Will have murdered his wife and son out of spite;

His wife knocked down, he will strangle the child;

Eight captives taken, choked beyond help.

Philip II, suspecting his wife and son of a love affair, established surveillance over them. Apparently, having learned of the betrayal, he arrested Don Carlos in his rooms on 17 January 1568. Queen Elisabeth, the wife of Philip, gave birth after 9.5 months on October 3. Officially, she died in an unsuccessful birth, but according to Nostradamus, a jealous husband cracked down on his wife and child. Don Carlos was killed 4 months earlier.

Perhaps the last line speaks of the elimination of all witnesses to these crimes.

Decoding of the number 8.63. If to rearrange the numbers – 368, 3-1 = 2, to flip 2 to 5 and we get 568 – the year of the death of Carlos and Elisabeth.

Quatrain 4.97[2] Philip II – monarch of Portugal

L'an que Mercure, Mars, Venus retrograde,

Du grand Monarque la ligne ne faillir,

Esleu du peuple l'vsitant pres de Gagdole,

Qu'en paix & regne viendra fort enuiellir.

The year that Mercury, Mars, Venus in retrogression,