ABCDEFGHIJKLMN 
 
 OPQBSTU\WZi^ 
 
 ae.touiact ou 
 I abtbibobab babebibobu) 
 
- THE 
 
 Fernmin^ Monarchic 
 
 OR 
 
 THEHISTORl 
 
 OFBE‘S. 
 
 SHEWING 
 
 Their admtr able Hatur\ and Tro^ertis^ 
 Their Generation and QolonU- 
 Their Governments Loyaltij JrijInduJlri * 
 Eiiimi^SsWarSsMa^nanimiti, (irc. 
 Together 
 
 With the right Ordering of them from tim‘ to tim‘ i 
 and the fwffit* Profit arifing ther'of. 
 
 Written out of Experience 
 
 By 
 
 Charls Butler, Magd. 
 
 Plant in Triicul. Sc, 6. 
 
 P Inris efl oculatus tefiis unus, quamaHriti decern. 
 
 OXFORD, 
 
 Printed by WI ill AM Turner, for de 
 Author. UH.DC.XXXIF, 
 
\SoCOBDLiM. 
 
 CMirarii Arte ceftditas mirk domes, 
 
 Opeftjae regaUs in kn recQvditas r 
 SoiERTiA ET LaborE jiunt omnia. 
 
 DeC‘car’oasbuildings fraaft wi^ riceft treafur'. 
 Not witoutCauSjtofoomdGO* Woonders 
 But dey, wit greater Caus.dof' Woonders Caufes, 
 [Bs‘s WIT andlNDLISTRIJ may Woonders d$m‘ 
 Def' doo‘ mak‘ dol*^ no' Woonders in refpeft ; 
 
 For war wil not INDUSTR’US WIT effeft f 
 
TO THE QEEN‘S 
 
 MOST' EXCELLENT 
 
 M A I E ^ T 
 M A D A 
 
 He moJl‘ ancient and >f. hu*c.i,it. 
 Vmcihle Monarch of the 
 Earth faluteth Yon : P'Vho 
 though fee hee^ by dicin'' 
 right ^of etitH and abfolut^ 
 pouer y commanding many 
 
 Myriads of both‘[exes-jet 
 
 doo‘thf?ee humbly fubjeSl hirJlaE unto a fubjebl 
 Y^rincef. Ey whomfinbeairtif tnajejlftem^ 
 peranc^^ chajlitif prudencf taciturnitif and o- 
 ther f finely femhwt graces^ fhee mar'veikth to 
 feehir felf furpajfcdj that erflwoont therein to 
 furpaf all other Creatu/sofhirfex. 
 
 This BxceUenci’^ a?id Trehnine)ic‘, though it 
 
 may feem^foomwhat toderogaffiom hirdigniti- 
 f z yet 
 
^et is fine fofar from en'Vyingit, thf itt^dmU 
 ration and honour thereof IJ?ee freelyyeeldeth hir 
 felf and hir Subjecis^ their labour and the [met'' 
 fruits therof ( moft'- necejfary for the helth and 
 deli^ht’^ as ml of t frinces as feo^k ) to Your 
 Grofus pkafuf and command. Thus much the 
 Wtitirheer^of {who knoweth mojf' of hir mini^ 
 and Uthfforthe puhlikgood ^ puhliJJ)ed thefe 
 mor^ than admirable Secrets) is hold‘s in hir be¬ 
 half'^ teTijf ; hir felf {as bejl becoometh her ) 
 vfethfew Ufoords^ beehi^ mor^ reddy to perform, 
 than to promif hir benefits to the thankful Y(e- 
 :£eiyers. 
 
 Your Mujefii^s 
 
 humbly demoted 
 
 Charls Butler^ 
 
DE PREFAC 
 
 TO DE %EJT>E% 
 
 B e great Naturalift, to cxpref de excellenci of 
 
 denatui*ofB®‘s, faitdus; /werowwaiw-Plin.Nat.hift- 
 feBa priticijiatus Aptbus, & jurepr^cipua ad^ 1. n. c- 5 . 
 miratie ; folU ex eo jrenere homitiumc/tHfk ge- 
 nitis. [^Of all InfeBa de Bee‘s ar def, and 
 woar-tily to b® moft‘ admired;beeing de on’- 
 ly -tings of dat kindS wk ar bred for de behoof* of men.] 
 
 De latter part of wk faying, aldowg de delicat‘Silk-wcnrni 
 hav‘ in foom hotter Climats dilproovcd; (for in de colder 
 Countris, fucas is our Hand of ’Brittin, 1 doubt mffi, 
 wil never qic coft: and der‘for‘ is h«r‘ to bee entcrteined 
 onHyofdem, dat dcD‘mor‘ rcfped'deit plcafur*, dandeir 
 profit; and doo‘content demfelvs wit de beholding of deir 
 qaint woork,not expeftingany furder recompenc* for deir 
 expeuc'and pains) yetmuftjeensdk contefde former,and 
 werH’oever Jee meet' de ingenious and laborious Bee‘, y £eld‘ 
 de precedenc* to her, as to hir Better. For de fruit of de 
 Silk-woorm fervet on‘ly to coover de body; but de fruit of 
 de Bee* to nurri/and cur* it: dat is to ba; applyed out ward- 
 ly,disto bee bot* outwardly & inwardly received dat for y.c.ic.p.i n.i 
 cnomlines and conveniency, dis for belt and neceflity. But, 
 to omit comparitbn, de woork and fruit of de little Bee* is fo 
 great and woonderfuhfo coomly for order andbeawty,fo ex- 
 cellent for Art and wiidom, and lo ful of pleafur* and profit; 
 dat de contemplation der*of may wel befeem* an ingenious 
 natur'.And der*for‘ (not witout cans) ar de Bee*s called de 
 MufesBirds.• Apct,cmcm[a,MufArHmdimiturvolncres. vai.) .cij- 
 fj 
 
Tloe ^refac^ to the Reader. 
 
 j 11, Di kuv of wi€ did fo ravi/ AriflomA^us and Ph{lifcur,ist j 
 as P//wrcportet, dey wer‘ pleafed to fpend moil* oi deir 
 tim‘ in dis pleafing faufines. Ne quu (fait ha) miretur 
 retoTHm eaptos Arifiomachum Solcnfem^dHedcftxigintA Amh 
 nihil alind egiffe ; Philifcum vero Thaftnm in defertis apes co- 
 Icntem, Agrium cognsminatum: qui ambo feripfere di his. Ari- 
 fiotlt to wgt his Hifioria uninulium unperfeft, unles hoe had 
 inlerted a Tract ofde Natur^ of Bce‘s: of wicheedifcCDrfef 
 n3oi‘ at larg‘d,dan h® of any oder living creatur'^. P/ini 
 
 likHvL\ in his Naturalis Hifioria, is very copious in dis .ir- 
 gament. Befid^s «'ora‘,divers oders hav' wfitren dcr‘of: 
 as ColumtEa.Varro, T‘alladins, Averroes. Yea de learned and 
 grav‘ Fadersofde€yr€[[S. Jejertf/', iilfidor'~d bav‘ tovvgt 
 ita Subfedl fir for deir Pens. UntowicI migtadinfinico- 
 ders of later tim‘s, bot‘ in Latin and W^ngli^. 
 
 But de many y®r‘s experiments and obftrvations, wic 
 dof‘greatB®-mafters[^.'fr»7?flff3<jf^«i & Phtlifcui^'^d Mtin 
 writing to pofierity j Tim‘, ah.' injurious Tiin‘, hat buried 
 in oblivion. And for de reft, dat ar extant, dey fem‘ unto 
 roee to rely* moc* upon de relation of oders, dan any certain 
 knoivledg of deir own. Notwitftanding, dcr* ar fcattered 
 in dem,{pecially in Ariflctle and PHni, amohg many feined 
 and frivolous conceiptSjfmra tru‘ and profitable not‘s: wie, 
 hsing found agrffit'jle to experienc*, I hav* hffit* and der‘ in 
 dis Treatis, asde matter reqiret, tor Ornament and Autori- 
 ty, in-ferted. Butde later Writers,imitatingde Ancient wet* 
 dey towgt good, ecofing fmm of deir directions, and refu- 
 fing oders, "dm*, for demoft* part, unluckily lift upon de 
 woDrs: fo dat, being compared, dey arno' waymatcable 
 unto dem; wom*,by de advantag* of tim*, dey mifC hav* 
 furpaffed. Among wi-e(Jeor^»»; fiiTsrfaja learned Pyfician 
 deiervetbeft; as having taken niofl* pains in perufing de an¬ 
 cient Au'ifors,&gadering deir matter into his metod. Worn* 
 on* T.H. of London, tranflating wffird for woord into Ew- 
 f/i/, as wel as h® coDld*,concealing de Autors nam*,ad ven¬ 
 tured topubli^iu his ownnam*. Def* anddelik*, wen a 
 Seollar hat tcorrowly rcdjh® tinkethimfclf toorrowly in- 
 ftructed in def‘ tnyfteris; but wen hce emmet abroad, to 
 put his reading in pradlic'; every filly woman is reddy to 
 derid* his learned ignoranc*. Wer‘- 
 
Tl^e frefac^ to the %eader. 
 
 I Wer'for*, corifidering hou great de vertu* and clficaci 
 j of de fruit of Bee's is, bot‘ for dc preferving, and reftoring 
 ! of mans belt; w.ltowgt it not amistofpendfoomby-tim', Kmo,;. ? 
 for my recreation, infearcingoiitdeirNatur'&Propertis, 
 deir Helps & Hindraiicesjdat I migt l;now hou to dOD* gad 
 unto dem wi€ ar fo grod for us, and wat is de du‘ and rige 
 ordering of def‘ deligtful,profitable, & neceflary Creatures, 
 
 And having (to my contentment,dowg to my coft ) in foam 
 fort obteintd mydcfir‘, I was incited evenby de rul‘of 
 £ariti j to communicat‘dat to my Neigbouts and Countri- 
 men, wic I hav' fine' found fo beneficiall to my felf: fo dat 
 ' de Reader may nou ftffily reap dc fruit of dat, wk de Auffor 
 hat dffir'ly fown unto him. 
 
 Artflotle entreating of dc brffiding of Bffi's, profeffet 
 himfelf* uncertain of deir fcxtandder'forsf willing,in dis * De gentm. 
 uncertainti, tc grac' fo vvardy a Creatur* wit de woor- "sAj r.io. 
 dyer title j h« every wer' callet deir Grovernour, 
 
 M^jjyRex-. As many as followed bim,('fcar€ing no farder dan 
 h« did J wer' content to fay as bffi faid.So dat I am enforced 
 (uiilcs I wil -ecof' rader to offend in retas, izn in vocibtu) by 
 deir leav and din'(learned Reader) to drain de ordinary fig. 
 nification of de woord Rex\ and, in fue places, ro trariflal' it 
 : fit de ntal's hffir' ber' no' fway at all : dis being 
 an Amazonian ox feminin^ kmgdiQva. v.c.^.n, 2,1 25. 
 
 In diftingui/tng de tint's of de yer', I uf' dc Aftronomi- 
 caIlma3nts,asmoil‘ naturall and fitting to my purpos. v, 
 
 Wci' not', dat by de nam' of caC inoont, is commonly un- 
 derftood de firfl day of de fam' moont, ( nam'ly, wer'foever 
 dis Prepoficion At, it fet befor' it) except on'ly wef it fol- 
 lowet In, or After ; or oderwif' de fens dco't plainly /ew 
 dat it is fpoken of de woP Mcont. 
 
 Wen you hav'onc' (for your fatisfaftion) ppufed dis 
 Book';you need' not afterward ftek' far for any ting dei'in, 
 wer'of you doubt: de Index of de Capters,[or Contents of 
 de Book' 3 ; and of de Marginall Net's, [or Contents of de 
 CaptersJ wil reddily diredl you. For example , If you 
 woald' know de Spleeting of Hi v ‘s,or de manner of Hi ving 
 Ba‘s j looking into de Index of de Capters, you /all pcrceiv 
 
Tfi e ^refac^ to th hader. 
 dc on* to appcrtein to dc Tird, and de oder to de Fift: and 
 running over de Contents of eider -eaptcr, you jail find* dc 
 firft to bade Tent Not*, anddcoderde 53. Den turning to 
 def* Marginall Not‘s in de faid Capters, you hav* in de Text 
 over againft detn your defir*. 
 
 Not*a!fo, dat wer*as youhav«inde Margin (wit def* 
 Marginall Not‘s, cenain References unto oder places of de 
 Book*,forturder explanation of dof* places againft wk dey 
 ftand; T. fignifyet videfiv See ; C. wit his number,de Cap- 
 ter : and K wit his number, dc Marginall Not*. But if N. 
 follow r.witcut €; den dcD*t it not* loom Not* of de fam* 
 €apter. 
 
 r am out of doubt,dat dis Book* of Bee's wil, inbisinfatl- 
 ci*, ly* bidden in obfeuritijas de Booh* of Trap's and Tigur's 
 did, for a wil*, go* unregarded, witouc friends or aeqain* 
 tanc*: but as dat did by little and little infinuat* it felf into 
 dcloov and liking of many SkcDl*s, yeaofde Univerfiti it 
 felf, wet* it hat been bot*privatly and publiklyred; [a 
 favour, wic dis fever* Mender doo*t feldom affcord to hie 
 own €ildren,lcft haply jee/cold* feem* too fond over demj] 
 fo dis wil in tim* travclintodemoft* remot* parts of dis 
 great Kingdom of Great 5n'Mw,andbeeentcrteincd of all 
 forts, hot* learned and unlearned: Mufes'Birds 
 
 ar fitteft for de 'JMufes\ and de knowledg of deir long-hid¬ 
 den Secrets was ciefiy publi/ed for dc Mufes friends, 
 hut me, fukquid fum, jludia mea dico, WoTTQN, 
 (JlUiii, 1633 . 
 
 CharlsButler. 
 
 De Printer to d^ Reader. 
 
 H Edat wil b® fully ratisfyed,in all points.concerningde Ortograpi of 
 disBookSwit de grounds and Reafonsder'ob let him read deEngliJ 
 Grammar. In de mean fpac*, h® may tak* notic', dat de Afpirat's (^-e, d, 
 f ar noting els,buc de limple Confonants, [c,d, &C.3 wit dc 
 
 Aipiration h : (wkis fignifyed by de da/ toorrow de Confonantjand 
 datde Efilent or qiefeent, wk ysldet no* iound, but fervet on‘ly to 
 produc* de Vouel precedent, is (for de Readers eas ) noted wit a diffe¬ 
 rent fiaradcr: to wit, lik* an inverted Comma. Vale, 
 
Ad AutKorem. 
 
 ^^^<Vdmtura Apibw,<]Hamembra,fcientia, fenfvt^ 
 
 M Virtates, atas, ingenium, pietae j 
 
 flatio,dr fec{es,foboi'es,exami?tayteBa, 
 
 Hii fuc condettdi prsmfm ubiqae modus ; 
 princeps, populus, regimen, refpublica, meres, 
 
 Jim arma, bofies, prdia, cafira, duces ; 
 
 ^km celeri campos greffu,fjlvdf^ peragrantf 
 ^ua ceilas fingunt arte, Ubore replent ; 
 
 proftnt boriiinam gemri coelefiia dona, 
 
 Vtque magis profitit, quo moderanda mode; 
 
 Per te, miranda hdc levium JpeBacula rerum 
 \}Srtjicica,tatclaujal reclufa patents 
 
 tyiut a coufliifs Apibus, Butlere,/«>]?»; 
 tAut a confMs efb Apis ipfa tuts, 
 
 W En I had view’d dis Common-welt of Bee^s, 
 
 Obfetv’d deir Liv's, deir Art, and deir Degr®‘S 2 
 As hou, befid‘ deir painful Vulgar on‘s, 
 
 Dey hav' deir Trine', deir Captains, and deir ‘Dron's ; 
 
 Hou dey Agree-, houtemp’ratly dey Feed '; 
 
 Houcur'oufly 'Build'hoxm^'ly Breed'i 
 Hou ier'oufly deir Bus'nesity intend; 
 
 Hou ftoudy dey deir defend; 
 
 Hou tim'ly deir Provisons ar provided; 
 
 Hou orderly deir Labours at divided; 
 
 War Vertu's patterns,and wat grounds of tArt, 
 
 Wit Tleahr's, and wat Prc§.ts dey impart j 
 Wen def‘, wit all Jof odtr tings I mind*, 
 
 Wif indis Boobl, concerning Bee't, I find‘j 
 M®tinks,dcr‘isnothalf dat woortin Mee, 
 
 Wic 1 hav* apprehended in a Bte, 
 
 Great God Almipi'! in dy pretty “See V 
 Min'Ey (as written in Imdl letters) fa’s 
 An vAbflraB of dat Wildi'm, Pou’r, and Loov, 
 
 Wit is imprinted on de Heavns aboav 
 In larger Velum's ; for deir eys to ft?, 
 
 Dacinfut^itr/c prints behold^notDje. 
 
 And 
 
And in dis Wcorkmanjip, ok Lord / of din^, 
 
 I prais dy yvifdom', and dy Ton'r divin‘. 
 
 AndTrJif dcferv’s dis Aator :_wo hat €of‘ 
 
 So wel his Tim‘s of Lei(ur‘ to difpot* j 
 And in aat Recreation to deligt, 
 
 Wiehoi'iour Qod, snd hs advantage migr. 
 
 For. our liuni3!i‘ weaknes doo't rcqirS 
 Dat i.; our feriou’il Labours \vtZ retir'; 
 
 ('Becaus units dt String bee foomtim‘ flak, 
 
 D; itrongef: Bow wil hav‘a feeble bak) 
 
 Wat Recreation better can befit 
 Oar grav‘ Dizin^s, dan ( wen de Holy jvrit 
 Is laid afid^j in Gods great Bcok^of Cretur-s 
 To read his Wifdom, and deir uf'ful Natures ? 
 
 Bus doo'-t ontsAutori And, not on'-Iy dus; 
 But (lik‘ his 'Beefs') mak’shconui too for us; 
 
 A.nd is contented, dat (to help us triv‘) 
 
 Ws /told* partak‘ de profit of his Hiv‘. 
 
 For wi-e [my I tank him : and for doF 
 Be Mitfes Birds ; woF natur' h$r‘ hee jbw’s. 
 
 And mauger fu€as wil his Pms conteain, 
 
 Be miufes dus, by mee, doo‘ honour dem. 
 
 Geosg' Wither. 
 
 AdAuthorem hiftoii^de Apibiis. 
 
 M Jana T'eronenfis molitor coejtta, pereiinii 
 Quo fit: toile pari to Stagirita mode s 
 Enamerans pleats to: utertpue animalia hbrsSy 
 Qmt ejuis Naturant vixgenuine putet. 
 
 Ktl opus eft, ButlerE, tibi coaamiae taato-, 
 Su^citad \audes una Melina tuas. 
 
 IN IPSIUS LIBRLIM. 
 
 E N qudm difftmilis fit Liber hie Apil 
 * Qmvis iSa riget frigoris impetst : 
 
 Hie nuUum metuit ; ne rigidifftmi 
 Ceuforis : numtrii utpote qui omnibus 
 Fjslixjhtilibut dulcitt mifeuit, S, W» 
 
To his ingenious Friend M' Charls 
 
 Butler K^uthor of de Fmu 
 
 D e WcDiiders in dis dou doo‘ft relat^ 
 
 OfBee^s Erang‘N3tur‘s,anddeirwdrui’d Stat', 
 
 Atfiffl: (\ maftconfLl') m$i‘fanci‘s feenicd; 
 
 And for 110 “^ reall trusts I dcm erteemcd. 
 
 But wen I had mad‘ tryall of dc fam‘; 
 
 0 hou I den ’gan €arg‘ my felfwiff blam*^.? 
 
 Of credenc‘noc I'ovoidbcfor^, asnou 
 Fill’d wi-rdeiigt: by wi -6 1 wcon doo‘ vou 
 My felf dy Skollar: and tod’ world profef 
 My debt to d®,[^ loov, honour, -tankfulnes.] 
 
 And def^ dy ftrang‘, yet tru^ Difcooveris 
 O’d’ Mufes Birds admired Secrecis, 
 
 To after-ages /all proclaim dy nam^. 
 
 So as no‘Pen need‘s giv it furderfam'. 
 
 Let dis Applaus [pledg of du‘ loav] from m® 
 (Dowg der’s no‘ n$d‘ of it ) accepted bee. 
 
 De irtt‘ hover of dee And dj«' 
 Experiences, FR.Cariet, 
 
 (.^^CarOlUm Butler. 
 
 B utler, ’dsflrang': dyB®'swei‘never known 
 Ambit’ous; yet hav' got a f triple Croiin. 
 
 Hou many of Rom‘s fcarlet Conclav*^ flriv*-. 
 
 In vain, to cang' deir Honours for dat HivS 
 
 Wtr'indy Cre’tiir's neftle f SucasdeF f 
 
 EnvbdeCrouns, not Labours, of dy B$‘s. 
 
 Dy Studis, But l e r , eqaliz' deir Pains ; c> 
 
 if dey hav‘ Crouns, I wi/d® /ar‘ deir Gains. 
 
 John Hammow®. 
 
 f 1 2 Be 
 
 jTyUrbrn 
 
The Contents ofthis Book*' in 
 ten [hafters. 
 
 D E firft, of de Natur' and Propertis of of deir 
 
 QEN‘. 
 
 i De fecon^of de B$-garden, and Seats f: r de Hiv‘s. . 
 
 ‘ De -tird, ofde Hi?‘s, and de Drefsing of dem. 
 
 De fowrf, ofde Eroding of Bffi's, and of de Dron‘. 
 
 De fift, of dtir Swarming,and de Hiving of dem. 
 
 Dcfixf,ofdeir Woork. _ 
 
 De fevntjcf deir Enimi‘s. 
 
 De eigtf,of fading dcm- 
 Denin‘-f,ofRemcDviag dem. 
 
 Detent, of de Fruit and Profit of dem. 
 
 De Contents of de Capters in deir Marginall Not‘s; 
 Of de firft €af)ter. 
 
 Hiu to preyeni ie ^iinaitd fjvti/ing, ; j. 
 V’a-tviifmaUcoJf. Wat fings ie Bee'.w.,l}er muff jW. 3 
 ^Bee^/LvacJJr.<oeH. 4 . tp, froperm cj a_Bec‘.mafter. 
 
 SCI‘! almv loylllep'’’ Soyeraiga. 6, ^tfttejl ttm^ to jluraUnt Bee‘t. ;8. 
 Bee‘ieKduT‘n:^ gcyermner.t, hut a Monar- In ie heal of if d.tj iej Armoji angij, 3! 
 
 Monar- In ie ht _ ^ ^ 
 
 . t ■ Hou to bee armed »enje Bee' 
 
 Vedfjiription ofieQES'^.bee. 9. Bee’J dangerctse to Cattel. 41. 
 
 JSeeU hay^alf, rrfertour Goyernoters or Cap- 
 tains. 10 . 
 
 Wie sr imren Ij fttuliar tnarht. 11. 
 f)e parti of a See'. 15. 
 
 JlirtviWeaptr.s, io 
 Stinging pre fen: deaf to See‘s . z 3 
 Hair and f tiers cam it Set's to fng.i^. 
 pupar, Leier, and yehet nauft among 
 
 fcrlitud'.^S. prudent'and {newiedg. 45;, 
 Temperanc'.ii. ■y.ifiic'. 
 
 Ckajfiti. '6, Clenitnei. 57. 
 T>e'Bee'sproperlis fupernaluraU. j8. 
 
 Vt ag'of Bee's. 59 '<fo, 
 
 T)e different' between' ie jungSee's (gp 
 Vej arfoon' ^Idwii told'. 64. 
 
 ^t Ste's tnleir anger tjm at ie hed. iS. Houto re^ty* iem. 65. 
 
 WenanjisfiuKgJecoompantmnf let gen. De Bee's exceUencis. 66 . 
 
 ^ S;«, 
 
 j, a nef exemplar ofie d)>m' psuer and 
 ' «/ « M fpifdtm,6p. 
 
 
De Contents of cle Iccond Capter. Si‘<‘ * winter-^oor^i. 48. 
 
 VzrearedJl.ilti nov tohee fet ioundgain JO, 
 
 o//-»' hngs re^ift in aBee-^wk,-), ht Virgo tn meder ie Bee's 
 
 \ijatithee kind, t. ieC:ms.ji. 
 
 2 iff f.:f‘h fencedfI om Canel AndT)t' iemngninin'Li'iKK 
 
 jf'ind'i.z. ' ' " Non fet tip lejriciets code Ufi, jj. 
 
 f nheef-n’ccl'fdoutodrjf ie HiVifcrj^nier. 
 
 4 weiicr yerj cold' in ii^inter,nor "Very (icl flefirfl farpweilermCKTt,pit de Bee's w, 
 
 m Soomwer. 7. of Bee's. 6^. 
 
 J gnify ground IS lefftitliept noli (y‘drj.S, firf fair day /» Pi SCES,/?/£^{<1 4/ 
 
 j Bcjeiwiitiee'i stud hufei.g, dil,e,t,.6j. 
 
 Two forts of Scats, to, Ncudref deirTrow-^s. 68. 
 
 Ve ft.', cfStocl's. is^. Clens''ie Slod's, 65. 
 
 fjonie Stool'ipeU' hee fet.is And feed' or drM leigi Stds.yo. 
 
 AnmisCllinaftcricuS. 18. 'Hefecundttef RoUing-tim' isin Arxe^.JZ, 
 
 VeBec'iRogifer. tq. d» Taurus , ieE.trs.y',. 
 
 In Gisnni,ielVmter-door's.yn. 
 
 De Contents ofde ^ird Capter. 
 
 De Contents of de fowr-f £apter. 
 
 nf ieir inconS'emencn and Dt-vtrs opinions of de Erecdingof Bee's. 
 
 Two foils of HiV 
 
 Straw s Nst 
 
 lemedis. 1. iis<s„„.-oce-s ar remai's. i. 
 
 U-'icIo’r HiSi'i wif deir inconfemencis andVe Dron< hie sul-.Let', %. 
 
 -„j,, , DlSiers reafons proofing ie Dro, 
 
 H)e fapon of HiVI - 
 HefifofHiys. 6 - 
 He pruning of Hiys~ 9 
 
 irfleelisgofii 
 
 Heireeding of IJ^afii hj Dron'i. i. 
 He heeding of Dors I,y Dion's. 
 Ariftotl(;s5ijfi?/£i» anfweted, i 
 
 SpruytKgBr fjileeti' ^of iew^ 10. Axi^oiUso(f\e^ton urtfrvered^ 
 
 He mai^wf’ofieCcp,.tndof ie Spleet's.il, Wen ie Bce'ilegin to treed'. 11. 
 
 He Sea foiling of de Htys- 11. He fit f heed' ar femd's.ii^, 
 
 Hil’'J always loteewel Haelfed. i 6 . He Bee-feed' is frjf turned into a jjroorm. 
 
 u/.., .4 ta trUle .11. He IVooriHteeintr ded. arowcE tn de'pAta 
 
 Hn'‘s always -- 
 
 Hou to maf a H.tckfe ■ 1 7 
 He Cap of two forts. l8. 
 
 He Belter g.tii.ll. 
 
 Hedutt/ch\sc^e. 24. 
 
 He A-.y s dwayt clop doomed, 
 
 He Gat' orSoommer-door', 29. 
 
 He Doer'-pojl's, andie uf of llem. 50, 
 Heirinler-dooi',01 y/tc(ci nx 
 HeBai.^y fkSetil: 
 
 ^ .... j.... .sj,,y luincuinioajfroorm.ltt. 
 
 He lycorm teeing ded.growef to Se p.tp' of 
 a Bee', and den itref again. 17, 
 Hetreedingof de Ladhlee'1. 18 
 Wen de Dron'i art,ed.iy. 
 
 He M.il'.tee's ar futyll to ie Jemal't. 2;. 
 Wen ie See'i leal) breeding, and kat at^ay 
 ieir Dron'i. J4. 
 
 He Bee's compared to ie Amazons, 25. 
 
 . _ ■ 5-- (Je Bee's ca[l out elienie i»it' Ce- 
 
 ■icBee-hiVs-iocrrowoutieyeer'. fem.^i. 
 
 and Qaitcrs of ie Meliffxan lidding of Dron’i agood fgn',}z. 
 
 yeei'. 57. Soomlitn' it 11 good to help ie Bee's in in 
 
 In Gemini fet ie Door'swid'open, 
 
 To mala ie Bee' ’ /warm. 41. Ho DrmKpot. j,6. 
 
 Tofeep'iemfrcm fnainimg. 
 
 Hots and»en to k;l ie Drori 1. 44. Dc GontCIltS of dc fift CaptCfi 
 
 He eief Robbing-ttm'.ir 6 . 
 
 To keep'ieyfiakerHiVifrefiiRtlihg.dj, VefOrfitfaSw.trm, i. 
 
 ■ i ■ ‘ 
 
 ■oonh 
 
.te fteyetil it drinking dedf < 
 
 -u to rur‘ i drotpwg Svatm. 50 . 
 
 De Contents of de fixt Capter. 
 
 t>e iirriii tthle cf deir C mt and 
 
^emakj>i£»f ie]V‘itfi>ig~pldcK 54 - 
 
 Jiee-tron>gi w Gardey.) projitaU;, $6. 
 ■Reform andf^j ofBce-tmrg. 57. 
 
 iej]V.'K0'' tnie Street'61. 
 Jud .tficr.! peir, alt doiit tU g.irdcn f-z 
 
 De Contents of de levn-t Capter, 
 
 Be: s tnimt‘1 er mttny. 1. 
 
 \. Ve MODS 1. 
 
 Remeits agAtnf iJf jWawJ’ 5, 
 
 ReiLifighutifulalft) to it TheeVi, 47 . 
 
 in ie-Aljeerh Rolling 11 rnop rtf'. 48. 
 
 I'^. -beiJ/E.VER. 52. 
 
 In Soommer^ fjiat h:irle!'p Bee'i. 53. 
 inlf'-nterp Sun-pn' mfrojiand [now. 54-' 
 Aif'ip Exflernwir.d^i iindgie.it frofls. j6. 
 'De r.u;t ronei p HiVs. 57. 
 
 Ve gndtejl hf Ij jre fei 11 in p Siring :/«' 
 pn infnit Multitudes ar lentesi dounj.iden 
 andv;eaty,-!\iif forms And rvind'. jp. 
 
 erf ^.Spamiv.^. 6.mr-^tp nfwgof a Cloud p_y pop hom' .6o. 
 
 S.Mci.li. 9 Snail.i^. lo-frae/. W5rf?sifj'/or‘Bi'e'Wcrf//'. 6;. 
 
 ..y. . ,, . 
 
 Spideyp.i 2 -Tpd.zi.iy.Frog. 2 sy 
 
 7,9. 
 
 ’e T.TMOp’l. Gl 
 !:..ljiilprAlh..eofpTilmeiis. 7, 
 if SlVALLOjf . r 
 
 IS Agatr.f pTi 
 
 ^.. . j . ..y to let duuned. 6^. 
 
 pUR Vo l.if and woerf Enimi of all. 6-j, 
 
 De Contents of de eigt-f Capter. 
 
 ind Swallovf. 9, in fe'ten woonfs p Beees fpend of p fokji- 
 Thieeforttrf Swarms dnerfly pro'Vided. 1. 
 .n Teefce.i-f:itoi.‘Be‘‘s. 11. Vefirdcn’lj tsto hetfei. y. 
 
 u -f.: pee p.det Poms. I J. ' f"' of proof n.w to liefed 6. 
 
 iyEcn'.fcy'n’e.ir are.iy.iy. Tn’ jossr Sw.irms in Virgo j ty nets and 
 
 J,,»xt''yce,e p‘'jr4psarfe-.v. It. n'e/g0 8. 
 
 U r»jt )cer’ pj .tkuxd. I6. ' Trd again tn Pifees or Aries 9. 
 
 Remedtsatasni p IVafps.n- Feeding proftalle.lo. 
 
 J4. De EE' Je Fetes great-flZmmi. 1?. Ve Bee's Food'. Il, 
 
 RcUing or figtsug of Fee':, m I'/inter and PM'i feeding, 
 
 SconsRserfjut little. z6. 
 inp Spilng mor' earnejt.zj. 
 
 'De moll' 'poll >■ made IIS Harz-tfi. 2S. 
 
 HEat palls ar mojl' fubjecl to Rolling. 
 rnStl Bete.iai pRolleis. 30. 
 
 Hen py login 31. 
 
 De dejciiption of p Bee’s B.ittel. 3 3. 
 lap Battel is heard.! foundlsf a Dr. 
 
 prsy-at feeding, ly Com and ly Caidf 
 ylvaitifciallCan', i;. 
 
 De m.inner of Feeding, i 6. 
 
 Cal'lei feeding ts flarting. i 7, 
 
 'Defirfl time of Pri'tat feeding. 19. 
 
 De jetond feeding-time. to. 
 
 De fil'd feeding lim‘ .21. 
 
 De Contents of de nin'f -Capter^ 
 
 Rcmcol'e always tn fair vrepr, z. 
 
 Net In]ytnler. Nor tnSoommer. sy. 
 ng-tn p Enimi Tie Autumn and Spring ar ft Urn's tor Re- 
 mooPing. 5. 
 
 DeWahs U'lVuhurs. 39. Libia de kfi nmnf tn allP yeer'.b 
 
 Vt Battel ended, Py hull'pirdea.lyo. Wen to RemooV a Smarm.7. ^ ,8 
 
 De Iccond a fault ofP Eisimi.ys. of p day ,(ef manner o{ Rtmti,\'ing. 
 
 I mn Ptrue Bee's ytcld'fey go<w,i P Con- ^ »f»aH manner of Remoo'emg. 9. 
 
 tperours. yz. isjt for poor'Stalls. 10. 
 
 I To preyeniRMsng. 4^. ^u aStall ss loleecarryed. M.&iz. _ 
 
 : .dndto (lay st, if you find ,t ,n tim‘ ,45. I'owfi km'. j. 
 
 ' Wenitis tcdat'^Md mt II pntohediOlRdfndf^atmnpya, fealed. ly. 
 
 De af'aiill of fe Enimi. 55. 
 'De defenc' of p lefeged. 3 6. 
 De ereicif of p ~ 
 
Dc Contents of ic tent Cipter. 
 
 Pin.I, Concerning Je taking of 
 #e Corns. ■ 
 
 J)i* mhr.g s/’Mc^xglcn. I4 • 
 
 J/f Mcfa-’glen, 25. 
 
 ^e.irelliB£ of fefirdpitrt for IVM, i 6, 
 ftrf lothtmf water, i-j. 
 
 ®e>j firam ttly prefwg. 2S . 
 
 de tyax into B.-tlli. 2p, 
 
 Laft of all, melt Ufar.i cafl </ i>tamoli‘.io 
 ylr.d'reep' ie Ca’f f: om crac'^mg. 31. 
 
 Hou to 4'’'n> g'od tVax. 3 2. 
 
 Part. 3. Concerning de vertu‘s of 
 
 §., HoonnjjMc/, .indVVax. 
 
 "Be prcpertts and’verluh ofHoemd. i. 
 Aaatnil lc.{‘ cutw-tr.i .indwwardptiefi. 3, 
 Hconmulefl. 
 
 Brght Hocm.t 4. [ni.6. 
 
 Be d.ffc-. LKt oper.utcm of raw ^ lotled Hoin~ 
 Twora.-.y to claiif.' hoonni.-j, 
 
 Ve Qinlejfer.c'of Hocnr.t.Z. 
 
 Beyenu's oftt. 9. 
 
 , mAifmg of it, 10. 
 
 Part 2. Concerning ^e trying or x>e yertu^ of Hconnim ConfeHions. 1 1 > 
 Hcc.'ir.! & V/ay,ar.d cc making of Mc^. Katmalad mad‘ of Hoomt. 11. 
 
 SJf C:mt to’-‘ediyidedtnts free parti, i. M,repaid 13. p,eferyi. 14. 
 
 tttr.pM proyidtd.z. I ?. Syyi. 16 
 
 .irtforkooimim two Hoonnito ke prefencdkfor‘ Sugar .,; 
 
 Be fr^ ^nd- of yiademiation. 
 
 Bekjl ttm' for filling Ste t. Z 
 Wit Stalli ar to bee takee. 3. 
 Be manner ofbtlhrgEee's.^. 
 AmcoV-aile Ptt. $. 
 
 Be Beetj leetrgded lo;.: ie HA' 
 
 Bettird andrr.a-. -.:! op D r'eyg 
 Bit DrAingofSee^s unotoptM 
 Anoferbjnd' ofHriytng.12,atl 
 
 Hou to rtyn ‘ - t , 
 
 A jtrdor l''insemia:ior.. 
 I.x(eStsr.aftdat twottrid !, 20. 
 Wat part to bee exficledt: ur.oe, 
 ExfeBirnan,- a r p 
 Specially for cut Count; I. 25, 
 
 Be a, effing of ie 
 
 J-= 
 
 Bef,; 
 
 f ^ 
 
 Beyu 
 B If 
 DiyenCoun: 
 
 Hconni good in oulivaniMciticins. 18. 
 
 A fihfo, an old' fir‘. 19, An cf,. 20. 
 
 Be Prcpe.tis and yertti's of lied' and Me- 
 /xglcn. »l. 
 
 Mcf mue ufedof fe amient'Bi iuins, 22. 
 Wear' Mcf , MedS and Mcfjeglcn haV 
 
 r Hosnr.t prof.) k.irJied. i 
 Ar.g of Hoonn,,(rp hou toheipu. 11. 5, p,r, peril, and yertu'sefna, 
 yield- diytrikinit, ofHoon. ^,,ff,all^ya.e. 25. 
 
 rallW-tx, 
 
 * *• To malf ic-il‘ ty.ix. 26. 
 
 Hou to hnOTS good Hotnm. l;. {eetf. 14. To m.y 1 ed ty.ix. 27. 
 
 Good Mssr.ni,wif fianiiirg,waxef hard and fa m.iif er^e;:‘jrr.tx. 2$. 
 
 Bebeji of deHeonr.it! tn ie bottom, 15. Cnlcfff.x.zi)' 
 
 Bedrefingcffe fecond partforT'i.tf. 16. Be fertu 1 fit. 30. 
 
 Heute mabf fe Mef-luiCT mtwoj-oet's.ip, 'Be rr.artng of Oil of ipx.ix.ii.. 
 
 Two forts of Hjdromel [Med‘ (si Me#s- Be yertu' of jpx.ix in compound Medians.^!. 
 
 glen.] i8. A CerHlcf. y.. 
 
 Wen ie iiauertijirorgenou-gfor'bXii^. 19. ACer'dif torefref fe Sinew; andMujcles. 
 Wit proportion of If'aterto Hoonnt. 20, A Crr'clol to romfeit fe foma^.^y 
 h U andkou longfe Mufimuji beebilled,zi • A Cer’cloffor ie Ip’ooimt. 3 6. 
 
 Bt Ktteipr of Sptcti, 32. Afahf'ir agteeri woond'. ip.An o$er. jS. 
 

 DE FEMININ' 
 
 MONARtK 
 
 OR 
 
 DE HISTORI OF BE‘S. 
 
 Cap. I. 
 
 of Ae Natur'- and properties af Bee^s^ and of 
 Aeir ^en\ 
 
 ~ Mongalldc Crcatur'swk our bountiful 
 God haf mad' for de u{‘ and fcrvic' of 
 man;inrerpe(ft of great profit vvif fmall 
 coft , of deir ubiqiti or beeing in all 
 Gountri's, and of deir coiitinuall labour 
 and coomly order, de Bffi's ar mofi to 
 bffi admired. 
 
 Forfirft, witdcprovifionofaHiv' and {bora little car' i 
 andattendanc‘,(wi-enffid'bffinohindranc'tooderbufines, 
 but rader a dehf tful recreation amid de fam'j dey bring 
 ftor' of fw®t‘dclicat^s, moithol‘roombot‘for meat and ' — 
 
 medicin'. FruEltu afum al> ommhm defideratur ^ qumtar-. L ? 
 
 necfroptrfo»aru?»diverfmte difcernitfirf fed indtfcreta 
 gratia Regihut fariter ac Mediocrthw aqaali [uavitate dal. 
 cefcit: nec folum volupmijed etiam faluti eft. And an odcr „ 
 
 faith, Millead ufm viulahrem tolerant & opera conficim: j.tj 
 B and 
 
2 Of the K.itu/ and properties of Bce^Sj C, L 
 
 QuD;:iv and an oder, iy€d plitrim tram incurfus vaUtudintm remedi- 
 cation-. K. am msiefi, ^ prijemijfmamsdicitiA : asdey wel know, wo 
 kno'.vde rai' verru‘sof Hoanniand Wax; a ta{l‘ wcr‘of I 
 wil giv you in ic i-all £ap:er. 
 
 j Secondly, wer‘as non omniifm omnia tcll:u, fcnm Coun- 
 
 £>'9 csur.- treyyeelde-f on'fruicjfaamanodcr ; icom beret on' graioj 
 irfjStfor fojm an oder; fom breedet on' kind' of Cartel, foom an o- 
 d-sr ; der' is no' ground,(of war natui' iot-ver it bffi,weidcr 
 itbsbot orcold', wet or dry, hiiordal*, wood-land or 
 catnpian, cneddow.paftur',or earable; in a woord,welder it 
 bffi battle or barren) wk yceldeth not matter for dc B«‘ to 
 v.'oork upon. 
 
 j And firdiy, in dcir labour a-'d order at liom‘ and abroad 
 
 deyar'ib admirable, dat dey may b® a pattern unto men, 
 box', cf de on'and deoder. Forunlesdey bffiletbywe- 
 der.weaknes.or want of matter to woork on, deir labour 
 Plm.n-t. ceafci. In admiration wer'of, onMait, cjji~ 
 
 i.i I. C.5, cacia tndtifnii^ tant£ csmparcmns mrvos?virej?^j£os 
 , ramne K'^dius fjiua viros f And for deir order, it is fue, da; 
 
 E£z‘: .1 dey may rvel fas laid to faav'a Common-welt, fine' all dat 
 
 dey dm' is in common, witout any privat refpeft. Nihii 
 N-:. mil. i. 11. r:r;;r.t nift commme 1 Dey wcork for all, dev ware for alia 
 «?• r • dey figt for all: in deir privat qare!s,wen dey ar from dc 
 S . Hiv'cr common treafury,boufocvcr you uf'dem,dey wil 
 no: relilt.if by any means dey can get away. fCww ruri 
 ’tng, dfitff. r.tcfikiinvictm, necuHis altu nocent ; at ver'o opttd fnoj alveoi 
 dju^adi^arJpHgnintacirrime. Deir dwelling and dyet ar common to 
 xiBj orJs or all aiik': dey hav‘ lik' common car' hot' of deir weit and 
 - yung on's : * SoU in omni gentre Mimantiiim commutton 
 
 t Ariil,hifi.a- cmnibni fobolernhaixr.t.unamonines iucolunt manponem, 
 nin “ 3 - 9 - ni:ts pAtritt daudamfir in cornmnne omnibus labor^ 
 
 iiWb- H*x 1 cibffs, communis operatio, communis ufus, fru^ 
 
 S.VitsiBa- 
 
 fii.Hexam.Ho- And all dis under de government of on*’ Moiiarfe ; 
 
 Et (quod maximum efe conflat ) fub Rege iPrafsdoTOti- | 
 -111 ..ui en. ceq,~\munus omne fnum officium^ aggrediuntur : of worn', [ 
 
 « abcov all tings, dey hav‘a principal car'and rcfpeiS, ; 
 
 Iroving I 
 
C. i and of their %e)f. ^ 
 
 looving,reverencing,and obeying Her in alU'ings. iJtUrd 6 
 
 plel/tscircaenmob(ervm'ttt: dmproceditund eft ; totum exa- ?j't^■- 
 mencirca earn conglobatnr : cinait, protegit, cerni non pattttty. >■ 
 Ptitterea Regem non fic ^Egyptus ^ indent 
 
 Lydia, necpopuli Parthorum ant Medtis Hjdajpes n, 
 
 Obfervant ; rege incoltmi mens omnibus una eft : 'J' ' 
 
 Amijfojupere ftdem-,conflrfiBaj^me!Lt Georj 
 
 D iripaere ipfa, & crates folvere favorunt : 
 llle operumeuflos,iliumadmiranti-.r ; qt- omnes 
 Ctrcumftnnt fremitu den[o,ftipm freepuentes, 
 
 St ftpe attollnnt humeris, & cerptra bcllo 
 ObjeBant, ptilchramy-, petunt per vulntrar/iortem. 
 
