The Gallic people and a foreign nation

Across the mountains, dead, captured and killed:

In the contrary month and near vintage time,

Seniors will sign an agreement.

1.2 lines. In 1551 France declared war on Spain and invaded Lorraine. These countries share the Pyrenees mountains. At the beginning, French troops, under the command of Francois de Guise, acted successfully. But in 1557 Spain defeated the French at the Battle of Saint-Quentin. Many French nobles were captured by the Spanish.

In France, grapes are harvested in September – October. The third line may indicate 2 months: month and near vintage time is August, when there was a battle at Saint-Quentin; contrary month is April when the peace treaty was concluded. Italian wars were ended. They lasted intermittently for more than 60 years. France was defeated, and Spain gained almost complete control of the Apennine peninsula.

Communication with other quatrains: 3.43, 2.80.

Decoding of number 3.38. If 3 to consider as 300, then 300-38=262. Turn over all numbers – 595, rearrange – 559, 1 put in front and get 1559, 3 – day, April is in the 3rd line – the full date of agreement in Cateau-Cambrésis.

Quatrain 5.3 Cosimo I of the Medici

Le successeur de la Duché viendra,

Beaucoup plus outre que la mer de Toscane,

Gauloise branche la Florence tiendra,

Dans son giron d'accord nautique Rane.

The successor to the Duchy will come,