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

XXXIV.

French.

L’Oiseau de proye volant a la Fenestre,

Avant conflict, fait au Francois parure,

L’un bon prendra, l’autre ambigue sinistre,

La partie foible tiendra pour bonne augure.

English.

The Bird of Prey flying to the Window,

Before Battle, shall appear to the French;

One shall take a good omen of it, the other a bad one,

The weaker part shall hold it for a good sign.

ANNOT.

It is a Hawk which in presence of two Armies ready to give Battle, shall fly to a window and perch upon it, in the presence of them all, one of the Armies shall take it for a good sign; and the other, for an ambiguous and sinister one. In Conclusion, the weaker party shall get the Victory.