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
Tous les degres d’honneur Ecclesiastique,
Seront changez en Dial Quirinal,
En Martial, quirinal, Flaminique,
Puis un Roy de _France_ le rendra Vulcanal.
English.
All the degrees of Ecclesiastical honour,
Shall be changed into a Dial Quirinal,
Into Martial, Quirinal, Flaminick;
After that, a King of _France_ shall make it Vulcanal.
ANNOT.
All what I can say upon this, is, that _Dialis_ in Latine is a Priest of
_Jupiter_, and _Quirinal_ is a Priest of _Romulus_, _Martial Flamen_ is a
Priest of _Mars_, _Vulcanal_ is a Priest of _Vulcan_, let the ingenious
Reader make of all these the best construction he can.
LXXVIII.
French.
Les deux unis ne tiendront longuement,
Et dans treize ans au Barbare _Satrape_,
Aux deux costez feront tel perdement,
Qu’un benira la Barque & sa cappe.
English.
The two united shall not hold long,
Within thirteen years to the Barbarian _Satrape_,
They shall cause such loss on both sides,
That one shall bless the Boat and its covering.
ANNOT.
The word _Satrape_ is a _Persian_ word, signifying one of the Grandees at
Court. By the last Verse is meant, one that shall save his life and make
his escape, by the means of a covered Boat or Barge.
LXXIX.
French.
La sacree Pompe viendra baisser les aisles,
Par la venue de grand Legislateur,
Humble haussera, vexera les rebelles,
Naistra sur Terre aucun Æmulateur.
English.
The sacred Pomp shall bow down her wings,
At the coming of the great Lawgiver,
He shall raise the humble and vex the rebellious,
No Emulator of his shall be born.
ANNOT.
This seemeth to have a relation to the birth of Christ, or Christmas-day.
LXXX.
French.
L’_Ogmion_ grande _Bizance_ approchera,
Chassée sera la Barbarique ligue,
Des deux Loix l’une unique lachera,
_Barbare_ & _France_ en perpetuelle brigue.
English.
The _Ogmion_ shall come near great _Bizance_,
And shall expel the Barbarian League,
Of the two Laws, the wicked one shall yeild,
The _Barbarian_, and the _French_ shall be in perpetual jar.
ANNOT.
By the word _Ogmion_, every where in his Book, the Author meaneth
the King of _France_, who according to his words shall come near
_Constantinople_, and shall break the Barbarian League, and of the two
Laws, that is, the Christian and the Mahometan, the Mahometan shall yield
to the other.
LXXXI.
French.
L’Oyseau Royal sur la Cité solaire,
Sept mois devant fera nocturne augure:
Mur d’Orient cherra Tonnerre esclaire,
Sept jours aux Portes les ennemies a l’heure.
English.
The Royal Bird upon the solar City,
Seven Months together shall make a nocturn augury,
The Eastern Wall shall fall, the Lightning shall shine,
Then the enemies shall be at the Gate for seven days.
ANNOT.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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