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
Celuy qui lors portera les nouvelles,
Apres un peu il viendra respirer,
_Viviers_, _Tournon_, _Montferrand_ & _Pradelles_,
Gresle & tempeste les fera souspirer.
English.
He that then shall carry the news,
A little while after shall draw his breath,
_Viviers_, _Tournon_, _Montferrant_, and _Pradelles_,
Hail and storm shall make them sigh.
ANNOT.
This Stanza hath a connexion with the foregoing, for the two first Verses
signifie, that he who shall carry the news of that fearful Lightning, and
of the mischief done by it, shall have much ado to recover his breath.
In the last two Verses, the Towns are named which shall suffer most by
that storm, and chiefly by the Hail and the Wind.
LXVII.
French.
La grand famine que je vois approcher,
Souvent tourner puis estre universelle,
Si grande & longue qu’on viendra arracher,
Du Bois racine, & l’Enfant de mamelle.
English.
What a great famine do I see drawing near,
To turn one way, then another, and then become universal,
So great and long, that they shall come to pluck
The root from the Wood, and the child from the breast.
ANNOT.
The words and sense of this are plain, and foretell a great famine, which
being first in one Countrey and then in another, shall at last become
general, and last so long, that people shall pluck the Roots from the
Trees, and the children from the breast to feed upon.
LXVIII.
French.
O quel horrible & malheureux tourment,
Trois innocens qu’on viendra a livrer,
Poison suspect, mal garde tradiment.
Mis en horreur par Bourreaux enyvrez.
English.
O to what a horrid and unhappy torment
Shall be put three Innocents!
Poison shall be suspected, evil Keepers shall betray them,
They shall be put to horrour by drunken Executioners.
ANNOT.
This is very plain concerning three innocent persons, who shall be
delivered up by their unfaithful keepers, and shall be put to great
torments by drunken Executioners, which torments shall be suspected to
come by poison.
LXIX.
French.
La grand Montagne ronde de sept Stades,
Apres Paix, Guerre, Faim, Inondation,
Roulera loing, abisuant grand contrades,
Mesmes antiques, & grand Fondation.
English.
The great Mount in compass seven Stades,
After Peace, War, Famine, and Innundation,
Shall tumble a great way, sinking great Countries,
Yea ancient Buildings, and great Foundation.
ANNOT.
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