The true prophecies or prognostications of Michael Nostradamus, physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best astronomers that ever were.: A work full of curiosity and learning. Translated and commented by Theophilus de Garencieres, Doctor in Physick Colleg. Lond.Nostradamus
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The true prophecies or prognostications of Michael Nostradamus, physician to Henry II. Francis II. and Charles IX. Kings of France, and one of the best astronomers that ever were.: A work full of curiosity and learning. Translated and commented by Theophilus de Garencieres, Doctor in Physick Colleg. Lond.
Nostradamus
Astrology -- Early works to 1800; Prophecies -- Early works to 1800
The first Verse signifieth, that the _Pope_’s Authority shall be put down.
The second, that his great neighbour, that is the Empire shall follow his
steps, that is, be put down too. The two last Verses are plain.
LXIV.
French.
Le Chef de _Perse_ remplira grand _Olchade_,
Classe trireme contre gent _Mahometique_,
De _Parthe_ & _Mede_ & piller les _Cyclades_,
Repos long temps au grand Port _Jonique_.
English.
The Head of _Persia_ shall fill a great _Olchade_,
A Fleet of Galleys against the _Mahometan_ Nation,
From _Parthia_ and _Media_ they shall come to plunder the _Cyclades_,
A long rest shall be on the _Jonique_ Port.
ANNOT.
I could not find what he meaneth by _Olchade_. The second Verse is plain.
_Parthia_ and _Media_ are two Kingdoms depending from that of _Persia_.
The Islands of _Cyclades_ are in the _Ægean_ Sea, and are so called
because they are like a Garment about the City of _Delos_, for κυκλας in
Greek signifieth a round garment of a woman.
The _Jonique_ Sea is that Sea in _Grecia_, which is about _Athens_ and
_Corinth_, &c.
LXV.
French.
Quand le Sepulchre du grand _Romain_ trouvé,
Le jour apres sera esleu Pontife,
Du Senat gueres il ne sera prouvé,
Empoisonné, son sang au Sacre _Scyphe_.
English.
When the Sepulcher of the great _Roman_ shall be found,
The next day after a Pope shall be elected,
Who shall not be much approved by the Senate,
Poisoned, his blood in the Sacred _Scyphe_.
ANNOT.
This seemeth to foretel the finding out of the Sepulcher of some famous
_Roman_, and that the next day after a _Pope_ shall be Elected, who being
not well approved of by the Conclave, shall be poisoned in the Chalice,
which is the Communion Cup that the Roman Catholicks use at _Mass_,
signified here by the Latine word _Scyphus_.
LXVI.
French.
Le grand Baillif d’_Orleans_ mis a mort.
Sera par un de sang vindicatif,
De mort merite ne mourra, ne par sort,
Des pieds & mains mal, le faisoit captif.
English.
The great Bailif of _Orleans_ shall be put to death,
By one of a revengeful blood,
He shall not die of a deserved death, nor by chance,
But the disease of being tied hand and foot, hath made him prisoner.
ANNOT.
The Bailif of _Orleans_ is a great Officer, for he is there Lord Chief
Justice, and of all the precincts. It seemeth that this man shall be put
to death, by one of a revengeful blood, not that he had deserved it, or
come to it by chance, but because he shall be tied hand and foot, and die
in prison.
LXVII.
French.
Une nouvelle Secte de Philosophes,
Mesprisant mort, or, honneurs & richesses,
Des Monts _Germains_ seront fort limitrophes,
A les ensuivre auront appuy & presses.
English.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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