 Iffoort‘ to folac'l'iir lelF. (as fcomtiin' .j.ae wil'manv' 
 of deni attend her,gardinghir perfonbetor' & bcbind‘:de'y 
 wi-e CQom fcor-t' bcfbv‘ her,evcr non and den returning, and 
 looking bak, and making vvi-tall an extranrdinari noys, as if 
 dey fpak'delanguag' ofdeKnigt Mar/als men;andfoavvay 
 dey fly'togeder.andanonin lik‘ manner dc-y attend her bak 
 again. Dis I may fay, becaiis 1 hav‘ fen' it, and oders fitens 
 bav‘fiindrytim's obferved ; aldowg dePilofoger b® ofan 
 Oder mind' : RegesSdt hst,nunyuam foris vifmnur,m(t cum 
 migratur. Reges nuncjuam prodeur.tfor/u, tjcI ut pafeantur, 
 alia caiifd, mfi univerfd cum plebe;& ftctmpergHnt,Rex tpfe^' ' 
 forte aberrdrit ; omnes inepatrere, odoratuy^ fagaci perfeejui, 
 donee invemant,acc!pimHs. If by bir voic' jfebiddemgo', 
 dey fwarm' : if beeing abroad/ffidiflik' deweder, orlig- 
 ting-plac', dey qikly return hom' again : wil‘ f® 'Cffiret 
 dem to battel dey Hgt: v. wil‘ is vvekdey ar €Sr‘ful about r^l j. 
 dcir wervk : if jk drmp' and di', dey vvil never after enjoy 
 deir horn'; but eider langui^Pdcr' til dey bffi ded ta),or v®!- * rtd.c.ix-i’i. 
 ding to de Rubbers ’,fly‘ away wit deni f : Rege mortuo Ti0t-.;.».43. 
 mocret plebs ignava, non csbos conVehtt^nonprocedit, trifti tan~ N.it hilt. l.ii. 
 turn marmuregloweratur circa corpus ejris, ' 7- 
 
 But if dey bar' many Princes,f as wen two fly' awa v ivit 
 on' fwarm, or wen two twarms ar hived togeder) dey 
 wil not bffi qiet til on'of dem be cafsiered : wk 
 dey bring doundat EPvning to de mantle, t/.wer' you may 
 find' her covered wif a little heap of Bffi'Siodenvif ' de next ^ 
 
4 
 
 Of the Natur^ and ^ropert'h of 'Bee^s, C. I. 
 
 day dey carri her fmrt' eider ded or dedly wounded. Con¬ 
 cerning wic matter, I wil hKr' relat* on' memorable expe- 
 8 riment. “ Two fwarms being put togcder,de Bffi's on bo’t' 
 AmeimrMf «c p,^.5 55 Hjanncr is,mad'a murmuring noys, as beeing 
 
 txfirtmem. « £ifcontented wif de fuddain congref of Strangers : but 
 “ knowing weldatdc mor' de merrier,defafer,de warmer, 
 
 *' yea, and de better providedjdey wer‘ qikiy mad‘ friends. 
 “Andhaving agreeedwk Qeen‘/cold'reign, and wk 
 ‘f/oold' di‘, tr® or fowr B£‘s browgt on' of dem doun be- 
 “ tween' dem, pulling and haling her as if dey wer' leading 
 “ her to execution: wk I by canc' perceiving, got hold' of 
 "her by de wings, and wit' mucadoo'took'her from dem. 
 “Afrera wil'vtofewat v;Gold'coomofic) I put her into 
 “de Hiv'again •• no fconer was/s among dem, butde tu- 
 “ mult began afrej", greater dan befor'; and prefently dey 
 “fcl togederby de ears, fierc'ly figting and killing on' an 
 “ Oder,for de fpac' of mor' dan an hour' togeder:and by no' 
 “means woold' ceas, untilde poor'condemned Qffin* was 
 “ browgt foort' flain,and lai d befor' de door'. Wic dcon,de 
 “ ftrif' prefently ended, andde Bffi's agreed wcl togeder. 
 
 Soomtim' wen on' fwarm is put to an oder, dowg dey 
 doD' notfigr, yet wil dey not agr$ of deirooyc'in two or 
 •fre days, ksping their Qsn's clof on bot‘ fid's. But den 
 all dis wil' dey never beeatqie; day nor nigt.not one' offer 
 to woorkjUntil on' of dem bffiingdepoCed, dey bffi united in 
 dcoder. Vide plumfiiper hcic re 69. 70.71. 
 
 Lik'wiff ifde old' Q$n‘bring loorf many Princes(asj’g' 
 mayhaV fix or feven, yea_ foomtim' halfa fcor^or mcr‘, 
 wio fuperffuiri Natur' aft'oordet for mor' fnr'ti', in caf' 
 icom mifearri) den, Icftde multitiid' cf Rulers (hoold' dif- 
 tract dt unlrable Commons into factions, wifin two days 
 after ae laft fwarm, yea foimtim' ( wen unkind' weder 
 k$pet him in over-iongj even befor' iis coom foort', yon 
 find' de fuperfiucus Princes ded befor' de Hiv'1 hav' 
 taken eigt of dem up togeder browgt out of on' HiV, wen 
 two at lead wer' alrcddy gon foort' wit dcir fwarms. And 
 1655 (as! received from a gcod hand) der' wer' bred in 
 on' hiv' no ies dan iyron' wer'ofwent fcort' wit de prim' 
 fwarm. 
 
5 
 
 C. I. and of their 
 
 fwarm, J wer‘ browgt out ded fowr days befor' deCaft- 
 ling rof‘, oder fiv‘ cam' foor-t' wi-t de Caftliiig,atid de next 
 dayfivmor'wet* browft out ded .• and yet on'remain¬ 
 ed,wic czlkd Ac next (iiy^R(£esplurejinchoafitnrne defint: Nat.Hift ! i r. 
 pfledex iisfoboUscamadulta efe ccepit, concordi fufragioa^ iO. 
 teterrimot necmt,ne diflrahmagmina.^ox de Bffi'S abhor as 
 wcl PoliarkiS as AnarfciS God having/ewed in dem unto 
 men, an exprcf pattern oFAPerfect Monar. 
 ki‘, DeMost Naturail And Absolvt' 
 
 Form Of Goovernment. 
 
 OuK it'jaSuj' rrAvyjji^i'i'iU S 5 o* Ho.ii. II. n, 
 
 De QfEii' is a fair and ftat'ly BffiS differing from dc vul- 
 garbo-lf' in [hap' & coollour; hit bakjs all over of a brigter ©e 
 broun : hir belly even from de top of hir fangs, to de tip of of Uijep.'.ke. 
 liir train, is of a lad yellow, Ibomwat deeper dan de rkeft 
 gold'. §£ is longer dan a Hronny-Btf', by on'-bird parr, 
 dat is,almoft an ine long : jk isalfo bigger dan a Hoonny. 
 
 B«'; but not fo big as a Dron', aldowg loomwat longcr:hir 
 bed proportionable, but dat it is mor' round dan de little 
 B*‘s,by reafonhirfangsbffij’orter.'hirtungnot halffo long 
 asdeirs; for wer'asdey gader wif deon' Necffar, wH'de 
 oder Ambrofiaje/.JkhafnontEd'touf' eider,bffiing tob® r.rc.w.i,-. 
 maintained, as oder Princes, by dc labour of hir fubjedfs ; 
 hir wings of de fam' fiz' wiFafmall B®', and det'ior‘,in 
 refpefl of liir long body, dey fe.m' very /ort, refembling 
 radera cloak dan a goun ; for deyreae but to de middle of 
 hir train or order part: hir legs proportionable, and of de 
 ccullour of hir belly,but hir two hind.legs moi'yellovvihir 
 nedcr part folong and half fo long as hir upper part, mor* 
 picked dan a fmaliBff's, having in it four joyntsor parti¬ 
 tions,& in eac ioynt a golden bar, in ftetdof aof' irffi (ilvcr 
 rings wic oder B$'s hav' at dcir tree partitions. De fper' 
 is but little, and not naif fo longwis de oder B®‘s: 
 wi'£,iik‘ a Kings fwcord', is born radcr for Jew and auf'o- 
 nty.danforany oder uf'. Fcritbelongtftohir fubjedfsas 
 wertofiftforher,astoprovid‘torl',cr. Tlini wrieef cus N,i; inil.i. n, 
 doua'inalv of it ; Nonconfl‘it tatfr authora Rex mlhfnr ,:'i - 
 
^ Of theNutuf^^iindpro^e) t‘ds oj Be/ C. L 
 
 hainAt iicultnt»,maieffatetmtii»} lifrMtfisan dsderie 
 cnm quidem r.aturu, (ed itfum ejus Mi tantam ncgavettt : Mud 
 j-l .;.in i ;... co>u}at,impera{orem aculeo nonuli.^at iAnfiotie dcn'f truly 
 ' apiircDV*dilate: opinion, ascertain; Regssaculeos hdcnt^ 
 
 feinon ntHntur ; caocirca carer; ecs acMcis nonn;illi exifli- 
 ?<-: Phmidcribtiicmias^Omntbus forma fempers^re- 
 
 ^ eu, O' a;fch apikm caterU major, pennx Ireviorts^crAra rcQa^ 
 
 'tnirreiTci: ceidor, in froKte macula qoiodantdtademate candM 
 H-iJ'Si. Ho- cans : Multumetimnitore iiviilgo dtjjcrunt. AndS^'Baftl 
 dlis : ^o.id naturaprincipatum in omnes ohinet, magnstudi- 
 r.e, forma, manfuetudine rnonm caterls omnibus antecclitt. Sfi 
 fMW er rfrw;?£«a .■ stnun- 
 
 qu-tmirrisatur adnltioncm, nunquam usitur Mo. To worn' S. 
 Hexani.i. f , Amhrc(‘ doo't^ accord : Apibus aiitem Rex riarura claris for- 
 matUT infignibus, ut magnKudine corporis prefect O [pecie, 
 turn {quod inRegepracipuumcjl)morun) manfuetudine : nam 
 eifi habeataculeum, tamer, eo non utiturad vindicandum. If 
 youdcfii* to fe dis ftatTy PrincSread . q.n. 34 . De 
 breding of her you may fe c. 4 .».i 8 . 
 
 10 Befid‘s deir Sovetaign, deB®‘s hav‘alfo fubordinat 
 Gevernours and LeaJers.not unfitly refcmbling Captains 
 
 '. ' andCoronelsof Soldiers : For difference from dc rcft,dcy 
 
 k ce:'for deir Crefta tuftor toffel.in foom coollcured yellow, 
 
 ' i! in foom murrey, in manner of a pimrd : wcr‘of (bom turn 
 - - d""_ iw-ard l;k‘ an Oftric-feder, ocers (tand uprigt iik ‘^3 
 
 C Hetn-top. And of oet' fortsfoom ar greater and ioom Ics.as 
 
 ” It der‘ wcr'degrs's of doCdigniti‘samong dcm. In af o- 
 
 der refpeefs dey ar lik‘ to de vulgar.Def‘ I fink‘ ar dey dac 
 PlinimeziKt, =frsc‘' hs liiH,Circa R egem fatellites quMam. 
 ir- UElorefd^, ajfidua cstjlodes authorstatisMnks dzvi. aqarctrof 
 an hour you may fe ir® or fowr of dem coom for C of a 
 good flail; butcieflyin Gemtm, befor‘ deircontinuall la¬ 
 bour hat worn‘ deC ornaments. Sodathe migtiveifar, 
 P n.Nr hift. confilia,acduces.h\\ azt fcri- 
 l.ii.';,'. ' cufly confidereF, muft wiF admiration acknowledg dat 
 fingular wifdom, order, and government in dem, wi-e in no‘ 
 odcrcreatuH, man only excepted, (ifyet cobs excepted) 
 is to 5® found, 
 
 tAnjhtle 
 
C. L iiml of their y 
 
 ArifiotU make-t two forts of Bffi‘s, de on‘ ( wk is be ft) 
 
 ^ort, div(.r 5 -ccElli.'Urt'd,and iI'und ; de cder long, lik‘ unto of 
 
 walps. Optirmm gemn apim cjtix breves, varix, ^ in rotun- - 
 
 ditatenicompiitliles ; fecundce qux lonpx &, vefpis fmiles.hwii 
 
 in an otier plac‘ htt puccei a ditfercnc*^ betwffin^ wild' and 
 
 tarn': laying, Differmt inter fe apes pnrentibiis mta urba. ' 
 
 tiUjQ^ cjuxrnflicomoneano^jVitlu educatis prodierint : funt 
 
 enim hx fplvefires horridtores iifpetiu, cy iracnndiores, ($ mt- 
 
 nores ; fedopere & Idore prxflantiores, Woin'T/wi fol- ^ 
 
 lowet' alinoft verbatim : faying, Jpes^nnt ctiam ru[ikx fyl- ‘‘ ‘ 
 
 veflrcf/^hoYridx afpeBu, multi iracundiorcs ] fedopere ac la- 
 
 bore praBantiores. Z)rbanarum duo genera : optima breves, 
 
 varix, & i» rotunditatem compaBiles ; deteriores longx, ^ 
 
 (jUibus fmtlittido vefparum-.ctiamnum deterrimx ex iis pilofe. 
 
 But deft diftercncesmy experience hat not found: neidcr 
 dene I fe hou dey c^nbee; feingde fvvarmsof tam‘B$‘s 
 eiaj‘ often fli‘ into traesjandfo bccoom wilcle; & defwarms 
 of wild‘Bffikar not feldotn found, and put into hiv‘s. In- 
 dted‘de wi!d‘ar more angry . [mtdat is becaus 
 
 deyarlesufed to de company or men. Mcr'over, der‘ is 
 liTomdiftcrenc‘indebigncsof B5;‘s: Fordtydatar loaded 
 fame greater 8 e longer dandoft uat ar l$r‘; alfo de Nymps, 
 
 V. wen dey ccom firft abroad,ar not grovvne codeirfnll big- ir’.c .,,n.Lo. 
 nes wk afterward dey bav‘,and de old'e r.ks dcc'‘ wider,and 
 bccoom little again,'w.Lik‘vvift in defttrffi ages ceir cooIt. co. 
 lours allodcQe y.jjc. forindeirmiddic agedey ar broun, 
 
 wer‘asbefore dey ar‘mrr‘paft, v. andat delafl dey turn4.'. i 7 . 
 witiji again, V. But deft ar dilteronccs of Ba?‘s!iide fam‘tc. 
 ftall,arid not ofon‘ ftali fro-n an odcr, linc‘ def‘ divers forts 
 ar in every ftali. 
 
 De fevcrall parts or a Bee' have jj. f5;vej.aji m'f ^4 ,1 of a 
 
 Hir Horns growing in tie middle of hir foreiicdjWif two _ 
 
 ioynts,on‘cloft to dehed,dc odcr towards de middle, 
 dat jfEcaii put dem fcort‘ at f'nil ieogi:' w-en /ffi wil, and ■ 
 
 draw dem in again clof‘ to hir bed ) ar de proper organam 
 ofthe fens of feeling; by wit,wi t dc icaft touc,dcBa‘ fnd- 
 dainly fentci any tangible objedl: and der‘for‘ dey ferv to 
 gw 
 
8 OftheKatu/andproperttsofBee^Sj C. I. 
 
 giv warning in de dark, and wen/ee is bufi, of any obvious 
 ting,qik ordeddattnige offend her. 
 
 15 Hir two £eek‘s being tranfparent, lik* Lanthorn.doo^ 
 Hir Ev. ferv, dowg immoovable, infteedof Eys : foorrow wic de 
 
 fftcitsoi tings vifible ar conveyed to dc common Sens. 
 
 16 Forgadenng hir provifion, Jffihat two inftruraents, 
 H'trUr.^.: [hirFangsS; hir Tung: 3 hir Fangs,in fajionofa pair of pin¬ 
 cers,hang nor,as dc jaws of odcr tings, on‘ over an oder j 
 but fid‘-way,on‘ againft de odcr, as is moft convenient for 
 hirules. 
 
 j. Hir Tung is of dac lengt, dat hir mout cannot hold^ it: 
 
 Hir tu'r.g, vif but bfEing dubbledbetvvffin‘ hir Fangs under hir -cin, it 
 pjrtin reacet to de nek. It is divided into tree parts .• wcr‘of de 
 two ontmoft ferv as a caf^ to cover dc tird.-wi-e beeing de 
 €ief, de Bee‘ in hir woork puttef foort* beyond de odcr, & 
 drawetinagainas/eewil. Anddis tird part is lik^wif*- 
 parted into tree.-fodat der‘ar fiv'in all. 
 
 ! 3 To fet del'‘ inftruments on woork, Natur' hat furni/ed 
 }iir]i7!r a»«/. <ber wit fowr Wings:wk.fwifter dan de Eaft-wind', carri 
 her into all de fowr Coafts of de world; and denc‘ wit hir 
 precious lading ber‘ her bak again, until hir incelTant la¬ 
 bour hat worn dem out. v,n do. 
 
 19 Hirroug and deu-cla\v’d-Fat‘, apt to rak‘hold‘at dc 
 Hit fifft tou€, at in Dumber fix; dat /ee may Hand faft upon 
 
 fowr,wiI‘ jie uletde eder two to wip‘ hir eys, hir wings, 
 hir tung, or any oder partjand to convey de gadering of Bir 
 fangs to hir tig‘s.v. c, 6. n. 18. 
 
 :o For hir defenc^ is dubbly weaponed. Hir Fangs /ee 
 Hir <3,5 Sit. ufetjWen fie is not muc angry, againft all tn/effa: as oder 
 
 -- BeE‘s, Dron‘s, VVafps, &c. derSvitpincing and holding 
 
 Htrul ictm bvdelegsor wings, andfoomtim‘ by de 
 
 mlrjT»fei 7 - is rader a -eiding, dan a figting, and a warn- 
 ^4/s/infcdi. |ng,_rader dan a pun^ment; dowg witall foomtim^ .fee 
 bend hir fpeer' againft dem,as if jee woold' kil and flay. 
 
 , j Hir Speer* ^ is very lot* to uf‘, if by any oder means 
 
 hk fucr^ ^can^ift hir enemy,as knowing hou dangerous it is to hir 
 fi tisiarj. icif: for if anc* der* wit to ftrik* any hard part, as de 
 
9 
 
 C. I. and of their ^en^. 
 
 breftor/oulderj/ep is enforced to !eav liir Spat‘ behind* 
 her,and fo Jee killct and is killed w.wit de fam* ftrok^.Yet 
 wen de Bee‘s ar very angry; as nam‘ly wen dey ar affaul- 
 redvvit amulritud* of robbers at one', v. or wen in de^.o7.«.36. 
 fpring a hungry flail, forlaking his own hom‘,preffet into 
 dcir hiv*, v. dey fall fuddenly upon dem wit deir poyfoned ».45. 
 fpm‘S'.(Apil>M Nama'Culpideidedit, ^ cjuidem ventna- Nat hift.lib. 
 tai ) but den dey niak‘ ^ort woork*. For by dat titn* dey ' 5 
 hav’* put iipdeir weapons,fom di*prcfently : eders lofing . 
 
 de uf^ of deir wings, tumble on dc ground lik‘ mad thgSj 
 
 until in a wil* dey lof* deir liv*s too : oders wen dey ar-- 
 
 woonded, run away in great haft' (as having deir errand) 
 cider drawing on de ground on* or mo* of dcir legs,or dub- 
 bling deir neder part toward de ground, or turning de fam‘ 
 awry to dc on* fid* or de oder: but as many as ar ftricken, 
 witin an hour after,wil not bee able to wag out of dc plac*; 
 and witin two or tree,at dc moft, dey wil bee qit' ded. I 
 hav* looked on, wil* dus dey qikly cut of a wol* ftall, and a- 
 mongdereft, making den nodifterenc*, deyfpared notde 
 Qeen* her felf. After dis manner doo' dey deal wit de Dron's 
 at dc tim* of dc y e 8 r',wen dey wil not oderwift be beaten a* 
 W3y.':^.f.4.«.24. 
 
 But deir Speer's or flings dey uft^iefly againft tings of 
 Oder fort: [as men, beads, and fouls] wi^ hav* outwardly JJfy'JfcTa- 
 foom offenfiv* excrement, [as hair or feders] de tou-e wer'-^d*;;^ oier 
 ofprovoket dem to fling; aldowgfu^ftinging bee always 
 mortall to dcmfclvs, as anon is jewed, v. For de skin 
 having received de fling, huldct it fo fail, dat wen dey 
 woold* bee gon, dey leav bot* it and part of deir entrals 
 wicar faflned to it. AcuUumapibui NatHradedit ventri-pr — 
 
 conftrtim. If dey lift upon Poultry, aldowf deir defir* bee Nrt.ht'u. n. 
 to de qik, if dey can qik ly coom at it 3 yet wil dey put foort* c. I s', 
 dcir Speer's as{bon‘asdeytou€defcder:and it dey -canc* 
 to hit de hard part der'of, de fting fticket faft,as in de skin; 
 and der'fot* Gooft-wings ar nawf t to bee ufed in dc hiving 
 ofBee*s. 
 
 Lik‘wir‘, if dey lift upon de hair of your bed or beard, 
 
 (fav‘on‘ly wen dey coom horn* loadcn, orde weder is 
 C cold') 
 
JO 
 
 Of the KAtur^ and properties of 'Bcees. C. I. 
 cold' ) dey wil fling, if dey can reacdc skin: aldovvg VVcnl 
 and Woollen doo'not offend dem ; andifbaing odervvif' 
 angered, dey ftrik‘ deir Speer's in Woollen, dey cancafily 
 pul deal out again. But de nap of newFullian diTpIeafet 
 bccaus it femet hairy ; and dc ftuf is lo faft, datit 
 'UnJ}s‘ R^c/'holdet de fling : wer'for' fuc apparrel is not fit among 
 ffgi jem. ggpCj . 25 alfo Leder ia Gloovs or odcrwif': for as foon' as 
 
 deir fpeer's dey cannot recover again. Velvet in facing of 
 ifhnf hats orels-wer', doo'tangcrdcm as mucas any ting.'mak'- 
 ing dem flrik' as fcon' as dey tone it; but it hat not pouei 
 to hold' deir Speer's. 
 
 jS Wen dey ar angry, deir aym is moft commonly at de 
 
 Sf tr. Stir hed, and ciefly about de eys, as knowing dat der' dey may 
 ..-c^-fr-ira at j^c tnoi^c harm.-for dat part fwellet molFand longefl:and 
 
 -- yeti never heard dat any ever flung de very ey : as if dey 
 
 wer' forbidden to tou-e dat tender part. But de bat' hand 
 datisnotvery hairy, dey wilfeldom or never fling, unles 
 dey bee muc offended. 
 
 _ j Wen you ar flung,or any in de coompany, 'yea dowf a 
 
 a^tr. ^ It Bee‘ hav'flricken but your clod's, fpecially in hot weder^ 
 i.ir.r if-rn- youwer'beft bee packing as faft as you can; for dc odcr 
 zyNiu.tlie Bee's fmellingde rank favour ofdepoyfoncaftout wit de 
 
 -flmg, wil ccom about youastik as hail: fb dat fitly and 
 
 iiv‘ly didheeexprefdcmulmud'and.fierc'nes ofhiseni- 
 Pb!,!.s. mi's, dat faid, cam' abottt mee Hip TSee^s. Den is der' 
 
 no way to appeas dem butfligt: de mor' you refill, dc 
 fiercer dey ar. Dey ar lik‘ unto incorrigible /rews; der' 
 
 ,, is no dealing wit dem but by patienc‘:do\vg wen dey fling 
 
 dey ar fur' to hav' de wcorfl. For de WG)nd‘ endangeret nei- 
 ^;r. dcr Hf' nor lim : two nifcs flsep' wil tak' away de fwelling, 
 icsjiJing. _ and two minuts de pain: unles it beg in very rheuraatik bo- 
 dis: of wk fort I hav' known (com fo fwollen and disfi- 
 5 ' gured wit datlittleftrok', dat you CQold'lcarc'know dem 
 by deir favour in fiv'or fix days after. But on de oder fid', 
 \fi fr-.ifn. de Wafp^ Hornet, and Dor doo' fling often witout 
 \fuir ” any hurtto demfeivs; de Bee' never flinget but one', and 
 deniee kavet hir fling and catrais, raor‘ or kf,behind' 
 her,. 
 
tl 
 
 C. 1. and of their 
 
 her, in vulnere fonit. Intereunt qua ^mujferint, Viig Gcor; 
 
 quonim fine inteftini eruftiene aculcm eximt non potefi, ‘j 
 
 For witin fowr and twenty hours3fter,or,if mu€ of hir en- “f’’ 
 trals coom foort‘ vviF de fling,witin half dactimS/eedyeF. ipeer'cfn 
 
 But de Spter* reteining Iif‘ wen de Bee‘ is gon, it it bee not f^if picrr,i 
 prcfently pulled out, wilwoork it felfintodc flej’^ptode^' '’;f^»•‘’» i<- 
 hard end, and fo cans de pain & fweiling to bee bot‘ greater 
 and longer. 
 
 Der‘for‘^wenyouar (lungjinftantly wip‘ofdcBK‘,fling 
 and all, and wa/ de plac‘ wit your ipittle : fo /all you pre- 
 ventbot' pain and (welling, wi€ oderwifl noting but tim‘ ^,!X-” 
 
 call cut‘: for de poyfon is !o tubtil, dat it qikly piercet dc--- 
 
 fl:/, and de woond' fo little, dat no Antidot‘ can follow af- Ui 
 ter: and yet I hav‘ heard commended foraremedi,de /uyc‘ <‘’n‘cdn 
 of Houf-Icek^, of Ru'jot Mallows, ofivi, of a Marigold'- 
 leaf;of HolihokandVineger,of,SaltPnd Vineger, anddi- 
 vers Oder tings. Id malve peculiare efi, ut impofita iUtbui 
 vefpar'Am & apum^dolores Uvet,Ym\, Met. 1.6.cap.4. Ster- ' 
 ensviiccinnmvifparum iHus fanat, Hindus aceto tumores 
 di^erit. Fern. Met. 1 .5. cap. 27. Ru‘ drnnken wit Win‘,fl?« 
 raier v)it Hydromel, or de leavs ftamped wit Hoonni and 
 Salt, and laid to de woond*,is good againft flinging of BeB% 
 
 Walps, Hornets, and Scorpions; Dodeens, 1 . a c.Sj. 
 
 Verum hoc mihi pr£ Citteris probatar remeditim; Z)t pri- 
 wiint fe quis itlumfenferit, acnleum adhuc epidtKmdi -inha'’ 
 rentem cum ip fa ape infianter aijhrgat ( nam ft pau/ifper fi~ 
 natur, dum veram'cutem penetravertt ; uehementior inde^iu- 
 turnior, & fanatu difficUior evadet turn dolor turn tumor ) 
 dein, qadm mox reddi poteft, propria vel pueri vulnus mink 
 malva folia fapiufcule proluant ; quod pofiea virgineo aliovc 
 tneHe fiuido digitus eirctmlmat. Sed locusnequttquamfrice- 
 
 But if dou wilt hav‘de favour of dy Bee‘s dat dey fling ^ a 
 dte not, dou muft avoid fu-e tings as offend dem : dou muft 
 notbee(i)uncaft‘orix'uncleanly.-forimpuriti& flutti/nes 
 
 ('dcmfelvs beeing mo{l‘ €aft‘ and neat ) dey utterly abhor: --^ 
 
 dou muft not coom among dem (jjfmellingoffweat, or 
 having a {linking bret, caufed eider treog eating of 
 C 2 Leek's, 
 
1 Z Of the Natu/ and ^ro^erti^^ of Bee^Sj C.I* 
 
 Leek's, Onions, GarleekSandde Iik‘;or by any odcrmeans: 
 de noyfomncs wet'of is correcied wit a cup of Beer'; 
 doumuft nor bee given :o f 4 j furfetting and drunkennest 
 » W:{ nit muft nor coom (<;) puffing and blowing unto dem, nci- 
 
 t 7 i:rejjef iiir hsftiiy ftur among dem, nor'<■ violently defend dy lelf 
 
 ft'' trettendee; but foftly mmving dy hand 
 
 tile^v.'n. factor'dytac', gently put dem by; and laftly,dou muft bee 
 38.1 iuttKci- no Stranger unto dem. 
 
 uiiieritiuk^ 
 
 itir parts: andifij ftnysr.^ arj fitiitirs^ jett tarr to hi sn’, le Bee<s prefeatly per- 
 tt,ypigilij ie jfrena fmd ef Se hun.curffo fte fmeILt itenasif fee had /»w^,v.ii. 
 
 ,1 veslite fa eager upm rtfeof, iathjna means saniejhee paci fyed, umti jey ha\‘ 
 i€field. 
 
 ^6 In a wcord, doumuft bee oaft', clenly, fweet', fofatr, 
 
 ^e fie preper- j familiar: fo wil dey loov dee, and know dffi from 
 
 Si Oder. 
 
 - At any rim',wen noting hat angered dem,on' may bold'- 
 
 Safcrla sssaiP', Walk aloDgby defli •• but ifhee llandftilbefoi* dcin wit- 
 iar.tc ^ar.dJ- in ds fpac' of 3 pearc in de heat of dc day, it is marveil but 
 msrpBee on' or Oder fpying him from de Hiv‘, wil haV a caft at 
 him. 
 
 If youhav'any ting to doo'about your Hiv‘s,dcfitteft 
 
 if i/«V Ij, morning, wen de Bee's ar new gon abroad; and 
 
 in de eevning befor' dey beeconm in : for den de weder 
 baeing ccDl',and de coompany few at hbm'jdcy ar not fo apt 
 
 to bee qareling, unlesdey bee niuc provoked. Lik'wii' at 
 Oder tim's of de day, wen de weder is cold', wet, or windi, 
 dey ar patient enoug. 
 
 ir.:( fat if But about Nccn' in hot wtder, and fpecially wen dey 
 ur d..j In ''ar nav' tafted of de Hocniii-dews,dey arloon' angry, and very 
 
 srsJt'-arfj. eagCf. 
 
 But wenf( ever you hav' occalion to triibble deir pati- 
 eeear^- «nce‘,or to cmniatnong dcoi beeing irubbled; it is bettor to 
 fffsfafr. ftanduponycuraard, danto trufttodeirgeiitlcnes. For de 
 ' fapgard ofyourfac'fwie dey hav'moft' mind'unto ) pro- 
 
 vid' apurf-hood made'of conrf' boultering, to bee drawn 
 and knit about your collar: wie.for mcr'faf'ci, is to bee 
 lined sgaiaftde eminent parts wit Wcolicn clot. Firit, 
 cut a peec' about an in-e and a half broad, and half a yard 
 long, 
 

 C. l. of their ^en*. 
 
 long, to reat round by de temples and fbr‘-hed from on' 
 ear to de oder: wi€ beeing fowed in his plac‘, joyn unto it 
 two jTor: pieces of de fam'bredt under deeys, for de balls 
 of de ceek's: and den fet an oder piec' about de bredt of a 
 filling againlt de Cop ofde nof‘: in fteed ofdis,you may uf" 
 a Cypres Band or a Boulter; having a Hand'kcr'eief bc« 
 tween'your for'-bed and it, teber' it out from de skin, 
 and y our hat on y our hed to hold'it faft. Andifdey bee fo 
 carneft, datyou fear flinging your hands, put on a pair of 
 v;oollen cufs or gloovs. Wen you hiv'ondis Helmet and 
 Gantlets, as a man armed at all points, you may boldly deal 
 wit dem, beeing out of de danger of deir poyfoned fpeer's. 
 
 At oder tim's wendeyarnot angered, a little piec'halt a 
 qarrer broad to cover de ey s & parts about dem may fet v; 
 for den, dowg it bee in de heat of de day, unles dey may 
 flrik' about de eys, dey cat' not to ftrik' at all. 
 
 U'lto Cartel, wichav'not dereafon by fligtor oderwif' 
 tofav' demfelvs, dey ar mor'dangerous. A Hors in 
 
 heat of de day looking over a hedg, on de oder fid' wcr'of - ‘ - 
 
 was a flail ofBee's, wil' hee flood nodding wit his hed, as 
 his manner is,bccaus ofde Fli's, de Bee's fell upon him and 
 killed him.Lik‘wif‘,I heard of a Teem' dat (Irercing againft 
 a hedg, overtrew a (tall on de oder fid', and fo two of de 
 Horfes wer'flungtodeat.I doubt not buttroog negligtnc' 
 many fuc mifcanceshaVhappenedds-wer‘. Fordis ting 
 hat been long fine'obftrvcd by dat great Pilofeger Necant Auii j,,,; 
 (fait hee) w/ maxima animaliai^tt fniacaleit jame'jtius 
 cccifus ab apibui (Jl. 
 
 A Nd fu’C arde forts of Bee's, wit deir iniegrall parts. 
 
 Among wic, dowg dtt' doo' not appicr' dof' out- ^ 
 WardOr^d«<»of fentiugwi-e oi^r Axima/f hzv'-, norisfeen' 
 inde hed dat inward principall* parr, wic is de fountain^ 
 and feat of all Senfes, Pantafi'^, and MemorP ; \ ct hav' dey “ 
 de Scnfesdemfeivsjbot' outwardand inward: wic deir fub- u 
 til and adliv'fpin'tsdao'excit'andqicken, for de woorksofV. 
 
 deir curious Artand fiugular Venu's. non Nj,m,! ^ 
 
 membra eju<e, velnt carina^fenfas invehant effetamen his 
 
 C 3 dll 
 
14 Oj the Natur'^ and properties of Bee^s^ C. L 
 
 ditam, olfatiitm, gufintim, exwiia pu:erea natura doria,fo- 
 A ;£ -.rhn. dc lertiam, unimum, artem quu facile crediderk. Great T)eui 
 G-ili::- minima corf ore acuta fenfu auimaKtia; tit majori attentione 
 r..Tr.. ho 5. flufeamta agilitatem mufca voiantis, qudm magnitudinem ju- 
 mentigradientk. 
 
 Of all dc fiv‘ Scnfes deir figt feemet to b® weakeft: and 
 wcakcT wcii dcv coom hom‘loaded, dan wen deyarilcer‘; 
 and, bang loaded, on foo:‘,dan wen dey ar flying. If, wen 
 dey crom honi‘loaded, dey ligt befid‘de denr^idey vvil go‘ 
 np and doun feek‘ing for it, as if dey wer‘ in de dark : and 
 unles by -eanc* dey hit upon it, dey muft fly‘ again befot*^ 
 dey can find* it. As many as fail befid* dc flool*, wen it wax- 
 et dark, ten to one dey ly* abroad all nigt;yea,if at fue tim* 
 bang trubbled by any fing dey coom foort* from de flrol*, 
 dowf den dey b® frefh and lufti*, dey will leap up and 
 doun, run and fly* to and fro, till dey b® weary; but by 
 no mean*s can dey find* de way in again. And der*for‘ it 
 iSjdat wen dey fly* abroad, dey tak* fuc pains at de door* in 
 rubbing and wiping deir glazen eys, dat dey migt de better 
 difeern deir way foort* and bak. 
 
 But deir fmelling is excellent: wer*by wen dey fly* aloft 
 in de aier, dey will qikly perceiv any ting under dem 
 pir. ^gt dc}' Hk*, as Hoonni, Rozin,or Tar, dowg it b® covered. 
 AsfQ3n*asthe Hoonni-deW is fallen, dey prefently wind* it, 
 r.6. C.41 - dowg dc Oaks dat receiv it v, b® a far of; wie de Poet, 
 I'pcaking of de excellcnci of loom creatut*s in this fens be- 
 for* oders,doo'tdus expref, 
 
 Lu.-ict-hb.4. —Ideo^er aurac 
 
 Melik apes, quamvk longe, ducuntur edore. 
 
 And by dis fens dey find* out any ftrang* B®*, wk is not 
 oderwil*tob® known from deirovyn coompany, anddat 
 in de dark Hiv*; wer*, wen dey ar difpofed, dey will by dc 
 fam* means cull out dc Dron*s, yea and pull out de Cepens 
 r..-. 4. n- 30. “P cells, not meddling wit any of deir 
 
 own Sex. 
 
 4< Deir hearing and fffilingar very qik. If you touc deir 
 He^rir.eaKd Hk‘butHftly, orde ftcol*,ordcground Hffir*it; dcy pre- 
 
 -fcntly perceiving it, inak‘agencrallnoys: aldowgt^W- 
 
 fiotU 
 
I. and of their ^en\ j 5 
 
 ftotle doubt weidcr dey hear, or not. ^^ancjuam incertum Hiu, '.n. Lb, y.’ 
 efi An aadiant. But if dey did not hear, to war purpof^^ is 
 dat Mufik mad‘ in the Hiv^s, befoi*- de fwarming ? v. c.5, 
 
 ». 38. and in de battel, vlLc. 7. «. 54. or his tinging of 
 uvarm'stomak^demcoomdoun, v. c.s.H.’^y.infine. 
 
 And of dcir fift fens I mak‘ no qeftion, fitens dey ar 46 
 aftd to fings ofdifttrent taft‘s: aldowgder‘ may leEm‘de 
 ies uf^ of it, becaiis deir fmelling is f« perfedf. 
 
 Andfuo ar deir outward fenfes. De inward qalities of 47 
 deir minds ar far mor‘ excellent. Deir curious art and 
 woorkmanlhip is to bee admired rader den imitated of men; 
 
 . See cap. 6 .) and deir fingular vertu‘s ar no les admirable. 
 
 In valour and magnanimiti dey furpafall creatures; dcre 48 
 is nothing fo hug‘ and migti, dat dey fear to fet upon: and . 
 
 wendey hav‘onc‘ begun, dey ar invincible; for noting can 
 mak^ dem yeeld‘ but dcat; fo great harts do 3 ‘ dey carry in 
 fo little bodys v. In privat wrongs and injuris doon to k n 7, 37 
 deir perfons (for wkcaus men will fooneft qarel) dey ar 
 
 very patient: but in dcfenc‘of deir Princ‘and Common^ 
 welt dey doo‘ moft reddily enter dc field; 
 
 - Ht corpora hello Vn-g, 
 
 ObjeVeant, pnlchramfj petunt per vulnera mortem.v. v. 5. 
 
 Wer'by appffireth deir fingular fortitudS no Ies den deir 45 
 orudenc‘ doo'^t in de goovcniment of de Common-weal v, rrmtem ‘ .md 
 befid‘ wk, deir wifdom and knowledg in oder matters is _ 
 
 very muc: as de reddy difeerning of deir peculiar manfions ^ 
 among a multitude: and in dem, of deir enimies and ftran- ^ 
 gets, from deir fellows and friends, wic no‘ humair fens 
 can diftinguifh : deir knowledg of de DroiPs,wcn dey ar 
 iieceffary, wen dey hav‘ ton many, and wen dey need* dem 
 not at all. Deir wit and dexteriti, as wel in gadering as in 
 wonrkingdeir lvvcet‘s, is inimiiabk.i^.Mor^over, as skilful^- o 
 A[lronomers,dey hav‘ fov‘-knowledgofthe weder. Tra -‘ 
 divinant enim ventos imbrelq,. & tnne fe pler£^ continent te- ^,11, j,’,. i,[, 5, 
 .^is, \lim,Pr£fApf<ntai.es & hjemem&hnbreijV. cq',40, 
 
 --Certos .wvtrepenates: r ,,-7.7,.to 
 
 yenrHujJ-jt/n-.s t.cemores itfiate laborem 
 Bxperiuntur, & in medium quafttareponunto 
 
 And 
 
16 Of the Katur^ and pro^erti^s of 'Bee^Sj C.l. 
 
 And in ftormi and windiwedcr, icisa wrondcrto faswac 
 cunning dnPdat ar abroad dco^ uf‘ to/ifc dc wind‘d wen 
 dey coom horn* loaden : how dey fly‘ alow by de ground, 
 among de bu^cs, in de lan‘s, and Iee-fid‘s of -de hedges. 
 N.'t.Luft.Lii • JxxtAterram vslant in adverfaflatu veprihm heietato. But 
 c ;o. aboDP all,on‘excellentskil dey hgv'jWicde moft‘ excellent 
 
 femals, dowf muedey defit^ it, mull yeeld'dunfcIv‘sto 
 want: for dey know certainly wen dey breed* a mal*, and 
 wenafemal*; wk ting apparetby dis, dat dey lay deir 
 v.:.&.n.\a Cepen-(£ed*s in a wid* com by demfelv*s, v. and de 
 Nyrap-l'eed^s indereft, wk arofafmallerfi2*.T/. Sodat 
 V-cA.’-.i^. v/antet in de %t of deir eys,is fully fupplyed in de figt 
 
 Ambr.His.l ?. of deir mind*. Cum fit infirma rcbort apis, valida efl vi^ore 
 c,2i. fdptemii ^ amore virtutis. 
 
 And yet I hav* red of a greater knovvledg den all dis: 
 Hou der* wer‘ BeE*s fo wit* and skilful, as not on'ly to de- 
 fcri= a certain little God-a migti,dovvg hee cam* among dem 
 in lik*nesof a \Vafcr'Cak‘;bat alfo to build him an artificial 
 Cappel. Iff fhcold'relat* the Stori.all men,I know,wcold* 
 not beleev' it: notwitftanding, becaus every man may mak' 
 fcom uf* ofir, you ihal hav* it. 
 
