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
A new Rain, sudden, impetuous,
Shall suddenly hinder two Armies,
Stone, Heaven, Fire, shall make the Sea stony,
The death of seven shall be sudden upon Land and Sea.
ANNOT.
The first two Verses signifie, that a sudden and impetuous Rain shall
hinder two Armies from fighting.
The two last Verses foretell several Prodigies, the which happening,
seven persons shall suddenly die upon the Sea and Land.
XIX.
French.
Nouveaux venus, lieu basty sans defence,
Occuper place pour lors inhabitable,
Prez, Maisons, Champs, Villes prendre a plaisance,
Faim, Peste, Guerre, arpent long labourable.
English.
New comers shall build a place without fence,
And shall occupy a place that was not then habitable,
They shall at their pleasure take Fields, Houses and Towns.
There shall be Famine, Plague, War, and a long arable field.
ANNOT.
This is so plain, that it needeth no Interpretation.
XX.
French.
Freres & Sœurs en divers lieux captifs,
Se trouveront passer pres du Monarque,
Les contempler ses deux yeux ententifs,
Des plaisant vont, Menton, Front, Nez les marques.
English.
Brothers and Sisters shall be made slaves in divers places,
And shall pass before the Monarck,
Who shall look upon them with attentive eyes,
They shall go in heaviness, witness their Chin, Forehead and Nose.
ANNOT.
This is obvious to the meanest capacity.
XXI.
French.
L’Ambassadeur envoié par _Biremes_,
A my chemin incogneus repoulsez,
De Sel renfort viendront quatre triremes,
Cordes & Chaines en _Negrepont_ troussez.
English.
The Embassadour that was sent in _Biremes_,
In the midleway shall be repulsed by unknown Men,
From the Salt to his succours shall come four triremes,
Ropes and Chains shall be carried to _Negrepont_.
ANNOT.
_Bireme_ is a Galley that hath two ranges of Oares, _Trireme_ is one
that hath three ranges. The meaning then of this is, that an Embassadour
shall be sent in a Galley with two ranges of Oares, and that he shall be
met in his way by unknown men, that is, Pyrates; there shall come to his
succours _from the Salt_, that is, from the _French_ four _Triremes_,
that is four Galleys, every one having three ranges of Oares, but they
shall all be carried to _Negrepont_, an Island belonging to the _Turk_.
XXII.
French.
Le Camp _Ascop_ d’_Europe_ partira,
Sadioignant proche de l’Isle submergée,
D’_Arton_ classe Phalange partira,
Nombril du Monde plus grand voix subrogée.
English.
The Camp _Ascop_ shall go from _Europe_,
And shall come near the drowned Island;
From _Arton_ shall go an Army by Sea and Land,
By the Navel of the World a greater vice shall be substituted.
ANNOT.
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