James VI of Scotland becomes James I of Englnad

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La sœur aisnee de l'Isle Britannique,
Quinze ans deuant le frere aura naissance,
Par son promis moyennant verrifique,
Succedera au regne de Balance.


The elder sister of the British Isle
Will be born fifteen years before her brother,
Because of her promise procuring verification,
She will succeed to the kingdom of the balance.




The beginning of the Stuart dynasty in England as James I ascends to the throne in 1603.  Scotland is the elder sister of England, having been "born" in 1139, with the Treaty of Durham.  England, the younger brother,came into existence after fifteen years of civil war in 1154.