and there shall begin an universal peace between God and men, and the Ecclesiastical power shall be in its greater force, and Satan shall be left bound for the space of a thousand years, and then shall be loosed again. All these Figures are justly fitted by the sacred Scripture, to the visible Cœlestial things, _viz._ _Saturn_, _Jupiter_, and _Mars_, and others joyned with them, as more at large may be seen in some of my Stanza’s. I would have calculated it more deeply, and compared one with the other, but seeing (most excellent King) that some stand ready to censure me, I shall withdraw my Pen to its Nocturnal repose. _Multa etiam O Rex potentissime præclara, & sane in brevi ventura, sed omnia in hac tua Epistola innectere non possumus, nec volumus, sed ad intelligenda quedam facta, horrida fata pauca libanda sunt, quamvis tanta sit in omnes tua amplitudo & humanitas homines, deosque pietas, ut solus amplissimo & Christianissimo regis nomine, & ad quem summa totius Religionis authoritas deferatur, dignus esse videare._ But only I shall beseech you O most Merciful King, through your singular and prudent goodness, to understand rather the desire of my Heart, and the earnest desire I have to obey your most excellent Majesty, since my Eyes were so near your Royal Splendor, than the greatness of my work can deserve or require. _From ~Selin~ this 27 ~June~, 1558._ _Faciebat ~Michael Nostradamus~, ~Salonæ Petreæ~, Provinciæ._ THE PROPHECIES OF Michael Nostradamus. _CENTURY_ VIII. I. French. _Pau_, _Nay_, _Loron_, plus feu qu’a sang sera, _Laude_ nager, fuir grands aux _Surrez_, Les _Agassas_ entrée refusera, _Pampon_, _Durance_, les tiendront enserrez. English. _Pau_, _Nay_, _Loron_, more in fire then blood shall be, _Lauda_ to swim, great ones run to the _Surrez_, The _Agassas_ shall refuse the entry, _Pampon_, _Durance_ shall keep them enclosed. ANNOT. The Prophecies of this, and of the remaining Centuries being for the most part so obscure, as no man is able to make any sense of them, the judicious Reader must not expect from me, what no man else can do; let him suffice if I give him as much light as I can, and leave the rest to his own judgement and industry. _Pau_ is the chief Town of the Province of _Bearn_, in the Kingdom of _Navarre_, where _Henry_ the IV. King of _France_ and _Navarre_ was born. _Nay_ and _Loron_ are barbarous words, so are _Surrez_, _Agassas_ and _Pampon_. _Durance_ is a River of _France_. II. French. _Condon_ & _Aux_, & autour de _Mirande_, Je voy du Ciel feu qui les environne, _Sol_, _Mars_, conjoint au _Lion_, puis _Marmande_, Foudre, grand guerre, mur tomber dans _Garonne_. English.