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
Near the _Tesin_ the Inhabitants of _Logre_,
_Garonne_ and _Saone_, _Seine_, _Tar_ and _Gironde_,
Shall erect a promontory beyond the Mountains,
A Battle shall be fought, the _Po_ shall be passed over, some
shall be drowned in it.
ANNOT.
_Tesin_ is the River that passeth by _Milan_. _Garonne_, _Saone_,
_Seine_, _Tar_, and _Gironde_ are Rivers of _France_. _Po_ is the
greatest River of _Italy_.
LXXX.
French.
De _Fez_ le Regne parviendra a ceux d’_Europe_,
Feu leur Cité, & Lame tranchera,
Le grand d’_Asie_ Terre & Mer a grand troupe,
Que bleux, pars, Croix a mort dechassera.
English.
The Kingdom of _Fez_ shall come to those of _Europe_,
Fire and Sword shall destroy their City,
The great one of _Asia_ by Land and Sea with a great troop,
So that blews, greens, Crosses to death he shall drive.
ANNOT.
This is strange Prophecy if it prove true, _viz._ that the Kingdom of
_Fez_ (which is in _Africa_) shall be taken by those of _Europe_, and the
Town put to Fire and Sword, after which the great one of _Asia_ (meaning
the great Turk) shall come by Land and by Sea with an innumerable Army,
and shall drive and destroy all before him.
LXXXI.
French.
Pleurs, cris & plaincts, heurlemens, effrayeur,
Cœur inhumain, cruel, noir & transy:
_Leman_, les Isles de _Gennes_ les majeurs,
Sang espancher, tochsain, a nul mercy.
English.
Tears, cryes and complaints, howlings, fear,
An inhumane heart, cruel, black, astonished,
_Leman_, the Islands the great ones of _Genoa_,
Shall spill blood, the Bell shall ring out, no mercy shall be given.
ANNOT.
This foretels bloody Wars only, and needs no interpretation.
LXXXII.
French.
Par les Deserts de lieu libre & farouche,
Viendra errer Neveu du grand Pontife,
Assomme a sept avec lourde souche,
Par ceux qu’apres occuperont le _Scyphe_.
English.
Through the Deserts of a free and ragged place,
The Nephew of the Pope shall come to wander,
Knockt in the head by seven with a heavy Club,
By those who after shall obtain the _Scyphe_.
ANNOT.
This signifies that the Nephew of a Pope shall be driven away, and shall
wander in a desert place, where he shall be knockt in the head by seven
men, one of which shall afterwards enjoy the Papacy; for _Scyphe_ is a
Latine word, signifying a Cup or Chalue, such as the _Romish_ Priests say
Mass with, and take the Sacrament.
LXXXIII.
French.
Celuy qu’aura tant d’honneurs & caresses,
A son entrée en la Gaule _Belgique_,
Un temps apres sera tant de rudesses,
Et sera contre a la fleur tant bellique.
English.
He that shall have had so many honours and welcoms,
At his going into _Flanders_,
A while after shall commit so many rudenesses,
And shall be against the warlike flower.
ANNOT.
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