The prophecy. A Sorrowfull Ea­gle dyd flye a longe sea­son, with great disquiet­nes and labour.

The exposicion. By this / ye shal vnderstād Maximilia [...] [...] [Page] Aboue that Reghensburgh and the bo­hemians were sore beaten. And Maxi­milian hym selfe set first vppon them: in the which warre / the prayseworthye prince Duke Erich of Brūswyke was wounded to death. Thys Emperoure Maximilian had to do wyth the Bys­shop of Rome and with the worlde. He had warre .viij. yeares agaynst the Ve­netians / he dyed whan he was old .lxiij. yere. He was a louer of stories / of all artes and of all learned men.

The prophecye. He did set the nest of his yong ones vppon a golden steple.

The Exposicion. That is, Maximilian did bring Phyl­lyp his sōne in the kingdom of Catylle who maried the doughter there. And [...].

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[Page] For his lyniall garmentes were with .iij. partes whyte w ^t ouerth­warte strykes and reade.

The exposition. That is Austrych which hath a shylde, or armes whyte ouerthwarte strypes and reade.

The prophecy. The Eagle plucked flouredelyce / and marred hyr leaues▪

The exposition. That is / Maximilian dyd vexe the frenchmen / as namelye. Anno. M.D. xiiij. Henrye the .viij. king of Inglande went ouer the sea to Calais with great power for to warre agaynst the french men. And Maximilian did bring with [...] of Braband▪ Flaundres [Page] the frenchmē with also .iij.c. and .L. of the chefest of fraunce which he toke pri­soners / and the frenchmen left .ix. Banners / and al their prouand and wagōs. In this yere / was Duke hēry / y ^e duke of Broūswykes father / shotte to death / at the orte in Fryselande in the warre of the price of Saxon, in the ende of the sayde warre.

The prophecy. And destroyed his owne fe­thers whiche glyttered of blackenes, ād much cattell susteyned damage ād hurt with him.

The exposicion. Agayne / It dyd also chaunce wonders euell vnto this faythfull prince Maxi­milian. He was taken prisoner at Bru­ges in Flandres / in the yere of our lord [...] [Page] [...] ­terly forsoke him in these affayres / and in other warres as in the warres of low doutchlād / Celtica Fraunce, Zwitserlād and Venice. And the princes susteyned damage and hurte with him / as the Marquis of Castmir / the Duke of browneswyke / the Earle of Mans­felde w ^t many other whych serued hym faythfully.

The prophecye. He did byte the serpent / a [...] [...] was byten of hyr agayne.

Thexposition. By this / I vnderstand [...] the which / the French kyn [...] [...] a saying. Ann [...] [...] [...] milian take [...] [Page] was he bytē of y ^e Venetiās And y ^e duke of Mylan (in the cōfederacy promised / but lytle kepte) wolde betraye the Em­perour / so that he was fayne to wyth­draw himselfe / but afterwarde he recō ­pensed them well therfore.

The prophecy. [...]nd after much disquietnes / gaue him selfe to rest.

The exposition. [...] he departed from this vale [...] [...]nno .m.d and .xix. and was [...] [...]estad [...]. And it was good [...] [...]here euen as it was whē [...] Frederycke hys father [...] death, there [...] kinsmē y ^e du [...] [...].

[Page] the prophecy. His yong ones vppon the golden steple lyued not longe.

The exposition. That is to be vnderstand of king Phillip whome the fortune of this worlde hath not muche fauoured / and he came skant to the age of .xxx. yeres For he be­yng abrode a huntinge / did drinke a so­den draught by the which he hurted his lyghtes and lyuer / and dyed of the same.

The prophecy. How beit he left other yong ones.

The exposition [...] [Page] [...] gary, who, Anno .m.d.xxvi. after tun [...] ­té and insurrection of the rusticalle Soliman the Turkysh Emperour b [...] ­yng come with great power into Ho [...] gary, And came by Belgrado / and th [...] sayde good Kyng Lodowyke, being l [...] helplease and comfortles of all Chri [...] princes, concluded with hī selfe to dr [...] towardes y ^• sayd Turkish Emperou [...] So it chaunced / that the sayd Turk [...] did set harde vppon the Hongaria [...] [...]nd slewe Tomorrius, bysshoppe [...] Strigonia, The bysshop also of V [...] radin, with other mo. And after th [...] Kyng Lodowyke was set amonge [...] horsemen in fleyng and withdrawin [...] backe / was cast from his horses bac [...] and was troden of the other horses [...] so kylled. Thus miserably ended th [...] noble prynce his lyfe, in the defence [...] his owne natyue contreye, so that h [...] [...] it semeth. ‘Honestum bellu [...] turpi pace melius.’

[...] [...] [Page] [...]rought vp in their youth in great qui­ [...]nes.

the exposicion. By this vnderstand Charles and Fer­ [...]inand.

the prophecy. But whan they cam to their eares, they weried their winges.

The exposition. As by experience we haue sene / and [...]et do daylye see / by greate warres as in Fraunce / in Affryke and in the land of Gulyke and other, I holde my peace of the insufferable diete or holding of a counsell / wherewith the Emp [...]rs mai [...]stie hath bene ful sore burthened / besydes that the Turke c [...]aseth not re­rely to haue to do with the king / by reason wherof although their wīgs were stron [...] [...] become feble and weake.

[Page] [...] [...] yalow lyon in the blewe felde.

the exposition. That is / the Duke of Gelder. Which came to passe whan the Emperour gat Gelder and Gulick and compelled the Duke to make contract with him.

the prophecy. He shall breake out the ser­pents teth / that he shall not byte.

the exposicion. That cam to passe with the citie of My­lan / whan Pope clement the .vij. (that spirituall man) wolde haue an occasion to warre, forsoke the Emperour. In the castel of the sayde cytie of Mylan / was Franciscus Sfortia beseged. And the cesarians wanne the cytie, & playde many a prowd and arrogāt parte, whe [...] with they taught the inhabitauntes o [...] Mylan maners / in vyolatinge of their wyues / doughters and maydens / an [...] spoyled them of their goods and richeses / and so that they were whole and al [...] vndone: And were compelled / through famyne and lacke of sustenaūce / to yeld [...] [...] the sayed castell.