 50 *'A certain fimple woman having foom flails of Bffi‘s,wi€ 
 
 A firing’ui^ “y$Ided not unto her hirdefired profit, but did confum* 
 Murrain; mad* hir moan to an oder woman 
 'cf‘ “ mor* fimple dan hir felf: who gav* her counlell to get a 
 “ confecrated Heft, and put it among dcm. According to 
 “ whof‘ advic* /e went to de Prieft to receiv de Hoft; wie 
 “ wenhad doon.jTffi kept it in her mout,and bffing coom 
 *' horn* again, fis took it out, and put it into on* of hir 
 “ Hiv*s. Wer‘upon de Murrain cealed, and de Hoonni a- 
 “ bounded: De woman der*for*_lifting up de Hiv‘at de 
 ** du* tim‘ to tak* out de Hoonni, (aw der* (mod ftrang* to 
 “bffi fen*} a Cappel built by dc BaE‘s, wif an altar in it, 
 **de wals adorned by marveiicusskil of Arichitedlur*, wit 
 “windoors convenienly fet in deir places; alfo a door* and 
 “ a ftEple wit bels. And de Hoft being laid upon de al- 
 *‘ tar, de Bs^s making a fwffit* noys,flew round about it. 
 But weder dis doo* mor* argu* de fapcrnatural kno wlcdg 
 and 
 
*7 
 
 C. I, and of their ^en\ 
 
 and skil of de Bee‘s, or de miraculous pouer of de Hoft, 
 orde fpiritual craftincs of him , wof‘ ccoming is by dc 
 woorking of Satan wit all pouer and fign's and lying woon- 
 ders, foom- fcrupulous *Skcptiks_may mak‘aqcftion:and^ A Gclhus,! 
 prefuming to cxamin every particular circumftanc' over n.c s. 
 narrowly, wil niak‘ objedtions againft de tru^t of de Stori: 
 wic, by deir leavs, in de behalf of my Author, I muftnot 
 fpar‘ to anfwer. Firft, it may b® dey will objed dat de 
 Hofl being held folong inde womans mou-t, crold'^ not 
 €cd 1 ‘ but melt and mar. IndsdS if it did remain, as it was, 
 a \Vafer.cak‘;dis wer‘ lik'ly cncug: but bffiing turned into 
 fle/, dc caf‘ is altered. It dey Jail fay dat becaus it was nou 
 Hoonni-harveft, at wktim* goad ftalls, lucas dis was, ar 
 ful of Wax and Honnni, and der‘for‘ der‘ coold^ not b® 
 room* cnoug for a €appel wit a ftffiple and bcls in it; I an¬ 
 fwer, dat dis is as weak and fimplc as de former. For feing 
 it is known dat a Blak-fmit of did mak* a Lok and 
 
 a Key fo little,dat a fly* coold* draw it; why fhoold' !x>t 
 De little Smi^ o/’Notingham, 
 
 Wti de vetirk^dat «o‘ mm can, 
 fram* a little £appcl in a little room *} But den perhaps 
 dey wil reply, If w® grant you dis, yet hou ccold* dc Ba*s 
 fli* about de altar in dat little £appel, feing dey ar fcarc* 
 able to fli* in fo narrow a clof* room* as de empti Hiv *} As 
 for dat, it may bffiamiftakingofa woord: haply de woman 
 faid dey did but crawl. If dey /all ask hou dc woman 
 ccold* fe de altar wit de Hoft (landing in the Cancel,and dc 
 Bels hanging in de Staple, feing de waxen walls wet* not 
 tranfparcnt; dey may eafily think,dat de Bee*s woold* giv 
 deir Dam* leav to look in at the vvindoors. And if dey /all 
 fay dat duf* bcl’s bffiing mad* of (u€ mettal, woold* giv but 
 a weak found, wen dey wer* rungtoMattins;dcy muftcon- 
 fiderdc Parifioners dwelt not far of. And fo I link def* 
 captious Critiks wil hold' demfdv*s contented. 
 
 Unto dis Stori my Autor immediatly addet an oder,lik* 
 untoit, andaslik'ly': ** Hou certain Tffiv*s having ftollea 
 ** de Silver Box wer‘in de Wafer-Gods uf* to ly*, and find- 
 “ing on* of dem dcr*, bffiinglot*,bclik‘,dathffi /oald* ly* 
 
 D abroad 
 
Of the Kdtur and pro^erti^s of B ec^s^ C. I. 
 
 ‘‘abroad all nigt, did not caft him away,but laid him under 
 “ a Hiv‘: worn de acknowledging, advanced to a hig 
 “rrom‘ m deHiv‘:andder‘, inftffidof hisfilverBox, mad‘ 
 “ him an od-.r of de witeft Wax : and wen dey hadfo doon, 
 “inwoorjTipofbim, at fethours deyfung mofl‘ fw$i‘ly 
 “ beyond all mcafnr‘ about it ; yea de owner took' detn 
 “at it at mid nigt, wii a lift and ajl. Wtr‘wi;|. de Bi- 
 “ j?op b$ing mad‘ acqainted , cam* deder wit many o- 
 ‘• dcrs : and !if:ing upde Hiv‘, h$ faw der‘ ncr' de top, 
 “amcft‘ nii‘Box, wer^inde Hoft was laid,and de Qir‘s 
 “ of B£‘s Gnging about it. De BijTop der‘for‘ taking de 
 “Hoft, carried it witde greateft honour into deCyrc: 
 “ weder many reforting, wer‘ cured of innumerable dif- 
 “ eafes. 
 
 I doubt nor, but fom incredulous people wil qareldis 
 Srori, as wel as de former ; making qeftion, finc‘ de corns 
 in de top of de Hiv‘,ar not paft half an inc on‘ from an oder; 
 hou der‘ coDld‘ b® rnom' for a Box of dat bredt,dat woo!d‘ 
 c.'ntcindeHoft;anddenb«ing der', houitmigt bffi fe'n 
 bydeBi/op; feingdof‘ {paces ar always filled wit Bte‘s; 
 andde Storifait, dat dey wct‘ deafinging about it. And 
 der'for' perhaps dey wil fufped de wol‘ Narration, fuppo- 
 fing It radcr to be an unad vifed devif‘of foom idle Moonk; 
 wic, if h$ had confulted wit dem dat hav‘ skil among 
 B£‘s, migthav‘mad'his tab mor'probable. Allcaging 
 mor'ovtr, datdtr'for'der'is no mention mad'of any par¬ 
 ticular perfon, dm‘.or plac', leftde circumftances Jtold' 
 difpronv' ae matter it ftlf. All wicobjedlions Icoold' as 
 eafilyanlweras de former,if I tougt it nadfull. But nou 
 becaus foom may bs as reddy to miftruft my reIation,as o- 
 ders arto objedagainft de tru‘t ofdc Storis;! wil hffir' in 
 min' own behalf, for deir fatisfadion, fet dem doun in my 
 Autors own wenrds. 
 
 Cxm mu/itr ijtiidam imenii nonnHSit a^um alvea^ 
 
 Tiapfidtret, reddere»texpetitumfnitlam, fed lue 
 
 tjuidam tahefemes mmrentur ; dt confilio alterins feemina 
 Jimplicioris,acceJftt ad Sacerdotem perciptura S'ueharifiam : 
 tjuam fumptam tamcnore continuit, domum^reverfa extra- 
 
19 
 
 C. I and of their %eN^, 
 
 eUmcellocavitiuma ex dveAr 'w. Luesceffavitt mtlla afjltt- 
 ebant. fuo tempore mHlter,apertii, utmel educeretyaU 
 
 vearifjyvidtt {mirAnda res'.) exadifcAttsmab apibus face/lum, 
 conftruBum altare, parietes miro ArcIciteElurit artificio fuis 
 feneflru appofite fnis locii orritos, oflium, turr'my cum fm 
 tintinabulis : Eucharijlsam veto in alt an repojitamycircam- 
 volabant fuavi fufurro perpepentes apes. 
 
 De cdcr hffi reporte-t dus; ^uidam fares, m argentetm 
 VAfcHlur/),in quo condisa erat EnchariJlia,auf(rreMt, & i/lam 
 fec'.imraptierUfit : Jacratiffimumvero C.corpta fuh alveari 
 
 prokcernnt. Pofi aliquot dies‘Uominus alvearls videtapet 
 certk horis ftpius, demiffis opens ad ctbos convehcndos, totos 
 ejfe in quodam inelliflao concentfs edendo. de me¬ 
 
 dia nolle exfttrrextffet, confpieatur fispra alveare iHttflriJJl- 
 mam Imem, fuavifftmcq^ prater omnem modurn modulantes 
 apes. Rei novitateinufitatd, & prorfm admirandd perculfas, 
 
 ‘heijj monitu intimo agitatta, rem defert ad Epifcopant. Is, 
 plnrimis fectsm ajfumptis,eo fe cenferens, aperto alveari,videt 
 Vafctilum ele£antiJfimtim,epBitm e candidifftmacera prope 
 alvearls fafiigium, in quo repofita erat Eucharifliai circa illud 
 chores apum eircumfonautes, Cr exctsbias agentes. iAcceptum 
 igitur Epifcepus Sacramentum, maxima cam honors in tem- 
 plumreportavit: qnentultiaccedetstes ab innumerls funt mer- 
 biscisrati. To. Bozius defignisEccIefix. Lib. 14.C.5. 
 
 Ih wi€ Stori w« may notSbefid'sde wcnndcrful know- 
 ledg and devotion of de Bffi's, an incredible pouer and ver- 
 tu'alfo. Fordis God wicdey kept and compafed, isfaid 
 tohav‘degifcof healing : wk oders, dowgof as good a 
 making, wteknow doo‘ want. Dc conclu(ion,wi£ my An- 
 •f or necitlarily inferref hereupon, is better dan all de reft. 
 
 Ex bis necejfe e(l dicamus in Euchartfiia verum C. corpus eJfe. 
 Butifdou wilt grant mec, dathffir‘by is proovedde incre¬ 
 dible knowlcdg and skil ofde B«'s, for my parti wil urg‘ 
 dee no farder. 
 
 In de pleafur's of deir lif‘ de Bffi's ar fo moderat,dat per- 
 feft temperanc‘ femef toreft only indem ; wer‘by dey , 
 
 enjoy fiK a found coaftitution of body, dat deir woh liPis 
 
 Dj fubjeft^' ■ 
 
20 Of the Xmr ml pro^erti^s of lice's^ C. 1. 
 
 55 fubjeft to’no' fiknesatalljdecaufesof dcir dea-f, ciderpar- 
 Cjufiiif ticularor f general!, ( wifout outward violence) bffiing 
 '^f£____on‘ly Hunger and Cold': ^.[Deprognoftiks of wof‘genc- 
 jal[ decay and deaf arfrffi: i deir hollow hanging doun 
 on' at an odtrs hsl's; 2 deir continual! ksping in : j a ge- 
 S./r/J ff i‘>r nerall extraordinari and continued nois. All wk, togcder 
 wif de eauies, ar dus fet doun by de Poet : 
 
 --- I tyfut ilk fedihs connexa ad limine pendent, 
 
 i iAut intns ckufis cunBantar tn sdtbui omnes, 
 
 Jgr.itVii^ FaTKe& contraBo Fngore pign, 
 
 3 iAntfonns andttur ff-nvior^ traBima^fnfnrrant, 
 Frigidus ut ipnondam f)lvUimmHrmmat Anfier. 
 
 Def‘, by heating and fading,may haply b® recovered; but 
 beingonc'decayedjtruftdem not an odei Winter: v. c, 
 8,»,i<5.andc.io,p,i,'».5.»»-lV. 
 
 * Viraii fieaet loke cf dri iitrcpiniin,»!r’ hee flip, 
 
 ArriTiS, u'.fama, Apibus morboqiie famcque. 
 
 /trJ i 
 
 — trifii languebuntcorporamorbo. 
 
 But rr.j exfencr.r hsr r.e':er fvund xr.j der i<>n u aiosVyisiitieneii. 
 f of a »:i‘fuUtcgeier. 
 
 •i Alfo, in dcirown Compion-welf, deyarmoft'juft; not 
 . de leaft wrong or injury is offered among dcm. Butind$d‘ 
 
 I cannot mu€commend deir jnftic' towardsftrangers; for 
 all dat dey can cat-e is deir own : unies dey may bffi cxciifcd 
 in dis refped, datde Bffi's of divers Hiv'sarat deadly 
 Feud j or rader as Kingdoms, dat ar at defianc' on' wif an 
 5S Oder.f. c. 7. «. 3 ). 
 
 _ Deir Caftiti is to fc® admired : IntegrltM corporis virgi- 
 
 Axb.rt;x.!. 5. rAis eKnibut cernmnnis. 
 
 i'b”- j £t certe apesfemin.i noscoenr.doeonciptunt. Item, Omnx- 
 
 potent (greaterapihus prelem fineconcuhuudcdit. 
 
 Is-s— c-bar.o Iliumadeo placitijfe apibns mirabtre morem, 
 cc:;jj£a;i. conenbitn indulgent, (ft. Dcy ingender nor,as 
 
 Gcor/. Q^ei- livingCreatur's.'only dey fufterdeir Drones v.smona 
 
 ' ■ deiaforafcalon, by wof* Malculin' vertu' dey ftrang'ly 
 
 ccnceiv and brad', tor deprefervation of deir fwffit' kind-. 
 
 WiF 
 
21 
 
 C. I. 
 
 Wit ftrang* kind' of breeding,de Pilofophcr fait to bee ap¬ 
 parent unto fens and rcal'on. Cum i» i^enere pifdum talU Gcncrat.an.L 
 qHxdam[ttgeneratio aonuullerHn),utft»ecoituge»ereHf, hoc 3 «C‘''P-iO' 
 idem in Aftbusetlam evenire videtur, ^uodfenfusratio^af- 
 parensadmoneat. cienlLh 
 
 Forclcnlines and neatneSjdey may bee aMirronrto ■ 
 
 HmfkDim^^s.LMuojdifimHmommumhocanimal. Fornei- 
 der wildey fufterany {lutteriwitin,if dey may go' abroad; Nat.hifi.l. n . 
 t/^moliuntur omnia'e medif, nuHa jointer opera [purcitta ja- c 
 
 «»r;ncidercandty endur'any uniavorinesv/i-foutnigun- 4 o, 
 
 todem. Odcre fosdos adores.NuUaharutnafsidet in loco in- 
 gtiimo, aut eoqaimaie oleat. And for deir ptrfons ( wic 
 ar leoviy broun ) dowf dey bee not long about it, yet ar dey 
 curious in trimming and imeoding dem from top to to‘;lik‘ 
 unto fober Matrons, wit loov as wel to go' neat,as plain ; 
 py‘dandgraiji' coollours belong to dc Wafp, wk is goad 
 for no-fing but to fpend and waft‘. 
 
 Dcf' admiredproperti'soi Bee's Lkno\vlcdg,loyalti,pcr- r., 
 petuall concord and amiti, order, goovcrnmcnt.art, dili-^^fw, 
 gene',and odcr vertu's j wen de f Poet had declared ; bee 
 faringef inoders, concluding upon bis premill'es, Dat detGecr^.^r 
 Bee's doo' participat' divin' reafon and celeftiall influ. 
 cnc‘. 
 
 His cjuidam fignis,atj,h£ce.vempl.t feejuuti, 
 
 £jfe Apibus partem dtvina mentis^ hats Hus 
 
 'i/Ethereos dixere, 
 
 Wit big conceipt is confirmed by deir propeticall prefages 
 of many ftrang' and extraordinari events v: and Ipecially of P^.Picm.Hicrc- 
 dc fwcet'concnrrenc' of mans fvveeteft orn 3 ment 5 [Lcarning slyFl'‘>..l;Ki 6 
 and Eloqcnc':^ asnam'ly in divin' T/aio: of worn'it is 
 laid, dat de Bee's reftingupon hisfac'in de cradle, poured 
 in Hoonni into hislip-sj^aprefag' of hisfutui' Eloqcnc'.] j 
 
 ’ Sedere Apes in ore tnfuntis Platonisf fuavitatem illam prx -1 ,, ,7 ’ 
 
 dulcis flocjuit portendentes. Item | PertHr cum in cuniseffet, j Ljcrt. m vita 
 inlabiis infantis Apes wel fHdijje,[£locjuentUfmur<t pr£fa- Platcms. 
 
 gium,] , Piiifani's 
 
 De lik*^ prefag*bad doft wittieloqcnt Poets Pmdarsss.n dd'cnpt'ione 
 andX«r^» : as you may * read in deir iiv's. Pindarum/um Gr.i’cix.l.j. 
 
 D3 el'et 
 
22 
 
 Of the Nahir"^ and pro^erti^s ofBee^s^ C. I. 
 
 ejfet adhftc tdoltfcentulns, Thejpias profictfcefttem.^ey afiatem 
 meridioKO calore fejfum , fomntu arElior comflexm efi, 
 volkrunt Apes, (r od ejus lahia met admoverunt. Hoc frit 
 carmtHa pangendi Tiniaro initiism- 
 
 ... f Lucarsui sn Hijfania tiatus, oBAVum Kseufim agens, Ro- 
 
 c» liitiqw CO- mAmtrar.fliUuji efr, ac ne dijbar evcKttu «« eo narraretur ejm, 
 r..:o:ano. Hffsdo referiur; cHxas infrfstis^qmbui ferebatur, apes 
 
 circumvolarnm, of^fufedere complures; facundum 
 cpudem nunc exiftimamus frtxrHm (ignificar.tes. 
 
 De iik‘ is recorded of dat learned eloqent Fader of dc 
 » Frin.-ifcus -Gyr-e, S. Ambros. * At»brofnu infant in area preterit »n cu- 
 Hirs-s i;’. v;;;s pcfnst^CL'm dormiret aperto ore-, frbito examen tApxm 
 
 banaopjc.. ad-veniensfaciem, ejxs atepne era cemplevit. De event of wic 
 prefag^ appeerci in his woorks. ^em non ftne caitfa (fait 
 * In *Erafmuu ) doBorem Me/iiflsum vecant. 
 
 ?.Ti:e opera Am- gjj -xccHenci vrio dc Ba‘^s for‘Jewed to de(‘ men, dey 
 br'rso. teftified to Hippocrates aftci bis deaf. * In bunc ftfjue diem 
 ’Inn:: Hyp- monumentum ejm ofienditxr, in quo mu/to tempore examen 
 frit q-aod mel cor.fciebat, quo nutrices infantes frperficiarits 
 arts nlcerib(u{caphtas dicfint)labora«tes,ap!td tv.mulum illine- 
 bant, facile hierabant. But non‘ of dci‘ ar mor‘ memo, 
 rablc dan de Bet‘s of Vives, in de Colledg of Bee‘s. vid. 
 B-5P- 
 
 ^5 Anent de ag‘ of Bee's, der' ar divers opinions: fo»m tink 
 gr dat dey may liv four or fiv' yffir's, yea foomfix orfevn : 
 
 aYeg, enim plus feptima ducitur etflas. 
 rpeak't ofa longer tim'. Vita apumannifex, 
 r.enntiiUetitmfeptempofrntcomplere: quodf examennovem 
 aut decern annos duravertt, proj^ere atlum efje exiftimattir. 
 Wk opinions ar grounded iiprn dis, dat dey fe a Ball fcota- 
 tim's continu' fo long, befor' de Bee's di' all togeder. But 
 discontinuanc'ison'lybyfucceflion: and fomigt dey liv 
 isfectila, ifdc rottennes of deir corns, de hardnes ofdeir 
 fr ^ r, -6. Hconni, and de abundant' of noyfoin flopping v, vvoold' 
 Cto:°. 4- fu&r dem to abid' de Hiv's. Nam genus immortale ma- 
 net. 
 
 An.D. I Jie. LudovicM Vives was fent by Cardinal tyolfey to 
 
 Oxferdfi^^ to bffi dc publik profeflor ofRhetorik, bffilng 
 placed 
 
C.I. and of their 25 
 
 placed in de* Collegd of 866*^5,b$ was wclcoomed deder by * i. C. C. C. 
 a fvvarm ofB£e‘s: Wi-e creatures, tofignifi‘dein- 
 
 comparable fwffit^ncs of bis elcqcnc*, fettled demfeivs over Iffffff!” fv 
 bis hcd,under de leds of his Studdiiwer'dey hav‘concinued 
 
 abcov too yffir^s. _ i'in caftigatio- 
 
 DetruH ofdis ftoriappffit^sas Wei by dcgencrall voic‘ '’^mChivfoft. 
 ofdc Hous,wichav‘ received it by traditionj as by de fpg.'^onciuncula- 
 ciall tefainoui of a woordy Antiqari of our tiiTi‘: wo‘ af- 
 firines dat '■ 66 haf often beard his mafter D. "Benefield []on‘ prefide-^i HJ 
 of de pi'blik profcflbrs of Diviniti] wo den had L yive: his rpi- 
 
 ■eamhcrandStuddi; and D. Col‘ [den Prefident, and in Erafm. 
 
 CMAri'-s days Scollar ofdis Hous] tofayasmuc, calling 
 dcf‘ Bee^S, fives B6e‘s. Collcgii Apim 
 
 Indey66r' i6yo, de Icdsover 71 iw Studdi being decay- Prxirb. 
 ed, vvcr‘ taken up and nu‘ caft; by wic occafion de Ball was 
 taken,and vvif it an incredible mafof Hoanni. Butdc Bee‘s, 
 as prcfaging deir intended and imminent deftrudfion, 
 
 (wer‘as dcy wcr‘ never known to hav‘ fwarmed befor‘) 
 did dat Spring, (to preferv‘ deir famous kind') fend doun a 
 fair fwarm into de Prcfidcnts garden. De wk in de yeer‘ 
 
 1633, ycelded two fwarms; on' wcr'of pitccd in de garden 
 for de Prefldcnr;de oder dcy fcnt up as a nu' colon! into deir 
 old' habitationj der' to coiKinti' de memori of dis mellidn- 
 ons Dodor; as de Llniverfiti fty led him in a letter to de Car¬ 
 dinal!. 
 
 Hou fwffit'ly did all fings den concord; wen in dis neat 
 nu'Iy confecrated todc Mutes,de Mufesiweeteftfa- 
 vorit' was dus honoured by de Mufes Birds? 
 
 Butdetru'f is,a Be6' is but * a ycer'sBird, wit' foom 
 advantag'. 
 
 * is loi:g hf in comt'-trifon of Se S!l!:-W9crm!, i¥-if !iV but fowr gj 
 moos.is; or ofje V/.:fi>‘s-, m( Ip’ Ini fir ; or (JJe DrorP, u-it bat (lx. different' 
 
 For dcBas's ofde former yort', wicuntill G’lfwkj in de^^''"’^'’”' 
 next yeer'dm'look' fo yutfully, dat you cannot difccrn-j""|,^‘"'^"'^ 
 
 dem from deir grown Nympes, doo' from denc'foort'"-- 
 
 chang' wit manifeft diffcrcnc': for wer'as de yung Be's 
 continu' great, ful, fmood',broun,wel-winged ;de ofd' wax 
 little, widered, roug, witiflijW’it ragged wings, worn by 
 deir 
 
24 
 
 Of the Natur and properties of Bee^s. C. I. 
 
 dtir earned labour; wkdey will never giv over, until deir 
 wafted wings ar no* longer able :o ber‘ deir bodys and dcir 
 burdens again: and den dey dy^^ in deir de'liftful la¬ 
 bour, voiding dcir f'.vffic' liv‘s to deir mortall enimies, 
 nCold^ and Hunger.] v.n.ss- 
 Gcarj 4. Sipe etfim duris errando in cotihus aIm 
 
 Attriverr. Fhro.£ Animas fiib fa[ce dedere. 
 
 Tantus amirprum, & gentrandi gloria mllii, 
 
 Saam ofdem having pall all danger hot* in de field and in 
 i'.c j. de wayjdoo^yec fail and fall, even atde Hiv'-door*-. v. You 
 may daily find‘ dem on de ground, (fpecially in Cancer and 
 iM^fcoradedjfaam half-dcd, and loom aliv'^andJufti; wie 
 yet can never rift again; but by Libra you /all fcarc‘ fe on‘ 
 ofdem left. 
 
 61 De yung Bs's, asbeftable, ber‘ de greateft burdens; for 
 • 2 ; cf ie [jot on‘ly woork abroad,but alfo ware and ward at horn' 
 
 liazzard deir liv‘s. in 
 defcnc‘ of de reft, dey beat away deDran‘^s, andfigtvvi-f 
 p- odcr Biters and Walps, and affaultwiff deir lpeer‘swatfo- 
 j4ni rju j offeodg-f jgnj; ^gy carry dcir ded fcr)i-t‘ to bffi bu- 
 
 r.-.j. ’■■■<0- perform^ all oder offices. But de labour of de old‘ 
 
 on'sisorftly ingadering, wiedey continu*-unto deaf. 
 
 6} SoDmtim‘s.as wel in Summer as Winter, v.ic Bffi‘s tak‘ 
 
 pleafur‘ to play abroad bcfor‘ de Hiv‘:(jpccially doft datar 
 'f'fnT about, lb thik, and fo 
 
 - ^^-earneftiy, asifdeywer‘ fwariningor figting: wtnindffid‘ 
 
 it is on'ly to folac' demfelvs; and dis chiefly in warm we- 
 ^ p . der, after dey hav^ bin Ion® kept in. Exercitationem inters 
 . folear.im habenr. ffattata^^in aperto, Cr in ahum data, 
 
 gjrh vohtu editis, turn demurn rediunt. 
 
 D: Bee‘ is by natur*^ very tender, foon*^ billed and killed 
 !?fy fern- wit cold‘;(wi€ dc Dor, de Wafp, yea de Moth, de Gnat, 
 fhji. and odet little fly‘s can cndur‘) and moft*^ of all den, wen by 
 rcafon of long reftraint,d(ir bellys ar over full. De firft dat 
 failetb in dtra, wende cold^ beginnebto prevail, is dcir 
 wings: fodat dey cannot rift to deir Hiv‘s,to help dem- 
 65 felvs by de heat of deir fellows. Hou to recover dem, yea 
 H-.v :i levif' wen dey ar quift ded, See Cap, y.w. dj. 
 
 De 
 
C.I. and of their ^eif. 
 
 dct^fot*^ excelling mraanyqalitis, it IS fitly faid 
 
 it] dc Proverb. 
 
 As 
 
 'T>rofitahle 
 
 Laborkm 
 
 BuPj 
 
 LojtH 
 
 Swift 
 
 UimbU 
 
 Bold’- 
 
 CttuntHf 
 
 Ch 4 ‘ 
 
 1 I 5, 
 
 Def*' wmn£rful parts and propertis of dis little Creatur' 
 wat ar dey, but fo many evident ptoof‘sofde infinit* pouer iimi,<'fsuer 0 
 and wildom of de Creator ? wfim. 
 
 For, ifold‘ timfs *dmir‘ Calicratcs Du Bartjs, 
 
 For Ivors Emmttf, and Mermccides Ut 
 
 For framing of a rigged fiif fofmall, 
 
 Bat wii hir wings a 3 te' can hid' it all-, 
 
 Admir' we ten d’all-vvif‘ Omnipotence 
 Uii dooH wiHnfo narrowJpac' dijj>enc‘ 
 
 Softifa fling, foput and valiant hart. 
 
 So lond a Vojc', fo prudent Wit and oAlrt. 
 
 Beir wel rul'd Stat' my fowl fo mue admit's, 
 
 Bat, durfl Hoof ie rains of mj defir's, 
 
 I gladly coold' digreffrom my deftgn'. 
 
 To fitiga whil' ieir facrid difeiplin'. 
 
 E 
 

 C.II. 
 
 CAP. n. 
 
 OF DE BE-G ARDEN, AND SEATS 
 FOR IS HIV‘S. 
 
 vourBee-gardfii, firft €oof‘ fooin Plat nfg 
 
 0'^ \ojr hom‘, dat de Bee's may begin figt and 
 
 ^ ^ '»’ fwarmiiig, fig ting, or oder 
 
 "" Aidd in hap,Tvcr'in dry may need'your prcfetlC 
 
 5 '°^’'' Garden of Herbs and 
 ,, - FI .ners wii iav.Hortis coror.ameatifcjKs maxme alvtmz ^ 
 
 upcsccnyeKiHnt. But ^ai dty ar grown to a fufficient num¬ 
 ber, dey reqir' a fqar^ green' Plat, fitted for de purpof'. v. 
 
 ^ - 2 See it bee faf', and fur'Iy fenced, not on'Iy from all Cat- 
 
 'r'^‘ ‘ r “i£,ifdey break in, may qikly fpo}^l bof'^ de Bee's and 
 
 ' _jV demfelvs) and Ipecially from Swin', {by rubbing a- 
 gainli de Hiv's, and tearing ae hackles in a wantonnes, ar 
 tnoft' apt to overtrow de r£a!ls)burairo from de violcnc' of 
 de wind's; dat «=cn de Bffi's coom laden and weary hom', 
 dey may fettle qicdy. v n.). 
 
 - De Nor-t fenc' of your Garden /mid' bee clof' and big, 
 
 5 ; s-.-i -si dat de cold' wind' of dat coaft, f wi-e, in de Spring wco'd' 
 ^ bet as apt to kilde Bee's, as to calf demdoun inde letling) 
 
 may bseairogeder kept from dcm. And der'foi', if it may 
 btf, fervour B^'sondeSouthd'ofyour hous. 
 
 De Eaft fer,c' alfo wrold' bee gcod and big, to keep' from 
 de Befs as wei de fun, as de wind'. For de iun riling dco't 
 4 oft-tinds til dem foort', wen de aycr is colder dan dty can 
 fp 'y-,; ,-endut';andde Eaft-wind'beeingcold'and farpisvery un- 
 ' kind'for dem. 
 
 "'i t.'g But in no \yif' let de plac' bee Xadowed from de Sout 
 .='a-- lun : f.-rdat don't not on'ly dry' de Hiv's, and rclffiv' de 
 S- . .77. in dc Winter and Spring ; but alfocaufef dem to 
 
 --iwann inSuxnmer.-if icbeenotcxtretn'hot anddriv'. 
 
 ' ^ Nor 
 
2 ? 
 
 C. 11. Of the 'Bee-garden 
 
 Nor yet fromdeSun-fetting: becaos in calm and pica- 
 fant wcderde Bee'^swil bee in de field after dc Son is doun, 
 even as long as deycan der^fee : andifwcndey return, 
 dey find'it dark at born',many of dcm,{dcirfigt beeing bur 
 dim.'y. jfaliJTort or widft wic flying and running to and fro 
 til ^y bee weary, atleng-t yeeld' to dc coId‘ dew. 
 
 Oderwif' let defences bee as grad againft de Son-f and 
 Weft-wind's aifo, as may bee : for aldowg dey bee not fo 
 co!d‘ and bitter as de oder; yet ar dey no lef violent, and i 
 mor' freqent: fbdardeyall'o dm'mucliarm, fpccially 
 de Spring. And dcr'for' if at dattim' ofde yeer'in rougand 
 
 boiftreus wind's, you find',datde Garden-fences doo' - 
 
 fiifticiently gard and defend dem ;den is itgmd to fet up 
 wixed or lined hurdles, or from oderskreen' between'dem 
 and de weder. For dowg dey can/ift abroad in de ftrongeft 
 wind's.asa^pdathaf Sea-rrom‘;yetar dey eafily over¬ 
 grown at de Hiv', as a Jip is foon' wrecked at de Haven. 
 
 A l]ous,or walI,orgrad Fji',is fitteftfordcNoi fftnc'; 
 and a qik-ftr-bedg for any of de oder tree: it may ferv aUo 
 for de firft,lpecially if it bee f'ik. 
 
 3 Dat de plac' bee fweet', not annoyed with any (fink¬ 
 ing favour. I bav'known a (fall in de Spring, beeing (uft'i- 5 
 
 ciently provided of Hranni, and having bredyung, to for- I 
 
 fak'all, becausof Poultry datreofted in a tree over dem. ‘‘^'' 
 
 Odere fxdos adores, frocul^, jagimt: hnii yetdcfmel of 
 urin' dro'-f not offend dem : nay, dey wil be very bufy wer' Nac.'luft 1 ’ i 
 it is _fcd : it is f'owgt dey uf' it for Pyfik. Remedium coyi- c, i* 
 tret alvi concitAsionem efi urina hominiim vel bourn. 7 
 
 4Daf it bee neidcr very cold' in Winter, nor very hot in + ^e,Ur yen 
 Summer. Locus aflate non fervidus^hyeme tepdtu. 
 
 flour is nawgeinbo-t' feafonsuiecausin Winter it is over ,nsrOTLr. 
 
 cold', and by dat means qikly ^illef de Bee's dat li-gt upon Hift.l.Q.c'. 4o'. 
 it; and in Summer it cau(ct dem to iy' frarf' trrog excef- r.c.s.rp.i^. 
 fiv' heat. v. A grafsi ground der'for' is belt at all tim's: but ^ 
 let it bee kept not in Summer, and not v/ctiii Winter; for 
 long gras and weed's about de Hiv', dro'but harbour de 
 B©‘s enimi's. e*.andbindcr bof' deir paffag'in and 
 and deirrifing again wen dey fall /ort:and water ifit ftand. 
 
 Ex as 
 
Of the 'Bee-garden^ C. II. 
 
 asitwilbeeoffcnliv' to your felf;fo is it dangerous to your 
 Bee's, for cilli^ and drouning dem. And as de parts about 
 de Hiv'sar to fa® kept nottaiid bar' ;foaroder places alfo, 
 
 ^^er' de Avarms dco' uf' to play and pite.f weider witinjor 
 tt’itcu:deG 3 rden;tobeefrec‘dl;k‘wif‘ from long gras Sc 
 weed's: mu€ mor' from Beans, Peas, Hemp, and fuc big 
 •fings.For de yang vveakNymps falling in dof J"ady places, 
 except de weder bee warm and dry‘,ar in danger to bee cil’ 
 led befor' dey can rif' again. For wi-e cans de fwarms doo' 
 usually reful* to flay and fettle about (tie places: and den 
 ifwindy or cloudy vvedcr fufterdem not to go'furder;dcy 
 mull cider return horn', or ligt upon loom oder Hiv's: 
 wer'.witoutyour prefentskiland diligent',dey ar lik'co 
 bee all loft. 
 
 j Da: it bee conveniently befet wit trees and biiJTes fit to 
 ^ receiv dc fwarms: (as Plum-tree's,-fctrry.tree's, Apple- 
 tree's, Fiiberds, Hazels,Toms, &c.)vitfly in de* Bail and 
 — Sout fid's ot de fences, and not tco neer' de ftalls. Wic dey 
 wi! ds mot' dclift to ligt upon, if,convenient bougs hang- 
 :ng out alon'from debodi's, dc twigs below ftanding in 
 deir way bee pruned ; and de weed's and gras underned'b® 
 cutawayciof'todeground,datdey may hav'free fcop‘& 
 iiberti, in dt openAicr, ro play round about deA Pir-eing- 
 places, nor interrupted wit oder Tree's or big hedges. a 1 - 
 dowg, if dey bee willing to flay, dey wil not refuf' a ded 
 hedg, a Lavender-Border, or de lik', or fcomtim' de bar' 
 ground. For want of tree's and bujes, foom hav' ftuk up 
 green' Bougs, and de Bee's hav' pitted upon dem. 
 
 Bcc'. hiVs IS dae^era 
 
 tjcir Pii€)ng-pU:'^, may haV- St- 
 TV.irm -.for ivi€ cum, if jc Tsnnd< 
 
 ^ '■T'Heplac' beeing dus fitted, de Scats arto bee provided: 
 
 ' 1 ^?it, weidcr dey bee Stool's or Bences, muft btt fet a 
 
 _ little Jelving, dat de rain may neider run into de hiv‘, nor 
 ftay at de dmr'. 
 
 To fet many ftalls upon a Bene (as many ufe to doo'; is 
 not 
 
C. II. and Seats for the Hiy'i, 
 
 not good: for dac in Summer it may causdeBee^s tofigt, as u 
 havingcafiaccef, onfcot‘, to eao oder; and, ftandingCo 
 iieerS foomcim^ to maftak'^dc next Hiv‘ for deir own: 
 and in Winter de Eenowil bos always wer, wk Irofcirde 
 cla)m‘, rottet de bottom of de Hiv‘, and oft'endetde 
 Bfe‘s; and de Mous i/.at alltim'shatfrepaiTag' from ov^ 
 to an oder, wi-tour fear. 
 
 De fingl‘Stool's der‘fokar beft. And yet it is not amis 
 to fet your fwarras (wen de vacant Stmlk in your Plat ar 
 ferved ) uponBenees, about de old' (tails; from wcnc're- 
 mcDv‘ dem to de Stool'. ,wcn de flails ar taken: and den fet 
 up de Benees till an oder yffit'. Yet I prefer fingl' Stool's 
 iet two foot' a part', dowg dey ba laid flat on de ground: 
 but it is better to rear dem wit towr legs, dowg little and 
 Jorr. If dey bffi twdv or tinsn' inoes, tr® or fowr inocs 
 may bff forced into de ground for deir (urer Handing. 
 
 Debt ft Stool's arof wood.-dof'offlon'artoohotinhot 
 vveder, and (wio is woors ) too cold' in cold'. ocMfxS/uI'j 
 
 Fordcirflz'^dey/cnld'notbaeaboovbalf aninc.oraiiinc, 
 
 wifour de Hiv': lav' on'ly befor', wer' der' needetde -- 
 
 ipac' of fr£? or fowr inees; dat de Bce's may hav' iccm' e- (/' 
 
 noug to hgt upon: efpccially den, wen de figt of a rainy snih. ' 
 
 clciidjcndct dem troongiiig horn'. Wic for'-parr, from 
 
 on' fid'to dtodcr,istobfficutJelving,ditir may de better 
 
 avoid de rain. And der'for'if de Hiv ‘ bee fifteen' inces o- 
 
 ver at dc skirts; de Stool' Jbld' not bee abov 16 or 17 inces 
 
 on' way, and ip or 20,at dc mofl‘,de oder way. , ^ 
 
 Def' Stool's woold' bee let toward de Sout, or rader a Wte rciy 
 point or two intode Wefttdatde Hiv' may foomwat break 
 de Eafl-wind' from dedooi', and dat de door' may bee 
 ligc’ned by de Sun fetting, wen dey return lat' and loaded 
 from ficld-.t/. and der'foi' it is to bee wij^ed dat de Garden- ««. 4. 5, 
 
 fences did ftand accordingly. 
 
 DeyJbold'flandinftraigtRanksotrewes.fromWeflto 
 Eafl, fiv‘ foot' on' from an oder, meafuring from door' to 
 
 door': and, from Sout to Nort, fix foot on' behind' an—- 
 
 oder. ^ 17 
 
 Likwil' let dem Hand as far from free of defences, as howm,' letc 
 E 5 oey.A'*''"' 
 
Of the^ee^Garden^ C.IK 
 
 dey doD* on* from an oder. And fo a plat of fifti foot* fqar*, 
 wilreceiv icvn Ranks of nin* Sta)I*sa-piec*, vvitdefpac* 
 ofcigt foot* befor*dem; wio, if itwer* bigger, wer‘ fo 
 niu€ de better. 
 
 For want of room*, or Stools, or vvir, many dco* fet deir 
 flails nearer tegeder. But de greater cliftanc' is muo better; 
 not on'ly dar you may hav‘ rcom' enoug to go* round about 
 every on*, to fe and mend wat is amis; but alfo dat de 
 Bee*s, wen dey ccom horn* in haft* (fpecially wenafwarm 
 goet bak again)inay ber fur* to fli* into deir own Hiv*. For 
 if dey ftand nffir* togeder, at fu-e tim* many wil tak* de next 
 Hiv* for deir own, and den dey fall togeder by de ears: t'. 
 and de Nymgs, dey go* firft abroad, wil by dat occafi- 
 on de fooner miftak*: wio if dey doo‘, dey dy*. 
 
 De ClimaBtricnll number of nin* tim's fevn, is a compe¬ 
 tent or rader complet* ftot* for any on* Garden , dowg 
 larg* and aion': wi-e bffiing well ordered,in a fruitful tim* 
 and plac*, wil yeeld* de Bee-mafter de better part of a libc- 
 rall maintenanc* it any be lb happi to attein unto it. So 
 dat I fee no* ffvill at ail in dis number: aldowg de fixti 
 tird yffir* of mans ag*, Feeing likwif* called Climatlerieall, 
 
 ■ (becausitarifetof nin* Septenaris, as fo many ChmaUers 
 _ or Ladder-rounds,* be counted of foom, and dof* no* fmall 
 fQDl*s tea, a pads and ominous tim*: mor* dangerous for 
 deat,danalldcoder yeer*sofdeirlifet.Forwk conceipt if 
 you fee no' reafon; Fink it is grounded upon gend oblcrvati- 
 ons: tor dis is certain, dac a Ladder of nin* Rounds hat been 
 fatall unto many. An oder notedf^/iwrtfffncd//number is fevn 
 Septenaris: H® dat cannot attein to de firft, let him ay m at 
 de fecond: wkis a fuft'icient ftor* for moft Gardens. 
 
 * SficiiUy tf kf deh-g; to ite iil^ dtit indufitiom irtjti c,Li‘ r7i4n,w ie 
 
 Itigeraniris cr.ini: iiccfi.rii''.sill.-i juvencis, 
 
 Necpscoriopportune feges, ncc comtr.osla Bacclio. 
 
 Hi; r;rum i.inien in liumis ol.is, nlbai^ue circuin 
 LiluiVerbenalqucpiemens. vi.rcumqucp.ipavcr, 
 
 Regum squabat opes animis: ferine rcvcitcns 
 NoCte Jomum, J.ipibus mcnf.is onerabat inemptis. 
 
 ERGO Apibus fffitis idem, atquc examine inulto 
 
 
3 
 
 C. 11. lincl Seats for the HiVs. 
 
 Primus abimdarc, & fpunuiita cogcrc preflis 
 Mtlla favis.&c- 
 
 t Vtolomiuf oblique cos notat, qui Chmaclencoi annos f.iciunt ex nu- 
 merorum Tola obfcrvatiouc; ut Enr.eadicr,! & Hebdomattcos. Unde mul- 
 tis molelt.i fcnibus fupeiftitio fuper anno fcxagclimo tcitio, quoniam pe¬ 
 jus aiuiiMigiidequcformidant; fed peccat in his vulgus crroic vcniali: 
 qui Pliilofoplii die I'oliinc. quis cxcufavent? Victu Mir and. l.6.c.\^. 
 
 Anfvvcrable to your Clima^ericall fqadron, it is meet*- 
 youh3v‘ at hand a Repfttr, conteiningdefeverall Ages and 'Be Be!‘iRe^i. 
 yair'Iy Encreales of all yeur ftalls. Wcr'by you may bffi ii- fi'"’'- 
 refted every yffirS wk ar to b® taken, and wi^ to b® kept 
 for{lor‘; V. wi-e isdetief point of a triving B®-mafter. r.c.io.p.i »3. 
 Dis Regifter may b® zSyaepfisoi Table,drawn upon a j®tS 
 or ha!f-_|'®t‘ of Paper; divided into fixti fr®,or 49 SqarS, 
 or as many as b® n®d‘ful forde ftalls in your Garden; 
 having, at de Wcftend‘ofit, defirft Sertenariof Sqar's:, 
 from Sout t'o Nort, noted wit de 7 firft letters of de Al- 
 pabet : and de 7 Novenari Ranks from Weft to Eaft, noted 
 bencd‘ and abcov wit nnmerall letters. 
 
 De Table dus drawn, wen you hav‘ let a fwarm uponany 
 StODp in de Garden, mark in wat letters Rank it is, and wat 
 number from de letter; and in de Sqar‘ anfweiing dcr‘to, be¬ 
 gin his Regifter: fating doun firit de two laft figures of de 
 y®r‘ of our Lord, den for a prim‘-fwarm,'a circle,& fora 
 cafti'ing, half a circle; after dar, de day of de Mcont in wic 
 h® was fwarmed: (writing M tor MaiJ for Jioie,and ' for 
 Jnly:) and laftly de pla:‘ from wenc‘ h$ was fwarrned; 
 by wic means you may knowdc generations of any goad 
 and fruitful B®‘s; wic for dat cans,ar to b® mor‘ eft®mcd 
 and longer kept dan oders. 
 
