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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

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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.

Name: 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.
Author: Nostradamus

Nostradamus

Astrology -- Early works to 1800; Prophecies -- Early works to 1800

De la sixiesme claire splendeur Celeste,
    Viendra Tonnerre si fort en la _Bourgongne_,
    Puis naistra monstre de treshideuse beste,
    _Mars_, _Avril_, _May_, _Juin_, grand charpin & rogne.

    English.

    From the sixth bright Cœlestial splendour,
    Shall come very great Lightning in _Burgundy_,
    After that shall be born a Monster of a most hideous beast,
    In _March_, _April_, _May_, _June_ shall be great quarelling and
      muttering.

ANNOT.

The first Verse is of a most dark and abstruse sense, in which I confess
my ignorance, unless he meant from the sixth of the seven Planets, the
rest is plain enough.


LXXXI.

    French.

    D’humain troupeau neuf seront mis a part,
    De Jugement & Conseil separez,
    Leur sort sera divisé en depart,
    _Kappa_, _Theta_, _Lambda_, mors, bannis egarez.

    English.

    Nine shall be set aside from the human flock,
    Being divided in Judgement and Counsel
    Their fortune shall be to be divided,
    _Kappa_, _Theta_, _Lambda_, dead, banished, scattered.

ANNOT.

There is nothing difficult here, but what he meaneth by _Kappa_, _Theta_,
_Lambda_, which are three Letters of the Greek _Alphabet_.


LXXXII.

    French.

    Quand les Colomnes de Bois grande tremblée,
    D’_Auster_ conduite, couverte de rubriche,
    Tant videra dehors grande assemblée,
    Tremble _Vienne_, & le Païs d’_Austriche_.

    English.

    When the wooden Columns shall be much shaken,
    By _Auster_, and covered with rubbish,
    Then shall go out a great assembly,
    And _Vienne_, and the Land of _Austria_ shall tremble.

ANNOT.

_Auster_, in Latin is the Southwind. _Vienna_ is the chief City of
_Austria_, belonging to the Emperour of _Germany_.


LXXXIII.

    French.

    L’Agent estrange divisera butins,
    _Saturne_ & _Mars_ son regard furieux,
    Horrible, estrange, aux _Thoscans_ & _Latins_,
    _Grees_ qui seront a frapper curiux.

    English.

    The stranger Agent shall divide booties,
    _Saturn_ in _Mars_ shall have his aspect furious,
    Horrid, and strange to the _Tuscans_ and _Latines_,
    The _Grecians_ shall be curious to strike.

ANNOT.

By the _Tuscans_ are meant the people under the Dominion of the Duke of
_Florence_; and by the _Latines_, those under the _Pope_.


LXXXIV.

    French.

    Lune obscurie aux profondes tenebres,
    Son frere passe de couleur ferrugine,
    Le grand caché long temps soubs les tenebres,
    Tiedera Fer dans la Pluie sanguine.

    English.

    The Moon shall be darkned in the deepest darkness,
    Her brother shall pass being of a ferrugineous colour,
    The great one long hidden under darkness,
    Shall make his Iron lukewarm in the bloody Rain.

ANNOT.

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