VIII.
The King
Der König.
Sicut & rex hodie est, & cras morietur, nemo enim ex regibus aliud habuit. — Ecclesiastici x.
The King (Francis I.) sits at feast under a baldachin sprinkled with fleurs-de-lis. Death, as a cup-bearer,
pours his last draught.
Ainsi qu’auiourdhuy il est Roy,
Demain sera en tombe close.
Car Roy aulcun de son arroy
N’a sceu emporter aultre chose.