Nostradamus C2 Q76: Birth of a child condemned as black magic by a local church official.
Copyright: Allan Webber, December 2015

The anagrams in this bring out its story by the use of both allusion and direct reference.

The anagrams for Peneus ( ues ne p) and Parcas ( ra cas p) imply that this event is that of a birth in a seaport ( as porte) near the head of a river while that for Sacristan ( nat ſacriſ) tells us that the Sexton mentioned in  the text is the officer responsible for protecting the sacred nature of the church and its artifices ( criſte fait).

The conclusion, that this verse involves a birth involving black magic, relies on the tone of the text and the links the verse has with those around it. this is illustrated by anagrams for Cyprianus (black magic grimoire) and the second of the three for Parca's (fate goddess of birth) as found in the next verse C2 Q77.

The anagrams of greatest import to understanding this verse include:

# Peneus: a Thessalian river God- one of the three thousand rivers (Potamoi).
# Parca: One of the three Roman goddesses of fate whose responsibility was for the oversight of birth as the baby separated from its mother.
# Sacristan: Officer responsible for ensuring the well-being of the Church and its religious property.