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

Et la Sangsue d’ordre & rang inegal,

Mettront le feu a la branche d’Olive,

Poste courir d’un & d’autre costé,

Et par tel feu leur Empire accosté,

Se rallumant du franc finy salive.

English.

Within a little while the Physician of the great disease,

And the Leech, of order and rank unequal,

Shall set fire to the branch of Olive,

Posts shall run to and fro,