Of thaim ar maid all levand creature,

And finalie in thaim resolvit ar.

“The fire in air, the air in watter cleir,

In erd the watter turnis without weir[618],

The erd in watter turnis ouir agane,

So furth in ordour; na-thing consumis heir.

Ane man new borne beginnis to appeir

In othir figure than afore wes tane[619];

Quhen he is deid the mater dois remane,

Thoucht it resolve in-to sum new maneir;