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
Aupres des Portes & dedans deux Citez,
Seront deux Fleaux & onc n’aperceu un tel,
Faim, dedans Peste, de Fer hors gens boutez,
Crier secours au grand Dieu immortel.
English.
Near the Gates and within two Cities
Shall be two Scourges, I never saw the like,
Famine, within Plague, people thrust out by the Sword,
Shall cry for help to the great God immortal.
ANNOT.
This needeth no Interpretation.
VII.
French.
Entre plusieurs aux Isles deportez,
L’un estre nay a deux dens en la gorge,
Mourront de Faim, les Arbres esbroutez,
Pour eux neuf Roy, nouvel Edict leur forge.
English.
Among many that shall be transported into the Islands,
One shall be born with two Teeth in his mouth,
They shall die of hunger, the Trees shall be eaten,
They shall have a new King, who shall make new Laws for them.
ANNOT.
This is so plain, that it needeth no explication.
VIII.
French.
Temples Sacrez, prime facon _Romaine_,
Rejetteront les goffes Fondemens,
Prenant leurs Loix premieres & humaines,
Chassants non tout, de Saints le cultement.
English.
Churches Consecrated, and the ancient _Roman_ way,
Shall reject the tottering Foundations,
Sticking to their first humane Laws,
Expelling, but not altogether the worshipping of Saints.
ANNOT.
This Prophecy, is concerning the beginning of the Reformed Religion, when
the _Roman_ Church rejected it, yet nevertheless, for shame they left
off many of their fopperies, for ever since they never appeared so great
Worshippers of Saints as before.
IX.
French.
Neuf ans le Regne le maigre en paix tiendra,
Puis il cherra en soif si sanguinaire,
Pour luy grand peuple sans Foy & Loy mourra,
Tué par un beaucoup plus debonaire.
English.
Nine years shall the lean one keep the Kingdom in Peace,
Then he will fall into such a bloody thirst,
That a great people shall die without Faith or Law,
He shall be killed by one milder than himself.
ANNOT.
It is a lean man that shall keep in Peace the Kingdom, for the space of
nine years, and then shall become cruel; so that he shall put to death
many people without Law, or regard of his promise.
X.
French.
Avant long temps le tout sera rangé,
Nous esperons un siecle bien senestre,
L’Estat des masques & des seuls bien changé,
Peu trouveront qui a son rang vueille estre.
English.
Before it be long, all shall be set in order,
We look for a sinister Age,
The state of the Visards and of _the alone_ shall be changed,
They shall find few that will keep their ranks.
ANNOT.
All the difficulty of this consisteth in what he meaneth by the _Visard_
and _alone_, for my part, I believe he aimeth at the _Popish_ Clergy and
Monks; the first by reason of their Hypocrisy, the other by reason of
their solitariness. The rest is plain.
XI.
French.
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