[Divers traitez de la philosophie naturelle]

Philosophers speak in so many ways, attracts its companion without fire, as the magnet draws iron. And that thing in the embrace makes appear many colors, and is found everywhere: and is stone, and is not stone, dear, and also cheap, clear, precious, obscure, and known to everyone, and has only one name, and yet has many: and is the spittle of the Moon. Split then the Black Hen an alchemical metaphor for the putrefaction of the primary material, and water it with milk, and give it gum to eat, so that it may heal itself, and keep its blood inside its belly, and feed it so much milk, that it loses and sheds its black feathers, and loses its wings, and flies no more. Then you will see it beautiful, and having many