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The Seventh Century
Quatrains 73 & 80

Note: The second of the incomplete decades, this decade has only two quatrains.

Quatrain 73

Renfort de sieges manubis & maniples,
Changez le sacre & passe sur le prosne,
Prins & captifs n’arreste les priz triples,
Plus par fonds mis, estevé mis au trosne.

Reinforcement of sieges spoils and prizes,
Change the sacred and pass on the pronsne,
Prisoners and captives arrested near the threefold field,
More by bottom placed, elevated to in the throne.

Ambiguous

This sounds a lot like the French Revolution and the rise of Napoléon Bonaparte. The first line would refer to the French ability to reinforce their armies and gain great prizes in the field. The last line would refer to the rise of Napoléon. However, I cannot place the threefold field, and the translation of prosne is of importance. Theophilus de Garenciéres interpreted it as pronsne, which I have kept, and as I have learned has a meaning in some chemical applications. That said, I am uncertain Theophilus was correct in his translation. I must leave it to the reader to decide.

Quatrain 80

L’Occident libre les Isles Britanniques,
Le recogneu passer le bas, puis haut,
Ne content triste Rebel corss, Escotiques,
Puis rebeller par plur & par nuict chaut.

The west will be free of the British Isles,
The discovered pass low then high,
Sad Scottish rebel pirates narrate,
Who shall rebel by rain and by hot night.

American Revolution

The first line is a clear reference to the thirteen American Colonies during the Revolution. The colonies, discovered by Europe and colonized by Britain, were freed, passing low (a reference to the rule by the common people) then high (its promise of liberty to all that would be eventually spread through much of Europe and, soon after, to much of the world). The last two lines are quite interesting. John Paul was born a Scotsman, but he left his native land for the then thirteen colonies, assuming the name John Paul Jones. He was first in charge of an 18 gun Frigate, the Ranger, which he used to raid the English port of Whitehaven during the night. Though he succeeded in spiking the guns of the port, he failed in his attempt to burn the boats. Later, he attempted to kidnap the Earl of Selkirk, hoping to ransom him for Americans impressed into the British fleet. These acts were acts of piracy according to the laws of his day, which caused the British to reallocate funds and resources to the defense of the home isles. Later, on a converted merchant ship the Bonhomme Richard, he would lead a squadron that would defeat and capture the Serapis and Countess, though at the eventual loss of the Richard. But the battle occurred because the two British ships blocked Jones attempt to capture some British merchant ships, another act of piracy in those days.