The "key" held by the French artist Poussin is generally held to be his well known painting called "The Shepherds of Arcadia". The painting by Tenier is possibly his only painting of St Anthony which does not depict him being tempted. The "Blue Apples" are held to be the pattern on the wall made by sunlight through stained-glass - but NOT at the church of Mary Magdalene at Rennes-le-Chateau as is widely believed.

The code in the two parchments is one of the most difficult to decipher and can only be done by possessing a "key-word". Even then, it has to be translated by reading the letters in the order created by the movement of a Knight on a chess-board.

The actual texts are in Latin - both from a special Bible - one giving the story of Jesus feeding on stolen corn on the Sabbath.

Parchment 1
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Translations

A Dagobert II ROI et a Sion est ce tresor et il est la Mort

To King Dagobert II and to Sion belongs this treasure and He is there dead." or equally, it could translate as: "To King Dagobert II and to Sion belongs this treasure and it is Death

Parchment 2
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Translations

Bergere pas de tentation, que Poussin Teniers gardent la clef, Pax DCLXXX1. Par la croix et ce cheval de dieu, j'acheve ce daemon de gardien a midi. Pommes Bleues.

Shepherdess no temptation, Poussin, Teniers hold the key. Peace 681. By the cross and this horse of God, I make (or destroy) this Demon Guardian at midday (or: "In the Midi" - as this area of France is known (John Millar), Blue Apples.