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Among those who were impressed by his pretensions as a soothsayer, was Catherine de' Medici (regent for her son, Charles IX), who invited him to visit the French Court, where he was received as a distinguished guest Michel de Notredame published in 1555 his famous work entitled "Centuries," a collection of prophecies, written in quatrains.— Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery
Upon this, Amarar called his soothsayer, and required him to name a propitious moment for the sally.— Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
707. Donatus tells us that it was a saying, that in the house where a hen crowed, the wife had the upper hand Footnote 71: The soothsayer-- the diviner_)--Ver.— The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes
Soon as the soothsayer of the Etrurian nation had inspected them, he beheld in them the great beginnings of {future} events, but still not clearly.— The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations
As we were mounting to proceed on our journey, the Indian soothsayer (for so I may call him) approached my father, and whispered earnestly in his ear for some minutes.— Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas

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