A manuscript page with two columns of text framed by an elaborate red ink ornamental border of scrolling vines and floral motifs. A similar vertical border separates the two columns. Each section begins with a large, square ornamental initial letter in blue, red, and gold. The script is a clear humanist hand with standard 16th-17th century abbreviations.

To the King

And you shall be wise, acting with prudence toward your friends.
Whence you have come to me, appearing as my only friend.
For you possess the primary virtues more than others;
Therefore you have achieved a most useful purpose.
You alone, driven out of glory from among the emperors,
And leaving behind the power of the dead most mightily,
For in a short time, your empire shall succeed well for you.

To the Island of Cyprus

Woe to you, wretched and scorched Cyprus,
A dark land, defiled and mired in filth.
You have drawn the lot of Taurus, along with Venus,
Mercury, and Saturn, a fourfold grouping The text refers to the astrological "lot" or "element" of the island, governed by the zodiac sign Taurus and the planets Venus, Mercury, and Saturn..
You are full of children, teeming with female creatures,
A pitiable wandering of masculine beings.
For within you is a chorus of lewd debauchery,
The blindness of the house of Satan the devil.
You shall dance to the demon’s song of lustful desire,
And alas, from now on your name shall be no more The Latin adds "deploratio postea a te non deficiet"—lamentation shall not fail you thereafter..
Many shall defile you, sprinkled as you are with the blood
Of your offspring destined for the slaughter.
When the thorn, consigned to the fire with the thirty original: "σὺν τῷ λ'" / "cum 30". In Greek numerology, the letter Lambda (λ) represents 30. This likely refers to a specific date or a leader.,
Shall plunder your glorious beauty.
Raindrops shall fall upon you
Like a blight, similar to a plague of locusts.
A wooden chest original: "λάρναξ" / "capsulas". In prophetic literature, "wooden chests" often signify ships or fleets. shall devastate the beauty of the world.
Slaughter shall fall upon all your land,
And blood shall flow as high as the horses’ chests.
Lament, weep, and mourn in your misery!
For the high-beaked nation original: "ψαυχόν ἔθνος" / "Alticornix gens". A cryptic term in Byzantine prophecy often identifying a specific invading force, sometimes interpreted as the Turks or a Western power.
Shall lay waste to your southern regions;
While from the north, evils shall cry out—
A storm from the Atlantic sea.
Only a third part of your land shall remain original: "Μέρος γὰρ οὐδαμῶς λάβοι τὰ σοῦ τῆς γῆς" / "Manentibus solis tertijs". The Greek suggests no part escapes, while the Latin specifies only a third remains.,
For you shall not be able to escape the wrath of God.

To the King

And you shall chasten, being wise, since you are most friendly.
Whence arriving, you alone seemed to me a friend,
For you have the first of virtues more than others;
Because of this, you have attained a most useful intent.
And you alone, expelled from glory among the emperors,
And most powerfully leaving behind the power of the dead;
For in a brief time, the empire will succeed well for you.

To the Island of Cyprus

Woe to you, wretched and burned Cyprus,
Dark land, and also defiled,
Having been allotted the element of Taurus, of Venus,
Of Mercury with Saturn, a four-parted four.
Existing as rich in children with frequent female animals,
A wretched planet of masculine moths The Latin "tinedorum" (moths/worms) suggests a corruption of the Greek "ζωγρίων" (living things/beings)..
For there is a chorus in you of wanton luxury,
A merciful The Latin "misericors" (merciful) is likely a transcription error for a word meaning "wretched," matching the Greek "πήρωσις" (lameness/blindness). blindness of pestiferous Satan.
You will dance to the song of a demon amorously,
And weeping shall not fail from you thereafter.
You will indeed defile many, but you will be polluted by blood,
The fate of your land toward slaughters.
When the thorn shall depopulate the golden ornament,
By its own fire, 30 with 30.
With a small drop, rain shall fall upon you,
Which, like a blight similar to a locust,
Shall devastate the chests, the ornament in wooden things.
By slaughter it shall fall, and the throat shall be turned to flight,
And even unto the chest the blood of horses shall flow.
Complain, weep, and mourn, unhappy one,
For the parts of your southern climate
A high-beaked nation shall devastate:
But it shall block the northern parts,
A storm of the sea, of the Atlantic ocean.
With only your third parts of the land remaining,
For you will not be able to escape the vengeance of God.