| C.VIII Q.42 line 3 | Rhyme meant Persians assure letters persistance |
| anagrams | PRESSAIN-(N)TME-MIRE-({R}EASSAU-LTETRES-ISTANCE(PERS) |
| C VIII Q.42 line 3 | Pres saint Memire assault et resistance |
| meaning | Battle and resistance near St Memire |
Memir or Mímir or Mímr is part of the Norse Eddic tales. It is from Mímir's head that Odin drinks the liquid that reveals to him the secret of the runes. In the Prose Edda, Mímir's well is mentioned as being at the foot of the world tree, Yggdrasil.
| C.VIII Q.42 line 4 | NOSTREDAM laments (as) dire SATAN quit, LORD not attend |
| anagrams | mortd-ANSSAT-(T)ANT(ED)-EDIR-ON-TQUI-LDOR-TL(EANSM)-EANS(MORTD) |
| C VIII Q.42 line 4 | Mort dans sa tante diront qu'il dort le ans |
| meaning | So long has he been dead they will say he sleeps through the years. |