He saith, at Blois war and tumult; because the Duke of Guise, and the Cardinal his Brother were both killed there, at the convention of Estates by the Kings command, which he calleth here acknowledgment unexpected, because the Kingdom did own the fact.
The last two Verses are concerning the two Castles or Fortresses of Bourdeaux, who in those days were sometimes by one party, and sometimes by another.
LXV.
French.
A tenir fort par fureur contraindra,
Tout cœur trembler, Langon advent terrible,
Le coup de pied mille pieds te rendra,
Girond. Garon. ne furent plus horribles.