The Third Key of Basil original: "Basilii"

A faint rectangular alchemical engraving serves as the background for the text. It illustrates the Third Key of Basil Valentine. It depicts a dragon and an eagle upon a rocky landscape. This symbolizes the union of volatile and fixed substances in the alchemical process.

On the rock, also unite
The eagle with the dragon-smoke,

So that he pulls out his white feathers,

And dissolves original: "solvier" them with all diligence.

Be mindful to preserve the sulfur entirely
With the astral salt.

So that in this way the rooster

Might swallow the cunning fox,

And he drowns freely in the water,
But soon becomes alive through the fire:

Afterward by the fox again

He is eaten in a sum original: "Summ'", meaning in total.