 De next y®r‘, in a nu‘ lin‘ clol‘ under, firft fet doun dc 
 y®r‘ ofour Lord: after dat, if h® did (warm; fee doun dc 
 day of de mamt, and de plac‘ wer‘ his fwarm jill ftand; 
 and tf h® fwarm again; doo‘ lik‘wift. Wen fwarming-tira‘ 
 
 IS paft, if h® ha v‘ not livarmed, nor wer‘ fuli to dc door*; 
 fii ft fet doun de y®r‘ of our Lord, & den draw a Hypen 
 if h® wer* full to de door'; after de yar' of our Lord, draw 
 
 ■two Hypens-and ifh®dully out; draw tr® Hy- 
 
 pens 
 
Oftbe^ee-Garden^ C. 11. 
 
 gens —; and if htfdid ly‘out,draw -ffffi———. And dus 
 drD‘ all dey$r‘^sdat dis Stall enduret. 
 
 Mo^over, datyoumay de mor‘ reddily and certainly 
 diicern Stall anfweret to wic Sqar‘, noi‘ de middle- 
 cioft Sqar' in de Regifter f wc is D fifO wif feora eminent 
 mark,anfweringdelik^ eminent difference f in de Hackle 
 eipecialiy, if not inStmPand Settle alfp) ofdemiddlemoft 
 Stall: wic is de King-ftall of de Garden. 
 
 A Figur‘ of dis Regifter you hav*- h«r‘ expreffed. 
 

 C. II. fiy the H'lYs. 
 
 means you may certainly know de ag‘,and yeer'Iy encreafes 
 of any Stall in your Garden: and fo guef weider hm be fit- 
 tcr CO Ml ofto kffip'i t'.c.ip.p.i <». 3 < 
 
 Alfo de Stool’s" joold*‘ not ftandabcov two foot‘ from ,,, 
 ground, becaus of de wind‘; nor under on‘ foot‘, forde 
 dampnes of de ground in Winter, wie woold‘ inaM dc 
 Hiv‘smoiftand mufti; and forde heat bfde ground lu 
 SaommerjWk in hot anddry‘ weder wcoId'inaMdeB«-s 
 !y‘ out,and (o hinder boi'‘ deir woork and 1 wanning v, r.co.n m 
 
 Debeft heig-t'is betwffin‘ eigtasn* and twenty inces.Yet 
 if you hav^many, it is convenient dat de mor‘ Nord-ward 
 Ranks /oold* ftand higer, and de m 6 r‘ Soud-ward lower, 
 defeending by degrffi's from two foot' to on‘: as if der‘ b® 
 two revvs ofStooks,let de firft ftand two foot' from ground, 
 de next eigtffin‘ inces, and de Bences or fwartn-ftool's on^ 
 foot' or lei', w. It der' bffiffrffi Ranks,beftd' de Bences, let de ' - 
 
 fecond b® twenty inces, and de -tird fixteen'. &c. 
 
 Dis uueqall heig-f of Ranks may as conveniently b® ef- 
 fcdfedjCdowfdc Stool'sbffi al!eqaH)by dcuneqall leveling 
 of de ground: wicin a great Bffi‘-fold‘ is beft. 2, 
 
 De Ston'-ftool's muft bffi footed as dey may; defajlonof 
 eacplac‘,wer'dey arul'edjWildireftyon. But de Planks, 
 orWoodden-ftool‘s,areider tohav'fowrFffit'mad'of dc’*' 
 hart of Oak, or of foom oder lafting wood ; or els to 
 faftned to on' Foot' vvif two woodden pinswic Foot' let ,* 
 
 bffi mad' of found Timber,fiv' or fix inces over j and of dat majlet 
 
 lengt, dat it may b® fetbetwsn' fift®n‘ and eigtffin' inces >• 
 
 hide ground. 
 
 . hi, fl.W. 
 
 F ■ CAP.ill. 
 
?4 
 
 € A P. III. 
 
 OF DE HIV'S, AND DE DRESSING 
 OF vSM. 
 
 rw- fcra cf ^ Conntris dcy ui‘ ftrawn Hiv«s, bound 
 
 ^ 1 ^ wii'brainblciin foom VVicker-hiv‘s, mad' of 
 Privet, Widy, or Hazel ; dawbed ufually wi't 
 Cou-c!oom‘, tempered wit gravelly duft,or 
 land, or ^cs. v.a. 24. 
 
 i Defeawa Hiv‘s,wendey arold'andloadedjdro'ufualiy 
 
 s/rjs'x fink on de on' fid'; (ipecially if dey tak' wet) and fo break 
 vAim imr,- corns and let out de Hoonni; for wkcaus.firft ladat dey 
 VZTHu * hard-wrowgt, and den fpl«c‘ dem ftrong wit a Qort.v. 
 
 ' fitted to de top of de Hi v'. 
 
 De Wicker-Hiv's wilftil bee at fault, and ly' open (if 
 meiJ dey bee not often repaired) unto Wafps, Robbers,and Mic', 
 
 Any ofdcf', if/ee find'but a little €ap, wiidig her wav 
 j'n. and de mous, unles de twigs bee clof'. wrowgt) dowg 
 1"”—- fee find' non'. 
 
 Bot' def' Hiv's,irdey bee not wel coovered,ar fub/eia to 
 wet; wk maket dem mufiy; and, if itlsemao, rottetde 
 corns, and deftroyet de Bee's. Butdc heat in Scammer,de 
 cold' in Winter, andde rain at all tim's, don't fonneft nerc' 
 de Wicker-Hiv's; for wk cans it isgmd to dubble-davvb 
 - dem. 
 
 Srr^rrn Hrt'J ^|j conridercd,de drawn Hiv's ar betterrfpecially 
 ^——— for fmallTwarms. ' ^ 
 
 Sc Bet's duo'befldefend demfeivs from cold', wen dey 
 
 ,j togeder in manner of a Speer' or Glob': (’wk 
 
 de Pitofiogers account de mall' perfeft Figur‘)and det'for' 
 dencererdeHiv' coomet tode fa^on der‘of,de warmer 
 and fafer bee de Bee's. But ofncceffiti de Bottom mud bee 
 broad, fordeuprigt and fur' (landing of deHiv', and for 
 de 
 
C. HI, and the Dyejfing of them, 
 
 it better taking out of de coins: and dc Top muft rif* {com 
 two or tree inccs higer dan de juft form of a Glob*, to flay 
 dc Hackle, and to /un dc rain; wie yet, wer‘ de Hiv's ar 
 coovered wit Pans, is not neceflary. Odcrwif‘,let your 
 Hiv's vary no mor‘ from dis round Figur'.dan nccdsmuft; 
 as wer‘ it is witin from de top to de skirts fevnteen* inces, 
 in de middle or wideft plac* toorrow de center fifteen' 
 inces, and at dc skirts tirtten'i after dis form. 
 
 Dis form wit his dimenfions wil contein tree peks; and 
 de abating of on‘ inc in cac dimenfion, abatet a gallon in de 
 content. 
 
 A Handle at detop ofcac Hiv‘isreqifit‘,fortwoufesj 
 [carrying of dc Hiv‘,andftayingofdc Hackle.] De Wic¬ 
 ker-Hi v* is mad‘ wit a ftraigt handle; isde end* of de 
 
 mainftaf: but,for de StrawnHiv‘,a bow-handle is moft' 
 convenient,mad'of a fmall wit, of good Bramblc-tred/sr 
 torn Oder touf matter ; de wic,asitisnot fogood for on' 
 uf', (o is it better for de odcr. 
 
 Dc bell Strawn Hiv's dat I hav' ften',ar wrowgt by To- 
 a^out on‘ mil* froai Reddifi^i and 
 Fa ■ by 
 
OftheUi-v'y, CiII^ 
 
 by WfUiim Harper of Cuifaen, about 4 mil‘s from Oxford, 
 
 ' pHiVsartobee mad' of any fiz'lbetwR’n'ffat^ j-Gallonsr 
 any Swarm,of ^at QanruiorTitn^foevei. may bee 
 fitly hived. ■S'. . 
 
 fie midling fiz‘ of tree peks, or Witin a pottle, under or 
 over, { as fitly conteining de naturall qaotiti of a good flail 
 t/.; is moll'profitable. - 14 / • ' 
 
 Hav‘always Hiv's enou of all forts ( but moft‘ ofde 
 midling fiz') in ftor'; left dey bee to feek‘ wen you /cold' 
 
 , uft dem. 
 
 !'4ci ficbcft tim‘for making dem,fweidcr dey bee Strawn or 
 
 _\Vickcr)is in d: tree flil moonts of Winter, [Sa^ittar. Capr. 
 
 and for den dc f ftraw,brambles, and twigs,ar heft 
 
 in feafon: and den is it beft to provid' dem, bccaus den dey 
 arbeftteap. 
 
 ’ If a duihkd fsJ; g:ejt(JI HtV cmmt rci(,\,t\ 
 
 ■e-:rem:d,z.>i,i\- 7- ; '//' fl He l^ji ^,y\ 
 
 if f.tm’ crierjxt yt;r 'i ,c. 5 ,n, 46 . 
 
 t Ltf llrxvu mef:^ jehiXP ■, , n-/?,.-,/ I »-,f » ,c,,g 
 
 (;r,r.g. 
 
 
 Y Our Hiv* beeing reddy,isdus!o bee drefled .■ Firft,tak‘ 
 aWay all dof‘ftaring ftraws, twigs, and oder ofleniiv' 
 Jigs cat ar fall in de Hiv‘, making de in-fid' as fmcod' as 
 , may bffi : for def‘ obftacles being many, if dey caus not de 
 Bee's to forfak* de Hiv‘. yet will dey roue trubbleandhm- 
 y.der demyou may hear dem (fpeciaily in de nigt ) Icraping 
 and, giuwing,tree or fowr days after dey. bee hived: yea 
 Immtim' a week'togedcr.as dowg dcr‘ wer' mic' in de 
 Hiv‘: and ijiStrawn hiv'j a long tini' alter. 
 
 If youneed'but few Hiv‘s, you may prun' dem clean 
 wit yoarliDilS if you mull ui‘ many; den, having wet de 
 skirts wit a cIot,Cng‘ or fweal de in-fief': but firft and laft 
 rabitwcl wita Rubbei; :;wi€is a pie£‘ of roug grinds 
 ftoa' or&nd-ftDn‘,asgfeat as your hand .can hold*. 
 
 2 De Hiv‘beeing pruned,.put Spleet'sdn it. tree or 
 
 'ffowr.asde lafg'ncsof de Hiv‘/all reqir.‘; de upper end's 
 wer'of fet togedcMtde top ofde Hiy‘,anddeneder end's 
 
C. 111. and the Pref^tng of them. 
 
 faflcn below in equall diftanc‘ about p) a handful abcovde 
 skirt. Ill a wicker- hiv‘ let de upper end's reft againft de 
 middle ofde ftaf, and de nederend's againft de parts ofit, 
 becwasiide VVickers;and in a ftrawn Hiv'/etde upper end's 
 togeder in a Cop, and de neder end's againft de brambles or 
 ■freds,underde-iird orfowrt rowl. 
 
 De Cop is a round pice' of wood an iae or two file, 11 
 
 wof' lower fuperficies is flat, wif a hoal in de middle half “f 
 
 an ine deep', for de Spleet's to reft in; and de upper is con- f 
 
 vex, turned orhewedfitto dcconcavitiof detop of --- 
 
 And for de Splat's, tak' a flraigt Hazel or Willow-ftik: 
 qarter it if it b® big enoug, els flit it: den Jav' and fmeod' 
 de clcfts;and,having browgc dem to aconvenient(‘)ftrengf 
 and lengf.ciit de lower end's forked,to ftay againft de Hi v‘s 
 lid'stand de upper end's ioomwat picked,and ofdat bignes; 
 dat dey may fitly joyn in de Cop,or middle of de ftaf ,\'it 
 dcir baks leaning ('* j hard and faft on' againft an oder. 
 
 (a) If ieH'V co>:te'm sbeo)! iteefcl^i, tt maj well rueiy> fewr SpUerj; 
 tUnxvf'irte wdfuffic-. 
 
 ( 4 ) Ne liwei, djt (d Sw-trni heewg o'X’ei-hiYd) eid£r de Sl^irts muj 
 ieecut of, or ^ fill ioUOra fut ufx ( v c.$ .11. -iiMot' w-U, o^erwif ,ic 
 S^!etr‘s migt Itt. 
 
 (C; Stif-enoh-g 10 keep up ie Stratpn Hh‘s from fnfng: (peciallj ie-in 
 ilej jr turned. \,c, 5 n H. 14. 
 
 {d) Ifjeuputfowr ipleel'iin a HtV,der>eut deir iakp. iejmufi 
 le,w on‘- .tr.twp an o.ier, to anplei, ft at keefowr In a ciicfe; iff„t 
 iree,cut dem to oituf angler, ft or ar free rn a circle : (you may reddily 
 tiy item,you pul :hm in,lj mold's ;/,.rd' )up to iof fifms)i!nd fo wtl 
 ieyjhndclcf and firm togeter. 'be frfi two of free ( and iefirflfrte of 
 fofpr ar tid^ Lijl a!lfajli. 
 
 And dis is a haiidlom, eafy.and fur' way of fplmting: it 
 is alfo gtod for drawing de Corns witout breaking, and for 
 keeping de Hiv' from linking and from tearing at de top. 
 Der' ar alfo divers Oder forts of fpteting, nffd'les to bee 
 Tehearftd: for every Country hat his.fajion.. Befid's def' 
 Splffits witin de Hiv‘,dc ftrawn Hiv's joold' bav‘ fowr edcr 
 Split's or Poft'Sifowr inees long;drivcn up into de Skirts, 
 to keep deHiv' from finking, wen it is loaded. Two of 
 h 3 dem 
 
53 Of the my s, cm 
 
 £cm arde twoDoor‘-pofts, {v. w.ap.) fet in dc for‘-part of 
 dc Hiv^ide odcr two ar Hind-poft‘s, to faffi fcrin de hinder 
 pan of de Hiv‘, in cqall diftanc* from dcmfelvs, and dc 
 Dcor'-pofts. 
 
 . 3 Ijftly, in fwarming tim^jfcafon de Hiv‘s dat you 
 
 rubbing detn wit fwat' herb‘s fu€a» dc Bee^s 
 ' loDv, as Tym‘, Savori, Marjoram, Baulm, Fennel, Hyfop, 
 r Mallows,Beaa-tops,&CtAnd wen de fwartn is fctkd.w.tafc* 
 
 K, r. /.». V- de Hiv‘ dat yon tink fit for it in bignes: v. and wit a brane 
 of Hazell, Oak. Willow, or any oder of de for‘faid herb‘s, 
 (but chiefly wit a Iprig of dat trffi wer‘on dc (warm ligted) 
 wip‘ de Hiv‘clean : and den dipping it into Met, or fair 
 water mixed wit a little Hoonni, or wit milk and fait, or, 
 for a n®d‘, wit fait on^ly, befprinkle de fam‘. 
 
 But if de Hiv‘ hav‘ bffin ufed befor‘, and you •t'ink de for- 
 '/ tner dreifing will not niak‘ it iwffit' enoug j den (after you 
 hav- pared away de wax as clean as may bee) leta hog eat 
 s or 3 handfuls of maulr, or peas, or odcr corn,in dc Hiv‘; 
 mean-wil‘ doo^you fomrn deHiv‘, datdcfom* orfrot, 
 wk de hog maket in eating, maygo‘ all about dc HivS 
 And den wip‘ de Hiv‘ ligtly wit a linnen clot: and lo wil 
 de Bff‘s lik‘dis Hiv‘ better dananu‘.But beiprinkle it alfo, 
 wen you doc* uf‘ ir, as is /ewed bcfor‘. And fo ferv a 
 Hu‘ HivS wen de BeE‘s ar fo froward, dat dey wil not odcr- 
 wii‘ abid‘. 
 
 15 
 
 Hc» 4 N D dns ar de Hiv‘s to bee prepared and dreffed,bc- 
 
 receiv dc Bee‘s. Nou wil I jew you hou dey 
 ar afterward to bee fitted and fiirni/ed. 
 
 " ,6 ’ Firftj let dem bee always wel coovered, dat dey may bffi 
 
 4/- faf* in Srommer from heat, (left, dc wax melting, dc Corns 
 zrjysveibscir fall doun;i'.)in Winter from cold*,(left it killde Bee‘s;t/.)& 
 
 _at all tim*s from rain*, left it corrupt firft de Hiv*, after- 
 
 r.c.T.n.%1. warddc Corns,and at laft de Ba‘s alfo. v, t.j. n. yg. 
 V.c.j.n. S4. Infa)m.placcs(wer*de ftallsarnot many ) dey ul* cart- 
 
 cncoDvers; but deft dm* not defend dc lower part, and in 
 SoommerartcDhotiot^wkincor.vcnicncisby foom ftrawn 
 lining may he prevented. 
 
 Dc 
 
C III. and the 'Dreftng of them. ^ p 
 
 Be beft ctuver for Hiv‘s is a tick Hackle; Ahearia Stra 17 
 mnto afcriri utilijfiTmm; wi-e is dlis to b® mad*. Tak‘fowr 
 or fiv* goad handfuls of * Wear or Ri* leazed out of de/eaf: 
 wicbeciHg bound upfeverally, beat out de corn;and den,'* »/ 
 
 carting away deir bands, draw out de ears of eac handful > 
 
 longer on de on‘ fid* dan on de oder: and putting de long «'■ 
 
 fid‘s togeder (fo to mak* de bed in form of a Pyramis 
 
 Sugar-loaf,for/ootingdc rainj bind‘demallinonSunder 
 
 de ears, as hard as you can. * 
 
 De Hed is to bffi coovered and bound fart wit a Cap: of5,^ cJ V 
 wi-e dec* bet two good fa/ions: de on‘ wreaded, de oder/ir//''^'^^”’” 
 platted. - - 
 
 De wreaded Cap is dus mad‘. Having boupd de bundles vc u>Zm 
 all fart togeder wit a tong, cord, or oder ftrong firing; leaz c.^p. 
 
 out of de Jeaf almoft* a handful of de ftrongeft ftraw, and-- 
 
 lay it in foak about a qarter of an hour. Beeing dus prepa¬ 
 red, tak‘ out of dat w^t bundle a lire of 40 or yo r£ed‘s^or 
 rtraws: and laying half of dem on* way, and half de oder, 
 
 (datde bandmay bffiof cqal bignes)tak‘demup togeder;* 
 and den mingle on* end* of de lit-e wit da middle rffid‘s of 
 de Hed: and twirtingdem fart togeder irtyour hand, let de 
 bandharl ordubblein de very top of de Wed: and fo begin 
 to bind* de Hed round; wosi kiiigdounward, andrtil twi- 
 ftingdebandasyougo*. Wert dat lit-e is wel-nig vvrovvgt 
 up, cak* out of de wet bundle fo many mor* rced‘s prepared 
 as befor*: and wen you hav* mingled on* end* der of wit 
 de end* of de firrt lite, holding dem in your hand, twift 
 dem fart togeder: and focontinu* your wootk; always bind¬ 
 ing as hard as you can, & bearing up every rowl cIof‘to his 
 fellow. Wenyouarccom doun to de firing, loop it, and 
 bind* dc laft or lowcft rowl in dc plac* der‘of; making fart 
 de end*, by forcing it up between de Hed and dc Cap, wit 
 a forked rtik and mallet. 
 
 De platted Cap is wrowgc contrary to de ■wreaded: for 
 
 wer*as dat‘isbegunindecroun,.and wrowgt dounward ro- 
 ward de rigt hand, and is mad* fart in >de nek; dis isbegun 
 at dcuek, and wrowgt upward towardde'leftiiand,and is 
 mad* fart in dccroun: after dis manner. 
 
 Firrt 
 
40 OftkBhU^ C.IIL 
 
 Firft tak‘ a lic-e of ftrong red^s, and having wetted and 
 wound it a little, put itabout dc nek of de Hackle,and knit¬ 
 ting de end's in a half-knot,gird deHackle hard wi-f it: (ycur 
 afl'iftant holding on‘ end‘, wil‘ you pull de odcr) den, to 
 mak‘ dis collar taft, wrap ea« end‘ about it, forcing dem be- 
 twffin' de collar and de hed wit' de fork and mallet; Odcr- 
 wif‘ you may mak‘ a ftrong collar of a fmall VV it. De col¬ 
 lar dus;fitted tude nek, fet dc Hackle betwan' your legs, 
 as vou fit or (land,wit de knot outward: and den, to begin, 
 tak‘ up ah't€ofde ears (about de bignes of dc topofyonr 
 finger) next to de for'- faid left end' of de collar, and laying 
 dis end' between ‘ it and de hed, turn de top of dc end' douu- 
 ward, and fojeav it; den tak' de next lito.and laying de firft 
 bctwffin‘itanddched,turn dc firft dounward, and fo leav 
 it: den lik'wif' tak' a tird lire, and laying de fecond be- 
 twffin' it and de hed,turn de fecond dounward, and fo Icav 
 it: lik'wif'defowrt.andfofaort'nvoorking thus round,till 
 you cootn to dc Croun; and platting Hill de litees hard, and 
 clof' to de hed. But wen you crom to de oder end' of de 
 Collar, tak' dat in for a lire, i f any of de litces bffi too fhprt 
 fordewoork, pluk dem up big er as you go'. Wen you 
 hav' wrowgt up to de Croun, knitting de foivr laft or top. 
 
 lit-eesinaTru'-loovs-knot, mak'allfaft. 
 
 ^.eitgr.cs ofie De Hackle dus mad' of fowr or fiv' good handfuls will 
 contcinin compas about de nek, clof' under de Cap., be-, 
 tw£n' fixtsn' and twenty inces: lixteen' will ferv fo? dc 
 fmallcr Hiv's, and twenty for de greateft, aldowg dey bee 
 fiv' ftpt' about. 
 
 For de leng'f of de Hackles, eac on' is to bee fitted to his 
 ■B tlengf cfn. Hfv'j fo dat de skirts det'of may reac to de Stool', or wif- 
 in half anin-eofit round about: lav'on'ly befot'jwcr' it 
 muft bffi pared foomwat porter,, dat de B«‘.s.paffao' b$ not 
 hindered. 
 
 ;; And den.wit a round * Belt or Gart, gird dciHackle f 
 Belt ST cJof' to de Hiv', left de wind* diforder it. If der' b® any 
 
 -- crook' or bout in de Belt; fet dat befor',dat de Hackle,bcr 
 
 iiigin datplac'.farderout, Jbt' de water from de 
 door': oderwif', for dat purpof', fet dc Belt fomwat higer 
 bcfor'jdair behind'. Dc 
 
C. III. and the dreping of them. 
 
 De Hackle dus fitted and placed, is nou and den to ba: 
 • remooved; not on'ly tom®* wit Mic‘, Mots, Spiders, 
 Ear wigs, See. wk harbour under it, and to fes wat brea-ees 
 de Mous and T it- mous hav * mad‘; bu t alfo to ayer de moift 
 Hiv* :anddisinawarmand windi day after roue wet. 
 
 * Mjfl‘ of Bryar,BramUe, Beiivm, IVood-b'-m’, or de /if ; an old‘ 
 n.irrom itlfo, or half a broad on'fir in do middle, maj fer'v for 
 
 t It, de]{T-i„ter,plad ie Pell rvfmhaif a for- cf de Stool'j to feep' de 
 fi,v‘ tvarm in OMremili of cold', l»Scomr,.erfii ir higer, i.,t, de nedcr 
 pair of de Id.ic'fe hjnoing 01,1 j'Omie H:Y,de IhV maj bee decooler.- 
 anddexykeam de Belt n like ,,vt to rtf-,tt mocld'ke helddoun to de 
 pUc' wd two or tT.n‘forfilftf, dejo, ^ ref mg upon de Belt, andde Or¬ 
 der end‘ under de Cap. 
 
 * ^ii ofien I emooying and felting on de H acfle again, wHout great car\ 
 doo't diforder de farn‘, lea^mg it filler in on'-.uplac', md firmer ta an oieri 
 and.hoH dM'e and l>rea\many of de inrno/l fr,:-n’'ytofe fuddain decay 
 and fpoi! of de Hacife. fr.d a Duklie Huclfe i, j,ef, fo-ie wil 
 
 eafilj keputof ,>ndoK,wlhut hr easing or dfor detmgde mmif fraw, 
 
 and Ufimany jtet'i m de fan.' form auf out fault. 
 
 VeduHte Hacideti duo »iad‘ of a Hat fit wifcui a Cap, but fafl kund 
 about de r.eb^mif ajhong Paffred,Tr rderfmaHfrmg.Flrffet de Hacfe 
 upon his hedin a Hoop^-braf : and den opening II at an eijat iii;nei fa 
 de ifi lj,pt, I an Oder Hoop‘ in de mfd '. {lo hela^Je frasns fa ft in de,r placet, 
 and deinfid‘al fuea dfam'- m may jit de den file de Haekfe 
 
 round about de middle,wif a pair of Pab^ fredi or Bramble-tred, after ,fe 
 manner of foomaktrs ■arco/b^: lea'emg deSpadcf ttooinfei bensieer,‘ de 
 
 ftteet. ii^enysu h.tv fui lotinded fe Hacble, doo‘fi again ; b»efet fe 
 ft.tteimde rr.iddle of de Spaces,to clop de p-f’tiltoni,^^ de ffl (hues 
 'did mabf.idu door.,cooler It tv if an 'fer Hackle,[li (eep* de jliUts ttrf, 
 and de partH'ons from ie.ibing ) tsrmvgt hard, about de hed of dll Inner 
 Hacfe, and held clef' 10 il kloft, infe ftt'f pkd, wnfaBeU. 
 
 Next.kffip* de Hiv‘s always clol^for defenc* ofde B$*s 
 againft deir cnimi's. Dc bell Gloom',for dat purpof*, is 
 mad* of Neats dung: drctmlm alveos fimo babulo utilijfi- 
 mm: but, to harden it, temper it wit Um^orA/es, and 
 U'i f Sand or Gravel.- wic ar aUb gcod againft de gnawing of 
 Mic*. Wit dis Gloom* clot* up de skirts and braks ofyour 
 Hiv*s : dat dei‘ b®no way intodem, but on‘lyby de 
 doot^s, 
 
 G And 
 
 41 
 
 t 4 - 
 
 Ve Hacife nou 
 and den to bee 
 taben of. 
 
 dubUe 
 
 H.tcfe. 
 
 Ve Hn‘i al¬ 
 ways clop 
 doomed. 
 Nat.hift.lib. 
 ■x\ cap. 14. 
 
OftheHi)>\ cm. 
 
 j 6 And b£ing dus faf'ly ^ut, mcov* dem not witouturgent 
 ^atfeldsa it occafion: V. tor often lifting up de HivS and letting in de 
 Utmtfid. _ ayer,doo‘x difcoorrag" dc ftall. 
 r.K 41.4* 5 : • But wsnfoever you ar occafioned fo to doo', ( de Bffi's 
 bdng rmrnng)Kftanybfficru/cdbetw$n'de skirts and 
 ^ 27 de ftmi’ in fettingit doun again, tffil‘ upoii‘ fid‘ wit a little 
 
 Hcuajin^ltf- til'./ird : wk, wen de Bee's ar qier.tak'away, and fee de 
 ieJuf, ute hit clof^ doomed again. 
 
 fttiiun cgi<T>^ gjjCj entrancS as anon in dis €apter is /ewed, muft 
 bee foomtini' larger, temtini' lef, loomtim' noting at all. 
 Andder'fot''every Bee-Hiv' mull hav' hisGat* or Scom- 
 jner-doorSa Winter-dcor* or Wicket,and a Bar or /utting 
 ofde Wicket. 
 
 tT or Soommer-door^ muft bee mad' ofdat fiz' 
 
 datde Bee's in Soommer, wen dcir number is greateft,may 
 hav‘ aver enoug, wit free egres and regres, not letting on' 
 
 ^ an Oder. Defpac'of fowrtqar*in€es isfufficicnt for any 
 ftall. 
 
 Dis Soommer-door'is mad' dusiFirft cut away deloweft 
 rowl defpac' of fiv' inces; and, wit de Bramble or Tred 
 wic bound dat part, mak‘ fall bot' end's. Den fil up again 
 dc two extrem' half-in€es of dc fpac', wit two Door', 
 poli's. 
 
 5s Be Dcoi'-poft's at two fpleet's half an inc broad, and 
 
 Arj 'k: or fiv' inccs long, wer'ofde lowed inc istwic' fo 
 
 tikasdeoder. v/it ajTouidering on dc in-(id'.Def‘poll's, 
 forced nptcorrow de middle ot derowlsin deirplac' to 
 de Jouldering, as dey ferv to fiz' outde Soommer-deor* 
 to hisdu' fpac' offowr fqar' inces ; foar dey fit to re- 
 r.s.jc. ceiv de Winter*dcor' , v. wen it /all bee joyned unto 
 
 dem. 
 
 If de Hi v' bee wit de Icaft, you may fet up de Poll's wit= 
 out catting dc rowl. 
 
 In a Wickcr-Hiv'de Soommer-door' is mad' mor' ca» 
 fily'. 
 
 Scomtim‘,(uam‘ly wena Hiv‘isrearcd)mQOvablc pod's 
 ar reqifit'-* wiemay ferv alfo at oder tim's. A miovablc 
 Pod' 
 
45 
 
 C.ni. andthe‘i>refingofthem. 
 
 Poll' is an in€-fqar' piec‘ of wood, befid'stwo/oulderings 
 on‘ aboov to reft againftde Hiv‘;and an odcr in de infid' of 
 de door' to fit de Wicket; fo dat de piec' wer'of it is mad', 
 muftbeeinleng-f, dep-t,and bredf, mot'dan an in€, by de 
 qantiti of de J’ouldcrings. De form is dis. 
 
 De Winter-door'or Wicket is mad' ofapiec'of wood, 
 an ino anda'qarter-fik, almoft'an inc big, and fiv' inoes 31 
 long. Ateao end' wcr'of cut away halfanin-eallfav' befor', J' 
 
 Icaving de uncut end's a qarter tik, wi-t de ful heigf, to 
 fitde door'poft's •• den in de middle of de nederfid', cut'^^-—~- 
 foorrowde -tikneSja hollownes or palfag', a -tird part of an 
 ino big, and i'rffi inoes long : and den der' wil remain at 
 eaoend'oi dc liollovvnes halfanin-euncur, befid's de two 
 extrem' balf-inces, left a qarter-tik, and fitted to de Poll's. 
 
 De fajion of wk Wicket you may fee in dis Figur', 
 
 De uf‘ of dc Winter-door' is to ftraiten de paffag' wen 3 s 
 der' needet nor fo mu€ -ram', dat de Bee's may de better 
 keep' out deRobberSjdat de cold' may hav' de lef fore', and 
 dat dc Mic' may net cuter: wioin Winter arwoont to mak' 
 muo fp'dl.t'.c 7 «' 2 '. 
 
 DeBar or Jajttingistobfemad'fowrfqar'offcomhea- 53 
 vy matter, as nam'ly of Lead: ( dat neider dc roug wind', _ 
 
 nor crafty Titmous?-'. may remoov it) in''- leng-t, dep-f, y.c.-j. 7 }. 6 . 
 
 and Likncsjfitting to de wicket; wiL foom little hollownes 
 nextdc ftool', dat may let in de ayer, and not let out dc 
 Bee's. 
 
 Cl 
 
OfthcBiVs, C.III. 
 
 *■ ketree was and an half, ff fsl^ts free ^arteis, $e 
 
 dtfih.;lfansr.e\and$e Ungt of tfe hoUcans two was and an half-.mf 
 
 h:lir-ams inex!rem‘ IfTmter-frcfl may ke turned uftpard. 
 
 For want of Lead or oder mettal, youmayjWiF a ham¬ 
 mer and grind fton‘, fitaTil‘-/ard; but let dat bee foomwat 
 broad, cat it may ly‘ dc fafter onde ftoal'. 
 
 Wit dis Bar you may Jiit or half-Jht de Wicket, as you 
 ^11 fee causjto defend dc Bee‘sin de mor‘ dangerous tim's, 
 from Froft, Srow, Ticmic‘,and Robbers. 
 
 Odenvii* you may mak‘ a Bar, of a Lat or Trencer.fowr 
 inees long, half an inc deep', and of convenient tiknes to 
 run in a-eannd hanging over de Door': two Tenter-hook's 
 let iiito de Doer' wit an Aul, and den driven in, on‘ over de 
 middle ofde DCDr'.and de odtr at on' end', wil ferv wcl Rr 
 de -Cannel- 
 
 For fmall ftalls,de Gat', W icKet, and Bar,may bee all of 
 alcf Hz'. 
 
 It is alfo convenient for ca-e Kiv' to ha v' his Settle befor' 
 him : wk may bee a Plank ofde biedtofde ftcol', and of 
 dat lengt, dat it may ftand leaning from de ground to de 
 for'-parr of de ftcol' : dat der‘-ondc Bee's may fettle wen 
 dtyernm weary or troonging hom', and foafeendtode 
 cCr'; and dat der' dey may fun and refre/demfeivs beeing 
 cilly and w’cary. Oderwif' you may mak' a narrow Plank 
 orBOOrd to ferv, fitting de lengt of it to de bredt ofde 
 ft 0 Ol',and denfafteningittode for'-part, fo as it may hang 
 fmmwat /clving. 
 
 B E-Hiv‘s beeing dus fitted wit all necefTaris, arafrer- 
 ward,at divers rim's of de yeer‘,co bcc diverfly ordered. 
 7r- De 'J5k/;j/ic«yeer‘ is moft' fitly mefured by de f Af- 
 ^ tronomical! mOOnts, ( wk begin wit de Suns entranc' into 
 de fcverall Sign's of de Zodiak, and ar der'for' called by 
 ""deir nam's ) becaus asde Sun entring into de twelv Sign's, 
 and lbbegmningdef'twelv m®nts, dCD't notorioufly alter 
 hiscOOrf‘,making de days longer or Jbrter, de ayer warmer 
 — or colder, and dc cart mor' fruitful or barren ; making alfo 
 bot'de t/EquinoBia and inwic defowr qarters 
 
 of 
 
c.lll- and the Vref'mgof them. 
 
 ofde yffir' [Spring, Soommer, Autumn, and Winter] tak‘ 
 deir beginnings; fo de moft‘ notable alterations about 
 Bee^s, in -fings eider to bffi obferved in dem, or to bee doon 
 for dem, doo^ lik‘wif‘ fall out in de beginnings of def‘ 
 moonfs. 
 
 Butde fowr Qartersof de Bffi‘syffir‘ begin on^moont 
 fenner den de Aftronomers. For deir Spring or firft qartcr 
 beginnet mtTtJces, wen de Sun beginnet by bisqikning 
 heat to reeiv‘ de flouers, wie all de ded of Winter lay buri¬ 
 ed in de ground; and de B'ee‘s, having tafted der‘of,begin to 
 ^rffid,^'. andtoencreas deir co 3 mpanis,(fordc fruits of en- „ ,j 
 
 fningSoommer)wi€ from de former Soommer hedertohav^ 
 daily dccreafed: de oder Spring-moontsar «^r<>/and Tau- 
 rm.v.n,6^-&c. 
 
 DcirScomracr lik^wif^ contcinet Gemm, C<tncer, and 
 Leo, mofl‘ riband plentiful in flouers and dews: v. wtr-. 8 
 
 wit demultiplyed Bee‘sdoo‘nou flor‘deir Cels againftde d/c. ^ ' 
 penuri of Winter, v .». 38. 
 
 Deir Autumn or Harveft, hat P'»‘£Oj Libra, and Scorpio; 
 in wi€ de Bec‘-mafters v. and de M 3 fter-Bk\.‘s v. doo‘ reap r-’. 
 dc rip' fruits of many Bee's labours, v. «.44. K o-.v.r;. rj: 
 
 And deir winter confiftet of de Fr® fiill nioonts: v. in 
 
 wkde Bee's liv altogedcr upondeir Soommer-ftor'and get 
 nofing. t-.». 58. 
 
 Hffir'not', dataldowf Winter and Soommer doo' pro¬ 
 perly betoken tWoofde4 Qmters ofdeyffit'; yet^fmrn- 
 tim'dey bffi taken, according to de common account, for 
 two half parts or Moitis dcr'of: dc on' contciniiig de war¬ 
 mer feafen, [from deend'ofe..-fr;M todeenu'of Libra~\ 
 de oder de colder, [from de end' of Libra, tode end' of 
 Aries.l 
 
 i jJfronomiCtt/tmoonfj, c.iHiilhy jenam's oj,fe i%S:gn's,iiCgin 
 
 ikul fe 11 Lj cf eat C.tleti.iir-mcoA. 
 
 SPRING.d-^.'/f/ 
 
 oApiil. 
 
 { Gemini i M.ii. 
 
 AUTUMN. 
 
 winter. 
 
 n ^Auguft. 
 JLiU.i pinJScptcmb. 
 
 CScnrpto J C,Odobtr. 
 
 { '.tgitt.irri fNovemb. 
 
46 
 
 Of the HlVsj 
 
 C. Ill 
 
 n.7. read: Neifer yerj cck‘ w Ifinter^ntir Merj hot tn %oom- 
 
 mer. Lo :us rfcte non fen'idus, liyeme tepidus, &c. <« lik!rr"f Pfal ■ 74 
 i7.P:ov.io.4 Zac;i4.8- iP^it ttno eppefit^ pjrts$e poetdoo'fftlj ■lof- 
 iieguif and dtfcrih‘ bj fw» tim‘i offc-dmng and of fajittring hcip and 
 
 
 S 00. 
 
 To letf 
 r.c,i.n. 
 
 ——Vlcturnqucferet & viigcalstus 
 5- Pabiihjncc •otacliuJesfojnilia Bruma: 
 
 A:vcr6 Ztphyiisquum IxH vocantibus sftasj 
 1;; lakuj utrumaucg:ej€tn & pafcua mittes, 
 
 S«t #?) .<r OT-r- certainlj nttiffcd bj it ccomwg offt f,cU.fai<, and of 
 csSwalitw. ft orMrintino cold- irrmtei, ie ofer ■aarmSoommer To'f her. 
 
 Sr^rl'huomclj, fat fronds hirfelf tn iewocd.'y iswoont a litt!: to 
 y.6. .^reytra her, obfery,ng„-.y^itun.^cfitjcc,<,$ar,icd.(^of,,onoj$ta,tr: 
 firpeis hea:dcc!/in.onljpe left rveci^ ni Kilts -iotsigti bee cold' andwm- 
 tCTO [veic-r . »er‘a) Progiic faj/ei after fat , annl fee find‘ it rearm 
 ahead. If form fool,Ton^ fr ejer eanc‘ to fart cut ofkir Dorm,tor,fio„er„ 
 ii p,oye?birr. IS yenfed, On' S'.vallownnk's notaSoomnicr. 
 
 De Spring having rcplenilhed de Hiv'’s wit plenty of 
 •£ K. Bee's, dc Sroinmer is reddi wit his plenti of Hoonni, to en- 
 tertein dem. During wk leafon dc Hiv's mufthav* deir 
 largelt entranc‘:i'. left dc troonged multitud'sbe pefteecd 
 for want of aier, or dec' let on' an oder asdey go' and coom 
 earntlt in deirwoork, or bffiftaid in [warming, even dey 
 ^bold' pas at pleafar'. Neidcr can dc opennes of dc Hiv's 
 bs hurtful unto dem,feeing neu dei'is no',fear of enimics. 
 
 At Gemini der'for' let dc door's v. wid' open, witout 
 ;Bat, or Wicket: and folet dem ftand alldisqarter. 
 
 Gemini baeing paft (it de weder bee ufualiy ccol') wen 
 
 _der'emmmet acalm warm day, tak'of de Hackles from 
 
 dol' Hiv's dat ar lik'ly to [warm. But if de weder bee 
 , extrem' hot and dry',den is it grod to kffip' on dcHackles.to 
 copj'de Hiv's, &C.V.C. j.c. 21. 
 
 At mid-C:»««r dubbic de [falls dat !y'out. ?/. r. f ». 22. 
 23, And always, fo foon' as a fwarm is hived, ftak' it faft. 
 ie v.f.y.n. 84. 
 
 iron. Wen you would' hav' no' mor' fwarms,(as nam'Iy after 
 dc firft blowing of Blak-bcrris, v, wk is commonly witin 
 ifw a fevn-nigt after Midfcomihcr) let up dof' Hiv's dat at full 
 ISS-witfrffiTil'.jards, or oder tings of lik' tiknes: and 
 doom' up de Ipac' betw«n‘ de Hiv' and de Stool'. If yet 
 dey 
 
47 
 
 C. III. theDrefing of thm, 
 
 dey €anc‘ to fwarm; as fcon‘ as dey ar hived, put dem bak 
 tode ftokjV. c.j.».n. 
 
 Al<b rear de fwarms , dat beeing under-hived doo‘ly‘ 
 wii^ a Skirt or Bolfters of dat -f iknes,dat may but let 
 in dc "y. c. j •». 4'^. 
 
 In Leo, or prclcntly after de laft fwarm , kil de Dron‘s 
 of dof‘ ftalls you mean to tak^ wit a Dron‘-pot doomed to 
 de door‘.t^c'.4.».J<5* ^5 
 
 And if you fee anyoder fopefteredwit multitudes, dat ~ . ^ - 
 
 dey ar loat to meddle wit dem; you .fall doo‘ wcl to help 
 
 dem loom attcr-nronS and den wil dey tak‘ de wcork out of 4+ 
 
 your hand, and fpend de Ics tim‘ about it. ^ 
 
 To de plentiful Soommer fuccffidet waft^ful Autumn. 
 
