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

ANNOT.

Victrix is a Latine word, and the Feminine Gender of victor, and signifieth a woman that is victorious; Hecatomb is a Sacrifice, wherein an hundred Oxen are killed.

XIX.

French.

Le grand Royal d’Or, d’Airain augmenté,

Rompu la pache par jeune, ouverte guerre,

Peuple affligé par un chef lamenté,

De sang barbare sera couverte Terre;

English.

The great Golden Royal, being increased with Copper,