Nostradamus Quotes

Nostradamus Quotes: Century 6 Verse 71

Quand on viendra le grand Roy parenter
Avant qu'il ayt du tout l'ame rendue
celuy qui moins le viendra lamenter,
Par Lyon, d'Aigles, croix couronne vendue.

Variations in rendered French

Authors works consulted for variations in French: (a) John Hogue. (b) Henry C. Roberts. (c) Mario Reading. (page 698,) (d) Edgar Leoni. French rendered the same except. (b) has a very odd line 3, which appears nowhere else as far as I know. It is rendered. 'On le verra bien tost apparenter,' which he renders as 'He shall be seen presently to be allied.'

Meanings of the French words deemed appropriate

Rendue= rendered; restored, yielded or given back Lamenter= to weep, wail, lament, mourn, complain pitifully. Further insights.

There are a few points to note on this one. Edgar Leoni Wrongly takes 'parenter' last word 1st line, as the Latin, 'parentare', which he states means, to give the last rights to the dead. This is not correct, Parentare, etc. is to hold a memorial service in honour of the dead parents, or relatives, or, to offer sacrifices to the dead: they are hardly the same thing. The French, parenter, is a kinsman, cousin, ally, and parente, is, parentage. Linage, blood, stock, family, kindred. Jean-Charles de Fontbrune. Takes it the same way as Edgar Leoni. And Mario Reading goes voodoo?

This great king may well be the father of those who come to pay their last respects, or a kinsman or ally at the least. In the last line, it has Lion, with capitol, the rest without, implying that it is the Lion, who laments the king's passing least, and that it is him that sells or betrays, the Eagles, the crown and the Cross. (the Eagles-standards, the crown what it is and the Cross the church?)

Thus, we might translate

When they will come to see the great king and kinsman,
Before he has completely given up the ghost,
The same one who will come to mourn him least,
By the Lion, Eagles, Cross and crown sold.

Further Reading and resources on Nostradamus

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For further insight into the French words, treated, or deemed unnecessary, consult the Secret Vault Dictionary on words used by Nostradamus.

Variations in rendered French

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