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

A un bien grand, parent de la Sangsue,

Et peu apres sera un autre coup,

De guet a pens commis contre le Loup,

Et de tels faits on en verra l’yssue.

English.

All the World being astonished at a blow of Iron,

Strangely given by a Crocodile,

To a great one, kin to the Leech,

And a little while after another blow,

On purpose given against the Wolf,