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
In _Danubius_ and the _Rhine_ shall come to drink,
The great Camel, and shall not repent;
The _Rhosne_ shall tremble, and more those of _Loire_,
And near the _Alpes_ the Cock shall ruine him.
ANNOT.
This foretelleth a great incursion of the _Turks_ into _Germany_,
insomuch that they shall water their Camels in the Rivers of _Danubius_,
and of the _Rhyne_, to the great terrour of _France_, wherein those
Rivers of _Rhosne_ and _Loire_ are.
But the last Verse, saith the Cock; that is, the _French_, shall overcome
and ruine the _Turks_, near the Mountains of the _Alpes_.
LXIX.
French.
Plus ne sera le grand en saux sommeil,
L’Inquietude viendra prendre repos,
Dresser Phalange d’Or, Azur, & vermeil,
Subjuguer _Affrique_ & ronger jusqu’aux os.
English.
The great one shall be no more in a false sleep,
The restlessness shall take rest,
He shall raise an Army of Gold and Azure,
He shall conquer _Affrica_ and gnaw it to the bones.
ANNOT.
This is concerning some great Prince, who shall raise a powerful Army,
and conquer _Affrica_ with it.
LXX.
French.
Les Regions subietes a la _Balance_,
Feront trembler les Monts par grande Guerre,
Captifs tout sexe, avec toute _Bizance_,
Qu’on criera a l’Aube Terre a Terre.
English.
The Regions under the sign of _Libra_,
Shall make the Mountains quake with great War,
Slaves of all sexes, with all _Bizance_,
So that in the dawning of the day, they shall cry to Land to Land.
ANNOT.
This foretelleth the destruction of _Constantinople_, anciently called
_Byzantium_, by those that live under the Sign of _Libra_, that is, the
_Europeans_, and chiefly the _French_.
LXXI.
French.
Par la fureur d’un qui attendra l’eau,
Par la grand rage tout l’exercite esmeu,
Charge des Nobles a dixsept Bateaux,
Au long du _Rhosne_ tard Messager venud.
English.
By the fury of one staying for the Water,
By his great rage the whole Army shall be troubled,
There shall be seventeen Boats full of Noblemen
Along the _Rhosne_, the Messenger shall come too late.
ANNOT.
The words and sense are plain.
LXXII.
French.
Pour le plaisir d’Edict voluptueux,
On meslera la poison dans la Loy,
_Venus_ sera en cours si vertueux,
Qu’obfusquera du Soleil tout alloy.
English.
By the pleasure of a voluptuous proclamation,
The poison shall be mixed in the Law,
_Venus_ shall be in so great request,
That it shall darken all the allay of the Sun.
ANNOT.
By a Proclamation, favouring or promoting Licentiousness, poison shall
be mixed in the Law, and leachery so much countenanced, as it shall
obscurate the allay of the Sun, that is, piety so much commended in the
Gospel, to all those that will fight under Christs Banner.
LXXIII.
French.
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