 At Vtrq^o der‘for‘ or a little beforSv.Cwk is de mo{l‘ dan¬ 
 gerous tim‘ for Bee‘s, becaus of Wafps dat den, if not foan- „ .pt/Ur 
 er, learn de way into de Hiv‘s;but chiefly ofrobbing Bee% ^ .1, 
 wieden begin to (poyl)v.tode Gat‘s of. de weaker ftalls, 
 
 (welder dey bee fmall fwarms, or ftoks dat hav‘ caft twic‘ y /fc g. 
 
 and lat*,)fet up dc Winter.<dooi‘s,and faftendem wit good - - 
 
 cloom‘;t'. aud fffi dat de Hiv‘s bee cloft in all places. Scorn Tokeep^^e mea. 
 
 hungry yeer'sdey fetuponpoor* ftalls at Mid-Leo-, tofav 
 
 fuc, fetup uou deir Winter-door's and Bar dem. f)oft 
 
 dathav' lycn foortS or oderwift bee very ful, you may let^^.f./ “ -S- 
 
 alon‘j and not ftraiten deir entranc‘ till de weder bee colder.- +® 
 
 for fuc ar faf‘ enoug. But firft view your fwarms 
 
 dey fit deir Hiv‘s:duf‘ dat hav‘ not nou wrowgt doun wit- ^ - 
 
 in a handful of de Stool*, it you mean to kffip* dem; (to de ' 
 
 end* dey may ly* warmde Winter following,and be reddy 
 
 at de door‘s to k£8p‘ out robbers) cut of fo muc of de skirts 
 
 as wil ferv de turn; (dc bigger de Hiv‘ is,de mor* you may 
 
 leffen him) and fofet him doun: cut a Soommer-door* v. inr.r -g. 
 
 dc skirt, andputtode Winter-door*. Witoutfnc help de 
 
 cold* wil kil many, and weaken all.- wcr‘by dey becoom un- 
 
 lufti in all deir dcoing: as de Philofoper well noted, Si ai- ^ ^ 
 
 vefujufiompliorfitydefidtofieresreddrintur. 49 
 
 MQr‘ovcr, becaus dc Wafps and robbing BeE‘svvil biSi-‘f' Lm 
 ftealing betim*s, befor* de tru* Bee*s b® fturring; ir is good 'ffp ‘Z" 
 
48 OftheHiv''s^ C.llL 
 
 in de ffipning, wen de Bte‘s ar all in, to bar up de Wickets 
 of doi‘ dat ar weak, dat a Bce‘ cannot pas: and not to open 
 de lam^ de next day til de weder bee warm*, and de 
 oftcr to com abroad; dowg it bee not be/br*^ nin'^, or ten, or 
 elevn a clok: and cen you may eider open d£m,or half-open 
 r.s 55. dem, according code fiigtofyour 
 
 . 3 t)e flails wi€ you reared in de end‘ of Cancer for fear of 
 
 ■5? r;srrJ:'j!h fwarming or want ofrom^, v. (ncu dat de deaf of de old* 
 
 » --- Bee% V. and ofde Drones, t'. baf inad‘ rorm'y ar to bee 
 
 again, v. left deir iV. arminp, ber- hi'idcrcd de next 
 units dey (warms dat hav" -vvro'.vgc dcuntodc 
 
 ' Alfo in dis Mont', about de middle,del'Hiv'^swic you 
 51 deem* to b$ weak, becausde B$‘s ar gon up from de dcor*. 
 !r. \\ 7 ^o irj^ knok wit your hand, on‘after ah odcr: dey dat at d: firlt or 
 ‘ fecond ftrok' do^mak* a great noys bot‘ abov and bened‘, 
 
 -continuing de fam* for a fpac‘, hav‘ftcr‘of Bce*s, and ar 
 
 dci*for* in les danger: but dol* dat mak* a little Jbrt noys, 
 dowg dey bee heavy, andhav* Hoonni ciioug (fucasar 
 commonly dof*oft'r£yeet‘s old*, and upward; dat hav* 
 call twic', or oftner, dat yeei*, and did not by Virgo beat a- 
 way dcir Dron'^s) yet hav‘ dey but few Bee's, and ar dtr*. 
 for'il able to rtfiftde violent mulcitud* of Robbers: wk, 
 wen dey perceiv deir weaknes, wii never leav dem, as long 
 asdcr*is a drop of Hconni in de Hiv*. 
 
 K.o 7.'!.45. if you fee dem one* figting,^. eider prefentlytak* dem, 
 or mak‘ deir cntranc* fo narrow, dat but on* Ba* may pas 
 atone': and befor* bee fui* to tak* dem. For dowg 
 dey efcap‘dis robbing-tim‘frog your car*& dilfgcnc*;yct 
 at de Spring dey wil fur'iy yee!d',or dy* ofdemfclvSjOr fly ‘ 
 away. Not' yet, dat dof* flails wie ar very fill, wil mak' 
 but a little noys wen you knok dem, (but different from de 
 Oder, asbeeingqik, fmart, and all over de Hiv* j until to¬ 
 ward de end* of dismront, wen dey bffi gon up from dc 
 dor*, and deir number is framwat dimini/cd. 
 
 You may proov*your Stalls allb by poifingdem, and 
 lokLng into dem. Dof* (warms dat hav* mad* but few 
 Corns,and doi* ftoks dat negle(S,by carrying out deir dros, 
 
 to 
 
G.ni. andtheDrefin^ofthem. ^ 
 
 to keep* deir Corns & dcir Stool's clean, and.ofbot'forts, 
 all dat ar Iigt,ar not to bee kept. 
 
 Indcend* of dismoontisdetim‘tokilanddriv‘Bte‘s,. 5* 
 v.c. 10. fm. 13* Soom Bee's fail after Virgo: and 
 dcr'for'it is good to mak' triallofdcm inLiha alfo, by -"”'' 
 poy fing and knocking de Hiv's; for as dey dat den mak, * a ^ ^ 
 
 little nois wildy' forlakofcoompany j fo dey dat ar ligt- 
 
 wil dy‘ for Uk of meat. And always hav‘ an ey to dof‘ rrr dim a m 
 dat dc Robbersdco‘eagerly haunt: wkisa fgn‘dat dey»»Libra”//#!** 
 pcrceiv in demfoom deleft or Oder: and der'for'wil not 
 faaeanfwcredwitoutdeir errand. Bntifonc' youfeefmall 
 crumlets of wax upon de ftrol', fallen from de broken 
 Corns; den is it too lat' to heipdem.v.c.7,11,46. 
 
 • Attule fortnoisAloo^inie ffcci/>llj mdeegd’ fimfim 
 finglt Bee^sendtfour ij ieirtarnefl And ciniinued[ikni te feem‘ mdAjy 
 tetfrAjei deir fAucitt And decAjing. ’ 
 
 Sueasbydet* means you find' unlikMyto liv, tak'or 
 driv'idol' dat you fufpeft, and yet ar willing to kffip‘;mark 
 dem, fffid' dem in du‘ tim',and proov' dem again in Tifeot 
 and tyiries. 
 
 At LibrA, or befor' if you fee caus, fet up de Winter- 5 f 
 
 dcor'sofdcbeft ; and den diligently in de eevnings Jiic all 
 dof* in, wi-f de Bar, dat hav‘ left wateing at dc door'; f (for befiXd 
 in dc cold' mornings, ( wil' dc tru' Bee's keep' in, becans it ^‘re^/ut ul 
 is not fit tim' fordetn to gader in) de Teev's, [bo-t' Wafps 'Z" 
 and Bee's] wil bee abroad, leeking wer' dey may break in & 
 
 Heal j) and in dc morning, fo fcon' as dc weder invitet, let 
 demgo'.But ftilletdewcakcrhav'deir Wicketshalf-/ut, 
 
 Dis j^utting and opening of de Wicketsmuft bee conti- 
 nued toorrow-cut Scorfio alfo;unIcs abundanc* of cold' rain conunl^ ie 
 dm'fconcr eaften de Wafps. But for de poor' flails, kisjMttmgAnd»> 
 befttokeep' deinhalf-/ucalldeday long;as in Vtrgo and 
 LibrA. Wnktis In 
 
 At ^c-orpie dref your Hiv's for Winter : doom'‘dem - y" - __ 
 
 clof', mending all braks and faults about dem; and wet' de ^,od,eri 
 Hackles bee worn', fet nu' in dcit fljpds, dat may keep' de Ht\'!fer 
 Hiv'sdry'and warm. U'^nur. 
 
 H After — 
 
 H 
 
50 Ofthem^s, c.iir. 
 
 ?9 After Auwrnn, de Sun drawing neer‘ de Winter-Tro- 
 WIN JT pikj vvi-E a jTort and low coarf' abcnv our Horizon, der‘ fol. 
 
 low tree fiil inoont'Sj ^Sa£ittariiis,Citpricornm,ind tAqua- 
 c APR! c ■' ^ in de eart, waiting de 
 
 A '^VA s.' return to rcviv‘ dem; fo de B£e‘s [y^-flil in de Hiv's, 
 #re!"it.i pairing disfruitlestim‘infl<:ep‘andflu[nber. Yet lb,dat if 
 r r.c:7ii!. dsr' happcna tniid'^ and warm hour, dcy prefcntly perceiv- 
 6i ing it, awak‘ out of deir fwivct, and hy‘ dem out ofdnor‘s 
 ^ vvif all alacriti : dat dey may tak.‘ de frejl ayer, recreat' 
 demfelvs,drink,excrciF deir wings, carri out deir dead and 
 
 1:::^^ -odernoyibmnes, andiigten deirlitrle belli's, wie ar oft 
 
 tim‘s fc fluffed, wen de weder fuffercf dem not to go‘a- 
 broad, dat dcy can hold^ no mor^ : fo lo-t‘ ar dey to defiff 
 deirnefts. And having Qusrefre/cddemfelvsjatdeir return 
 dey tak‘deir repaft, and den betak'dem again to deir reft. 
 But many fucdays, fpeciallyin tim'of fcarciti ar dange¬ 
 rous; as caufing dem to fpend muc of deir ftor‘, wk in fiil 
 froftsdey woold'fpark 
 
 6z. De firft foul and cold* weder after Mid-Sagittar.^\ii de 
 
 Wickets cloft, tofav* de Bee's from deTit-raQus,t/.and 
 
 —-fromdecoIdSas wd witin de HiV as witout. For as dc 
 
 r.s. ftoftandfnnw, and cold'wind's, yea and de ordinary dif. 
 pc/it:onofdeayer,doD‘t€iImany of dem, worn'de flatte¬ 
 ring Sun-/iu‘ enticetabroad j fode great frofts, ftriking 
 teorrowdedoorSdeo' freez' de nedermoft'in de Hiv‘ to 
 dear: fodatby little and little many Halls in foom Winters 
 bav‘ been'dcr'by wolly d.-ftroyed; de wi£,by keeping dem 
 warm, migt hav‘ been prelervcd. But w^en you JIic dem 
 in, bee fur' de Hivs beealwaysfur' and clof; for de Bee's, 
 =9=£n dey awak‘,vvil ftriv by all means to coom fport*,dowg 
 dey never find' 4s way in again. 
 
 But furder experienC of later tim's hat tau«r, dat Bee's 
 ar belt preferved in Winter, by a gencrall reftraint from do 
 open ayertdat dey may paf dis tim‘ of no' gain,in fleep* and 
 Humber wit little 
 
 ^ I^ftraintisciderdubble or Angle. 
 
 Rcftrai^^e putting up ofde Bee's in de Hiv 
 and ofde Hiv' in dc floiis. Siagle Reftraint is de jutting 
 
 of 
 
C.IU. and the of them. 51 
 
 ofdem in deHiv* abroad asdeyftand. In bot' wi^ ar to 
 bee obfervcddecircuinftances of de Manner, deTitn‘,and 
 de Plac‘. 
 
 For dc Manner of dedubble Reftraint,eiderdey mull bcc 9 e 
 carryed in,wit' de ftcol' as dey ftand,or bffi let upon a board' 
 or plankjcIof^z/icicDmcdide Hackle put of,& dedoor*- bar- 
 red, havingnotfomu€asabreading-plac‘ twitafnume- 
 rall not‘ ol deir ftanding in de garden, fixed to de Hiv 
 
 t Vii Niit‘ fitlj wriltsnufiin J puc’ of a Sii^i-fpl{ei‘,wf hi. 
 
 erJ^s fnt under w rf dc Bramhle^eeds, 
 
 De Tim‘ isdetr® flil moonts ; to wit, fromde firft 
 hard wederin%i». tode firft calm andpleafant day 
 Ptfees! ( except continued gend weder, call dem out a little 
 fconer ) wen it is tifn‘ to lefcvery Stall in his old‘ ftanding 
 again. Ifin dcremoaving, youmiftrnft any Stall for his 
 ligtnes; it wil bffi good, wen dey ar coom bak again, t wa¬ 
 rily ‘ to fffid‘ dem, fo dat no‘ ftranger partak‘ wit dem. ^ 
 
 And for dc Plac‘, it muftbee Clof‘, Dark, and Q^t: 
 ClofSdatno‘ heed'lesbody coomderS to wag or ;og de 
 Hiv‘s: Dark,dat dc ligt draw notdounde and C^et, 
 dat no‘ nois awak‘ dem : Wat de Poet fait ofde found 
 
 dubbled by E-eo, 
 
 - ffOhi concavA falfu 
 
 Saxa fonAMt, voci[(,ejfenfA refultat tmago'] 
 is meant of any ( dowg ciefly of violent and iterated J nois. 
 And ifde room‘ b« not fi s from mic‘;fet f Traps for dem: 
 and often * view dc Hiv‘s, dat der‘ b® no‘ breac mad‘ into 
 
 ^^Dis Houfing.or dubble Reftraint, feemet moft‘ uftfiil for 
 de lat‘ and fmall fwarms, of woft lufficienci you/all doubt. 
 
 De fiiwle Reftraint is fit for debeft Stalls: de maimer f, 
 wer‘of is^ dardtv b® clol'^ doomed, faft barred ( wit a ''-""' 
 little breading-plac‘ on‘ly, if de Hiv‘ b® fut of ; and 
 
 wel hackled doun to, or below, dc Stooft. 
 
 De Plac‘[bffiing dcirold‘ ftanding in de Garden ] muft f 
 
 b® kept clof‘ and qiet; fr® frbm noiS'arid noifom cartel, 
 
 dat may eider wag or wak‘dem. 
 
5 z O/tkHivS, CM 
 
 VtTim^. De Tim* of dis Reftraint muft bas/ortcr; beginning ie 
 firft cold' day after Mii-fagittariM, and ending dc firft 
 warm and calm weder af:er Mid-aijuarifu -, or fo foon' as by 
 deircontinuallnwrinaring, deBffi's figiiifi' deir defir' to 
 com abroad: den ptcfently let dem go*. 
 
 If yon diftruft deir fafftijinyour garden; you may hous 
 dem. for wat tim' you pleas, witin de compasof dis fingle 
 Reftraint. 
 
 Andfordemidling fort of Swarms, nf* cider dc dubble 
 or fingle Reftraint: but houfoever, let dem bee witout any 
 breadiag-plac*, as having ayer cnouf in de vacant room's of 
 dc Hiv*s;and giv dem de Tim' of de dubble Reftraint. 
 
 Nevcrdelcs wen your reftrained Bee's ar dus dimiffed, if 
 jt any tim'you fear a percing nigt-froft; you Jail doo‘ wel 
 to bar dem all up in dc eevning; and in de morning to unbar 
 dem again ;unles eider fnovv,orrain,or boifterous wind% 
 forbid you. But wil' de fno w cooveret de cart, let dem not 
 oflratan.».c.7,«. 54. 
 
 In Winter provid' your Hiv's.-^/.w.y. 
 
 De/*/moontsof Winterbeeingpaftjdcnu'yar'entrct 
 •Be SPRING, wit Tifies: [dc firft moont of dc Spring] wen de Plants be¬ 
 es gin to Iprout, and de Bee's to breed'again. 
 
 fj scEs.^ jsjou der'for', if not fooner, (de weder beeing fair ) half. 
 
 /I f ops" Wickets of dc better fort, and fo let dem ftand day 
 
 ll/mViai, nigt.Fordenigt-cold', beeingnou Jorterand weaker. 
 feheBtt'idt is not dangerous to fuc; and dcday-cold'don't dem mor' 
 Uierti. good dan hurt, caufingdem to ly' ftil and fpar' deir ftor' 
 until it bee fit tim' to go' abroad. But for de weaker 
 fwarms (wic ar mor* fubjeft to cold', and robbing,dat nou 
 beginnet afrejv.^ Jjt dem clof' in de eevnings, and open 
 demnotinde mornings until it bee warm .• and den giv dem 
 but room* for a Ba* or twoio{Mfifpcciallydof‘,dat ftand 
 moft'warm in dcSan-/in‘,*wi€maketdc robbers able to 
 gj endnr' dc fieg‘,wom‘ oderwift de ayers cilnes Woold' qikly 
 tic»irefieiT difcoortag'. 
 
 Trevfi. And non (de Bee's beginning to breed', v. J is de tim' to 
 
 I, (j7 drefand 61 deir Trowgs: wi« all de Winter lay ncgleded. 
 
 Ac 
 
cm. and the VreJ^ing of them. j ^ 
 
 At dis tiiii*, in a morning bcfoi ‘ de Be6‘s coom mu€ a- 6g 
 broad, lift up your Hiv‘s: and qikly fwffping de dcd Bee's 
 and Oder noyfocnnes away, and fcraping clean de Stool's, fet 
 dem doun again,«.and doom' dem c!of‘ as befor'. For albeit ^ n i6 
 de Bee's in tun' woold' rid dem clean dcmfeivsj yet_pll ’ 
 it bffi good for dem to hav' it dron at one', dat dey b$ nci- 
 dfr iiindcred.nor annoyed der'wit: and nou and deiide car¬ 
 rying out of a ded Bee' at dis tim' of de yat', dcof' coft a 
 qik Bee' bir lif': for beeing drawn wif de weigt of de corps, 
 to de cold' ground j wil' fee ftandet panting a little, ^ee is 
 cilled: and lo not able to rif‘ any mor‘. 
 
 Dis cicnfingofde Stool's, after a calm Aejuariw, wen 
 de Bee's hav' been muc abroad, is not fo neceffary: and fpe- 
 cially for de better flails. 
 
 In de beginning of dis moont tak' away de fals skirts of 
 Swarms under, hived, wer' left at Vir^gi 
 
 (v. paring of de Corns end's a little witinde Hiv‘s 
 skirts; unles de enlarged HiV bee under de midling fiz' of 
 •frffi peks. And in de end' of dis moont, tak' away de fals 
 bottoms of Swarms over-hived, v. t. y. v.46. 
 
 Dof' dat by deir ligtnes you perceiv to lak Hoonni, you 70 
 may nou fav' by fading, [v. c. 8.«. 13 20.) or driving or 
 
 dem into oders dat hav'ftor'. v.c.io.p.i.w 15. dnvh^iftaUi. 
 
 Arits is almoft' as dangerous a moont, for robbing, as , 
 
 Virgo : and der'for'you muft hav‘ a cat' in de eevnings to -^R iRs. 
 Jut de Wickets,& in de mornings fnot befor' it bee warm) 7 ^ 
 
 to half-open dem again: and, wer'de dry' wind's and hot 
 fun hav'jrunkdcclcDm', beecar'fulto filupde dnks a- 
 gain. 
 
 Be poor' flails dis moont woold' bat half-^fut all dc day; 
 as in Virgo and Zi^ra. 
 
 At T4Mr/f/ (and fOOner, if fCDncr you fee * cans) remcov- 73 
 ingdc Bars from de better flails, fet de Wickets open: and 
 
 for dc weaker fort, let dem,all dis mCOnt, bee Jut in dc ee v.-^ 
 
 nings: and in dc mornings, as fom' as it is warm', bee but 
 half-opened. 
 
 * Vntif^io-entiierifeyl^eep'wto ie dott'in it tetninii, fi 
 tncrtafediiat icy cnnnoi eaflj pai Ica/^ from Stir iooo>\\ for if it ptf- 
 
 H 3 f'>r> 
 
54 
 
 Of the breeding of Bee^s^ C. IV. 
 
 tcjfrait on'^inletrfUvng fit, (y.c un. »»' 
 
 mi'.ter. 
 
 -5 At Gemid tak^ away ic Wickets from dc better, and de 
 Bars from de weaker ftalls: and wen dis moon-t ishalf-paft, 
 i nr.!er-ac>T\ jjjgjjc ^gjj, gii 3|j{^<. leav'ing de door's as dey wer' in gemini 
 befor'. w.».jp. 
 
 
 
 CAP. IV. 
 
 OF DE BREDING OF BE‘S, 
 ANli OF 3S DRON‘. 
 
 S Oncerning de brsding of Bee's, der' ar divers 
 opinions. * tApm gentmio magnm recipit 
 amhigttittttem, qudflionem. Scorn, becaus dc 
 
 _ Be&‘s engender not, wer' of opinion , dat dev 
 
 * Genera:,i.j. did not coQceiv and bring fonrf'; but receiv from flouers, 
 “?• and bring horn', deir feed's: but yet dey agree not wat is de 
 
 “ist beare-f dem. f Aliqsti dtpmare fmturam exifli- 
 imntx nec tamcn unde portent confiat inter omnes: fed alti ex 
 flare Cerinthi.nlii ex flare Arundinit, alii ex flare Olea.ainnt. 
 Oders fink dat dey hav' among dem bof' fexes; but agra; 
 not, wic ar de mal'sand wi-e de fcmal's from taking dc 
 ‘ Gciicrat. 1 ?• HcDnni-Bce's,and from de Dron's to bee de fcmal's. *SHnt 
 ,cip. 10. ' qui fncotmaresejfe, Apes faminos artitrentHrx alii contra 
 
 Apes mares e(fe, ftscos faminas opinantar. Wk uncercainti 
 in de Bee-inafters, haf bred de lik' uncertainti in dc Pilo- 
 foper himfcifj wo confefl'et ingenuoufly, Non t amen fat is 
 adhuc explorata,quaeveniHnthabemsu, Wet' yet hffi fettef 
 
 dounde two-fold' means, [^Reafon and Experienc'] by wk 
 dc tru'f may be certainly known. Rationi fldes adhihenda 
 efl ; fi qua demonflrantur, cormermnt cum its qssofenfu peni. 
 piuntur. We muft giv credit unto Reafon,weii dof‘ fings 
 . wk ar argued by Reafon,agre wif dol^ dat ar perceived 
 agreeing, dm' jew, dat de 
 Hoonni- 
 
55 
 
 C. IV. (ind ofthe Dron\ 
 
 HoDnni-Bee‘s.ar de females j by wom^deBffi'sofboo^'fexes 
 (firft de femal's, and den de mal‘s) ar bred; as in de enfuing 
 cifccorf^ of dis £apter wil appsr*. 
 
 DeDron‘isagrof‘,ftingIesBa‘, dat .fpendcif his tim'Hift I «c’2 
 in gluttoni and idicncs. Fucui eft genm gracifuh 
 mgnitudiHe, tilvo ampliore, n-Mlo armatum aculeo, ^ 
 ignavum. For boufoever bee brav‘ it wit bis round 
 velvet-cap, his fid‘ goun, his ful pane, and his loud voyc‘; 
 yet is hffi bat an idle companion , living by de fweat of 
 oders brous. Hffi woorket not at ail, eider at hoin‘ or 
 abroad-, and yet fpendet asm.uc as two labourers: you 
 /all never find‘ his maw wi-tont a good drop of de pureft 
 »e£}ar.la de heat of dc day he flyet abroad.alofr.and about, 
 and dat wit no* fmall noys, as dowf hee wcold' dm* 
 foom great aci: but it is on'ly for his plcafur', and to get 
 him a ftomak; and den returns b® prefently to his casr*. 
 
 F»a chm exeunt, efterunt fefte fuftm in fut/lmi^gjroejue volt- Hift.an, lib.g, 
 tant: quod ui>ifitis}m fecem(,rcdeme{omm, cap.40. 
 
 perfrumtur. 
 
 But for all dis der‘_is fuc ncceffary uf‘ of him,dat has may 5 
 
 not bffi fpared; as wi-fout worn* de Bee* cannot bffi. Dc 
 gencrall opinion anent dc Dron* is, dat bee is mad* of a 
 Hf»nni-Bce*, dat hat loft hir fting:^. wi-e is even as lik'ly, k c. i » 31 
 
 as dat a Dwarf having his guts pulled out, Jmid* becoom a 
 
 Gyanr. Oders fasing de fondues of dis opinion, hav‘ towft 
 and tawf t dat de Dron* is a differentj^fd«:and dat asBa‘s 
 breed'Ba'‘s, lb Dron*s brsEd'Dron*s: wit conceit fifde 
 Aut'ir had obferved, dat at dc tim* ofdeir breeding & many 
 moonts befor*. der* is nor a Dron* left aliv* to breed' dem^ 
 hee woold' hav* liked as wcl as de former. Def' opinions 
 den, beeing on* as lik'ly as an oder,Iet dem go' togeder. De 
 tru‘t is, de Dron* is of dc fam* fteciej wit de Hoonni-Bee', 
 blit of a different Sex. For albeit hffi ba; not feen' to engen* 
 der witde Hoonni-Bee*,v. eider abroa(},as oier inftfia doo*, 
 or witin de Hiv', wcr*yet you may by means behold' wat^'^'”’ 
 dey doo*;v. yet wifout doubt is h®deMal*-Bee.* by wof'^r,/;/s ^,, 
 naturall heat and tnafeulin* vertu*, de HoonnkBee' fwk 
 breedet 
 

 Of the breeding of ‘Bee^s. CIV. 
 
 bradet bof‘ Ha)nni-Ba‘s and Dron‘s, v.) fecretly con- 
 
 ceiv'et. 
 
 ♦ , Dercafons5atmajv‘mffidusco'tink, ardef^. Firft.bc- 
 cans aldowf dey b® great wallers of de BaS ftw*. yet un- 
 DicJti \>et till dey begin to leav breeding, and hav* concei ved for dc 
 ie .v*". next y®r‘, (wi€ footn do* about Lto, mofi* befor* Vtrgo) 
 fufterdem; afterward dey begin to beat d:in away. 
 If'- '•' befor* Scorpip dey dy‘ naturally, and 
 
 from denc^foort*, all de Winter, until de Ba*s br®d* nu‘ a- 
 -^ gain, v. dcr* is not a Dron* to bae had « rerum naturu, 
 
 r, 0.19. jjy 
 
 dat yffir‘; but on‘ly haK and breed* up dof* dat ar alreddy in 
 de Cels. 
 
 5 ^^ Secondly, as de rader and de mor‘ de Dron*s ar,dc mor* 
 pr, I'filtle and greater ar de Swarms; ( Cert'e qup m/^or faerit fuctrum 
 DraT/ikeini multitude, eo major fiit exumiuum proverttuiiV.) ic 
 
 Dron*sarfewandlai*, der'isfmall encreas: anddcr‘for‘ 
 lneiisgtm‘, Dron‘s ofaHiv* befor* de B®*s hav* doon 
 
 «5'ms/’ fwarming and brading; (as fom fondly hav* doon befot* 
 
 1 '~ Midfoommer, to lav* deir Hoonni from def* hzy* lurcers) 
 ^ i t! ' neider wil de fwarms ccom foor-t* dat wer* formerly bred, 
 r. c.s.n^ nor dc Hole denc*f(r>rt* breed*any mor*. After wic tiin*, 
 
 r.f.e.ir.iS. bringing in Ambrtfia, v. as inucas befor*, and having no* 
 yur.gon*stofpcnd part,dey lay it upcat‘lcfly in deir Cels; 
 r c.s.m.ig. wer* it corruptet and turnct to [linking flopping, v. wit 
 ©* so. wil caus dem fo muc to miflik* deir Hiv*; dat dc next Virg* 
 r, c.j. a. If. dey wil eafily yald* to dc Robbers, v. And if by your in- 
 duftry dey b« den preferved; in Pifces,'efen breeding tim* is 
 pad (finding deir wooms barren, and der*for‘ loading dem* 
 feivs and all ) dey y®Id* deir goods to dem dat wil tak* it; 
 and after a wil*, wen dc ftrasg* Ba*s and dey find all alik*, 
 (by converfing togedcr in de lam* Hiv‘, & fucking dc fern* 
 Hoonni) away dey go* wit dem to deir Dron*s. But every 
 fair day dey wil return, to fete dat dey left behind* dem: you 
 may fee dem fly * fo -f ik to and fro dat Hiv*, as if it wer* ful 
 * ofB»‘s; butwcnniftiscoDm.dcy arallgon. 
 m‘ breaus omneftmilegenerat fbi fmilei Every li- 
 
 sc:‘>. "tiDg dQo‘t breed* Mai*,or Femal* of his kind*: and ex- 
 
 pericnc* 
 
57 
 
 C.IV. '^ron^- 
 
 pericnc' doo‘if teacus, dat dcBffi‘sdoo‘ yasrMy hr«ci^, as 
 wei Dron'sasHconni-bffi's; v. feeing de Hoonni-bee’s iv 
 Femal‘s,itfoliowetnece{rarily dat dc Drones ardeMaFs -‘-e-;?, 
 of dc fam‘ kind*. And der’for* in de learned Languages de 
 Dron* hat his * Mafculin’ appellation, as de Hronni-bee hir 
 Femiain'. 
 
 * Hie flicuSjOKHpW; At haecapiSjilftsA/iW) m'ZJI, cum Hfsmiiiino, Dcboiri't 
 Mclifla je D:tf)^U> c/MeliffiisofCrtt', kemgon'- cf Jupiccts 
 
 Ku>cej,ti fil l (0 h him tranifrrmud mto Hccn-,ji-B(t‘. 
 
 le-ierttemef fJ hn- gcudnji’x, and mm’. DicJyniuS ait, ruas Mtlilli 
 fnfle filias [ Amaltlicaiii Sc MelilTam] qua: Jovem pucnim caprino lafte 
 & mellc niitrieront. tuft, hk, i, Injlfc, 22. Ncc fane ruftico dignum clt 
 fciftitari, fuci'itncmulicrpulchcirjma fpecicMciiil-!, quam JupitctinA- 
 fQm caa'icnh-Colume/la. Ilk. 12 c.z, 
 
 Fowrtly (Wee fee de lik‘ in de like ft infeHa, [de W afp and 
 de Dor ; ] for de manifefting wcr‘of,l wil briefly Jew you Ve fewd !ca:i 
 de brffiding ofdem bof*. ihhiit )faff,i 
 
 De Wafpsneft' is begun by on* great Wafp, wic you 
 may der‘for*call deModer-wafp : de wie m Cancer (or,in 
 
 hot and dry'fprings,(oomwa: rader) witin foom hoal, ufu--j—" 
 
 allv mad* in dc ground by a Mol', Mous, or oder means, Ve kreedmg 
 wrorket 3 Com of de utter drix of Pal's,or oder Timber,in l>) 
 
 form of a round Tent,banging by de top to de upper, part of — 
 de hoal. Dis Com conteinet abonc fix Cels, of dc bignes & 
 fafion of dc Bffis-cels, wer'in Jm brsde-f fo many yung 
 on'stwio, wen dey ar flcdg.dno* breed* as wel as deirDam: 
 and fo enlarg* dc com to foom eigt inces over. Den, mak‘- 
 ing mot* room* bened', by moining and carrying out dc 
 
 cart, dey hang an oder com under defirft, by little pins ; & 
 foan Oder, and an oder, encreafing ftilinde fam* plac* til 
 Soommer baedoon. Fordey go* not foort‘in fwarms,as 
 l^’sAcD'^.MiJJioydt apHm, nulla vei crahronum.i/el »<’//’«-h, it l.c, c 
 rum feri filet : fid ejui fubinde oriantur rtovelli,ibidem tm~ ' 
 neHt-,& atveum,terrdeiefld,faciunt ampliorem. Wen deir 
 breeding drawet toward an end*,nam‘ly in Virp and after, 
 
 (befid*s de fmall or ordinary Wafps,wk ly‘ inallde upper 
 corns ) indc lafl: or ioweft com, mad* for de none' wit 
 larger eels fit for larger bodis, dey brad' alfo two oder 
 I forts, 
 
^8 OfthekeedingofBee^s^ C.IY. 
 
 {orts;Dron^s or Mal^-wafps, (wir ar foomwat bigger and 
 longer dan defraall Wafps,and wi-foutftingsasde Dron‘- 
 b£‘s)and Moder-Wafps.wkar lik‘ de fmall on‘s in all rcf- 
 peds, fav‘ dat dey ar t\vic‘ fo big. Dcf‘ wen dey ar fledg; 
 (having conceivedj5s de B$'Sj by de Dron's) in Lil>ra,ind 
 foDnsr, da)‘ fli‘abroad (asdeir Dron‘salfodoo '} 
 gadering for acnifelvs, and fcardng & prying into every 
 corncr,asdeygo‘,for deir Winter-lodging : and after a 
 wift.wen deayerwrxet cold‘; leaving bot'Dronk and 
 fmall Wafps to de merci oF Winter^( wiewit his firfl: 
 cold--wet weder dllet and kille-t dem as dey fli*-abroad ) 
 dcD^ foortwi-f betak‘ demfelvs to (com vvarm plac': as de 
 tat€ of an hous, a mortic‘d in a poft‘, an anger- hoal, cr de 
 Iik‘; but fpecially into hollow tra'sM' wie is de cans, wy in 
 grounds adjoyning to Woods deir nefrs wil bee moft' rift ) 
 ffer‘ dey abid‘ til de next ipring witout any meat, as it 
 wer‘ in a ded fleep' : out of de wie neverdeles, a little 
 warmt of de nr', or of your haadjwil awak‘ dem at any 
 At de blewing of Palm, if de weder bee warm,dey 
 abroad for food'; and hi Cancer or (jemini, as I hav* faid, 
 dey begin to neftic and br«d‘ Hee dat killei on' of dem,. 
 killc-t a woft nefl‘ of Wafps.'*" 
 
 • ffvs It eU' hjf Jow ^ jnd hir xetngi dr /# 
 
 Teort2‘,idl^eeun>t ahletohifker Unlecr.'s her fi hngds 
 
 Serf lev Hgeier. Befci‘- je ymg Moler-fr'.ifps ar hrei.jou may eafi/yy 
 frd^her amer.g Se pnaU »:n Sty ar fitd^^you cannot kyav^ 
 
 her jr eta in '-«/ Sem^ tut hy'mr ragged win pi. 
 
 And dat de Dron'-Wafps ar de raafts,foam wer' of opi- 
 Ki-nj 9-;:,n■ nion in de days of Ariftotie; for dushee writef Si vefpam 
 ex fedibiu ceperie.hmiilare^ fiveris-,advc/ant ^ttaaculeo r<s. 
 rent-, quod non fxvmt qua acnleata fim. Itaj^ argumento 
 quidamhoc utuntarquod altera mares fmt^ altera foemina % 
 wkargament Ceetne^ not unpiobablc j feeing de Foulers 
 ,, . counterfeiting de call of de Hen-qails, cat€ on'ly de Coks. 
 Bujinaaodcrpbc' hee fpeaketplainly 
 
 broKstm Sc Vefparum cokm . 
 
 ©c i,ee%g cf Be Dor lik'wift beginne-t hir ncft‘fjngle:beeing mor‘ lik' 
 hiciiiy orj„<;.dc Bee'dan de Wafp is, indat jee maket Hconai; and mor‘ 
 
 unlik 
 
59 
 
 C. IV. and of the Dyon^. 
 
 unlik' inde fa/lonof hir Corns: for/® ha-ffon'Iy a few 
 round cels ofde bigncs ofgrap‘Si lying flat on de ground 
 on'upon anoder/vvi^out any order: de wi-e ar mad' after 
 dis manner. Firft eider upon de ground in degras, or in 
 from Jiallow hoal wiFin de ground, jVe preparct a little ftuf 
 wi€ is foft lik' wax,( but broun & mor' brittle )oi de bignes 
 of.hir bed : and der'in /oe layet about fix or fevn feed‘s to- 
 geder, crompafing dem round wit de lam' tluf: wi^ en- 
 creafet by little ant! little as de fed's dro': and wen dey be¬ 
 gin to liv, it grovvet into fo many fevcrall Cels as derar 
 grubs, eac on' having on' to himfelf. Wen dey ba crom to 
 dcir bigncs, de Cels, wio befor' wer' broun and brittle,dro‘ 
 nou wax wit' and toug, dat you can fcarc' tear dem. And 
 wende Dorsar rip',dey gnaw dcir way cut atde top.Upon 
 def' dey mak' mcr' in lik' manner; and de void open '^els 
 dey fil wit Hronni, wcr'wit dey f^d' bot' demiclvs and 
 deiryung, wen de weder fuft'erct demnottofli' abroad. 
 
 All dis neft' is crovered wit a little Mos.lik' aBirds-nefl'. 
 
 Until Leo dey breed' Femal's on'Iy, as de W afps dro'; and 
 den laft of all, for propagation ofdeirkind‘,dey breed'dcir 
 Dron‘s,beeingIik‘wif‘,3sdeDron‘sof Bee's and Wafps, 
 witout flings. And def‘, to put de matter out of doubt, 
 witin a mront after, wen dey ar rip', dro' openly engender 
 wit deir Femal's, as de oafers dro' ; butdeir mat's dey 
 •erol' in de neft', and ar carryed away by dem. After wk 
 tim'.de Femal's breed' no' mot' tilde next Scommertdowg 
 you may fee dem gadering, and flying about,from-wat lon¬ 
 ger dan de Wafps. In Saoittarifu deybetak' demfelvsto 
 deir Winter-refl: wer' dey ly' finglc, as de Modcr- Wafp, in 
 a fleep' or fwivet. Bur dc Dron'-dors, as de Dron‘wafps,ar 
 deftroyed by de weder : noton' afterward to bee feen' til 
 next Leo, wen de Femal's breed' nu' again. But on'ting 
 indeDorsand Wafpsismor'ftrang'jdanin de Bee's. For 
 wer'as de Bee's, as fron' as dey bav' bred deir firft brrod' 
 of Femal's, dro'prefently breed' Dron'sj v. ( bot' wi-e, ig. 
 wen dey ar rip', multiply' togedtr) de yung Dors and 
 Wafps in de beginning of Srommer, dro' notimmcdiatly 
 tak' dc Dron'sj (for den dcr' ar non') butreceiv from deir 
 13 dams, 
 
Of the hreeiing of C.IV 
 
 dams, toge^er wit deir Natur‘and Beeing, dat Mafculin' 
 ia:G‘, wcr'bywen deyar rip‘, dey breed‘al! dc Scommer 
 ibliowing, until, in de end‘, dey iiN^wiC' conceiv by deir 
 iai‘-brcd Dron‘5, forde next yKi‘, bot‘for demfelvs and 
 de y ung dat Jail emm of dcm. 
 
 By dis tim‘ dou wilt fay wit ma?., dat de Dron' is de 
 Mal‘^-bce': Wer'^of if imm curious Kirurgian wcold' maf ' 
 an Anatomi, hee/oold^ eaiiiy difcern'Z'.'/w amnios 
 didos tefus : two lawful witnefes of liis Mafcu!in‘ Sex. 
 
 Dis Pofition de Pilofogcr dus oppofet i * 2dtc vero tyf. 
 ftsfsmitsas eff'e,f»cssmarfs, ratio f-stisur. ty^rmd emm ad 
 fagnam viref^exercendas nHllifaminsd Naturatrihamtur'. 
 pint autemfHct inermes : {parent enim aculeo) «Apes emnes a- 
 culeo armaotar. Nattir‘ hat armed no‘femaI‘ for figt and 
 forc‘d againft de nraP ; but de Bee‘s ar armed wit Weapon 
 and poucr,to €artif‘ de weaponles Dron‘s:z/.and der‘for‘ de 
 Bee‘s cannot bee de feraai's, and de Dron‘s de rnaPs. 
 
 DisConcIulion wonld'^ follow,d de Propofition wer‘ uni- 
 .v'erfallytru^.-wicdacit isnotfo', I marvcil hee did notfee; 
 fsi.ng in ail de kind's of Hawks,bot‘ (long-winged & j"ort) 
 de femal^ doj^t command de maP, as beeing bot‘ ftrongcr 
 and better armed. Wer'-untomay bee-added de example of 
 de^-fwia^-w,reigning in histim‘;wo,by forc‘of ArmSjfub- 
 dued many Kingdoms of men, and held dem in fubjeftion. 
 Lik‘untoss=i€, it is marvcil, bu:d£r‘wer‘ den fcommani 
 kind* Virago's in as welasder' beenou in oder 
 Countris. Wk ting, if noting els, decxpericnc' of his 
 Maftersf Maftcr aiif t hav‘‘tawft him. 
 
 r WO! Vhio.to-opMafis! tPM Soaates.ffc)’ Mafer 
 utunarmg fourtng ^c>,« of pewt. Xaniippc 30' 
 
 ■ wr St jiirgiofal: ira- 
 
 lunique k mokttiarum mujicbrium per diem perque nodtm featebat, 
 A. GeStut 1 .1 c.ij. Soaates, cumin cum Xinuppc pnus convitia & 
 malediaamgtffiffet, poftea veto & .'brdiJis aouis pciiudiilet, Nunne 
 (ir.quit)d:ce'D3m Xantippen tonaiitem quandoque pluituram i Utr- 
 
 t Anfto:ks..W 
 
 asPhilofophi uxormorofa admoi 
 A. GeSiut /. I 
 
 
 !J SicratH. 
 
 But in dis point de PiIo%r don't acknowledg his want 
 of knowledg: and fepmet to geftion dt validiti of his own 
 argn- 
 
C.IY. (tndoftkDron^ 
 
 arguments: preferring Scnsbefoi^ Reafon, f IVon tmen T Genera:. l.j- 
 (laithffi) fatis adhac explorata qaaevenimhabemiu: JO' 
 
 fiquando fatii cogmta habebuntur, tunc Senfui wagis erit, 
 qulim Rattoni credendum. But h«r‘in bot‘ Reafon and Sens 
 confenting, dco‘ plainly praDv‘ (as in dc precedent pnffages 
 appffirct)dc contrari concluiion to bee abfolut^Iy truS (wie 
 de Pilofoper avciret in part j dat bot‘ dc Princ' and liir 
 armed Subjefts ar %ffi‘s. tApesitaqueviribm fir panen- * Geneut,!.-, 
 di faculcAts [mites ducibtu [unt^ Again, Relinquitur itn- a'r.\o. 
 que,ut, (quod in pifcibtts^cvenire videmus) tydpes [we coitu t Ibidem. 
 gtnerent, & fimina (int. Bee's ar bidders as deir leaders: 
 and again, Bee‘s conctiv witout engendring, and ar fe¬ 
 males. 
 
 return dcr'for^ to our purpof", de Hoonni-Bas^sha. Bet's 
 1 viag, as dof‘ oder infiBa, conceived by de Dron‘s (de to treed'. 
 beft about Tifees, wen dey firR gader upon flouers, oders 
 in tyirtes^m(\ de Weaker later) begin deir brsding : wi-eis 
 continued all de Scommer, even to de tnd‘ of Vtrgo. But -f 
 
 dcticftim* is in tymnet, Taurus, rndgeminii vfi^mfon-ts irUdJ'”' 
 
 y®Id‘ AKbrofia,[_deS\adoiis (cod''] in greateft plenty,va--- 
 
 riety and vertu‘. ^ 
 
 De Ba‘swil bffi fut‘ to [erv demfelvs firft, deir firR .'.f..!' 
 generationbeeing alwaysfemal's: wkdey brffid‘afterdis 
 manner. 
 
 Clof' under de Hoonni (wi€ is, at dat tim‘, altcgeder in 
 de upper parts of de Corns) in de middle of de bottoms of 
 devoid Cels.asde Wafps dro^onde on‘fid‘, dey lay deir 
 ffled^s, about debignesof dof%wk dc Butter-fly' Icavs 
 upon de Gabag‘-leavs:but of different cflDllour,de Bee^s be¬ 
 ing wit‘lik‘ Wafp-feed's, and de Butter-fly's yellow. And 
 fo dey defeend by degress toward de nedcr part of de 
 Corns, filling on' Cel after an oder. Aldowg,wcn dc def 
 breeding is paR, dey doo' nor precif'Iy obferv dis orderjbut 
 lay up deir Hconni promifeuoufly among deyung Bee's, i6 
 wer' dey find' de Cels void. De Bee-leed' at de firR Rick- ^ee-fed ,« 
 ef upon on' end', until it bffi a liv' Woorm or Grub: 
 
 Iron' as it Iivet,it is lool', and lyet in de bottois of de Cel, 
 
 I 3 round 
 
6i OfthehreedmgojlBee^Sj C. IV. 
 
 round lik‘ a ring, on' end' coueing de oder, til fo de bottom 
 can no longer contcin it: after dat, it lyet along in de Cel, 
 til it h$ grown to de ful bignes of a Bee': and den dco't de 
 Woorm dy‘, and bccccmmct void of all motion and fens: 
 and (o is j^ut up in de Cel, de Bee's coovering de top clof' 
 wit wax. 
 
 17 Dc Cirab bsing nou ded, prefcntly beginnct de alterati- 
 If'. : mkf- on from a Woorm to a Bee': wic is two-fold: pn Jap', and 
 in cooliourj de firfl: alteration in Jap', isde divificn in de 
 middle: den de oder divifion betwffin de bed and Jbuldcrs ; 
 uy-.f (wcnc' it IS callcd infeEium) after cat, de growt of de bed, 
 
 ^ legs, wings, and oder parts into deir Jap' and fajion. De 
 firif dat aitcrct in coollour from wit' to broun, is de upper 
 part: and of de upper parr de bed ; and of de bed de eys. 
 
