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

Veins shall be opened, forces driven out,

So that the chief shall be driven as far as the Pau.

ANNOT.

By the Eagle here is understood the Empire; because his Ensign is an Eagle.

LXXI.

French.

En lieu d’Espouse les Filles trucidées,

Meurtre a grand faute, ne sera superstite,

Dedans le puis vestues inondées,

L’Espouse esteinte par haut d’Aconite.