shall_v condemn_v their_o vain_a law_n annot._n the_o leman_n lake_n in_o latin_a lacus_n lemanus_n be_v the_o lake_n of_o geneva_n therefore_o it_o be_v palpable_a that_o by_o this_o prophecy_n the_o author_n aim_v at_o calvin_n and_o his_o successor_n who_o begin_v the_o reformation_n in_o that_o town_n i_o leave_v the_o rest_n to_o the_o reader_n judgement_n it_o be_v enough_o i_o have_v open_v the_o door_n xlviii_o french_a vingt_fw-fr ans_fw-fr du_fw-fr regne_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr lune_fw-fr passez_fw-fr sept_n mil_fw-mi ans_fw-fr autre_fw-fr tiendra_fw-fr sa_fw-fr monarchy_n quand_fw-fr le_fw-fr soleil_fw-fr prendra_fw-fr ses_fw-fr jours_fw-fr laisser_fw-fr lord_fw-mi accomplit_v &_o fine_a ma_fw-fr prophecy_n english_a twenty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v past_a seven_o thousand_o year_n another_o shall_v hold_v his_o monarchy_n when_o the_o sun_n shall_v reassume_v his_o day_n past_a then_o be_v fulfil_v and_o end_v my_o prophecy_n annot._n all_o this_o signify_v no_o more_o but_o that_o the_o author_n prophecy_n extend_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n xlix_o french_a beaucoup_fw-fr beaucoup_fw-fr avant_fw-fr tell_v menée_n ceux_fw-fr d'orient_a par_fw-fr la_fw-fr vertu_fw-fr lunaire_fw-fr l'an_a mil_fw-mi sept_fw-fr cens_fw-la feront_fw-fr grands_fw-fr emmenées_fw-fr subjugant_fw-la presque_fw-fr le_fw-fr coin_n aquilonaire_a english_a a_o great_a while_n before_o these_o do_n those_o of_o the_o east_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o year_n 1700._o shall_v carry_v away_o great_a drove_n and_o shall_v subdue_v almost_o the_o whole_a northern_a corner_n annot._n i_o desire_v posterity_n to_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o this_o stanza_n that_o in_o case_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v our_o author_n may_v be_v admire_v for_o the_o specification_n of_o the_o time_n which_o be_v so_o punctual_o set_v down_o here_o that_o it_o admit_v no_o ambiguity_n the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o the_o turk_n which_o he_o call_v those_o of_o the_o east_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v their_o ensign_n and_o badge_n shall_v in_o the_o year_n 1700._o carry_v away_o abundance_n of_o people_n and_o shall_v subdue_v almost_o the_o whole_a northern_a country_n which_o to_o they_o be_v russia_n poland_n hungary_n sweden_n denemark_n etc._n etc._n l._n french_a de_fw-fr l'aquatique_a triplicity_n naistra_fw-la un_fw-fr qui_fw-fr fera_fw-fr le_fw-fr jeudy_n pour_fw-fr sa_fw-fr feste_fw-la son_n bruit_n loz_n regne_fw-la &_o puissance_fw-fr croistra_fw-la par_fw-fr terre_fw-fr &_o mer_n aux_fw-fr orient_n tempeste_fw-fr english_a from_o the_o aquatic_a triplicity_n shall_v be_v bear_v one_o that_o shall_v make_v thursday_n his_o holiday_n his_o fame_n praise_n reign_n and_o power_n shall_v grow_v by_o land_n and_o sea_n and_o a_o tempest_n to_o the_o east_n annot._n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o at_o that_o time_n as_o such_o conjunction_n of_o planet_n shall_v be_v which_o he_o call_v here_o aquatic_a triplicity_n there_o shall_v be_v bear_v upon_o a_o thursday_n a_o famous_a man_n such_o as_o he_o describe_v here_o who_o shall_v be_v a_o foe_n and_o a_o terror_n to_o the_o turk_n signify_v here_o by_o the_o orient_n li._n french_a chef_fw-fr d'_fw-fr aries_n jupiter_n &_o saturn_n dieu_fw-fr eternel_n quelles_fw-fr mutation_n puis_fw-fr apres_fw-fr long_a siecle_fw-mi son_n malin_fw-mi temps_fw-fr return_n gaul_n &_o italy_n quelles_fw-fr emotion_n english_a head_n of_o aries_n jupiter_n and_o saturn_n o_o eternal_a god_n what_o change_n shall_v there_o be_v after_o a_o long_a age_n his_o wicked_a time_n come_v again_o france_n and_o italy_n what_o commotion_n annot._n this_o signify_v that_o when_o jupiter_n and_o saturn_n shall_v be_v in_o conjunction_n in_o the_o head_n of_o aries_n that_o
against_o the_o warlike_a flower_n that_o be_v his_o action_n shall_v be_v against_o military_a honour_n and_o common_a practice_n of_o honourable_a soldier_n lxxxiv_o french_a celuy_fw-fr qu'en_n sparte_n claude_n ne_fw-fr veut_fw-fr regner_n il_fw-fr fera_fw-fr tant_fw-fr par_fw-fr voye_fw-fr seductive_a que_fw-fr du_fw-fr court_n long_o le_fw-fr sera_fw-fr arraigner_n que_fw-fr contre_fw-fr roy_fw-fr fera_fw-fr sa_fw-fr perspective_n english_a he_o that_o claudius_n will_v not_o have_v to_o reign_v in_o sparta_n the_o same_o shall_v do_v so_o much_o by_o a_o deceitful_a way_n that_o he_o shall_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v arraign_v short_a and_o long_o as_o if_o he_o have_v make_v his_o prospect_n upon_o the_o king_n annot._n i_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o claudius_n and_o sparta_n here_o be_v metaphorical_a and_o the_o author_n be_v unwilling_a they_o shall_v be_v know_v the_o sense_n be_v one_o shall_v be_v hinder_v from_o reign_v by_o another_o who_o he_o shall_v accuse_v of_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n lxxxv_o french_a la_fw-fr grand_fw-fr cité_fw-fr de_fw-fr tharse_fw-mi par_fw-fr gaulois_fw-fr sera_n d'estriute_v captifs_fw-fr tous_fw-fr a_o turban_n secours_fw-fr par_fw-fr mer_n du_fw-fr grand_fw-fr portugalois_n premier_fw-fr d'esté_n le_fw-fr jour_fw-fr du_fw-fr sacre_n vrban_n english_a the_o great_a city_n of_o tharsis_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o the_o french_a all_z those_o that_o be_v at_o turban_n shall_v be_v make_v slave_n succour_n by_o sea_n from_o the_o great_a portugal_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o summer_n and_o of_o the_o installation_n of_o urban_n annot._n here_o be_v two_o difficulty_n in_o this_o stanza_n the_o first_o be_v what_o the_o author_n mean_v by_o the_o great_a city_n tharsis_n the_o second_o be_v in_o the_o last_o verse_n what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o installation_n of_o vrban_n i_o believe_v he_o mean_v no_o more_o than_o the_o election_n of_o a_o pope_n who_o name_n shall_v be_v urban_n lxxxvi_o french_a le_fw-fr 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