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

L.

French.

Libra verra regner les Hesperies,

De Ciel & Terre tenir la Monarchie,

D’Asie forces nul ne verra peries,

Que sept ne tiennent par rang la Hierarchie.

English.

Libra shall see Spain to Reign,

And have the Monarchy of Heaven and Earth,

No body shall see the forces of Asia to perish,

Till seven have kept the Hierarchy successively.

ANNOT.

Libra is one of the twelve signs of the Zodiack, which is favourable to Spain, so that the meaning of this is, that Libra shall see Spain to Reign.

And besides that, to have the Monarchy of Heaven and Earth; that is, to have the command of the Pope, and of the best part of Europe. So that no Asian or Turkish forces shall receive damage by the Christians, till seven Popes of the Spanish faction have Reigned successively, and one after another.