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
By the appearance of a feigned holiness,
The siege shall be betrayed to the enemies,
In a night that every one thought to be secure,
Near _Brabant_ shall march those of _Liege_.
ANNOT.
_Brabant_ is one of the seventeen Provinces, and _Liege_ is a great City
upon the River of _Maze_. The rest is not difficult.
XXXI.
French.
Roy trouvera ce quil desiroit tant,
Quand le Prelat sera repris a tort,
Response au Duc le rendra mal content,
Qui dans _Milan_ mettra plusieurs a mort.
English.
A King shall find what he so much longed for,
When a Prelate shall be censured wrongfully,
An answer to the Duke will make him discontented,
Who in _Milan_ shall put many to death.
ANNOT.
This Prophecie is too indefinite, to admit of a particular sense; for
there be so many Prelates, so many Kings, so many Dukes, that it is not
easie to fix upon any particular one, and therefore we must leave this
Stanza in _Democritus_’s Well.
XXXII.
French.
Par trahison de verges a mort battu,
Puis surmonté sera par son desordre,
Conseil frivole au grand captif sentu,
Nez par fureur quand _Berich_ viendra mordre.
English.
By Treason one shall be beaten with rods to death,
Then the Traitor shall be overcome by his disorder,
The great Prisoner shall try a frivilous Counsel,
When _Berich_ shall bite anothers nose through anger.
ANNOT.
The words are so plain, that every one may make his own interpretation of
them.
XXXIII.
French.
Sa main derniere par _Alus_ sanguinaire,
Ne le pourra par la Mer garentir,
Entre deux fleuves craindra main militaire,
Le noir l’Ireux le fera repentir.
English.
His last hand bloody through _Alus_,
Shall not save him by Sea,
Between two Rivers he shall fear the military hand,
The black and Cholerick one shall make him repent.
ANNOT.
This seemeth to be concerning a bloody man, that had killed one _Alus_,
and sought to save himself by Sea; but was taken between two Rivers, and
put to death by the command of one that was a black and Cholerick man.
XXXIV.
French.
De feu volant la machination,
Viendra troubler le Chef des Assiegez,
Dedans sera telle sedition,
Qu’en desespoir seront les profligez.
English.
The device of flying fire
Shall trouble so much the Captain of the Besieged,
And within shall be such mutiny,
That the Besieged shall be in despair.
ANNOT.
It is a Fort or Town besieged by an Enemy, who shall torment the besieged
so much with Bombs and Granadoes, and other flying fire, that they shall
despair to escape.
XXXV.
French.
Pres de _Rion_ & proche _Blanchelaine_,
_Aries_, _Taurus_, _Cancer_, _Leo_, _La Vierge_,
_Mars_, _Jupiter_, le _Sol_ ardra grand plaine,
Bois & Citez, Lettres cachez au Cierge.
English.
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