CENTURIA IV · QUATRAIN IX
The Wounded Chief
Le chef du camp au milieu de la presse,
D'un coup de fleche sera blesse aux cuisses,
Lors que Geneve en armes & detresse,
Sera trahi par Lozan & Souisses.
The chief of the army amid the crowd,
by the shot of an arrow will be wounded in the thighs,
when Geneva in arms and distress,
will be betrayed by Lausanne and the Swiss.
THE MASTER SAYS…
This event took place during the time of the Swiss Confederation. In other words, this quatrain relates to the various cantons and provinces before they united into Switzerland. This happened several centuries ago. What does the line about the leader mean? “The leader of the army in the middle of the crowd is wounded in the thigh by an arrow.” This happened to a general who was involved in uniting the Swiss. So this took place in the past. Yes, he says that it took place almost in his time. And again he was right in his historical references to events of which we had no idea. In the time of Nostradamus Switzerland consisted of various cantons and provinces. It was called the Swiss Confederation. At that time they were trying to unite and act as an independent state. By the middle of the seventeenth century they were recognized by all European countries. In other words, this indeed took place in times not so distant from him, although after his death. Two hundred years ago they proclaimed a constitution according to which a single strong government was established. So he was also not mistaken when he said that this happened several centuries before our time.