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

XCVI.

French.

Sur le milieu du grand monde la Rose,

Pour nouveaux faits sang public espandu,

A dire uray on aura bouche close,

Lors au besoing viendra tard lattendu.

English.

The Rose shall be in the middle of the great world,

Blood shall be publickly spilt for new deeds;

To say the truth, every one shall stop his mouth,