The 'beast', gave all authority to its
   new political image; ⁽¹⁾
   who then ruled the world in nations
   they pillaged.

Their names, and mark 666, inscribed as the
   sign of worshippers of the satanic 'beast', ⁽²⁾
   and the destiny of politicians, false prophets, ⁽³⁾
   all who ruled oppressively over those least.

The first, of the previous seven, ⁽⁴⁾ was turned
   into an animal to eat grass,
   for boasting he conquered the world.
   God changed him into a disgusting ass. ⁽⁵⁾

The eighth, ⁽⁴⁾ made up of many,
   is a composite democratic 'king';
   by impeachment, began ruling this isle,
   creating lords, to begin its wild fling. ⁽⁶⁾

The old German salient mark (L) used to
   establish boundaries, ⁽⁷⁾ in towns called Tun, ⁽⁸⁾
   where Villeins* were not allowed to buy or sell⁺, ⁽⁹⁾
   or learn to read when their work was done.

Merchant guilds, given authority from
   the 'beast', could freely trade. ⁽¹⁰⁾
   Craft guilds were prohibited, unless
   for their permission they paid.

The old salient mark, used to position
   fences, kept wild beasts away. ⁽¹¹⁾
   Christ's Revelation, predicted symbolically,
   illustrated those wilful in the political way.