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.

by Nostradamus

I.

French.

Sera du reste de sang non espandu,

Venice quiert secours estre donné,

Apres avoir bien lon temps attendu,

Cité livrée au premier Cor sonné.

English.

There shall be a remnant of blood unspilt,

Venice shall seek for succours,

After having long waited for it,

The City shall be surrendred at the first sound of the Trumpet.

ANNOT.

This to my judgement is concerning the Siege of Candia, in which the Venetians for the space of about twenty years desired and expected succours from the Christian Princes, which came so slowly, that the City was fained to surrender upon honorable terms, which is the meaning of the first Verse, There shall be a remnant of blood unspilt.