Nostradamus C9 Q16: High country of  SW Europe repels Arab invaders
Copyright: Allan Webber, December 2015, Jan 2023

In verse C9 Q16 strong astronomic pointers arise from partly overlaying anagrams for smallbear (ra l'aſſemble) and asterismal (tira l'aſſem) with the latter term meaning 'of or relating to asterisms or constellations'. These two terms imply that the date for this quatrain is linkable to  the current Pole Star that is in the tail of the Little (or Small) Bear. This star reaches its closest point to the North Pole aroud 2105CE.

It is quite noteworthy that the first line where the above anagrams are found has another partly overlaying anagram for consortia (anco sorti), a term which has similar tones as that for amassable (e L'ambaſſ) which occurs as an anagram at the far left part of the second line.

This dating allows a landscape to be ascribed that fits to the topics in the text. Castel Franco and the Riviera identify points located on the western coastline and northern slopes of Italy. The heights of these two towns above sea level mean the flood events must be well underway; not yet reaching their full height but well enough advanced that it is possible for a great gulf linking the two locations to exist (see last line of this verse's text).

The anagrams in this verse relate to five asterisms which are Altair (Aquila), Alterf (Cancer), Small Bear (Ursa Minor), Plough (Ursa Major) and dragon (Draco) .

Of these the Plough (goulph) is as significant as that for Small Bear because that term relates to part of the Large Bear, a name that is in several pairs in this series. Interestingly the last line can be seen as conveying something like Replenished Dragon guaranteed Plough not let God deniers enter which is pleasingly close to that lines text which says and they will refuse entry to the great gulf.

It is the use of French terms for its critical ciphers that is my basis for pairing C9 Q16 and C2 Q69 in the Astronomy Root series.

C9 Q16
Original Verse in English plus French (Benoit Ed.)

Out of Castelfranco will come the assembly,
The ambassador not agreeable will cause a schism
Those of Riviera will be in the squabble,
And they will refuse entry to the great gulf.

De caſtel Franco sortira l'aſſemblee
L'ambaſſadeur non plaiſant fera ſcisme
Ceux de Ribiere ſeront en la meſlee
Et au grand goulphre deſnier ont l'entree

Adjacent Anagrams plus Anagrams of highest merit.
Selection Order based on letter rarity, word and sequence length plus line completion

L1: <cronos trail falters><cede smallbears consortia falters><fornicators castle><blameless trial><consort left decease> assertorial salaries alas bleed assemble altair alterf asterismal atrial felt falconers

L2: <albam assured no saint plan><blame rascism><under no plain><lamb cassimere> annapolis craftiness melisma amassable embalms mabassa norn faster lemma alias asian neuron rondeau assad racisms fasten asunder

L3: <elementals norse><excludee males><bride not resiree><else no lament excu(s)ed><seer ride on elementals bier> dreux nomenclature melees exude mantle semele reduxe tonne tree

L4: <guaranteed plough enter><nonsterile herd><let no reindeers enter> letterenn lettern lunargod dog god upholder replenished ephedrins dragon senior teeter

Table listing anagram occurrences (1-23) in Nostradamus' Prophecies

1: fornicators, replenished, assertorial, smallbears, Annapolis, ephedrins, amassable, cassimere,
2: craftiness, asteralism, asterismal, elementals, upholder, embalms, plough, reindeers, melisma, albams, decease,
3: consortia, guaranteed, lunargod, guarantee, letterenn, excludee, rascism(s), falters, albam,
4: falconers, blameless, consort, climes, dog / god,
5: Norse-tree, Mabassa, Cronos, fasten, bride,
6: nonsterile, Alterf / falter, Assad,
7: aground,
8: rondeau, atrial / Altair, ceased,
9: glou,
10: Franco, assured,
11: salaries, caries,
12: dragon, lament / mental / mantle,
13: lemma, melees/ Semele, bleed, bass,
14: assemble, fantasi, castle,
15: faster, enamel, lamb,
16: -
17: -
18: -
19: reducex, blame, teeter, left /, felt,
20: exuder, reduxe,
21: neuron, alias,
22: Dreux, herd,
23: Asia.

Key Ideas:

fornicators, replenished, assertorial, smallbears, Annapolis, ephedrins, amassable, craftiness, asterismal, elementals, upholder, embalms, Plough, reindeers, albams, decease, consortia, guaranteed, Lunar-god, guarantee, letterenn, rascism(s), falters, albam, falconers, blameless, consort, climes, God, Norse-tree, Cronos, fasten, bride, nonsterile, Alterf, Assad, aground, Altair, ceased,assured, salaries, Dragon, mantle, lemma, Semele, bleed, bass, assemble, fantasy, castle, faster, blame, teeter, felt, neuron, alias, herd, Asia.