 De uniform Jap' and wit' coollour of de Woorm, beeing 
 dus altered into de proportioned Jap' and brounij' coollour 
 of a Bee', Jfe beginnct to mcov' again,and to liv bir fecond 
 Iif‘: & den breaking de coover wer'wit J® was enclofed in 
 H-- -n lib 5. coommet foort' a flying Bird, f iacu- 
 
 bant, exclttfm indt vermiculw, dttm farVM efi,jacet in favo 
 oblt'pttu: pofiea [tik ipfe facultate fe erigit, ciLumj^capit. Fce~ 
 m apum 0 fuconim candidns efi : ex ejuo vermicult finnt, 
 qui m apesfucofjj tranfeunt: Of wic de Poet, 
 
 Milan lib.i 5. Nor.ne vides, tjuos cera tegitfexitHgHla,fatus 
 
 Melhjerxrum Apiumfine membrii corpora nafeif 
 Bt ferof^ pedes, feraf^ ajfumerepennas ! 
 
 And all dis wit'in de fpac' of a moont. Yea, in fwarming- 
 tim'jwen de Hiv'shav' mor' heat,partly fromde aicr, and 
 partly from de multitud' of B®'s; wen alfo dc Schadors ne¬ 
 ver want deir fil of Ambrcfia, and fair con¬ 
 tinually browft in frej'and frej'unto dem; 1 hav'known 
 dis efiejfted in tree wffks: aldowg P/ini fpeaks of mor' dan 
 longa ti®'* Fetus intra 45. dtem peragitur, 
 
 ^ehretiing of But dc Lady-Bes's arbred in de feverall Palaces of de 
 jtLadj.Bis'i. Q^', 7 /. after a pecuHar and mor'cxcelleut manner. For 
 r.c.i.n.ii, dc golden matter wcr'ofdcyar mad', isnot turned intoa 
 (s^ IS. Woorm atall j but immediatly rcceivet dc Jap' of a Bee'. 
 
 , 7ri’ 
 
CIV. andoftheVron^. 6^ 
 
 Primordim regm colore certiitnr fuho, cerpuleHtk meHii Hift. 1. yc.ii. 
 
 crajfiority magnitudine illico froximk fua futttra foboli: nee 
 
 primftm ex eo vermmltu gignitur, fedfiatim apis. Item,Hi- Colum.l.o,c.it 
 
 ginius negat eX vermiculo, m cater as apes, fieri ducem ; fed in 
 
 circuitu favorxm paulo majora, ejaam fint plebeii feminis, in- 
 
 veniri foramina, repleta cjuaft f irde rubri colorist ex qua proti- 
 
 MU5 alatus rex fignratHr, 
 
 Wen de old‘ Bee‘s hav‘ ended deir firftbrood^sof fe. 
 mal‘s, den laftof all, after'defam'manner, in wider 
 
 fnad‘ for de noncS^'. dey brffid‘ de Mal‘-Bge‘s or Dron‘s: dlfzi- 
 
 as was long fine* oblcrvcd. Snntfaci fine aculeo velat imper- hift 
 
 feUxApes, »oviffime£d feffu & famemeritis inchoata: fero- n cap. m. ' 
 nnHsfstus. And der^for^ loom Halls doo‘ not droni befor‘ 29 
 Cancer, not many bcfor‘ Gemini, nor any befor^ Taurus : al 
 dowf you may fe de * Nymps of gcod Halls abroad in A- 
 ties, ofoders in Taurus, and of all in Gemini. By €anc‘ 
 faim tew Cepens may b® bred betim‘, wit de femal's: but 
 dey, as cooming out offeafon,,ar not fuffered toliv. 
 
 * ‘<'’f4/fci^5£jAw.’Scha(ionesfobolemdico. Hiftls.. 
 
 cap. 2i. Ve hrei-.d^ offemsl's, toenjey htiV $e ef Bee' i, nr caHe.i 
 Njrr>p<,nni itynni Dror.‘sCe^ens; Castcra turb.'i, cumfomiam capere 
 caepic.Nymph.i; vocantur,utfuci Cephcncs.Plia l.ii.c il. 
 
 Def‘ Cepens or Dron‘s,wen dey ar fiedg, doo‘ not on‘Iy 
 ferv for generation; (as hat been |ewcd) but alfo doo^ help 
 
 defcmal‘sraue,by realon otdeir great heat,in hatdng deir- 
 
 brood's. In fastis adjuvant apes multtim ad calorem cossferen- Nat.Hift.l, i !„ 
 
 te tarb.l And for dci‘ caul'es dey ar always in breeding'-tim‘ “ “• 
 
 mingled wit dem^f'oorvow-out de HivSAldowg afterward 
 
 (wen dey hav‘ bffin mu-c beaten,and can go‘ no‘wer^fingle, i 
 
 buron' or oder wil bee on deir jaksj dey gader all togeder 
 
 in a clutter, for deir laf‘ry,in on‘ fid‘ot de Hiv‘: to dat it is 
 
 tru‘ at torn timSwkdc Pilofoper fpeaket indefinit‘ly;7V-Hift.l.p c 45, 
 
 nent alvei locum penitiorem. And yet deir banging togeder 
 
 wil not ferv deir turn: for de Bee‘s, wen dey ar difpofed, wil 
 
 qikly mak* dem part, and depart; Wen dei‘ is no‘ uf< of 
 
 d£mj,4er‘ wil bee no‘ rcom' fo.i' demn 
 
6^ Of the breeding of'Bee^s, C. IV. 
 
 j j For de Drones ar but vaflals to de Hoonni-Bee's; wi€ as 
 
 3 c T.si‘-3t’‘} dey doo‘ excell dein in vertu‘ and gcDdnes;fo dro‘ dey alfo 
 tr :■ ie in poucr and auforiti, ruling and 07er-ruling dctnat deir 
 ^ j. pleafiir'S* Sunt qaajifervitii verarum apum: qunmoiirem im- 
 I- albeit,generally among all creatur^de mal's, 
 
 ‘ as mor‘ vvoordy,doo' maftcr de fcmaj‘s ,■ yet in def‘, de fe¬ 
 males liav'deprceminenc': and, by de Grammarians lear, 
 de Fcminin^ gender ismor'wcordydande mafcuiin‘; Hec 
 apsj, dan hie fucia, Htc Njmphx, dan/j»f Cephen. But let 
 no‘ nitnble-tanged Sopifters gader a fals conclufion from 
 def‘^ tru‘ premiffes, dat dey, by de example of del"', may ar- 
 rogat‘ CO denifelvs dc Iik‘ fuperioriti: for cx particuUre non 
 [jllofffzw, and hffi dat mad*^ def* to command deir maFs, 
 commanded dera to be commanded. But if dey vvcold‘ Co 
 fain hav'it fo; letdem firfi. imitat^dcir lingular vertu‘s,dcir 
 continuall induftri in gadering, deir diligent wat-efulnes in 
 kffiping, deir temperanc', ■eaftiti, clenlines, and diferffit^ 
 ceconomi, &c. And den, if dey mffit' wif fuc dul Lubbers 
 as del*^ Dron‘s ar; dey may wit les blam‘ borrow a point of 
 de Law, and enjoy deir longing. Yet wen dey hav‘ it, let 
 dem af penr^ ^feimmtngfon as gently as dey may; efpcci- 
 ally in publifc, to hid‘ his/am‘. 
 
 And dis dey may not‘ by de way, dat albeit de femal'^s in 
 dis kind‘hav* de Soveraigiiti, yet hav‘ dc mal‘sde louder 
 voyc‘: as it is in oder living tings, Dtnvs, Oufels, Trujes, 
 &c. de maFs being known by deir founding and Jf ill not‘s 
 from dc filent femal's.Yea de vviv‘s demfelvs wil not fuffer 
 dat Hen to liv, wic prefumet to crow as dc Cok den't; 
 natur* teacing,! dat filenc* and foft noys bccoommct dat 
 Sex. 
 
 ^ brffiding, or laying of fed's, beginnet to ceas, 
 
 bcfor* Vwgo. After wi€ tim‘, 
 tndkatavif del' * AmuzonuiH Dam^s, having conceived for de next 
 SeiT Drcn'-i. yeet‘, begin to wax wcariof deir mat's, and to lik‘ deir 
 roam' better dan deir coompany. At fir ft not qit‘ forgetting 
 deir old‘ familiariti, dey gently giv' dem Tom Drums cn- 
 terteinment: dey dat wil nottak' dat for a warning, but 
 prefum' to fore' in again among detn, ar raor' ^cwdly 
 handled^ 
 
C.IV. and of the Dr on^. 5^^ 
 
 handled. Youmay foomtim' f® a handful or two befor'a 
 HivS wie dcy had killed wi-tin; but de greatcft part flycf 
 away,an(idyct abroad. 
 
 " Am.rzoncs bcllicofje craiuScy:Lijr miilicres: qu.e cum viris exiilji;ccs, 
 in Cappidocl.'fi or; juxta anincm Thcniiodor-ta confvdciunt; uhi, vms 
 plcrifqiic per inlinws .accohrum triicid.itis, rciiqiios qir, doir.i icmanfc- Etc', -ck. 
 r.intjucipfs folxrcrum pocuenmu, intc'hcunt: & .arm is fumptis cti.iir, ».i. f/ t->J; 
 cum comempiu hoftiu n fc ftrenuctueiuui; 5£ nv.iicruim iongc Liccquc m tr.Jicj.s. 
 Europam& Alix p.ircvmt’ndcmprcfciunt. Ncvcid penus pL-nret, lini- ' ‘ 
 
 turns iauqurm m.irit;? utuntur: quos officio hmflo.s .ibiguiit. Arq; quot 
 p.'.riun: virgmus fovcm S: .arn'is c; Xcrcc'ntpTi'.rculos void durje cnecan:; 
 imdcMS /Eorp.ui [i. Vuicidasl ippclhmScytlu’.iit tr.idi; Hetodot. l.'b.a , 
 
 Pnm.lh.anim Rcq!'’..l .Maithciii v.l M,!i'rc(i.idiCL-b,at'jr; qur plurcsqui- 
 '.Icm pcpcric till IS, [ Aiiciopcn,0.ithv.im,Mcn.ihppcn,S; H'ppnlyECii;l c 
 nuibus, Jiux niajriics ii.nu iii.’.'.ri lucctllciuiit: c.Ticrs; unpciiiiir, non funt 
 adeptx. Amazonum icaquc R -gnu Apum Rcmpubiic.im .ipnffinic refert; 
 
 Marpcfi.a apum rcgin.im ciuiplurcs folet prodiicerc loetus- t. Aiitiope & r. c, i. 
 
 Oiithv.a pnmoics filias, qua-pnmum & Iccimdiuiuxamen cducunt, iif- 
 qucmodcr.a nr: Mcii.alippc & Hippolyie c.'S Principcs,qua; aut iicqua. 
 qu’.m .lutncqiiicqu.im don.iii.iimr.- N.im pollrcLUiidiimcx.aii:cn,aiit in 
 alvcis morantesmorte mnlcdjmu'.pp' c.i,’*./.; .uitcgrcil.a: feic fame ncre- 
 iint, V f.S.tz q.l/triufque ttnin I'oinihmoicstion minus coavtmmu ; 
 n.im & .ip:s tomiina: fimt billiLofi-,qu2 non niodoEurop.ini,& cu.m- 
 d.im Alia; p,aitcm,ut illi’ ; fed uiii'.cila orbis terratum mipcri.a poffi- 
 dc'it: qiii- fiii I'cxiis prolcni liimmi nidcr.i ciiii enutnenres, m.ucs o- 
 mnes nmvirns qui'mi tilios c.vdcrc lo'.C’.t ut Jc ipls verc/Eoipat.a dici 
 
 But becaus in dc fam^ Hiv*^ dey dffj‘ not leav brsding ^ 
 all at onc‘ ; dcr‘foi‘ neiJer dao‘ dcy kil ddr Drones all at ’duX aU 
 onc‘: but at de firlf, taking away on‘ly de I’upcrfluous, dey at o»c'. 
 fufferasmanyasdey nued*- to remain longer: Icom a wol‘ 
 mcon’t after. 
 
 De forward ftoks (dat hav<^caft deir laft fwarm mGemni 
 or foon^ after)beginatZ<’<i: yea,of doftinde beginning of y?., 
 GeminiScom foomwat fooner: de bakwarcl(dac call not deir —• 
 
 laft fwarm mue befor‘ Leo) may ftay til de end‘ of de ftm^ ff?» jv i,^^. 
 moonf: but ufnally about Vir^o, or a w®k‘ after, dey tnak‘ 
 aclcanriddanc‘ofdem. 
 
 Dof‘ ftoks dat bffiing ful hav‘ not fwarmed at all,becaus zp 
 
 deyarric and fear no want, uft to fufterdem fo long, and 
 fcomtim‘ longer: even to deend' of dis mnon-tf. Doft dat 
 hav‘ over-fwarmed demfelvs, finding deir pauciti and 11 —... 
 
 K weaknes, 
 
66 
 
 Of the %'eeding of 'B sc^Sy C. IV . 
 
 0 weaknes, wax defperat and car‘lcsof deir eftat‘: and der‘‘ 
 m» H‘ i->< for^ kffip‘ deir Dron‘s til toward de cnd‘ of Vir^o' 
 
 3r rter./'»4>-'n-fajjnji(nCkiiaeinnotatalI; but let dem alon*, until dey di‘ 
 
 _by natur*^-• wk is not long after. For few of demean livtU 
 
 £,-^M,anddeyungeftnoctodecnd‘ofdacmQont.t/. Tak<^ 
 hed‘to fu€ ftalIs,for dey ar lik‘iy to di‘. 
 
 ^ Soom arfo provident,dat (to prevent distrubble,and fav‘ 
 
 «• Haonni) dey draw de poor*^ Cepens-out of deir Cels be- 
 
 >'-n for‘ dey b® rip‘; and fmm befor' dey cootn to deir fecond 
 
 c -rrr.;. lift. Su€yo'jmayfaftlytruft. 
 
 5 - . DoPdatfooneftriddeirDron'Sjarlik^lytobffiforward" 
 
 {t y er'. 
 
 Scomtim'-s deDron‘s ar beaten away in de Spring. For 
 
 J'iZ^ -- forward ftallsfwk in deir heat arbold‘to fli‘ abroad, 
 
 i‘j ’^ib oiersdar^not wag j hav‘ loft many of deir Nymps in 
 r<i Vw tetnpsftuous and ftormy Sptingjdey wil der^for^deftroy 
 ir.uspnni- _ jr Dron's alfo. But having formerly conceived by dem, 
 
 dey den begin de world anuS as after an oder W inter ; and 
 ^f:i 7 v^rd brsding Nymps, in de end‘ dey brffid‘ Cepens again^ 
 
 , :/.i Ba 4- jjP,£Q3nipasbefor‘fwarming-tini‘bffipaft,dcy 
 
 --wil fwartn dat yffit': oderwift dey wil bee fat and ful, and 
 
 excellent good, eider to ksp'orkil. 
 
 Becaus de ftoksdat hav‘ call often, dcD‘ ber*^ wif deir 
 - Dronesfolong.aldow^dcr‘b$twic‘-fo many asbffinffid'- 
 fill lor de Bet^s dat ar left; der'for^ (to fav^- de Hoonni wie 
 ftri in its dof* Woolmor^s vvoold‘ devour ) it is not amis to prevent 
 TT-crj. ic Ba‘s, and, prefently after de laft fwarm, to dimini/deir 
 ' number, wif a * Dron‘-pot or f Grat‘,doomed to de (lcor‘; 
 
 Dix'.fi! fpsciallyofdemdatyou meantotak*, c«: fee muc oppreft 
 — wif fuperfluous multitudS v.c,i.n.^i. 
 
 * 5/s Drss‘ -fit nttdef no’- 'Aer iLfct ipifon, but jut it /ibj a totel'' 
 t! utokemMi‘ ofit>ier,CT fmxH nii^g,woj'rihs nr of iat tiiftanc^, ini 
 ie Bte-scnnenply pnf in and ant-, but do Dron'i, betmg one’- tn, cm 
 netiergo^food' ncrbjf. 
 
 7 'SeGrjt' (»»f uto bte applyd »!n de Dron's nr bufy at play) ii a 
 ptcc- of a Trenteror p lat^, ha'ping ttfi or free (tnl'y ,wiii‘ ensu^ to let 
 to de See'y-andcarrow exoug to keep' out de Drones. 'Du dso’f de phi- 
 Ufo^rmean^ ta-er' bee fad, Alveis Jiquid inKiunt, quo Apes fubuc 
 ’*■ poflint,fuciauteni,Ucgtindioic$;nequcunt. 
 
 €AP.V/ 
 
OF DE SWARMING OFBE'S, AND 
 vs HIVING OF VSM. 
 
 E Stoks having bred and filled dcirHiv's, 
 doo'^ fendfoDrt' Swarms. A Swarm doo‘f Veparnofj 
 confifl: otall (be parts as de Stok daiH: Srodtm. 
 nam‘ly, of a Qgii^-beS Hoonni"baE‘s, [as" 
 
 ^vel old"' as yung] and Dron‘.bffi‘s. 
 
 If any man dcfit‘to de QtsnSh® hat non opportuni- 
 ti, wen/ee goet f(Drt‘ wit hir Swarm t v. and ded on‘s hec Wen you w.n 
 may find‘many befor‘ de ftcDl‘.s; wen de Stoks hav‘ caft/ff*%«'-^ 
 
 dcir laft Swarms, and wen many m®t‘ in on‘ Swarn). _ 
 
 v.c.x. But den, beeingded and/runk togeder,by r-n.-^e,. 
 de forc‘ of de poy !bn,dey loi^ mue of deir ftatur‘ and coom* 
 lines. 
 
 Men tink,dat de Swarm confift'et on^iy of ynng Bee‘s, 3 
 and dat dc old‘ Bee‘s on‘ly tarri behind^ : but indeed^ 
 
 (dowg it may f®m‘ ftrang ‘) de Swarm is no‘ yunger, 
 
 de Stok : for der‘^ ar in bofof bot‘ iorts. De yung Be6‘s - 
 
 remain in de Stok wit de oldS for deir detenc‘, and for 
 de grcateft labours; v. and de old‘ on‘s go‘ wit dc ynng in r.c.i, n.oi. 
 de Swarm, for deir aid and guidanc‘ in dcir woork, De 
 Dron'sdey tak*^ wit dem for propagation of dcir kindsz/. ^.■^•4- 5. 
 
 And der‘for‘ doft Swarms dat hav‘ many Dron‘s wil + 
 fur‘ly profper; and if dey beeradSwil fvvarm again; uri-" 
 lesdey bee over hived; wer'as deft dat hav‘ few or non‘,fce.b'%..«. * 
 wil encreas little or noting, alldeSoommer after. ^ — 
 
 A warm, calm, and Jburing Spring,caufet many and spme 
 rad‘ Swarms; dowgfuddain {forms da)‘hinder dem. z;. fi’ Sm.nzni 
 
 iAugent mella fccitatesJoboUm imlns, ".59. 
 
 ‘Dry'wcdcrmak^splentiofHoonnij&lmoiftoffwarms. 
 
 Ka But 
 
68 
 
 Of the Swurming oj'Bee^s, C. V, 
 
 But not‘,dat de €ief tim‘ for breeding Swarms is de Spring, 
 z/.andforHoonni-gadering de Soommer: w. ibdat wen a 
 dry‘ Srommer followet a moift Spring, de Bee‘-fold‘s ar 
 rU. Ifde Scommerbee alfo moift, de encreasof Bce^s wil 
 bee greater; bur, becaus otde fcarciti cfHoanni, dis en- 
 creas wil prrov'a decreas: de mor‘ Swarmsyou hav‘ at de 
 end' of dis Srommer, de fewer ftalls/all you hav' at de be¬ 
 ginning of ce next. For, except fom fair rad‘ Swarms, and 
 loom good ftol<s,(’wk did caft betim‘.s,or not at all) dey di' 
 all for hunger j wendeyhav' fpent deir own pittanc', and 
 fpoyled deir fellows. Hou to prevent dis poverti, fee not' 
 II.and’ in 20. and to prevent de lof and fpoil dat wonid' 
 conmder'of; tak'delifc ftoks, togeder witde fmall and 
 lat' Swarms, v. feed' de midling fort, v. and bee fur' dey bee 
 no:over-hived. 2 '.w. 45 . 
 
 • U; i-.' tit a’’d dry jptier , .ie jd'\-entificiu mtuput ’ u 
 9, iepjU£rs,ie fui‘ njluy-iU rrMy LeemgUft tnietn 
 tr.-^sne^ of fu{ TDcier (au(ei Jtf H'. -.i.nt d(tpj.v,c,6.n.41. 
 
 /.<• dem /«, J,j an doo’ xoitng iuS 
 
 ;j,'f idr i^jtdor.i: ■ and ¥£-•» deg ahead, dey hrwg ik 
 [Amferolli and Traferd] i^ci‘zpi{ to fee iem ■ hat can 
 ft IS /.-■> 'ap mdat moijl roed.r ^em tn'c 
 irrtnr.g-. ^pUr.fy of Bce^s, an.i-ptnuty cf Hccnr.i:'] de on' 
 
 'e cfsr •sdhr.g: and $en retfi cloud nor rowaf net ram, 
 
 iitat, can fiaj ^em. tntim's of flenijii is cjeiwif'. 
 
 Lik'wif' in warm and calm wedcr de Swarms deligt to 
 aril':but fpecially in a heat-gleam, after dat a /our or 
 e'r. glcomycloud hatfentdem horn'togeder; inextrem'hot 
 
 i-r. 19 -0. <^0 ‘ 'veder not {o:v, info mu-e dat ftalls,bceing fu! and 
 
 ” reddy to fivarm wit de firft, ar ioomtim' fo kept bak wit 
 cold' dry wind's in Gemini , and wit extrem' heat and 
 drouft in Cunoer, dat dey hav‘ not fwarmed at all dat 
 yeei'. 
 
 r De fwarms ul‘ to ccom foort' betwsn' de hours of nin'^ 
 Si Stparmirg- and trffi, and ia)mtim‘ an * hour Icnner or later; but ciefly 
 
 _betwsn' elevn and on'. Dey croft radcr de for'-nron', 
 
 if dc weder pleas dem; oderwiftdey wil ftay for a fair 
 hour 
 
C.V- and tht Hiving of them. <5^ 
 
 hour in de after-noon‘. Dis tim‘ of 3 e day der‘for‘, in 
 de fwarming-moonfs, your Bee‘s muft continually b® at¬ 
 tended. 
 
 De fwarming-mcon-fs ar tv}o:[_-\gemm and C 4 »«n*]on‘ s 
 moon-t befor' dc longeft day, and an oder after. ©< twofiv*rm. 
 
 » / i, IV' l;norm .ifmjrm anf' 
 
 t /nfoomye^jkt^P-trdjcer'j, \6z\,a>ii l6zi,iei‘i 
 
 biei frv-trmi a rpeel^ in Lco,»i« M wel, (ie Bramlle,ial 
 ,t joi tniift 01 tree tveel^i rjjer. 
 
 
 n 1, TO,wit irci,[ar oriimiie,2ai tPai rpoaiitto bee 
 
 dl} rjjer.v. not hlewing befor'- aaltim':) Lil^n’i[‘y ^ „ 
 
 \ bind' Sjirw^, loom h.iV com focmw-al iefo-, ‘ Gc- ' ‘ ^ 
 
 Dof‘ dat ccom befor'^ de SoIfticS in de afeending of dc 9 
 Sun, ar rad‘ fwartns. Do(‘ dat ccom after, in his defeend- 
 ing, ar !at‘fwaims. But dcr‘ar fewdat coom in de firft 
 fortnigr, and dey very good few alfo in de laft fortnigr, ^ 
 [nam‘!y after Saint ‘Prtfntid‘] and dey all as bad f: unles 
 de bakwardnes ofdeyeerS wen ithappenet, dco‘mend 
 dciii. 
 
 * Vt/et^l!»r:djne’offtcimjwederiloi‘ ciier l;eef' ttem m, v.n.S6. c;' 
 bilm,in\ abroad, v- c. 7. n.59./i»' <» die rap de Utei pneV better 
 t Except mde Hcaf-Countiip»e!‘[watmt ar ufu.tUj lat^ward,[!umr- 
 p) trtie Utter pan of Cancel', arrd de for' part 5/ Leo:] »if foom jeer's 
 prooU better dan ae raj'. 
 
 Dof‘ dat fwarm befor'^ de blewing of knap. weed‘, ccom 
 in very good tim‘: befor'de blewing of blak-beris, t/. dey^ ^5 „ , 
 may livanddm^ wcl: but blak-bery-fwarms, fpecially caft- ' ii ' 
 lings,ar feldom to bffikept, as bceing mor‘ lik‘ly to dy‘ dan ^^'0- 
 toliv: andifdey liv, dey feldom fwarm de nextyasrk And^’”"'''''^’f'^‘ 
 moreover,dey weaken dc ftoks from wcnc‘ dey earn*, wie 
 odertvif^ de next ycer‘ wcDld‘ fwarm bctim‘: and den on‘ 
 fuc fwirm is w®rf free of dof‘ latHvard on‘s. Wcr‘for‘ 
 put fu€ bak again into de ftok: wi-e you may ealily dcoS (fo 
 fGon‘ as dey ar hived) by knocking dem doun upon a table, 
 clof‘ to de dcor‘:deir fellows,dat arbehind‘,wil foon‘ bee in 
 wifdem. And it dey rif‘again, ferv dem fo till dey ceas. 
 
 But if you fpi‘ dem rifing befor‘ de Q®n' bee ccom foorf‘, 
 
 K 3 - Jut 
 
cv. 
 
 -JO Of the Swarmmv of 
 
 Jut ism in a wil‘, and iat wil flay iem. 
 
 T1 A good ftok doo‘-t naturally & ufually caft twic‘, Qa prim‘ 
 Uin.Tf'-.ftpjrm fwarm, and an aftcr-fwarm:^ (fpecially tfie prim' fwann 
 4 '^' bceiorai^jda: ic caftling may coom befor‘ ie bramble- 
 
 -'f-bud b$ open) yea and rad' prim' fwarms not over- hived, 
 
 in a plentiful yeer'. may fwarm one' or twic‘; aldovvg 
 foomfulftallsdoo'not caft cnc', loDmbutonc', andfeom, 
 < ,7 - ''LLi -j? PrinccsCrpcciaily wen de prim' Avarm is bro- 
 
 ^ ken) doo' caft -ifrffi or fowr tim's. For fcomtim' it happe- 
 
 -net, data blak cloud riling,in defwarming, ftayef part of 
 
 datcam' foort' firft.and ly'cluftring about de door'.-z/o 
 fomtim'jWen dey ar all up,cider fearing a cloud,or diflik'- 
 trim’iiis rm. jng dc iigcing* piac', or becing trubbled in de hiving, part 
 y.T. is. doo't return. 
 
 ' 5 ^ On'prim'-fwarm is woorttwo ortree.^fter-fwarms, 
 
 , except it bee brokeniand dcn(ifde refidu' coom fort' in 01/ 
 -I'lrw.' entit' fwarm) dat afrer-fwarm may b® de better of dc 
 ~—twain: but if it b« divided into two or tree, den wil dey all 
 r. {,5^ i-idia'erent: fu-e, except dey be tim'ly, or united, v. 
 
 '' can hardly liv until de next Soommer. 
 
 ^ De €ois of de tim'wen defirftcolonis,or prim'fwarms 
 
 J ,/! go' foort', de rulers refer unto de commons: wo by 
 /L cj$h'cT‘- reafon of deir contLnuall travel and bufines bot' witont and 
 a^J witin, dm'bcftknow wen all tings ar reddy and fit for 
 •iat witin,dey wil bee fur' dat dey hav'' a Princ' red- 
 
 gT:%ndi^ -dy to go' wit dem; (for witout a Goovernour dey wil not 
 
 yc in6 ■'^7 b^)^-den dat deir Hiv'bee fuljfo dat dey may be divided at 
 ■f. .n, • w fugicient coompanis: on' to remain 
 
 wit LM«rp;fia de old' Q$n‘, an odcr to go' foort' wit Ah- 
 tiofc de Princ', and haply a tird, wi-e(togedcr wit de unrip' 
 farmd' in de Ceis)may mak' an odcr (warm to ferv Orithya: 
 witout lik'wil' dey wil fee, firft dat de flouers bee in flat', 
 prefently to fiirnij^dem wit ftor‘ of Waxand Hconni: den 
 dat de wedcr dm' pleas dem, as beeing warm, and calm,and 
 moift: unles, beeing continually unfeafonable, dey hav' no' 
 cois.c/.t-iii"*?' 
 
 :,vf,p^sofie Wtn de Hiv'sbegin to bffiful, dey wil droni, or yeeld' 
 
 jvarmir.^: foOtt' 
 
C.V. and the HiVm^ of them. yi 
 
 fledg Drones: v. wk is a fign‘ dat de firft brood^ oi V.c. 4'W i5. 
 Ny mgs bav‘ been a great wil‘ flying abroad,and ar non able 
 to endiu‘ bot‘ wedcr and labour. Oder fign's of de Hiv‘s 
 fulnes and reddines to lwarm,ar at de HivMoor*. Firft, de 
 Ba‘s hoovering in co!d‘ avnings and mornings: fecondly, 
 de moiftnes or fweating upon de Stool*: -tirdly, deir hafty 
 running up & doun: iowrtly.deir firft lying fCDrt‘in foggy 
 and fultry mornings and ffivnings, and going in again wen 
 de aier is cleer‘: foQmtim* dcr*- is a mot* certain fignS v. 
 
 27. -8 
 
 Wen dey wil fwarm.feimtim* dey firft gader togeder wit- ©« 
 out at de door*, not on*ly upon de Hiv‘, but upon de Stool* fe»t [■a>armi«g- 
 alfo; wer* wen you f® dem begin to hang on* upon an oder 
 in fwarming-tim‘, and not befor*; and to grow into a Cluf- 
 ter dat cooveret de Stool*" in any plac*? ( fpecially ifder* b® 
 
 Dron*s among dein) den b® fur* dey wil prcfently ril*, if 
 de vveder hold*. De firft dat coom ffflrt* wil encreas dat 
 Clufter to foam fowrt part of de fwarm: and den begin dey 
 to fly* away; firft out ofde Hiv*, and after from de Clufter.- 
 but commonly (oom few of dem doo* firft fly* foort*,and 
 play to and fro de Hiv* door*, fo to til out mor* coompany 
 unto dem: and wenby dis means dey hav* gotten out fo 
 many, dat you may f® dem begin todanc‘"'y.abcov de Hiv*; r. «. 14. 
 den d®* dey haftily iffu* foort* and fwarm. 
 
 Buth®t* youmuftnot*, dat as to fill de Door*, or to ly* 
 foort* a little nou and den, in foggy or fultry mornings and 
 ®vnings, {wk is becaus den dey arnroft* offended by heat 
 witin, and can beft endur* de aier abroad) and oderwif* to 
 go* in again, is a fign* dat de Hiv* is ful, and derfor* reddy ^ ? 
 
 to fwarm; (0 to ly* foort* continually (as in extrem* hot 
 and dry* Smmmersdey uf* to doo*) under de ftool*, or 
 hind* de Hiv*, &c. (fpecially after Cancer is coom in) is a j^rm. 
 
 fign* andcaus of not fwarming. Forde B®*s, knowing by-- 
 
 nftur*,dat de greateft coompanis doo* profper bcftjuntildcy 
 find* demfclvs peftered wit heat and troong of multi- 
 tud's, dat de Hiv* can fcarc* hold* any moi*, wil hav* no* 
 mind* to (warm; and wen dey hav* one* taken to ly *frortc 
 de 
 
7 ^ 
 
 Of tUSw arming of Beef's ^ C.V- 
 
 de Hiv‘ wil always empty, as dowg dey wanted 
 crompany. 
 
 ^ ^ On‘cans ofdeir lying fcor-tjisftortny and windy weder, 
 
 ?!fuffering dem to fwarm wen dey ar reddy: for wen deit 
 number is grown fo great, (-t'rong deircontinuail br^ding) 
 dat de Hiv‘ cannot hold' demj feing dey mr.y not fwarm, 
 dey muft nsed'^s, (for want of aier and rrom' wiiin) ly‘ 
 witout: wen dey hav' onc‘ caugc, dey wil hard- 
 
 ly leav: and de longer dey ly‘ out, .He loter dey ar to 
 Iwarm. 
 
 An odercaus of deir lying foor-tS is continuall hot and 
 dry^^weder, ipfciallyafterde Soiftic': wiocaufing plenty 
 of Hmnni boi‘ in plants and dews, deir mind's ar fo let 
 upon dar, deirdcfdeligt; 
 
 , (Tuntus amerfiorup),^-geHerau^igloria mellU\) 
 
 ^ dat dey hav‘ no‘ leil'ut' to fwarm : aldowg dey migt moll' 
 faf'lycrom abroad in fu-ewcder, wkvvcold' not lufter de 
 v/eakeftNymptofall. 
 
 And wen, by continuanc'of fucHconni-weder, deyar 
 fufficicntly provided; dey wil den bffi lo-f' to leav de fweet' 
 fruits of deir labours, and to -eang' deir ful ftoi‘-houfcs,for 
 dat wio mak's giddy Hons-wiv's. But.if dey hav' one' be. 
 gun a com vvidour, wer' dey lyde matter is out of doubtt 
 Wer'as contratily in wet and fcanty Soommers, no' vveder 
 wil Hay dem from fwarming, as fon' as dey ar reddy : al- 
 dowebydat means (unlesdeybm rad', ordeweder fud- 
 denly mend) moll', as wel of de Stoks as fvvarms, ar Ilk' to 
 . dy' for hunger; v. and der'for', as n$r‘ as you can.fo * or. 
 ■'E) hlyir.gfMr der de matter, dat your fwarms may coom betim'. For rad' 
 arj fa yun? iwarms and deir ftoks, dat hav'de Soommer befor' dem, 
 proov' always good. 
 
 c^n-hyfdlld fwarming in gemm^ happen 
 
 to ly'foor-t', dismay bee a remedy. 
 
 ,j Firft keep' de Hiv'ascooF as may bee, by watting and 
 ^!T£m;dj arJ ^dowingbot' it, and de plac' wer' it ftandeff: and den en- 
 »74t' larging de dmr' to giv dem aier (always provided dat det' 
 f)iy no' bak-dcDt' lo ds ftiady parts of de Hiv') moov‘ dc 
 cluPicr 
 
75 
 
 C. V. And the HiVmg e/ them. 
 
 clufter gently wi-f your Bru/, and driv* dcm in; 
 
 ]f yet dey ly‘ foortSand'iwarm not; (dowg dey hav* had 
 fit wcdcr two or -free days) den dc next calm and warm 
 day, between^ n. and i. ofde cIok,or wif in an hour fooner 
 or later, (wen de Sun Janet, and you fee no*^ clouds coaming 
 to hid‘ it ) put inde better part, atdc leaft, ofdem dat ly‘ 
 out,wit your Bru/; and de reft gently fweep* away from de 
 {1 qd 1‘, not fufi^eringany to clufter again. Del'rifing in de 
 calm heat ofde Sun, and flying about befot‘ dcHiv^, wil 
 mak‘ fuc a noys, as if dey wer‘fwarming: wkdeir fellows 
 hearing, wi! haply coom foort* unto dem, and fo begin to 
 fwarm. 
 
 IfdisdoQ* not ferv, but dat returning to dc Hiv‘, dey ly' 
 fcort'again; den rear de Hiv*^ hig enoug to let dem in, and 
 doom* up dc skirts all but dc donr*. 
 
 But if (notwitftanding all dis) dey doo‘ not fwarm; den 
 affur' your felf dat eider dey hav‘ no' Princ'brcdto go' 
 fort* wit dem, or els dey ar fat and ful of Hoonni, wk dey 
 ar refolved not to leav. 
 
 And den if it b$ befor' Mid- Cattcer, or de Hoonni-wc« 
 der hold'; your beft way is to dubble de ftall, by turning dc u tc ke 
 skirt of de Hiv‘ upward, and letting a leer' prepared Hiv‘ H' 
 faft upon it r into wkdey wil afeend, and woork and breed' 
 der‘,as well as in dc old', v. In de end' of Virgo, driv' dem 
 . all into de nu' Hiv'; (wk den, if de wcdcr hav' held good, ^^ 
 wil bee ful of w ax and Hoonni ) and tak' de old' for your 
 labour; But if Mici-^(S»«randde Hconni-dews bffipaft, or 
 de blak-berry-blolTom doo' any wer' appffir'; fbecaus nou 
 dey want tim'and means to ftor'de void Hiv'J let dem 
 ftand: fuc a ftall wil bee very good to bee taken; or, basing 
 yung, to bee kept. v. r.c.iop.i. 
 
 De manner of dubbling a ftall is dis: Having firft mefu- ^5 
 red dc Hiv' abouttnde largeft placSprovid'a leer'fpleeted 
 Hiv' of de fam' fiz' and emmpas: mak' reddy alio two ^ 
 
 fqar' Stiks, 13 or i4in€eslong, andhalfaninctik: def'-- 
 
 two Stiks lay parallel over de leer' Hiv', from de for'-part 
 to de bak, cloft to de outfid's of dePofts; and fo ty'dem 
 L faft 
 
74 
 
 Of tk Swarming of ‘Bee^s^ C.V. 
 
 faft wit needle and tred to de skirt in dcir places. Def‘ 
 ftiks d(D‘ fetv to kffip‘ de Hiv‘ from flipping awry; and to 
 dv‘ de Bee‘s, dat odcrwif* migt bte preft to deat betwepa" 
 de two skirts. 
 
 De Hiv‘ beeing teddy, mak‘ a Brak' behind* de Stcol*, 
 5; of fo,yj Stakes two foot' long, pitted faft in eqall diftanc', 
 
 and fit to contein de full Hiv': wic you may bee (ur* of be- 
 for* band, by fitting de room* to a leer' Hiv', bceing ofde 
 fioi' ccompas. Two of dc Srak's fet nffit' de bak of de 
 Stool': deodertwoNortward,oppofit‘codeiB. Denrigc 
 in de middle between' de Stak's, dig a hoal in de ground half 
 a fcDt' deep*; and of I’uc coompas, dat beeing half-filled wif 
 a wifp of flravv, it may fitly receiv de top of de Hiv'; and 
 fode Hiv' may ftand uprigt, and faft in de Brak': Den 
 par' away de inner edges of de tops of de Stak's, datds 
 Hiv', in dc fetting doun, may not ftay againft dem. After 
 dis, uncloom' dc Hiv', and looft it from de Stool', by lifting 
 up, firft oa' fid', and den de oder. 
 
 Dei' -fings dus prepared, about ten a clok, wen it waxet 
 dark, your felf ftanding on de Weft fid', and your affiftanc 
 on dc Eaft, tak' bot' hold' of de ftall togeder wit hot' de 
 hands; and yeelding him bakward, let him doun warily 
 intode Brak'; wit de top into de hoal, and de- bottom up. 
 ward, as uprigt as you can: and prcfemly fet de leer' pre¬ 
 pared Hiv'eevn upon ir. Den cimm'de HIV's togeder wit 
 Rolls, (flatted,dat non' of de clrom' fall in among dc Bee's} 
 leaving open dc fpac' between' de Srrks end's, for de nu’ 
 dmi' of dis dabble Hiv'. Laftly,having faftned two Stak's 
 fowr fast' long(on‘ by dc Eaft fid‘,and de oder by de Weft) 
 ia Iroals mad' befor* wit a pit-eer; put on de Hackle, and 
 gird bot' it and de long Stak's to dc l®r' Hiv'; [about de 
 middle wit a Belt, and about dc top wit a Wit.] And fo 
 ktdem ftand til after de end'of de Dc^-daji, wen Bee's 
 r -iM. ar taken.v. Bat in no' caf' let de droing heer'of bee deferred 
 r.v.ii. beyond detim‘prefcribed,v. left youhav'lirtle or noting 
 for your labour. 
 
 It youcanc' not to ftt dc Hiv's rift at dc firft; you may 
 mend 
 
CV. <ind tk HiVmg of them, 
 
 tnend dc fault betimes in de morning, or dc next nigc at 
 dc fam‘ hour. And tak‘ nc‘ car*’ for de Bee‘s dat lay out; 
 wic vvil all in to dcir fellows of deir own accord. 
 
 Atdc Viiulemi, inafaircalm morning,(befor*anya? 
 bffi abroad ) Jut up clof* all dc flails in your Garden; and icJriVd/i 
 dof‘ dat ftand next,coaver wit/eet*s and blankets, left foom 
 of dc yungtr Tort miftak‘,and tarry at d’eir dcor‘s til dey b® 
 
 ■cilled. And wen de Sun is an hour big, and de airr waxet —-- —r -l 
 warm, having firlt parted de nu‘ Corns and de old* wit a 
 long knif‘,tak‘ of de upper Hiv‘ or Receiver.,^ fet him upon 
 de ftoal* in de old* plac*; Bvt b® liu‘, &c. (<« itfoUovtthyC* 
 lo.p.i I j.) Ifyou fe de Receiver b® very fat,or fearde 
 Qffin* bffi hurt, or not in de Receiver ; your beft and fafeft 
 way is to tak* dem bo-t*: fot if dty b® over-fat or want a 
 Ruler, undoubtedly dey wil not profper. 
 
 De fign*s ofafeer-fwarms ar mot* certain. For wer*as A® . 
 de rifing of de prim* fwarm is appointed by de vulgar, wof* 
 
 ciefrul* is de fulnes of dc Hiv‘; de Hiv* bffiing nou wcl-^^--- 
 
 empty cd, for oder fwarms det* n®dct foom oder direiftton: 
 wkdc Rulers demfelvs doo* giv by deir voyccs: {Cun mi- ^ efSLu 
 gmttdum efl,vox foittana fjr pecuUaru altejttat ante dtebtu tu- apfomteihy ie 
 mittitur:) witout wk dat ftok wil fwarm no* mor* dat R^ieri, 
 yffit*. And yet de -eois of de hour, yea and of de day among Hift 1 9040. 
 fowr or fi v*,is permitted unto dem: as beft knowing de dift 
 pofition of de weder. Dis fign* is foomtim* heard befer* dc 
 prim* fwarm alfo; nam'ly wen windy and wet weder, (wk 
 mak*sdem willing to fwarm,v.jcontinuc’f fo immoderai*, 
 dat b®ing rcddy,Qey cannot get abroad. 
 
 Wen dc prim* fwarm is gon ; (if de ftok /all caft any 
 mor*^ deeig’t or ninf ffivning after, (ftomtim'detenf or 
 clcvn-t ) de next Princ*, wen /ee perceiveff a competent 
 number to ba fledg andreddy , beginnc’f to tun*, in hir 
 treble voic*, a moornful and begging not*: as if/ee did pray 
 hir Q^n*.moder to let dem go*. Unto wk voic* if dc 
 Qeen‘-voucfaf‘ to reply,tuning hir,'S<?/ todeyung Princes 
 Treble ; (as commonly /ffi wil, dowf foomtim* fcarc‘ly 
 entreated in a day or two) den doo*f /® coufent. And det*- 
 L 3 for* 
 
OftheS'ftJUmingofBee^s^ C.V. 
 
 forS (unles foul weder ftay dcm til it b«e too Iat‘) you 
 suyaffuredly look‘ for a fwarm. Wio feldom arifet de 
 next day, aldowfdfe weder bffi verypleafant; ordc next 
 day, unles de weder b® very plcafant: but,after de tird 
 nigts warning, dey wil accept indifferent weder; hi as de 
 prim* fwartns wil not coom abroad in. And as de Q®n‘s 
 voic'isagrant, fohirfilcnc‘ is a fiat deny all: de Proverb 
 hsr' hat no‘ plac‘;i;^» wer toafentire videtar.^Toi wit- 
 ont dis Concent det‘ is no' Confent. 
 
