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

XVI.

French.

Heureux au Regne de France heureux de vie,

Ignorant sang, mort, fureur, rapine,

Par non flatteurs seras mis en envie,

Roy desrobé, trop de foy en cuisine.

English.

Happy in the Kingdom of France, happy in his Life,

Ignorant of blood, death, fury, of taking by force,

By no flatterers shall be envied,

King robbed, too much faith in Kitchin.

ANNOT.

This is a Prognostication of a King of France, who though happy in his Reign and Life, and being given to no great vices, as blood, fury, or taking by force, yet shall be much envied and robbed by his Subjects, and chiefly by those he trusteth about his Kitchin.