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can Interesting Leaf of History"
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10 the Standard:
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May Goth, entitled IAN Interesting
Leaf of History" while protesting to
be historical, contains inaccuracies
that should not be permitted to pass
without correcting.
Nostradamus was born in 1903,
and not as your correspondent states,
1888; therefore dying in 1866 at the
age of sixty-three years, his was not
ery"short MANHOOD according to
the present mode of thinking.
His first attempt at foretelling
events was in the humble form of al
manac making. Having given some
attention to medicine, which at that
period, possessed little claim as an art
and none as science, with a view
of improving his medical acquire
ments, he studied astrology, and was
led to foretell events by means of the
relative positions of certain stars,
which in those days of widespread
ignorance were supposed to have a
controlling influence in shaping the
affairs of mankind.
The predictions of Nostradamus
were of the same character, neither
better nor worse than those made by
Jacob Behman, Gadbury, Lilly, &c.
The latter has been immortalized as
Lidrophel in Buffers Hudibras. His
life written by himself gives sketch
of the state of Astrology in his day
and an account of those whopracticed
the art. They are characterized as
the lowest miscreants of the town, all
speaking of each other as rogues and
impostors.
The representations of astrologers
were of necessity rendered in terms
so ambiguous that they could be dis
torted as having reference to any
event of notoriety that might occur,
IN illustration of which an example
will be given of one or two made by
Nostradamus. @a@
Your correspondent writes as fol-
lows: GA singular feature of the book
(seven prophetic centuries) was, that
in it he foretold that theking Henry
ID, would be killed by an accident
on subsequent day named. And
more singular still, this prediction
was verified to the letter. King Hen
ry was Enthusiastically alta tourna-
ment on the very day.
This prediction of Nostradamus
translated from the French is as fol-
lows:
1.-THE young lion shall overcome the old one,
In martial field by single duel,
In golden cage shall he put out his eye,
Two wounds from one, then shall he die a
cruel DEATH"
1t will be observed that no date is
mentioned here, therefore King Hen.
nv could not have been killed son the
very day." 1t does not contain the
Kings name, and it was only in an
age of extreme ignorance and super
stition, that an application of it could
be made to the unfortunate accident
happening othe King.
Your correspondent further states
"the public sensation was great ant
in consequence King Charles, TX
called him to court, made him thu
royal physician and provided for hi
every want with regal munificence.'
AS an evidence of the ignorance sur
rounding even royalty in those days
Nostradamus assured Charles TX, tina
he would live as many days as HI
should turn about on his heels in al
hour, standing on one leg, his males
ty every morning performed that sol
emn gyration; the principal officer
ofthe court, the judges, the chancel
lors and generals likewise, in compli
ment standing on oneleg and turning
round.
Again quoting your correspondent
who says: Gin these books he fore
told the great revolution in England
the beheading of Charles l, the ris
and fall of the Cromwellian republic
and the restoration of the monarch,
under Charles H."
Nostradamus' alleged prediction il
regard to those events is in the word
following:
"The blood of the just shall be wanting i
London,
Burnt by fire of three and twenty, the Si2
The ancient dame shall fall from her hig
place, f.
OF the same sect many shall be killed."
If wretched mornings similar
those four lines can be tortured int
q nradictiOn of anv earthly event tb