ANNOT.
The meaning of the two first Verses, is, that while the Rain, Famine, and War shall be in Persia, a Monarque shall be betrayed by his credulity. The third Verse signifieth that this Rain, Famine and War being ended in Persia, it shall begin in France. And the fourth Verse, that this shall be an Omen to a great Person of his approaching death.
LXXI.
French.
La Tour Marine troisfois prise & reprise,
Par Espagnols, Barbares, Ligurins,
Marseille & Aix, Arles par ceux de Pise,
Vast, feu, fer, pille, Avignon des Thurins.
English.
The Sea-tower three times taken and retaken,