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

XL.

French.

Dedans tonneaux hors oingts d’huile & graisse,

Seront vingt un devant le port fermez,

Au second guet feront par mort prouesses,

Gaigner les portes & du quet assommez.

English.

With Pipes annointed without with Oyl and Grease,

Before the harbour, one and twenty shall be shut,

At the second Watch, by death, they shall do great feats of Arms,

To win the Gates, and be killed by the Watch.

ANNOT.

The words and sense of this Stanza are plain.