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
At _Tours_, _Gien_, _Gergeau_, shall be piercing eyes,
Who shall discover along the great _Syren_,
She and her Attendans shall enter into the Port,
By a fight shall be thrust out the Soveraign Power.
ANNOT.
_Tours_, _Gien_, and _Gergeau_ are Cities upon the River of _Loire_,
which is called here _the great Syren_, because of the length of its
course, the meaning then is, that those Cities shall be watchful, and
stand upon their guard, and shall fight against a King, which if it hath
already come to pass in the Civil Wars, or shall happen hereafter, I
cannot affirm.
XV.
French.
Un peu devant Monarque trucidé,
_Castor_, _Pollux_, en nef astre crinite,
L’Airain public, par Terre & Mer vuidé,
_Pisa_, _Ast_, _Ferrare_, _Turin_ Terre interdite.
English.
A little before a Monarch be killed
_Castor_, and _Pollux_ shall appear, and a Comet in the Ship;
The publick brass, by Land and Sea shall be emptyed,
_Pisa_, _Ast_, _Ferrare_, _Turin_, Countreys forbidden.
ANNOT.
The meaning of this is, that a little before a Monarck be killed,
_Castor_ and _Pollux_ two Meteores so called, as also a Comet in that
constellation of the Heavens, called _the ship of Argos_, and _the
Publick Brass_, that is, the Canons by Land and Sea shall be emptied, and
these Towns of _Italy_, viz. _Pisa_, _Ast_, _Ferrare_, _Turin_, shall be
excommunicated by the _Pope_.
XVI.
French.
_Naples_, _Palerme_, _Sicile_, _Syracuse_,
Nouveaux Tyrants, fulgures, feu Cœlestes,
Force de _Londres_, _Gand_, _Bruxelles_, & _Suse_,
Grand Hecatombe, Triomphe, faire Festes.
English.
_Naples_, _Palermo_, _Sicily_, _Syracusa_,
New Tyrants, Lightnings, Celestial fires,
Army from _London_, _Ghent_, _Bruxelles_, and _Suse_,
A great Hecatomb, Triumphs, and Feasts.
ANNOT.
There is nothing difficult but the word _Hecatomb_, which is a Greek
word, signifying a Sacrifice of an hundred Oxen.
XVII.
French.
Le Camp du Temple de la Vierge Vestale,
Non esloigné d’_Ethene_ & Monts _Pyrenées_,
Le grand conduit est chassé dans la Male,
North gettez Fleuves, & Vignes mastinées.
English.
The Camp of the Temple of the Vestal Virgin,
Not far from _Ethene_ and the _Pyrenean_ Mountains,
The great Conduit is driven in the Clock-bag,
Rivers overflown in the North, and the Vines spoiled.
ANNOT.
There is so many faults in the impression of this, and so hard to be
rectified, that I had rather leave it to the liberty of the judicious
Reader, then make my self ridiculous in not giving him satisfaction.
XVIII.
French.
Nouvelle Pluie, subite, impetueuse,
Empeschera subit deux excercites,
Pierre, Ciel, Feux, faire la Mer pierreuse,
La mort de sept, Terre & Marin subites.
English.
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