In line 4 apparently the trial and execution of Mary Stuart in 1587 is predicted. Living under arrest in England, she continued to intrigue against Elizabeth I. In 1586 she was drawn into the Babington conspiracy, which was uncovered. Again 86 are in the quatrain number.

Decoding of number 1.86. If 6 to consider as 600 then 600-81=519, 9 to turn over 6, to rearrange numbers – 561, to put 1 in front; we get 1561- the year, 8 – the month of began reign.


Quatrain 8.23 Letters from casket

Lettres trouuees de la Royne les coffres,

Point de subscrit sans aucun nom d'autheur,

Par la police seront cachez les offres,

Qu'on ne scaura qui sera l'amateur.


Letters are found in the queen's chests,

no signature and no name of the author.

The ruse will conceal the offers;

so that they do not know who the lover is.


The casket of Maria Stuart, presented to her by Medici, was found in 1567. The Earl of Bothwell, the third husband of the Queen, dropped it while fleeing. The sonnets found in it were used as an accusation of her involvement in the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley. Up to now the authenticity of letters is not established. The queen of Scotland herself was silent or denied everything.

Decoding of the number 8.23. If 8 to consider as 800 and to flip 2 in 5, then 800-35=765. By adding 1 to the end and reading it in reverse order we get 1567 – year of the casket was found.


Quatrain 5.93 Under lunar globe

Sous le terroir du rond globe lunaire,

Lors que sera dominateur Mercure:

L'isle d'Escosse sera vn luminaire,

Qui les Anglois mettra à deconfiture.


Under the land of the round lunar globe,

When Mercury will be dominating:

The isle of Scotland will produce a luminary,

One who will put the English into confusion.


If this prophecy is not applied to the future, then the possible option is the battle of 1575, the last major battle on the island. All other wars between England and Scotland were before Nostradamus. Raid of the Redeswire on a border of these countries has resulted in the victory of Scotland. Later, one king ruled both countries.

Probable decoding of number 5.93. If we flip 9 in 6 and consider it as 600, then 600-53=547, by adding 1 to 4 and putting it in the end it will be 575 – the year of the battle.


Quatrain 7.16 The battle of Zutphen

Entrée profonde par la grand Royne faicte;

Rendra le lieu puissant inaccessible:

L'armée des trois Lyons sera deffaicte,

Faisant dedans cas hideux & terrible.


The deep entry made by the great Queen

will make the place powerful and inaccessible;

the army of the three lions will be defeated,

causing within a thing hideous and terrible.


The Battle of Zutphen took place on 22.09.1586 between the Spaniards and the Anglo-Dutch during the Eight Years' War. Queen Elizabeth I of England sent an army to Netherlands led by the Earl of Leicester. The flag of England features three leopards. The Spaniards, led by Farnese, won.

A thing hideous and terrible. On the eve of 14 participants in the Babington conspiracy, who attempted on the life of Elizabeth, were brutally executed. They were gutted, hung and quartered. A few months later Mary Stuart was executed. The conspiracy was uncovered thanks to the work of Elizabeth's secret agents.

Decoding the number 7.16. 700-16=684. 684+1=685. In reverse order we get 586 year.


Quatrain 3.81 Cromwell elected head of the army

Le grand criard sans honte audacieux,

Sera esle gouuerneur de l'armee,

La hardiesse de son contentieux

Le pont rompu, Cite de peur pasmee.


The great brave shameless screamer

He will be elected head of the army,