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
Au Roy l’_Augur_ sur le chef le main mettre,
Viendra prier pour la Paix _Italique_,
A la main gauche viendra changer le Sceptre,
De Roy viendra Empereur pacifique.
English.
The _Augur_ shall come to put his hand upon the Kings head,
And pray for the Peace of _Italy_,
In the left hand he shall change the Scepter,
Of a King he shall become a peaceful Emperour.
ANNOT.
Although the _Augur_ in Latine signifieth one that telleth events of
matters by the flying voices, or sitting of Birds, yet it is taken also
(as here) for a Prelat or Clergyman, who shall put his hand upon a Kings
head, and pray for the peace of _Italy_, and shall put a Scepter in his
hand, and install him Emperour, what King this should be, is easie to be
conjectured by the Author, being a _French-man_, and setting down a King
without any Epithite, and this Prophecy is a confirmation of one before
of the same nature.
VII.
French.
Du _Triumuir_ seront trouvez les os,
Cherchant profond Thresor ænigmatique,
Ceux d’alentour ne seront en repos,
Ce concaver Marbre & plomb Metallique.
English.
The bones of the _Triumuir_ shall be found out,
When they shall seek for a deep and ænigmatical Treasure,
Those there about shall not be in rest,
This concavity shall be Marble and Metallick Lead.
ANNOT.
I suppose none so ignorant in the Roman History, but knows, that there
was a combination between _Octavius Cæsar_, _Marcus Antonius_, and
_Lepidus_, to make themselves Masters of the _Roman_ Empire, and to
divide it amongst themselves, this plot being made by three, was made by
the _Triumuiri_, the meaning then is, that when they shall go to seek for
a Treasure, they shall find the bones of one of those three persons, and
in that cavity that they shall have digged, they shall find Marble and
Lead.
VIII.
French.
Sera laissé le feu vif, mort caché,
Dedans les Globes horrible espouventable,
De nuict a classe Cité en poudre lasché,
La Cité a feu, l’ennemy favourable.
English.
The fire shall be left burning, the dead man shall be hid,
Within the Globes terrible and fearful,
By night the Fleet shall shoot against the City,
The City shall be on fire, the enemy shall be favourable unto it.
ANNOT.
The two Verses signifie, that fire shall be hid within Globes, I suppose
them to be Granado’s, or a Mine.
The two last Verses signifie, that the Fleet in the Harbour, or near it,
shall set the City on fire, and that they shall come out of the Fleet to
help to quench the fire, and so shall the enemy be favourable.
IX.
French.
Jusques au fond la grand Arche _Maluë_,
Par chef Captif l’amy anticipé,
Naistra de Dame front, face cheveluë,
Lors par astuce Duc a mort attrapé
English.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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