 15 Dis Song beeing contcined witin de coompas of an Sigt, 
 ;..-^' pfrom C- fol-fa-ut to C- fol-fa\ de Princ‘ compofet hir part 
 witin de fowr apper Cliefs[|<7, A,'B,dr C] ufually in triple 
 mood^: beginning wit an od Minim in G-[ol-re-ut , and tu- 
 ningde reftofhirnot‘s, wer‘of de firft is a Semibrief, in 
 A-hx-mi te. So3mtiin‘ fii, taket a higer key.- founding dc 
 oi Minim in A-la-mi-re, anddereftin'3-/<r-^-w<. Scom- 
 tim‘, fpecially toward deir cooining foort‘, Jfe rifet yet 
 higer, to C-/of"/ar holding deritn‘ of tra or fowr Semi, 
 briefs, mor‘ or les. Nou and den fie beginnet in duple tim*, 
 ibom two or tr® Semibriefs-, but always endet wit Minims 
 of de triple M 0 Dd‘. 
 
 JO De Q®n‘s part,conteined witin de fowr lower Clicfs. 
 
 of A/»«wj,altogcder in triple mood* j commonly 
 in F-fa.ut, foomtim' in ^-y^/-/<j-»r,foDmtim‘ in dc eder two 
 eiiefs between* dcm; continuing hir tun* de tim* of nin‘ or 
 ten Semibriefs, mor* or les. 
 
 Smmeim' a tird Princes imitating de ^n*s voic* in 
 ud,f. tim‘,dowf differing haply in tun*,joy net wit dem;de mor‘, 
 rsr:-- wit deir ful noys, to incit* de fwarm to go*, dat hir turn 
 gjjy cojnj Je froner. And fcomtim* a fowrt alfo interpofet 
 bir.(l^tf«wrtofilupde Qir*. Butnon* dar‘ counterfeit dc 
 veic* of de €ief Princ*: for dat wer* treafon to hir perfon; 
 andyettomtim‘on‘ofdem, in hop* to partde iwarm, wil 
 ftcalout wit hir: wk, if dc (warm b® not parted, or bsing 
 parted, be put togeder.coftet her hirlif*,^. as welasde liv's 
 r.c.i.n.T of loom of hir followers. Notwitftandingcacof def‘, wen 
 hir elder iiftcr is gon, and hir turn next, canget hir not*. 
 bcgginginOrW/« tun* leav to b» gon tco.-wk asfmaitim® 
 
 de 
 
77 
 
 C. V. the FTtVing of them. 
 
 de Qffin‘ granted unasked, beginning firft hir fclf ;fo from- 
 tim‘ by hir filenc‘/ee dcnye’lf, dowg moornfully intreated: 
 and den de fwarm tarrye-t.and de p®r‘ Lady muft di‘. 
 
 WiLdef' various and harmonious not‘s anfwering on* an 
 Oder, andfoom pans between*, dey go* folcmnly round a- 
 bout de Hiv*, fo to giv warning unto all de coompany. Bis 
 dey continu* daily until deir fwarming; but you may hear 
 dem bcft cevnings and mornings. Wie Mufilt, as it cannot 
 but'pleas and deligt dem dat lillen to it; ib muft it bee moft* 
 fweet* and plcafant to deyungPrinc* hir felf: unto worn* 
 der‘by is proclaimed a warrant, not on‘ly of hir lif‘, but of 
 
 aKingdom ako: bo-t* wU oderwIP^ffi wer‘ fur* to lof‘. 
 
 In dis fJHeiifamelos , or Bee‘s Madrigall, Muficians may I* 
 fee de grounds of deir Art: firft deir Mood‘t, Qcomtim* de 
 trifle or imferfeH ofde mor*, foomtim* de dufle or mperfell of Muff*” ’ 
 
 of de les:] dende tnn*s ofde fix not‘s, [t*t,re,/»i,fa, fi>/,la:J —- 
 
 wer*of de QgnS founde-tde firft fovvr; and de Pr’inc* de 
 Oder two, togeder wif ide dubbling of /a,fo/, in two higer 
 Clicfs.to mak' up de fulflgr :and laftly de fix Concords,[an 
 imferfefl Third, a perfeft Third, a T)iatejfaren, a 'Diapenle, 
 a Sixt, and a Diapafin.] And if any man diftik* de har/nes 
 o(de Seconds indSev»fs,wk nou and den hit among dem; 
 hcc Jewe’t himfelf no* experienced Artift, wk knowc-f 
 notdataswelin (JW«yIi,as der‘niuft foomtim* 
 
 bffi Difeords: yea and dat in cider dey hav* deir laudable 
 uft;[as ferving to mak* fweet^ Concords de fwatcr.' 
 
 So dat if A/«/Ji^wct* loft,it migt bee found wit de *Mu- * Var.l j. c.: f, 
 fes Birds. v.pref,>c‘- 
 
 De feverallpartsofwof* Song,comprizing del* mentio¬ 
 ned net's, wit paiifes interpofed (as J hav*at leverall t!m*s 
 by a Wind‘-inftrumenr, wol* net's can ntider rift nor fall, 
 attentiv*ly obferved) I towgt gmd hffir* to prik doun; 
 dat you may (ffi in dem,all deft particulars of deir Naturall 
 Arc. On*ly I cannot altogeder warrant de Conclufion: be- 
 caus in dat confufed noys, wk de buzzing Be8‘s in de bu(v 
 tim* of deir departing dm* mak*, my dul hearing crold' not 
 perfcftly apprehend it: (o dat I was fain to mak* up dat, as 
 I cmld*. But I am fur*, if I mis, I mis but a little. 
 
 L 3 
 
IWU I 
 
Si Of theS'tedrmingof^i£^s^ C.V^ 
 
 -- 5 Inde morning bebr^ de Swarm coom abroad, def" Ladi^ 
 -^^''^’'ccom doun nffirerde ftcDl‘ •• and der^'dey hold' on dei'^ 
 
 ^ melodi ibomwac longer, finging foomtim^ aboov twenty 
 - Net's togeder, and wit' jorter paufes. 
 
 - A: de very Uvanning-tim', dey defeend to dc ftool'.- 
 
 ^ answering on'an Oder tumor'carneft manner, wit 
 ticker and /riller Not's, de mairii begins to mar-e along ^ 
 freonstng on' an eder for haft',and buzzing wit dcir wings 
 in great joiiti. 
 
 Asfoon' as del'gallant Nyrr.psar aloft, dcydoo'moft' 
 r.imbiy beftur demleivs, fporting and playing in and out,as 
 if dey wer' dancing de Hey i in dis manner waiting for de 
 emming of deir Princ'. Nou, wen loom two tird parts ot 
 tr£ fowrt parts of dc Swann ar paiTcd, de Mufik ceafef 
 and * den ccomef fcori' dis ftat'ly Dam' Orithya : wo 
 walking a turn or two befot' de door' ( of purpof', you 
 wCOid' -fink, to be fen ') fe tak's hir leav': leaving but a 
 fmall train to follow her, wUhy'demafteras faft as dey 
 can. 
 
 ^tntl V)cU> hiT w le Siv.iTm c,-';er-ir.»^,fec ml cecrr.. 
 tc:r{‘hf:^ ‘ iem.ajii mi’ fecl-y-g ien d»dtimtdiii itutden it- 
 
 Dis decent order, de great Lords ofdeeanf fefm'to hav* 
 learned of cis little Ladi'; wo in dcir Country-progrefes., 
 goings to Parliament, and oder folemn proceffions, doo‘ 
 fend degrbteft and faireft part of deirretinu' befor' dem, 
 having behind' but a fmall troop' of necclTary attendants, to 
 garddeirperfons. 
 
 :' If de prim' Swarm be broken, de fecond wil bof ‘ calf, 
 
 '"7' and Swarm' de fconer; it may bffi de next dayand, by dat 
 aifo may arif', yea and foomtim' c 
 
 fowri. 
 
 .t.tVji But all * wi-f in a fortnigt after de prim' Swarm; except 
 
 ■ fc;,g-y d^y. extraordiaari plentiful yffii's, hot' for Bred' and 
 
 Hannni.Sucas was 1616. wer'innoton'Iy many Swarms 
 did fwarm as old' ftoks; but alfo old' ftoks having betim's 
 ^-'7 fwarmed twic', about fix wsks after began to fwarm a- 
 f " ^ treJ,asiiianodery$r':andfohad,ineffeft 5 twoScommcr^ 
 ^“■'~“^ ^ in on', ' ‘ 
 
C.V. and the HtVing of them. 
 
 ^ T:t IhnV heaxlitd'-. heei/ij^ let’-’) mfey ,^e ^ 
 
 % 
 
 After de fecond Swarm, lhav‘hearda yung Ladi-b® 
 call; butde not wi'lingto part wit any mor‘ of hir 
 coDrnpani, didnotanfwcr: andde next day /ffi,witfevn 
 morSwei‘ browf t fccrt^ ded. v. 
 
 Scomtim^, dowf de Q$n‘ gir confent to a tird or 
 fowrtjde Bffi's feing deft'ok little enong to livjcw dem- 
 felvs lot' to ; andden alfo aer‘ is no way wit her, but 
 
 Wen Se Swarm is up, and buly in deir Danc‘, v. it is a Hrn r, 
 common uf", tor want of Oder Mufik, to play dema fit ot'i 
 rairt wit a Pan,Kettle, I’aion, Candleftik, or oder lik' la- 
 ftrument; fotolfaydem, forfot, from flying away. In-^“ 
 difid' wer'odcrBffi fold's arnot farcF, disul'hatagood 
 uf‘: for der'by de plac' and tim' of deir riling is publikly 
 norifyed, and lo a jufl: and open claim laid unto de Swarm, 
 datodcrwil'foom fals ncigbour migt caleng' for his ; wk 
 undoubtedly was de originallcaus ofdis cuftom. Butde 
 pretended reafonof flaying dc Swarm, is to ameer' 
 fanci': aldowf I-know it tob® as ancient as common. 
 
 For Claudian long ago' coold' {ay, — Cybelcia '-'onfola- 
 
 Hiblms frocul ttra fenex revocarefugacts 
 TinnituconatuTA^es. — And,befor‘ him, Virgii, 
 
 Hinc ubi jam emi^nm c.iviu ad ftdera cwli, Georg.4. 
 
 Nare per aftatem liqmdam fnfpexerii agmcn,&c, 
 
 TtKnitufj,cie, dr'wAtrti ejuatc cymbalaciroem : 
 
 Ipfx confident mcdicatic fedibw , ipfite 
 
 ■ Intimd^more fuoi fefeincmabnhcondent. 
 
 And,bcfor'him, old‘t^n/?flf/(?, Gaudere etiam plauju, ^^,4 ^ 
 
 ^ fionitu apes videntr.r. ^juipropter,thiiittH arU aut fi-ciilis^cw. 
 convocari cm in alveum aitint. 
 
 If you fee dem begin to fli' alotc ( wi€ is a token dey ^ * 
 
 wtDld' gon) caft daft among dcin to mak' dem ccom 
 doun. ifaey wil noth® flayed, but, hafting on ftil, 
 beyond your bounds; dc ancient Law of €riflendom per- - ' ’ 
 
 M2 mittet 
 
Of the Smarming of'Bee^i , C.V. 
 
 mitcet youtopurfu‘derawedcrfoever, for de rccoovcri of 
 your own. 
 
 Facientcsperfequi poirum infundum alienum, velinvitoDomino:ir 
 vcantc. ■.de:.hil>fni^rn. )us cuiquc acquifimin 
 
 e: conf^mri dcbc:. r^itte. § De at am funt. S:cus n apes fcras no¬ 
 te m alicno prsdio caprarcm. § Afi»m,ir. ftiede rerumdmfone. 
 
 But fcDmcim‘dcy fli*^ fo faft, and fo farbefot‘ dey pitc, 
 dat dowf you follow dem never fofaft; you nauft bee con¬ 
 tent to leav drm, haply to de happy finder. For wen you 
 hav‘loll defif.t and hearing ofdem, youhav‘ loll all rigr 
 andpropertiindem. 
 
 Ex’men quod cxotuo evohveri:,coufquciiucllipitur effe tuum, 
 done:in corup.cij r.iocd, ncc dun: Is pcilccutio ciuselt. ahoqui i 
 o;:upin[is elt. lajhiui i6. pj.-deii.l 5 . 
 
 SoDaitim* dey veil bee provided of a hoiis befoi^ dey 
 fwarm: wieftum Harbingers hav‘found and viewed, and 
 ^c:u‘'e- Tht' dreffed againft deir cenming; Qas, eider a hollow tree, or 
 cjiis. ' a void Hiv‘: j and den wil dey away prefcntly, and by no‘ 
 means fettle, til dey ccom dedcr. Unto wic plac‘ dey wil 
 And^crtiej ^ fli', not (as at odtr tim's) Uncertainly,dis Way and dat Way, 
 gj direcily as dey can guef. 
 
 >4.'— ^ Woman,having taken a pair* Swarm to keep’ 
 
 for half, by Nu‘-yeer‘s-tid‘loft hir own part and hirPart- 
 nersiand beeing car'lcs of de Hiv‘ wen de Bee's wer' ded, 
 Jee let it ftand abroad til /ee had forgotten it ; Dc next 
 ScDinmer cooming into hir Garden, Jee found foom Bee'r; 
 pairing toand frohii Hiv‘, wicwei^denbufy inclcnfing 
 and drefling it : Jee, wiftly fearing dat de Bee's cam* to 
 carri away de wax dat was left, bad hir Daugter tak‘ dc 
 Hiv‘ and carri it in. Dc Wcnc, following hir play, did 
 happily forget hir Moders command: and by dat means, 
 de Hiv‘ ftood ftil,tildeunexpeftedSwarm cam‘, dat aftcr- 
 wardftorpdhir garden. It is not amis dcr'for' to follow dc 
 . zoVki&\oi ColMwtUai Ofortet autemvacuadamiciliacello‘ 
 
 ft fempe^" *” afiariii hahtre. Nam funt rtonnuHa examina ijua c)im 
 parra in Api- fre:efcrittt,fiatim fedem fibi quarant in proximo, {Sz\i potiijS 
 j;io priiis quslitam, luftratam, &paratamadeant.\.«z. 39, | 
 
 ■ ■ candem^ occupent qudm vacuam repcrcrint. 
 
 WCB 
 
CM. and the Hiving of them. 8 5 
 
 W E N your Spreading fwarm hat mad' cois of a 41 
 
 ligting-plac*; you/all qikly Iffiit knit togeder, in «/ 
 
 fdnn (ifnofinglct)ofa •'ConSPin'-apple, or Clufterof. f—--- - 
 
 grapes. ^ rcrJVnZ'^S- 
 
 Immenfnfque trahi ftnbes,im^ arborefumma [F,gura loiuJi 
 
 (^otifluerc, dr lentis * avarit dimtttere rami'. cx laio in ?.cu- 
 
 Dc fitted tim' to hiv‘ dem is, wen dey ar fully I'ctled, & tum ddinens:] 
 dt Con' hat ban a wil' at de biggeft: befot' if you trubble 
 dem, dey wil bs apt (as wen dey mis deir qan‘) to return 
 !iom‘:and if you let dem hang mu-e longer, dey ar in danger e.ouus. 
 to bffi gon. For wen dey ar one' fully letled, dey prefi nt- Oco: g. 4. _ 
 ly fend foort' fpi's, to fearo cut an abiding plac‘: wo if dey 
 bring good nu‘s befot' fwarming-tim'bee paft dat day,"' 
 dey rif‘ fuddainly, and argon: oderwifi dey wil fiay til WunifyMto 
 
 (warming-tim‘, denext day. Butwenfoeverdclpi'shav'ifeA/Vf./,_ 
 
 iped, dey return wit all fp$d‘: and no' fooner dco‘ dey tu€ ^ 44 
 
 dc Coii‘ or Cluftcr, but dey begin to/ak' deir wings,lik' as 
 de Bee's doD' dat ar billed ; wio de next perceiving, dm' Vu 
 
 lik‘;and To doa't dis foft/ivering paf as a wat€-woord from kd. " 
 on'to an Oder, until it coom to de inmoft Bee's: wcr'by is " 
 caufed a great hollownes in de Con'. Wen you fee dem 
 doo'dus, den may you bid dem far'wcl: for prefently dey 
 begin tounknir, and to be gon. And den, dovvf you Hiv* 
 dem never towel, dey wil notabid'. 
 
 Wen you fee yourfwarm, firftcoDp out a fit Hiv': nei- 
 der cm big nor too little, but proportionable to de qantiti f 
 
 jnd tim' ofde fwarm: fo dat de Bee's may fil itdatyeeT‘-,/» 4 ,»!^_ 
 
 or at de leaft witin a handful: wk dey may mak' up de . 
 
 next yeer' in good tim'. 
 
 A Swarm of * trffi Gallons, or a f g®d prim' fwarm, 
 witin on' week'befor' or after C<i»«r,put into a tree-pek- 
 Hiv'. If fuc a fwarm coom on' week' rader, [[i. in de tird 
 week' o^gemini]] giv him a Hiv' on' pottle bigger: if has 
 coom on' wffik' later,[i. in de fecond week' of Cancer] giv 
 him a Hiv' on' Pottle les. If in de for'- part of Gemini', giv 
 him de v. biggeft Hiv ‘: if in de later part of (^ancer-, giv him ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 
 de leaft. According to dis proportion, oderfwarms of wat 
 M 3 Tim' 
 
i Of the Su/arming of 'Bce^s^ C. V. 
 
 Tiiti' or Quiciti foever, ar to b$ hived. As for dubble 
 Swarms, dat happen to hx greater, dan de greateft Hiv‘ can 
 contein. day ar eider to bee unhived, (dat on/ or bot'^may 
 go‘horn'again) or to reared: (v.n. yj.) and for iitde 
 and la/ Swarms, wic cannot hide leaft Hiv‘, de hrft or 
 fecond ysrS dey arto bffi united; {v, ». dp, ^ 70. J or to 
 bee taken, v. c.io.p.i.tf.i- 
 
 ^ Ve-.t’T Iciing a’.ufrp iciisr.tnn to hang hiHitv, ar.d fo i<. 
 
 If dis juft proportion bffi not preci/Iy kept,de BeE‘s may 
 dcD^welenoug in a middic-fized Hiv*^; for btsing under- 
 hived, dey wil caft fromwat de fooner, dowf peradventur' 
 de les lwarm‘; and bsing but a little ovcr-hived, dowg dey 
 Ipend from tim'in fupplying de former yeer^sdefects, dey 
 may yet fwarm in good tim^jand de fairer Iwarm. And in- 
 d$J‘ all fwarmsjwcider bigger or Ics, by decreafing or en- 
 creafing, don' naturally draw towards dis qantity, 
 
 4£ Butifde difproportionbemuc, it muft bas amended: 
 weider you fp/your error defam‘day,or afterward. 
 
 '' if de lam* day; your remedy is to knok out de Bee's upoi; 
 
 de mantle between' twofingle Refts, and to fet a fitter Hiv‘ 
 over dem : but dis is not to bee doon befor* defwarming- 
 hours b£ paft. left fflom of dc Bee's rak* a mif, and go* 
 . horn* again. Oderwil* you may fet de Hiv* in a Brak*, v> 
 mi his bottom upward, and de fitter Hiv‘ upon. 
 
 If 
 
^7 
 
 C. V. the HiVnig of them. 
 
 If afterward you fe, byde B®‘s lying out, dat dey ar 
 under-hived; your remedy is,to rffir‘ de Hiv‘wi-t a * Skirt, 
 or Bolfters, lcarc‘ fo deppS as wil let dem' in. If, at Virgo, 
 youfep, by deir not filling dcHiv’S datdeyar over-hived; 
 your remedy is den, to cut of de Hiv‘.skirt, as ncer‘ de 
 Corns as may bffi; (fo dat you go‘ not tco nffir‘ de Splits 
 end‘s) unlcs it beca Hiv‘of dc Icaft fiz‘; for den it is bcfl: 
 to put up a t fals bottom clof‘ to de Corns,to keep*- de Bee's 
 warm, til de next Spring, v. c.3. K.6g. 
 
 Bur generally it is fafer and mor‘ for your profit to uii- 
 der-hiv* aSvvarm,danto over-hiv* him. doXn/ 
 
 Your Hiv‘ baring fitted and drelTed, v. you muft hav* ai- 
 fo in a reddincs a Mantle, a Reft, and a Brufti. ^>/i. tc 
 
 De Mantle may bed a JePt', or half-j!iet‘, or oder linnen^' 
 ciof' an el-lqar* at de leaft. ’Bemamie. 
 
 A Reft is eider finglc or dubblc. “ 
 
 De finglc Reft is a i'qar* Column, wol* lengf is 18 inees, Vefa^lc Ref-, 
 woft fowr fid's beeing cqall, ar on' ine and J, broad, and 
 wof' angles ar not rigt; but two obtu[‘,oppo[it‘, and diftant 
 on'from de oder two inees •• and twe acut', aboov and bc.- 
 ned', diftant two in-ees and a half; fodat de form* of de 
 end's wil be»Iik‘a Rhombus or Diaraond.De upper acut' 
 edg muft bffi ful of niks for de fpac' of fix iiKes, at ea« 
 end', and dcmiddle fpac' offixinees, irnood'.- afterdis 
 manner. 
 
 Into de lower fid's of dis Column, nEPr' de end's, muft' 
 bffifaftened, for legs, fewr pins of iron or woed, (fora 
 need' Carc-weel-douls may ferv) fo ftradling, datde Reft 
 mayftandfaft upon dem; wk wil be?, if dey bffi fet per- 
 pen- 
 
88 Of the Smrmin^ ofBee^s, C. V. 
 
 pcndicalarly to dc middle of dof^ lower fid's: and in icngt' 
 on‘ in€, and»; me wil ber‘ up de lower edg, half an ine 
 from de ground; as in dis'form. 
 
 4f«t* 
 
 Upon/clving or hanging ground, on' fingle Reft may 
 feri^, bfiing fet on de lower part: but if de ground be foom- 
 war level,it is better to uft two: becaus de Hiv'-skirt is fet 
 doun upon dem wit les danger to de Bee's, dan upon dc 
 ground or oder flat ting. And deft two Refts ar to be pla¬ 
 ced, wit de upper edges about nin' inees apart: fo dat dc 
 Hiv' ftanding upon dem,may bang out over dem from two 
 or trs in€cs. 
 
 __ In foom cafes two fingle Refts ar mor'convenient: 
 
 K <7 f dubble: t/. wic is alfo ligter for carriag‘,and 
 
 mor'reddy for aft. 
 
 ^ 1 De dubble Reft confiftet of two parts or fid's, about an 
 ^-tf^-in-e tik ; of de fam' lengt and dept wit de fingle Reft, 
 having fae upper edges ib nikt at bot' cnds:and dc lower 
 
 edgef 
 
C.V. and the HiVtng of them, 8 p 
 
 edges fmccdS wi-ftenin-ees ot de middle cut away half an 
 in€ hig, and den mad‘Jarp again; wktwofid^sarto b® 
 faftnedon‘toanoder,atde juft diftanc* of nin^incesfrom 
 edg CO edg, wit two Rounds or Braces,tennanted into detn 
 frffior fowrin«s from de end‘s. Deftlid^s ar fitly mad‘ 
 of inc-board, or of a deft Lug of Widi, Maple, or oder 
 Wood. 
 
 De Bru/is a handful of Roftmari, HylTcp, Fennel, or o- ©f 
 dcr herbs; of Hazel,Widi, Plum-tree, or oder bougsjor ra- — 
 
 derof bougs wi-f herbs, bound taper-wil‘ togeder. 
 
 All-tings needfary dus prepared,let de Hiv'crf wk muft 
 wear no‘ offcnfiv‘ apparrel v.) firft drink of de beftBffir', 
 and wet his hands and fac‘ der‘vvi-t: anddenlcthim go‘ a- Kc.t, n.tj. 
 bout his bufines foberly and gently, taking good hffid*^ wee' 
 hffifets hisfait‘,andhoahffihandletdcm : for if hffi tread 
 upon a Bffi,orby any oder means cru/on‘ofdem;dey pre° 
 fcntly finding it, by de rank fmcl of de poyfonous humour, 
 ivil bffi fo angry ;dat bee /all hav‘ wcork enoug to defend 
 himfelf,unleshe5hav‘onhiscomplet‘ harnes; v.andbesing^ ^ 
 dus difqietcd, dey wil bee de wonrs to iTiv'. Moreover, de ‘ 
 trubbling of dem dm'ff oft tim‘s mak‘ dem rift & go‘ hom^ 
 again; foDmtim‘it breake-tde Swarm,caufing part tore- 
 turn, wer‘by de reft ar difccoraged,being left unfufficient ^ 
 yea foomtinft it difperfe-f and fpoyle-t dc woft Swarm : it 
 may bffialfodedeat ofde Q$n:and den wil not de Swarm 
 coniinift code next Soommer,houfoevcr great St ri-ely pro- 
 vided'.Aiid often Experienc' ha-t taug t mffi,datftwfwarmj 
 mue trubbled in de hiving doo‘ prcfptr.Wct'for' in any caf‘ 
 
 Hiv^ dem as qictly ,and wi-t as little bufines, as you may. 
 
 * fr.riu cut) SvArm'wd (Irred^io fet ■ 
 
 fak! deir fj 11’^ y[v.[-7 >u. 17 > MduSfiiyig mj I{i>!^-flalldid,h.iti>i£ ftiird 
 if HiV wif par Hocam .irjrvax doun tt if //««/' : nf dep^nur' 
 itf coold bee no odet cti/fi ,hut deaf of 
 
 De manner of hiving is Co manifold,(by reafon of de ma- . ^ 
 
 ny and different circuraftances of dc lifting or pitting©; 
 placcs)datit can hardly bffi taugtby preceptsibut is radcr 
 bffi learned by uf' & experieneSguided wif reafon & difcrc- 
 N tiom 
 
Of the Swarming of 'Bee^s, C. V. 
 
 tion. Mevsrdeles, for de help of Novices, Iwilfetdoun 
 fcDEn fpeciall diredions; wk h$dat markef, may reddily 
 hi'v ‘ a Swarm in moft‘ lifting-places; and a little prae'fic^ 
 veil fit him for any. 
 
 Firfr der‘for‘ notSdata Swarm is to he hived by(i .)/ak‘- 
 ing.orf 2. cutting dc bouf vrer'on it hangetior by (j.) wip‘- 
 iiigdeBs's doun,or(4.)drivingdcmup intodeHiv‘. 
 
 If your Swarm lift upon a Boug; firft fpread dc Mantle 
 under it, and iay de Reft or Refts in de middle der'of: den, 
 having removed de twigs round about, dat ftandin your 
 way,j|ak‘ de into de Hiv‘;& fetting de Hiv‘ rigc upon 
 dc Reft, tak‘ up two crof-corners of de Mantle; and pin 
 demtogederupondetopofdc Hiv', to ftayde B«'s run¬ 
 ning out fuddainly ; den returning tode boug,_^k‘ it again, 
 and turn it afid‘ out ofhispIac‘;cr hid‘ it wit your bodi, 
 or wit fcom clot: and den loft de comers of dc Mantle,and 
 fpread it again. Wendey begin to ceas running into de 
 Hiv^jdoft dat you fe ly^ tik upon de Mantle, jak‘ up foftly 
 to de Hiv‘-skirts; and de reft,[as wel upon de Hiv‘ as de 
 Mantle] driv‘in gedtly wit your BruJ’. 
 
 Oderwift, ii dey hang within twofot‘ of de grouiid^ 
 fak‘ dem doun at onft tode Mantle & Reft ; and fettiiig de 
 Hiv‘ prcfcntly upon de Reft over dem,on‘ly lift up dar part 
 of de Mantle «‘er‘ deBffi's lyMickcft.to guid‘dem iiuaiifi 
 prcfently let it doun again. So wil dey qikly and qietly 
 hived. .\nd in caft torn of de S vrarra bffi firft fallen to de 
 ground;■wenc* dey raak*^ no‘ haft' to rib agaia^den placiiiit 
 a dubbie Reft witout a MantlCjas wel as you may,(not kiR 
 Hngany Bffift)ciderjak‘ de reft doun to dem.andfo fet dc 
 Hiv'-over dem all ;or els fet dc Hiv‘ over Jac parr, and de 
 rcftjhavingcutdebouf.laybefid^de HivR andmov'dein 
 wit year BruJ. 
 
 If dey lift any higerdan twofot';b£t‘up de Mantle 
 and Reft wit aftoft orftofts, or odcr means,as nffr‘ de 
 Gon‘ as may bar .• and jak‘ dem doun, dming as befor‘. But 
 if dey bffi fo hig, dat you cannot conveniently fet dc Reft 
 nffr‘ cnoug under dem; den,having firft remooved de twigs 
 da: fltay let you, wit a Jarp knit‘cuc of dc boug or beugs ’ 
 ( 10 ? 
 
C.V. and the Hiving af them. p i 
 
 (Tor fcomtim^ dcy wil hang upon many ) and if you doubrj 
 datfinm of dcm may fall in de cutting; let (bom aflfiftant fe- 
 cond you wit de reddy hiv‘, holding ic diredly under 
 dem : or els ftay you til dey bffi knit again, De boug being 
 cut, lay it betwffin' two (ingle Refts, or, for a need', in de 
 middle of a dubblc Reft; and fetdc Hiv‘ over it, fo dat it 
 may coover dc beft part of de Swarm,at de icaft. 
 
 Yet always,ifde Con* bee put‘i[^not having any Twig or 
 Oder let in it] it is bed to cut it of at de top, wit atigt 
 pak-tred: and fo let it fall gently into de Hiv* all togeder. 
 
 If you want help, youinay tftde tred ftraigt todc two 
 end's ofa WGodden fork, woft parts ar of datlcngt and 
 diftancS datdeconcavitiorfpac* witindemand de tred, 
 may bee larg' enoug to contcindcCon'-,wet‘it isbiggeft; 
 and den holding dc Hiv' in on* hand under it,putdis ftrung 
 fork about it, and draw it towards you; focuttingde Con* 
 of, wit de drained tred. 
 
 Ifdey pitc upon a hig tree, it is not beft to /ak* dcm into Hnuif,ttig< 
 de Hiv*;but rader wit a J'arp knif* cut de boug:(if you can 
 conveniently ) and eider put it intode Hiv‘, and coover it 
 wit a Mantle; or bring it doun gently in your hand. But if 
 you wan: a ladder, or odcr means to bring it doun; den let 
 itdounbyacordttycdtofaomcrook* of de boug, 6o 
 
 ifdey pitc upon de bodi of a tree, or upon fcom great '/’»;>« if 
 arm; den fet on* lid* of dc Hiv* rigt over de Bee's, and wit 
 dcBruJ? driv*demup, by mcovingftilde lower and way» 
 ward part. But ifyouhav* no' means to fallen de Hiv* by 
 tying it abo3v,or propping it bened' wit prongs or de lik‘; 
 or if dey bee unwilling dus to tak* dc Hiv*; den parting 
 dem from dc tree wit a tift pak-tred, wip* dem doun 
 into de Hiv*, and fet dem upon de Mantle and Reft under 
 de tree. If dey bee fo big, dat you mull dim* for dcm; den 
 coover dem prefently wit a Mantle, and lo can i dem doun. 
 
 But Icok* dat many wil rif* again : wiclct alon* until dey 
 bee knit, and den fweep' demlik'wil' intoan oder leer' 
 
 Hiv*, and put dem todeir fellows. Ifyetfonmof dcm wil 
 up again; you muft not ccas to trubblc dem,by wiping dem 
 of gently wit your Bru/, by laying on Mug-wort,Margcn, 
 
 N 2 Woorm- 
 
92 
 
 0f the StHfam 'pg of See^s, C. V. 
 
 *Wit’Neitle. Woormwaxi, * ArkingcI,or oder weed^s, or Herbsj or by 
 coming dc plac‘ wit a clot :a!id after a wil*^ dcy wil all to 
 gj: deir fellows in dc Hiv‘. But a better way is to driv'dem 
 
 up into de Hiv' wit a fmoaking Coa clot; and fo wil dey 
 prefently tak‘ de Hiv‘,witcutaiiger or difcontent. 
 
 But if dey bs fo de ground, dat you cannot conveni¬ 
 
 ently putde Hiv' under dem ; den wif a tigt tred fwffip* 
 dem doun upon de ground, (having firft laid de dubble Reft, 
 eider wit, or witcut de Mantle) and fct de Hiv‘ over dem. 
 
 Andifdey bseofdatdiftanc'from dc ground, dat you 
 may feta ftcol' clof' underdein; denm3k‘ faft on‘fid‘ of 
 de Mantle unto de tree.clol'a.nder de Bee's, and de reft of 
 
 de Mantle lay upon de ftcol' wit de Reft: den, having fud- 
 dainly fwcptdoundc Bee's upon de Mantle, ftt dehiv^o- 
 ver dem :2nd prefently loafing dat fid'of dc Mantle from 
 61 de tree, lay it over de Bee's clof to dc Hiv', 
 
 Ifdeyligtcndetopofaftub, pollard, dedhcdg, orde 
 lik‘; fet on'fid' ofde Hiv' over dem, propping de oder fid' 
 — .,vit a prong or two, and driv' dem up as befor'. 
 
 . Ifd’ey iigt in de middle or bottom of a ded hedg, your 
 way is,fofcly to unwairk dc hedg til you ccom to dem ,■ 
 
 .. d'ti hig. ' oderwif you muft violently knokdehcdg ondc oder fid', 
 
 ^ fo rorcing de Be?‘s into de Hiv'; and den fctting dem doun, 
 
 trubbledeplac'asbefor'. But den bee fur' tobe^ trubblcd 
 yonrklf: foritishard togetdemfrom fucaliold'. r/. 
 
 H:« rf (A'rgr If dey lift on fcom hollow fid' of a ftub or tree; wic dey 
 fism h/Uw wH feCB lot' to Icav; bcwai * in any caf‘ yon wet dem not: 
 c, f-Qf not on'ly droun many, but alfo maket de reft 
 
 il-:-mor' eagerly keep' deplac': becaus fcom trcog de wet can¬ 
 
 not fii' away,& deir fellows finding dem der' wil ftil refort 
 unto dem. But wen you hav' mCOved dem,by oder means, 
 as muc as you may; put fcom mortar or cicnm'intode hol¬ 
 low plac', incoving it forward by little & little,(fo dat you 
 bari non' ofde Bee's juntil you hav' fpred it over de plac' .* 
 and den wil dey forfak' dat,and tak' from oder parcof de 
 tree or ftub,wer‘ you may nor’ eafily hiv' dem. 
 
 Wen dey fli' into a hollow tree,fo dat by non' of de for'. 
 £aid means you can biy' dem jden muft y ou remoov' dem by 
 --- ~ from 
 
C.V. Hiving of them. 
 
 foom offenllv^ fmoak,and mak* dem -ccoP a im‘ ligting plac': 
 wk is dus tobC8 doon. If de Ba‘s ly'abcov de hoal wer^ 
 dey went in ; (as dcy wil doo‘ if dey may) den bor* a boal 
 aboov dem : if bened‘; bened' dem : but bffi fur‘ dat de 
 upper hoal bee wid‘ enong: rader den fail, make two or 
 tree wit a two-ine.augerjor.witahat-ect, on' asgrrat. 
 
 Den fir' aCou-dot, a pied of Mate, oroder ting dat wil 
 fmoak moderat'Iy, and not flam'; and put it into de tree be¬ 
 ned' dem -• and you /all ftedem fly' fcort' aboov fot lif‘, 
 and prcfeiitly pitein foom plac', wer' you may Hiv'dem. 
 
 But dis is to bee dton, de fam' or de next day at de fardeft : 
 for afterward dcy vvilabid' de fmeoder, and rader loi' deir 
 liv's, dan leav deir gcods- 
 
 ]f a fwarm (by reafon of decoldnes of de aier, and roiig- 
 nes ofdc wind^bffiing not able to get awayjdoo' offer to ligt 
 upon any odcr Hiv'; qikly coover de Hiv' cIof‘ wit a Man- 
 tie, left de Bee's entring bae pittifully murdered. - 
 
 But in all manner Hivings dison'rul' is gencrall. r 
 
 fwarm mull bffi continually kept rogeder; for if at dat tim' JJf, 
 part remain from deccDmpany,butde fpac'ofbalfan hour^^s/'/ 
 or les ; afterward, wen dey find' dem , and woold' return 
 unto dem , dey ar ufed as Strangers and Bobbers; as fail 
 as dcy coom,dey ar beaten and killed. And doi' dat efcap'- 
 ing dene' go' bak to deir old' hom', find' no better cntei - 
 tcinment: and dof' few dat leap' dene', dcfpcratly run into 
 any oderHiv‘s:andfoIcap out ofdc Frying-pan into de fir'. 
 Andder'foi', wen de fwarm is hived, if you fe part be¬ 
 gin to gader togeder by dcmlelvs; remoov' dem as^fpffidily 
 as you can, dat dcy may go' to deir fellows in tiin'. 
 
 And always,if you may •£a)f',ftt dc fwarm inde moriiing- 
 Sun; and as neer' de ligting-plac' as miy bee: wk if fmm /» 
 inconvenienc' wil not fuffer you to dm'; yet fet it witin dc 
 Icngt ofa Pear'fi, or at leaft witin figt and heaiing: and den 
 (left doff wkar left at de ligting-plac', by lofing deir 
 cenmpany a wil', loff deir liv's alfo) firft crubbic dem by de 
 means meotioned,». 6o; and den caus fmm of de hived part 
 to aril' by/akingdem of de boug,and by wiping dem doun 
 N 3 dat 
 
0/ th Smrmin^ of^ee^Sj C. V. 
 
 dat ar on de out*fid‘,ofdc Hiv'. Wi€, wen dey ar up, vvil 
 mak‘ fu€a noys, datdeirfellows may eafily dcm. And 
 if any yet hankering behind^, -eanc* to be fct upon wen dey 
 cmm to dc Hiv'j befprinkic dc Mantle, de Hiv‘,and de Bffi's 
 wit a little Itrong drink, and you jail part dc fray. 
 
 And if any on' raarvcil wy dey of dc fam* I'warm /oold'^ 
 fo iron' bee ilrang' on' to an oder; (feeing dat Bee's of on' 
 Hiv'jbeeiiig pent a woF day in an oder, ar yctwelcmm to 
 deir fellows at dehft) I can giv no' oder realon but dis, 
 dat dey knowing a fwarm may part, and fo eac part becrom 
 a fcverall company, dey deem' del' to bee fuc by deir long 
 abfenc'. And if you ask wy dey/cold' find' fo hard enttr- 
 teinment in deir old' hom' fro wenc' dey cam'; it is bccaus 
 dey went away wit a Leader of deir own, and fo becam' 
 a feverall emmpany. And der'foi' if /ee bid' away , as 
 many as ccombak, (unles dey com prefently) ar ufedas 
 ftrangers; but if part hav' brougt hit hom' again, de reft 
 dm' faf'iy return afterward, eider dat ffivning, or de next 
 morrow. 
 
 ifde Iwartn part,(as fcomtim' it wil) and fettle in divers 
 places, fo neer' dat dey may fee cac oder jet dc greateft part 
 alon'jMpecially if it bee beft to hiv'j and trubble de oder (in 
 de fetling) wit jaking,gentle rubbing wit weed's, and fpic- 
 ting and blowing in dc p!ac‘, dat dey may go' to deir fel¬ 
 lows. If dey bee fetled and hang upon a boug, cut dc boug 
 and bringdem to dem. If dey bee fetled in foom oder plac', 
 denputdcminaHiv'witout Spleets: and if dey bee wit- 
 in a pcarc of de oder part, mrov' dem bot‘, on' towards 
 an oder by little and little, til dey bee clof‘ togeder. After 
 dey hav' ftrod fo about half an hour, lift up de fpleeted 
 Hiv' from bis Mantle & Reft,& jak' de Bee's out of dc ui> 
 fpleeted hiv' upon de fam‘: you may firft knok de hiv' doun, 
 and den prefently clap it twic* or trie' between' your hands. 
 Dis dron, fprinkle bot' parts wit grod drink'jand den(wit>> 
 out any ftay ) fet de fpteed Hiv' over dem, and dey wii 
 ftraigt-wayupintoit: but layde unfptetcd Hiv' along 
 hard by; not wet' it ftrod, but on dc oder fid': and dof' dac 
 remain in it wil follow deir fellows* But if de parts bee far- 
 
9S 
 
 C.V. dfid the HiVing of them. 
 
 der a-part dan a Pear^; den put dcm togeder de lam* nigt, as 
 ifdcy wcr* nvo (warms, ■i'. n.yo, c^'7i. 
 
 In lik* manner, wen you hav‘ little fwarms, under de 
 qantiti of a Pck; (fpecially after Cancer is wel entred) put '/ 
 two or tree of *dem togeder, weidcrdey ril'inde 
 day, or in divers. 
 
 * ,-lfier ly. tim'AJe (Iff Lreedingkeeingiijfl) de de(!>^ mft‘to 
 
 T'd ^-00"'?“^ [‘•ffietenr. 
 
 For bffiing dus united dey wil labour ■€eer‘fully, gader 
 ftor* of welt, and ftoutly defend demfclvs againft all eni- 
 mi‘s: wer'as if dey wer* kept afunder, dey would* fur‘ly 
 perijTde next robbing-tim‘,or winter; or living w®Id‘d(n‘ 
 yoj^ little good. And dcr*for‘,if two fwarms riling at de 
 lam*tim‘doD‘ weld and knit togeder; (as liftly dey wil 
 don*, if dey beewitin hearing on* of anodcr) never trubble 
 your felf* to part dem, nor bCP lorry for de eanc*. For dof* 
 rwo beeing ail on*, ar better dan tref fuo dataralon*. In- 
 dffid*foomtim‘ itfalletout, datdey fall out, and figtatdc 
 firft: but dat is becaus dey ar yet divers crompanis under di- 
 Vers Commanders. For fo foon* as, de inferiour beeinu ta- 
 kenaway, det‘remaineton‘fuprein‘ Monark ovcralf; de 
 ftnt* prelently ccafet,and dey ar denc*.fmrt‘ linked in per- 
 pctnall pcac* and unity togeder. Wer*for* dey ar little ac¬ 
 quainted wit dcnatui' ol de** politik crearui‘s, dat fete 
 deirlimilitud*s from dem, to cros dat Rte, Altgei, Re~ 
 noumedy jric‘ Hafpy VN 10 N-, under on‘ Pradent,Potent, 
 
 Peaceful, irk' Noble SOVEREIGN. 
 
