Chapter XLIX: French

_Gand_ & _Bruxelles_ marcheront contre _Anvers_,
Senat de _Londres_ mettront a mort leur Roy,
Le Sel & Vin luy seront a l’envers,
Pour eux avoir le Regne or desarroy.

English.

_Gand_ and _Bruxelles_ shall go against _Antwerp_,
The Senat of _London_ shall put their King to death,
The Salt and Wine shall not be able to do him good,
That they may have the Kingdom into ruine.

ANNOT.

This Prophecy taken with all its circumstances, and the subject it treateth of, is the most remarkable of all those that ever _Nostradamus_ was Author of, for here we see a concatenation of circumstances linked together, to make it true to any bodies eyes, for first the number of this Stanza being 49, signifieth the year wherein the King died, for although by the _English_ account, who begin their year at the 25. of _March_, it may be said it was in 48, because it did happen upon the 30_th._ of _January_, yet according to the general account of the most part of the World, the year begin upon the first day of _January_, so that the King dying on the 30_th._ of _January_, it may be said it was in the year 1649.

The first Verse signifieth, that at that time there was no good intelligence between the Cities of _Flanders_ and _Brabant_, as I remember very well that there was not, but upon what score, I have forgotten.

The second Verse is plain to any body that can either read or hear it.

The third Verse by _the Salt and Wine_, understandeth _France_, who was then in War with the _Spaniard_, and in some divisions among themselves, so that they could not take the Kings part as to relieve and free him by force, but sent Embassadours to mediate a composure of the difference.

The fourth Verse intimateth that by reason of the said Wars that were in _France_, the said murdering Parliament had liberty to do what they listed for the bringing the Kingdom into ruine.