 De way to unit'two fwarms is dis. In de ffivning({oom 
 two or tr® hours after Sun-fet or wen it waxet dark) ha- i 
 
 ving fpred a Mantle on de ground, nffit'untode fta)l*,wcr‘ “f—^-- 
 
 dis united fwarm /all ftand. and fet a pair of Refts in de 
 middle of it; knok dounde Remoover upon dcRelts, and 
 den lifting up de Hiv' a little, and clapping it betWKn' your 
 hands to get out de Bee‘sdat ftikinit, lay itdounon his 
 fid* warily byde Bee's , and let de Receiver xi'pon de Refts 
 over dcm s and dey wil begin prcfently to afeend. Ifdof' 
 dat 
 
96 
 
 Of the SwurmiAo ofBee^s^ C. V. 
 
 dat remain not run out to dcir coompany, of deir own 
 accord; clap de plac' wcr^ dcy gadcred, and forc‘ dcni 
 out: and lay doun de Hiv‘again fo^ dac de i'mal! remnant 
 may follow deir fellows: if youfpyanycluftringby dcm- 
 febs, or ftragling frorade Reds, guid'demdeder: And 
 wen dey ar all in; eider dat nigt, or betimes in dc morning, 
 clcDiU^ de Hiv‘ onto bis ftool*. 
 
 ; 1 Oder wif* about ten a clok, or as foon^ as ic is dark, fee de 
 
 B.em9over in a Brak‘, v. wi-t his bottom upward, an.i de Re- 
 r, r. zt, ceiver upon him; binding dem about de skirts wif a long 
 Touclj or two Napkins fowed or pinned togedtr: and fo 
 let dem ftand til de morning: and den fee de Receiver upon 
 his Stffll*. After dis manner I united two fwarms wifoiit 
 de dea-lf of any on' , faving on'l/ Her dac muft not 
 bs faved. 
 
 If yet der' bee not Bee's cnou in de Hiv*, you may in lik^ 
 manner put an oder fwarm to dem. 
 
 7 - In de uniting of fwarms, two fpeciall inconveniences ar 
 ^' 7 '"' avoided. Be on* dat basing united,dey exc«d‘ not de 
 
 oaturali qantiti of a fwarm: v. for if dey doo*, doivg dey 
 aa scsT.;. agr 33 and gader, and grow fat, yea, and call de next yeer‘ a 
 fairfwarm j yet wil dey never coom to deir firft qantiti a- 
 I. gain, nor fcarc* fwarm any mor‘ in dat vaft room*, De oder 
 
 gpj] Jeftroy on* an oder. Unto wk two 
 K.r.j.n.6- inconveniences de fwarms dat nnit‘demfelvs, if dcy bc0 
 2 cl 7 i-air f.otayded,ar obnoxious. 
 
 1 . To prevent de ft iiitles concurs of mot* dan need' is, (wi€ 
 To u is de firft inconven!cnc‘)wcn you fee a fufficient fair (warm 
 abroad, hav* an ey unto de reft of your ftoks: if you efpi* 
 an oder aboutto ril'*; ftay him (by prefent/utringde dcoi* 
 wifr a Napkin, Apron, or oder fu€ clot ;or by ccovering de 
 ftokround wit alarg* Mantle-until de firft fwarm bffifctled. 
 
 If den on* rifing draw n®i‘unto himj(as ligtiy he wil doo* 
 
 if h» can find* him) coover him qikly wit a Mantle, til dat 
 bee fetled: if being nou hived, an oder pref into him; den 
 bcfor*many beecdtred, (dat you may bee lur'nottohav* 
 de Qan*) carry away deHiv'wit de fwarm about two 
 pearccs of; and fet a leer* prepared Hiv* in bis plac* for dac 
 fider fwarm. * If 
 
5>7 
 
 C.V^ and the flmng of them. 
 
 Ifnon‘ofder‘tiiigsbeedaDn, butdat Swarms doo'ruii 
 Wgcder, in greater qantiri dan a gCOd Hiv‘can coiiteinjden 
 rear de Hiv‘ wi-f bolftcrs, hig enoug wcl nig to let dem in: 
 wi€j wendey hav‘ onc‘ fwarmed, dc next Vindemi tak*' 
 away,dus. 
 
 In a fair afteriiGon^, aboutfowra dok, pik away allde 
 dCDm‘ between' de hi v‘ and de If cd1 ‘ : and in de morning,at 
 de break of de day, lay de Hiv*^ along, wit de edges of de 
 Corns upanddoun, upon a Mamie I'predon de ground: 
 and der‘par'of dc Corns end^seevn wit de skirts; and fo 
 fet him again on de Stool', upon moovable t'. dtDr'-pofls, r.c.j.n.js, 
 and a tin bolder behind'; and prefently doom' up de hiv' 
 as dof'as may bee. 
 
 Concerning de odcr mconvenienc'.know dis, dat dowg 
 two ftrang' Swarms, wit deir feyerail Qan‘s,doo‘ never 
 meet'in on'hiv' witout difeontent; ( wi-e dey expref by 
 running to and fro witout, and making a tumultuous nois 
 witin: from wit dey fOOmtim' fall to figting and killing) 
 yet commonly dis ftrif' is foon' at an end*. For dc firft Qam 
 having gotten de rigt of dc wol ‘ Room', by de pofrcffion of 
 de Capitol or Superiour part, wer'/eefittet faf‘ wit hir 
 Card about her; de Inferior by a common confent, is 
 ftraigt-Way difpaKed: andfo dey becoom all fellows and 
 fricndsundcron' Soveraign. And der'for'wen Swarms ar 
 united by you; bee fur'dat de Bee's in dc Receiver bee not 
 trown doun among de Oder: left de fuperiour Qeen' coorn 
 doun wit dem,and foyou mak'mor' ftrif' dan need's. 
 
 But dc danger is, wen two Princes, wit deir eqall Colo- 
 nis, happen to bee eqally advanced in dc Hiv'; and der'for' d.mgcr «. 
 neider yeeldetto oder;but ffgtitout on bot'fid's, wit 
 eqall hop' of viftori.Wen dis lancet,(wk is very fcldom) 
 de Controverfi is doubtful; and de conflid lik' to bee pe¬ 
 rilous, or radcr pernicious, if it bee not prevented. Indis 
 caf' you bav' no oder way, but de next morning, if ftil dey 
 figt, tocaft leraall out ofde Hiv' : andfo wil dey cider 
 knit apart, or return to deir old' ftoks; from wenc' an 
 odertim'dey may fwarm mor'luckily. De fix and twen-^ J ^ 
 sit of 1621, "Ihad tw;o fair Swarms upatonc',,^;|J"^Jj/ 
 0 wk- 
 
Of the Sw arming of^e^s, C. V. 
 
 wi€goingtogedcr,over-fiIledagcod Hiv‘: wer‘(neider 
 “ of dem yffilding deir Qffiii‘ro de oder)de figt continued 
 ful two days and two nigts;[evcn from Turfday noon*,til 
 Saturday in de afternoon‘:] wer‘in lu-e havok was mad‘j 
 “^dat de better part of def'^ brav‘ Soldiers (a tnoornful fpec- 
 “tacle.')lay,fom dcdtfcDmbalf-ded, Iprauling on de ground. 
 “ At de laft it was my bap to fpi^ on‘ of def‘ Qasn‘s at de 
 ‘‘ Hiv^-skirtSjin a Clufter; wic taking up, Nou (qot I to 
 “on‘ dat flmdbymse) h6Ei‘ is/® forwof‘ fak‘ all dis 
 “flaugter was mad‘:but about an hour after,my Soon found 
 “de Oder ded on de ground. Wen dey bad dus mercilefly 
 “^murdered bot'de Qffin's, & dc better part of defwarms; 
 “dey dat el'caped rot'^ ail outofdc Hiv‘, & went into ano- 
 “der Swarm,wic ffrod bchind‘dem: ofwi€( becaus dey 
 “ bro Wf t no Ruler wit dem) dey wei ‘ qietly received. 
 
 Soomtim' a Swarm beeing abroad, yea knit in de Con*, 
 or. (wkis mor‘)putinde Hiv‘,wilnotabidSbut return 
 horn' again; dc cans wer‘of is windy, wet, or cloudy we- 
 der; de want of a fit lifting- plac*^; trubble in hiving; de not 
 dreffing, orhotftandingofdeHivSwitout dcfenc‘;orde 
 mifsing of deir Princ‘. And dis.ipecially in a plentiful lea- 
 ion; dey bering den as reddy to return upon little or no' oc> 
 cafion, as lot‘to coom abroad, even in de fafeft wedcr. r. 
 ». JO. “ I obferved onc‘, dat de PrincSbeeing I'carc* reddy, 
 “fcldoun fromdeftoolS unable to rccooverhir wings: 
 “ wer‘upon de Swarm returned. Sh$ beeing put into de 
 “ Hiv‘, de next day de Swarm roi'‘ again and Ictlcd: but de 
 “ Princ‘ h pned to fall befid‘ de Con*. De Swarm beeing 
 “ knit, mifsing her, began to unknit, and bcegon: wc I 
 “ perceiving, prefentiy hived dem : but dey beeing fill dif- 
 “ contented, ranupand dounde Hiv‘^, wit a murmuring 
 “noisbot'witoutand witin. Anon I had efpyed about a 
 “ handful of He's hanging npon a Nettie on de ground .• 
 “ among wk ( as I fuppofed ) was de Princ*. Wen I had 
 “cut of de Nettle, and fetit by de Reft under de Hiv's 
 “skirt j prefentiy ( deknot unknitting) I faw de loft Princ‘ 
 “ wit hir long train, ftac'ly walking into de Hiv‘. As foon« 
 
 as 
 
99 
 
 C. V. And the HiVmg of them, 
 
 “as/tE wascntred,def‘ Mal‘-contents began to ftand fiil 
 “a;)dbuz; joyfully Jaking deir wings, as dey woDiit to 
 “dOD‘ wen dey at pleafed; and fo qietly kept de Hiv‘. To 
 fe de (uddain alteration among dem prefently upon hirap- 
 proa€,& hou dey coold* hav ‘ notic‘ of it all at onc‘; (]as wel 
 dey witout, asdof witin] woold‘ even mak‘ a man to 
 Woonderibut dat iiid{ed‘ all dey dcD‘,is notingelsbut woon- 
 dcrs. 
 
 Swarms datgo‘ bom‘, dCD‘ foomtim‘s flay long bcfor‘ 
 dey rif‘ again; and wen dey riP, dey ar lik'Iy to fli‘ away; 
 
 aldowf I hav‘ known a Swarm torif' fowrtim's intrc——^- 
 
 days, and at de lall: to bee qietly hived. Hiv‘ dem der'for' 
 fpffidily; t'. and if bffiing hived, you percciv dem rcmcov'- a'. *, 4^, 
 
 ing,prefentlyco3verdcHiv‘clof‘wita Mantlcjdat nota 
 
 may getfoort'; and fo let dem Hand til nigt, ortildey 
 basqiecr anddenwildey kffip'de Hiv‘. 
 
 If a Swarm lift neet‘ de plac‘,wer‘ an oder was hived a ^ ^ 
 
 day ortwobefor'i bee fur' tofet it as far as conveniently 
 youmay,fromdeplac‘ wer' de/ormer ligted and ftood: de hi-vir.g.pUcK 
 
 lpac‘ ot a Pearc or fcomwat Icf may fuffic'; oderwif' many-- 
 
 of de firfl Swarm retorting dcder, wilto de iiu‘ Swarm,and 
 fo bee killed. 
 
 Wen your Bee's ar hived, dot' dat hang on de out-fid', 
 driv‘ in gently wit your Bru/, and lay de corners of de 
 Mantle dat ar fardcli from dc RcH, over de Hiv‘: vvit 
 bougs alfo to JTaddow it, if de weder bee hot. But if you 
 find' dem unwilling to go' in;(as in extrem' hot weder dey 
 wil bee,dowf dey lik‘ de HiV wc! cnougj den ftnv not 
 wit dem : but laying dc corners of de Mantle overde hiv', 
 asbefor',vvit bougsto /ad‘ itjdcr' fufterdem til de heat 
 bee abated, and den driv'demin: and if you tink dey can¬ 
 not odcrwil' wekndur' dat beat; coover de Hiv‘ again wit 
 Mantle and Bougs: andfo let it Hand til it wax dark,and all 
 de Bee's beecmmhom'. 
 
 Dcii knitting de fowr corners of de Mantle togeder, at 
 de top of de Hi V, and binding de Mantle about,clof' to 
 middle of dehiv' wit a fmalllin', carri de Swarm to bis 
 O J plac'e 
 
100 Of the Swarming of C. Vo 
 
 84 pfac*. And after a wil', taking away de Manrlc, fet it upon 
 
 H»* ,1 jjjj pgjj jgjjc toward de Sout,or rader Sout-wcft. 
 
 p dooming de Hiv‘ to de StCDl‘, and fitting a Wicket 
 
 k. 5 to deDoor‘.pofts,/utde Bee's in wit a Bar;?/, his hollow 
 
 fid‘ beeing dounward next de Stcor, to giv dem aycr for 
 5,«.16. fear offtiPling: and put on a Hackle, v. Laftly, knok a pair 
 of ftak'sintodt ground, fail by de fid's ofdeftoop, and 
 wit a good Belt bind- hot' de Hiv‘ and de Hackle to dem: 
 left a rc'Ug wind' or foom oder ting -eanc' to overtrow de 
 Hiv‘ and all, beeing yet but ligt: and let not de Bee's bee let 
 out, til it bee fair and warm de next day. For if de Hiv' bec 
 left open; in de morning betim's dey wil refort to deir for- 
 mer ftanding and dere abidS fromtim'flying about, fcom- 
 tim' fetling onde ground: wer'if dc cold' or wet tak' 
 dem,many di‘. Wcnyoufeedewederfitdcmjdcn,hang- 
 jng^e Mantle or oder wit'dot upon de Hiv', let demgo'o 
 i f jT.sr^c ^— dey wil de fooner leav de haunt of deir hiving, plac', & 
 
 fall to deir wcork; ifyou Jew dem deir nu' ftanding,(by 
 knocking dem out togeder upon deftcDl‘)wcn dc wcder 
 ^ waxetwarm. 
 
 ftlTlci i Swarms, if de morrow bee fair, wil defir' to bee a. 
 
 betim's : and knowing deir want, wil befturdem- 
 jS:r.: 4 . ° fcivs 0101' iuftily in deir labour dan oder Bee's. But if de 
 ^ foul weder keep'dem in defirftday, denar dey muedif- 
 ccoraged.- fo dat de next day beeing indifterent,( wen oder 
 
 '• not 
 
 . daringtocomtnitdeirleet'andtin bodi's to de cold'aycr. 
 
 -■ And if dey bee qit' kept in de fecond day alfoj den wil dey 
 
 not wag (dowg dey di‘ for it ) until de weder bee very 
 /rt/j: I.J1 pleafant. Dey may liv fir' or fix days in de Hiv' witout 
 Hz^nr.,. ijeonni: but afterward dey begin to firing doun, hanging 
 O;org. 4. o^‘at an oders heel's. Tedibw conntxx ad limina fendtnt. 
 
 Wi-e is a certain fign' of deat, if dey bee not prclently rc- 
 
 Hcuu i. -i z 
 
 if drzTfmg ^ To prevent dis eevil, If de Swarm ligt in your Garden, 
 ifjf cf » w'itin a Pcare cf de Scat dat is appointed for him ; fee it 
 der' at de firft; and fo wil dey lof' no' tim' in hankering 
 
 aboutdchiving-plac'.Andificligtfarderof (weider in 
 your 
 
C.VI. OftheSee^iWoork. loi 
 
 your garden, or oder plac' wer‘ dey may ftand faf‘j de 
 weder beeing unkind^ or unconftant, leav dem det' til i: 
 mend.-y. or bffiing remooved carry dem bak again. For K.r.g.s.a. 
 dof‘datar not rcmocived,buckcep‘ ftildeirfirft Standing; 
 bccaus dey ar not tofek‘ot deir way hom‘, dey fear de 
 foul weder as little as de beft. And der‘for‘ n®d‘ not to 
 bee/uc in, indcmorning, asdoPdat ar remooved; or to 
 hav'any wit' over dem for deir direftioii. Oderwii‘,de 
 next day fed‘ dem.- v. and keep' dem j^ut in til de weder 8.». 14, 
 ferv. 
 
 Be means to recover fuc a drooping fwarm is dis. Be t 
 
 iirft Sun.^ny day turn up de Hiv‘ to de Sun, dat his heat JUpit/fwjrt 
 
 may l eviv' dem: and bcfprinkling de fid's of de Hiv‘, de- 
 
 Spleecs, and de Bee's alfo a little wit Med' or Hoonni-wa¬ 
 ter ; hold dem fo in de heat of de Sun, til you f® many of 
 dem fly' abroad. Den fet doun de Hiv' gently upon his Seat 
 again:and ccDver it not til it bffi toorrow-warm,and de Bee's 
 play csr'fully, as at oder Hiv's. 
 
 CAP. VI. 
 
 OF D E B E'S W 00 R K. 
 
 Nto de induftrious narur' of Bee's, noting is * 
 raor'odious dan flof'and idlcues: wil'dei' is 
 woork upon (uiilcsdey has let by un- 
 
 kind'weder) deir woork never cealef : yeade- 
 
 old' Bee's, wichav' fpent deir days in continuall labour, 
 
 wil not at de laft allou de mfelvs any iramuniti or rcR in 
 
 deir Hiv's as a recompenc' for deir pains part, but conti- 
 
 nu' ftildeir travail unto dcat: v. Inde trffillilmconfsin-K.f.i.B.eo. 
 
 dffid'and Aijmrm^ becausden 1 
 
 dcr'is noting to gader, dey woork not: (yet wen a lair day 
 
 or hour coommetjas weary of reft,dey wil abroad,employ 
 
 ing demfeivs in divers neceffary offices: v.) but ib long as^^j ^j- 
 
 anygmd flouers grow, even from Tifees oralittlebefor', 
 
 0 j unto 
 
102 
 
 Of the ’Bee^s VVoork, C.VL 
 
 j unto Sagittarim , and,fCDm y£t‘s, foomwat after, (wk is 
 ful nin‘m®nts) dey lof' no‘ tim‘: {Nulltu, dumper ceelunt 
 ter ip kf' Hi' ^ j [jyj follow deir bufines toot' and nayl. 
 
 ^ -- Wk inceffanc labour wiFdetitn' permittet, witde tr® 
 Nk^dui II ffnguiarEg'j;(fts-^er'of,[de(i)w(DrkingofWax,de(s)mak‘. 
 
 \ ingofHoonni,andde(3jfeding of deir Yung,z/.jde PceC 
 rhree ^ru'it; of in few woords hat elegantly exprefled all togeder. 
 see-iUi uT. pulfam hjememfoi aurem e^U 
 
 f5 5 Sub ttrnu, calumque ijiivk luce reclufn; 
 
 ' lilt continuo(altfu fthafque peragr^nt, 
 
 ‘Purpureofijue metunt flores,(^flumtM lilan: 
 
 Summa Uve:. Hinc, uefcio ^ua dulcedine Uta, 
 
 (?0 Progeniem mdofqae foventx hinc artericentss 
 Bxcudunt {i.) cerAsx 2 .) me/la tenmajingunt. 
 
 S' fJ-r-Mt, T^^ftfirftwoork is dc ground ofde Oder 2 ideArrificiaii 
 :irJgf:krj cf 1-/Cels ferving bot' for Gofers to lay deir fw®t' trefur‘ 
 . I.’!’u rr:x. in,& for Nellis &nurferis to breed^ deir yung in De matter 
 6 der'ofdey gader from flouers wit deir Fangs; wk, bsing 
 Hp irjx K i^ept loft in deir f moud‘s, wit dc beat of deir little bodys, 
 & of deir Hiv‘s,k wrowgnnto Comstt/.x.y. 
 
 Dis wenrk is io nimbly and clof'ly dcon, dat it can hard- 
 Hift. I.0.C.40. ly b® perceived winfomuc, dat plainly ccnfelTct, 
 
 N'sr.hiit.!,:’. keeveroqueudmodu operanturvifumadhuc eji, ButT’Aw, 
 cap. 16. willing to go‘ a little beyond him, cellct us a tal' of a Lant- 
 
 horn'-hiv'mad'-at/tsw'jtoorrow vrk,forfo)t‘,deir dooing? 
 m de Hiv^ wer' diferyed : and in anoder plac' of an odcr 
 Nr:. 1, lik' devic^; Multt alvema(peculari lapide fecere, ut opermt- 
 cap. 14, tis intiu fpeBarent : but unles de Bee's alio wei' tranfparent 
 as welasde Hi v', dis cannot bee.- feeing dey doo'alwayi 
 freqentlyccompas de Corns round about. A mor' lik'ly way 
 dan dat, wer‘ to hav' a moovable piec'm on‘ fid' of de Hiv‘; 
 wi€ wen you hav' taken away; you may fee de Dron's and 
 de Hoonni-Bee's vyalkingtogeder to and fro, and wit deir 
 dubbkd hcatjhatcing deir yung; but deir woork can you not 
 fe; dowf you remoDv' and part' de Bee's til de bar' Corns 
 
C.VI. Ofthe^ee^sFF'oork. 105 
 
 appeerS But if your curiofity woo 1 d‘ fo fain behold^ dc r 
 
 manner of deir curious and artificial! buildingjde on'^ly way j"" "’“y 
 
 is dis. In gemini fet up a laft yeer‘s midling I'warm, two or-^/f^ me-king 
 
 -tree handfuls aboov de flool': and den wen moft‘ of de 
 
 Bce‘s ar abroad;(but moft‘ fitly in dc for‘.noon‘, wen dey ar 
 
 mofl'qict) you may behind' de ftool' behold'dem vveork- 
 
 ing on de edges of deir Corns: and having blown deir liqid 
 
 and foft Wax cut of deir mouds, (as de Wafps dCD' deir 
 
 drofly ftuf, wie you may fee dem gader from pal's wit deir 
 
 fangs, and fo carry it away) to faftenand faj'ion it wit deir 
 
 fangs and for'-fet'. 
 
 Hou mu-eWaxdey bring at one', dm't appepr' by de 
 nu' (Warms: wol' firft week's wmrk is fpent ciefly in bull- J‘‘ 
 
 ding Corns: wer'in dey ar iqearneft, dat it fallet out wit »«i‘. 
 dem as it is in de Proverb, De dv rveors jpeed\ 
 
 For many of deir burdens dco' fall from dem befor' dey can 
 faften dem to de Corns. You may den fee great ftor' of dem 
 upon de ftoDl‘, by de skirts of dc Hiv'; lik‘ unto de wit' 
 fcal's, wic fall from yung Birds feders. And dcr'for' fcom 
 hav' imagined, dat dey aho ar fcal's, wic dc yung Bee's doD' 
 lik'wif' /cd from deir wings. But put you fcom of dof^ 
 parcels cogeder wit warm fingers, and you wil qikly bee 
 refolved of dat doubt. 
 
 De Bee's Corns at placed odei-wif' dan de Wafps: for 
 dc Wal'ps hang deirson' under an odcr .: and de Bee's deirs 
 on' befid' an oder; beginning dem in dc cop of de Hiv', at 
 dat diftanc'.dat a Bee' may rtaefrom on' to an odei. 
 
 Deir cels or little hoais ar mad' fix fqar', according to de ” 
 
 number of deir fet': and of dat lengt and wid'nes, dat ea^e 
 of dem may canly contein a Bee'. Wic ar fo artificially 
 wrowgt and joyned togcdcr,dat S. tyimhop in dc confide- 
 ration der'of fait, cafira ciHetdrataUMtttm hah- Hexamcr. 1 . j. 
 re artfs gratia, ^aantfim habent trates favorum; in ^uibm '‘‘I’' 
 mimta ac rotunda ceSuk connextonefai invicem fulcimtur? 
 
 ^is enim architebltu eas docuit hexagonia ilia cellarum in- 
 difereta lateramatjualitate componere, ac tenues inter domo- 
 rum fepta ctras fujpendere,fiipare mella, intextafioribtu hor- 
 rea neilartquodam di(bendere? hndS.Bafd. Difceinterim 
 quantum 
 
,04 OftheStc<sVf%ork. C.VI. 
 
 qHintum ohineant GeemetrictinvemeHti, Vil ea qu&acce^o^ 
 riafunt fapientifime ifim Avicuh. Favorum enmfiflula, 
 omnts cera campaBa , feni^ angalis t^ualiku/auf , Utenhut 
 pradiu funt. 
 
 But hffir'^in dcir Art is yet mor' exqifit', dat wer*as dei* 
 ar two cmrfes of Cels in de two fid's of every Com; de 
 Cel- 5 otcoms in del' two fid^s ar never oppofit' on‘ to an 
 Older: but eao hexagonial bottom of on‘ fid,‘anfwerei 
 tr® tird parts of de hexagonial Bafes of tree conti¬ 
 guous Cels on de oder fid‘, meeting all in on' angle rigt in 
 de center of de oppofii' bottom : as in dis form: 
 w=i€ is io artificial!, as wel for ftrengt as beauty; dat ^ 
 no^ Skadon, dowg de tin bottom of bis Cel /coId‘ fail, can 
 break tcorrow into a Cel of de oder fid‘. Hee dat fe‘s dis, 
 fee's h® not a WQonder? 
 
 13 Befid's def*^ ordinary Corns, dec' is in every Hiv‘, on' 
 Drsn‘.ccmi or mo‘ Dron‘*coms, wer'in de Cepensarbred; mad' for 
 Ki!t.l.;?.c4o. de none'wit wider Cels. Sunt loculi ipfi fuccrum amplio- 
 , rts, finguntur feorfim tjuoque per ft favi fucornm. In loom 
 Hiv^s part of do Dron'-coms b$ mad' out wit Nymp-cels. 
 
 DeDroH^-combeeingno* ticker dan oders, and yet dc 
 Dron's longer dan de fmall Bee'sjdey encrcas delcngt of his 
 Cels by emvering dem, not wit a flat cmver, as dey dm' dc 
 reft, but wit a deep*hollow on‘,lik‘an old' wiv's trumd 
 cap: wk afterward, wen de Dron's ar bred, dey tak‘ away. 
 And wen dot* Cels ar void of Cepens j dey fil dem, as dey 
 dcD*deoder,wit Hoonni yea and after fwarming-cim‘, if 
 dey want upper Cels for deir Hccnni, dey wil not tarry til 
 deirCepens emm foort'dcmfclvs, but liking better deir 
 rcom' dan deir cCDmpany, dey draw dem out of deir fcmi- 
 naris.befor' dey b® rip', v. c.4. «. j i. 
 
 ! 1 But de Qan*s Celsar built finglc, every on* by himfelf: 
 and dat in divers places of de Hiv* jfmm aboov, and fmm 
 bened*; (dar,as oder Princes,/ffi may for hirdcligt remoov'^ 
 at hir pleafut') but, for de moft* part, in de out-fid's of de 
 Corns. For aldowg it b® fit for Princes to b® nffr* deir cief 
 Citti'sj yet da>* dey not l«Dv to bffi peftcred in dc midft of 
 dem, 
 
C. VI Of the © ee^s Woorh i o 5 
 
 3 em. Infa/iondeyarround: wk is demoft‘perfect Fi- n 
 gur*,as de fix-fqar' is fit for coomly joyning many Cu€ 
 buildings togeder. Dcy ar alio larger dan de reft: to jew, 
 dat fubjeds houlcs jbld^ not mar« deir Soveraigns in 
 greatnes. In deft Palaces d(D‘ dey brasd^ deir yung Princes. 
 
 V. Tlinj fpeakc-f dus of dem : Keg\M\ imferatoribin 
 
 trumi amplas, mgmficas, fepiiratai, tuhercuh tminentes. j ^ “'“dih- 
 
 De common people, finding dem always in doft ftalls 
 
 dat di‘, tak‘ dem for certain fign's of dcaF; and call dem er- 
 
 Pip's, or Taps: and der'for' wen dey fedem in a ftall dat rmr 
 
 dey takf;dey fay ,Dis was taken in good tim‘,for it is piped; 
 
 and wcDld* hav' ftood' no longer. But feeing non‘ ar wi-f- 
 
 our, no notde yungeft Swarms j ordinary reafonmigt tea-e 
 
 dem to forgo' dat fond conceit. 
 
 De Corashav^fucceffiv^lyfundrycoollours: [wit',yel-^ - -'^ , ^ 
 Iow,broun,blak.]Deir firft co3llour[wit‘,]by de end‘ of,y;^ 
 Scommeristnrnedtoalift yellow. Doi'datar taken sudieirhu'. 
 tryed dis firft yffir‘, ar called Virgin-wax; but de witer dc 
 purer: andde reft ar ordinary. De fecond Soommer, dis 
 lift yellow is canged to a fad. De tird, dis fad yellow into 
 abroun : wic afterward, as dey wax old^ and corrupt, al- 
 teref again into a blackijTand durty coollour.-but def' being 
 tryed, wil return to yellow. , ^ 
 
 De tim‘ w^i Be's gader wax, is on‘!y bciwen' Tmthi ir.ix U g^tie- 
 and Virgo ; (unlcs varies be mild‘ and warm: ) for den >'‘‘i ’‘»'h 
 dey may begin in dat moonf. ymmomh. _ 
 
 B Ut Hoonni dcy gader ail de yer'; fav‘ on‘ly in doft Fre menm [aefe- 
 'flil mooii’fs, wen de weder kepe-f in bo-t^ Be's and fnni} u^ 
 flouers. V. And it is of two forts .• dc on' pur' and liqid, wic 
 is called de oder gros and folid, wk we may by ^ 
 
 lik'reafontearmt!..^w^r9y/<i*.Forbot'lcrvforde food'of 
 dcf'divin^creatut's. Tvofcrtiof 
 
 Xsj raU'iii itietru^ Nccui' 4»rfAnibio!ia Jupiter wm 
 
 Vfl r:ur,;pd m de ll‘ cf Cret', :v. e, 4. «■ 6.' »■</' it Cuietcs hd h,m " 
 
 fom S'.wrn. occ^ftoto it p:ct,cf ia fichonjat it Bte*s 
 
 Wti‘hu Difeocttli Rcgcm pnvcit fub antro. Virg. Georg. 4, 
 
 dnd afterward,»en in wcold‘r/iak^ kmtff.miTl.ill-,(becaHSof it 'Ung. 
 
 preferymg yotn'iathnimha!,'/, c. lo. par- 3. 11. 1. J » ta 
 
io(S Of tk SeeV VVoorh C. VI. 
 
 hihis immsrtall feid‘. Juppiter Ambrofia fatur eft & neft.iie vivit. 
 
 iis De gros Hoonni is gadercd by deir Fangs: from wenc^ 
 B!uAmifc(U jj. jj conveyed by 5 efor‘-legs to de figs of de hiii-Iegs: 
 
 {^ue flores compertant prioribtts pedibus famine over ant 
 y" nt 1 iT. natura [cobra, pedes priores rofiro: toU^ ovufio 
 
 C * remeant farciva pandato) and dat fo nimblyj dar.unlcs you 
 
 ■' ' bav‘aqikey,youcanfcarc‘perceivit, 
 
 cell Lie fien‘ in $e Spring, £??«« dej £oier upon ie 
 iin^sinifcrjehjy reafinofie cold^ ,i!J ornot fo yti^. 
 
 !» Wen dey hav‘ browgt def‘ burdens hom‘, dey unload 
 
 jinoirefs IS it dem into de dry* eels for deiryung to f$d‘ on, wie ar not 
 * yet able to fli‘ abroad. And in de beginning and ending cf 
 
 ‘ds7'f^’^ de yffir‘, look* wat dey fav‘ wen de weder is fair, dey lay up 
 
 -fordemfelvsagainft a rainy day. Wi-e. wil‘ it is goad, dey 
 
 wil faed‘ on, to fav‘ deir Nebiar as mu€ as may b®. But dis 
 s-‘ir.o%>eit kind‘s ot hoonni is lik‘nntofre/ fijl: it mull not long be 
 is'hon^ corrup-kepiu Fot if bffiing laid up in decels, by reafon of plenti, 
 
 eed. _fdat cootns in fre/ &: fre/) it ly‘ unfpent;after a wil‘ it cor- 
 
 =I raptef; and of fwEt‘ becoommef de foureft, and de moll‘ 
 
 ^rJ ia he- yjjfjyoury of allfings,bof‘ totaft‘ and fmel; wkden w® 
 commonly call Stopping orCoom‘,or, after de Ancients, 
 JC. '" ^ Sandarak. V. Wer'der* isany ftoi‘of dis ftuf. it doo'f fo 
 offend de Bs's, dat oft tim‘s it makef dem to forfak‘ all. 
 ,21 Moft‘ of dem wil dat y®:‘ go‘ tcorf ‘ in Swarms: and dol’* 
 
 Mue (Topping ajt ar left, wil never profper. 
 
 mtkeiUEeri 
 
 fs'pv AnentdisgrosLeg-htxmni.der^isa generallcrrour.For, 
 
 wifoutalHcrupleor doubt, mendoo* count it and call it 
 ^ ‘J, . Wax; (asdidfoajalfointim‘of old*: woftopinion 
 
 doo‘f dus deliver: Ceram apes,perreptando flares,ca- 
 tskev foriss. pifiBt priorum acHtniiie pedum : mox priores in medmabfier- 
 5.C.40. & medies in bUfa pefleriorum.) But againft (as I fill 
 few you) bof fens and reafon. 
 
 -4 ^ It you put it to your tung, it hat de tall* of hoonni; wk 
 
 difrio-r-Tij Ifyoufffil* it betwffin* your warm fingers, 
 
 fJn'." ' ' itmutteretapart: wer* wax fticket faft togedcr. Ifyou 
 putittodefir‘,it meltctnot,as waxdoQ^t, And wer‘as 
 wax 
 
C,VI. OftheSeeUmork. 107 
 
 wax is all of on* co 3 lIour,[i.wit *3 at firft, v. even as r.«. 14. 
 
 little Fallings ofdenu* Swarms, (wk is wax indffid '^:) dis 
 
 leg-hoonni is of diverscoD!lours:nwii*,blak,yellow,grffin', 
 
 red, tawny, oreng‘,niurry,& of fundry midling coollonrs. j 
 Dcr‘for‘ fensdooH fay, it is no‘wax. 
 
 De rcafons ar two : de firft is, becaus wen dey gader a- 
 bundanc‘ ofdis ftufjdey hav‘ never de mor‘ wax. De oder, 
 becaus wen dey mak' moft‘ wax ; dey gader non^ of dis. 
 
 For proof* of de firft, All de Bffi's between* Virgo and 
 Tanrus doo'gaderabundanc^ofit: and yet ar not deir corns 
 in dis tim* any wit enlarged. Alloon'ofdof* old'ftallsdat 
 ar ful of Corns, dcoH' carri mor‘ of dis matter all de Soom- 
 mer long,dan many Swarms; and yet b.av‘ dey no* mor* 
 wax at de end* of de y«r‘,dan at de beginning. 
 
 For proof* of de oder, De nu* Swarms, witin on* wak, 
 
 (ifdc wederfervdem) wilhav* half filled deir hiv'svvith 
 corns; and yet in all dis fpac‘,/allyou fcarc* fe on* carri 
 any ofdis. If you woold* knew de reafon wyde ftoks ga¬ 
 der fomuc, and denu* Swarms I'o little; it is becaus de 
 ftoks hav* [kadons wic dey feed* Wit it, & de nu‘ Swarms 
 hav* non'. And if any fcoli/ Bee doo* carri in Amhefta-, it is 
 put in a dry cel, wcr‘ itturnei to Stopping ; z'. asl hav* r.«, ji. 
 f’een* wif'in afortniftafter dehiving. 26 
 
 And dis, dowg nou it feern* nu‘, yet was it known many b '•-''k- 
 ages ago'. P/jBiwritetofitdus.-Tr-trf?-W[i. prseter cc- ^ - 
 ram &neftar J convehitur erithace, ejuam ohqui Sandara- ^ ' “ 
 
 cham, alii cerinthum vacant. Hie erit apnm, dnm operantuy. ^ ' 
 
 cibwiqHi f£pe invtniturinfavorHmimnitatibmfepofitw,& 
 ipfe amari faports: fpeaking in delaft wmrdsof dat wicis 
 corrupted, t;. And btfor* him zArifiotle bimfclf dus: ^ 
 
 apibm turn tcftate turn hjeme cibo efi; fed yecondunt alterum Hift’. 1,^’ c, 40I 
 cjHo^ cibariigemsy{cui durities cerx proxima)quod Sandara- 
 chamnonnHlli appellants 
 
 De NeRar or liqid Hoonni, de Bee*s gader wit deir 
 tungsiwenc* dey let it douninto deir bottels,wk ar witin ’ 
 
 dem,Iik‘unto bladders; eac of dem wilbold' a drop at ■ 
 
 one'. Yee may fee deir little bcllis ftrutwitall.Men tink, 
 becaus dey fee noting on deir kgs, dat dey coom in leer*: 
 
io8 OftheBee^smork. C.VI. 
 
 wen dcy ar better and mor‘ heavily laden dan de oder. Def* 
 bottels,as foan^asdey ccom hom‘,dey empti into deircels; 
 Hift.an hb f. eretvomntinceM)hsgimmgitie uppennoft. 
 
 ‘"P ‘s8 
 
 ^it fui cels |(jWax; wi€ dey wil not break,until Winter and hunger driv* 
 <U[‘eesf 7sssx.\ itni to it. Anddusdoo‘ dey all deSoommer; defeending 
 lower and lower,from on' cel to an oder, until Virgo ; after 
 ^^‘ktimSdey lay up no mor^ in ftor‘: for hconni den wax- 
 etfcarc^ abroad; and denc^fcort' dey can gader no moi‘ 
 wax to^t it in. hs for dat wic dey pur-eas by figr and for- 
 raging, itdco^tdem little good. Fordemoft‘partofit,dey 
 prefently fpend: and if dey lav' any, dey half fil a few cels 
 wit it: wk beeing unccDversd, eider demfelvs, or from o- 
 der f®v‘s, i^ikly devour: according to de Proverb, 'Evil 
 
 gctttngoods arfoon'[pent. 
 
 Hiii. 2 D.lib AIliYei?<Jr b®ingc!Er‘a5 Kryftall atde firft.and liqid as 
 car, waterjdat wic is two or iree yffir^s oId‘, becffimef f wit‘ 
 
 Tz". ^'cTts if hard.Csww/'cif mel concolium jam tempore : imtie emm^ 
 
 itta'jr, [i !ut atjHa, dilutftm e/, & primis diebtu [me crajfitfidine cerni- 
 hszsxs! arj ^ xw. Wii‘ it continucf liqid, and wil run of it fclf, it is 
 S'.ca--r.ssimi \. Liv‘-hoDnni: wen it is turned wit‘and hard, ( even 
 . lik‘ unto fugar) it is called Corn-hoonni, or Ston^-hoonni. 
 LsY-hems cf And de liv^-hoonni is of two forts. Dat wk is gadered 
 [rnr-by a Swarm, clffir‘ and kryftallin‘atdefirft, t;. laid up in 
 •jsr.-ps'.'KKsmrJ virgin-waxjtt. and taken de fam'^yeer', isdcrigt Virgiii- 
 ^ hoonni ;deoder,wkis yellow and ticker, gadered by an 
 ^ ” der‘for‘ kept in corrupter cels, witdros 
 
 ; , and coorfer hconni j is called Ordinari. 
 
 ^efnef: Osds- De firfl J}at‘ wcr^of (fpccially in a plentiful yeer' of 
 KJTsss tksBd= A^effrfr-dews j running Jar*of it lelf,is a kind‘ of Virgin- 
 hoonni, v, and little inferiour to de rigt. 
 
 i-' ioi z r X .Yedf^rCweidcrit b£eOrdinariorVirgin-hcx5nni)i$ eider 
 
 ’ ^ j't ' finer or coorfer, according as de foyl i.5, wer‘ it is gadered: 
 jts kicr.r.t 5 ii V. For de beft Countrfs, wicyeeld' de bell wcatand de beft 
 ccerrercrfirmer, yg^j^c gjfo hcDiini. And dct'for' dc Wmd- 
 
 *Sid lands of hav* better hromiidan de heat, and de 
 
 Campion or Field ccumri, better dan de Wood-lands. Dc 
 1 ,. ' * reafon is, becaus wer^ dc flouers ar 5noft‘ fragrant and ver- 
 
 tuous, 
 
C.VI. Ofthe'Bee^iWoork. top 
 
 tuous, as wel ofde Fields as Gardens, in de purefl: and 
 fiveeteft ayer; der* de Hoanni dews,wif ar extrafted from 
 dem, ar moft‘ fin‘ and pur^ v. ». 40. 
 
 t Su€ 11 h Hocisnt i;epilong m [lor' m ite HppsrCels. 
 
 Disi\reff(8r',and tyimhrofitt, togeder witdof‘fweet‘and ^ ^ 
 hol^foin veflels dat doo‘ contein dem, ar gadcred from infi* AmbroVr'*» 
 ni: varieti of herbs, flouers, and tree‘s; wk God in his pro- cfrr.anj (impier, 
 vidcnt bounty hat ordained to fucc£8d‘on‘an oder. So dat, mer'of 'eitf 
 from PifcesX.0 Sagittarim, der‘ never want foam plants or 
 
 Oder, conteining def^ fwffids: wi-e de Ree‘s featly draw '^■^[‘10: _ 
 
 from dem, witout any hurt todcfruits: FruBibtu 
 nocetfir. 
 
 De Dent-delion, [|or,after de Fren£ pronunciation,Dan- 
 delion] may wel bffi called or weltffophj/llon. For 
 de Bee's gadcr upon it almoll' all de yeet‘. De Dazy and 
 Yellowcrea ar next, for continuanc'jbut noting fo mu-e re¬ 
 garded. Dey gader on de Alder-buds half a y ffir* togeder; 
 
 [even from Aries to Library infomu-€,dat de Icavs, wen dcy 
 fpred, doo‘der‘byappffit‘ragged. 
 
 De Winter Gillifiouer and de Hazel ardefirft. For dey 55 
 fpringin Pifees, and foomtim' befor*. After dem de Dazy 
 anddeherb Bear-foDt‘,de Violet,&c. '"IL!J-- 
 
 Inii//n«,berid‘sdef‘ befor‘ named, deBox, de Widi- 
 palm‘,bot‘ green',(yaldiiig Veff<arjand yellow,fyeelding 
 Ambrofia jDaffadil, Lid‘-lirii,Blaktorn,&c. 
 
 InSlow-tree, Plum-tr®, Goof'bcry not blown, 
 
 and blown, Gerry, Pear, Cokbcl, wkisa Wood-flouer.-^ 
 
 About de middle of dis mcont, de ciefeft plants begin to 
 floarri/in greatabundanc'; as Ap[>le.Crab, Barbery, fieec*, 
 
 * Sycomor'jfwkendurettil C(j««r) Crowpiks, Garlok, 
 
 RoAmary, &c. But fpecially de plentiful Vetc and Maple. 
 
 Dey gadcr on de flouer of de Maple a wol‘ moont togeder: Jafl. ' 
 &fcDmwatonde flouer ofde Vetc, wen his tim‘ is: t/. V.n. 59„ 
 but de greateft ftor' of Hmnni is drawn out of de blak fpot 
 of de little picked leaf ofdeVetc; wk growetoneaefid* 
 dc two or trasuppermoft/oynts.Dcf" dey ply continually: 
 
 I never faw Vet€es, hou far feever from Hiv‘s, dat for tree 
 mCDnts togeder, (if de wedcr ferved}wet‘ not ful of Bee's. 
 
 P 3 Ill 
 
110 
 
 Ofthe^ee^smorh C.VI. 
 
 ? s In gemini, |^de firft moont of fruitful Soommer,] bcfid‘s 
 Gmir.:. pjjjjjc plants CVcu and Maple] ( wk nouar in deir 
 prim') and dcreil for'namedj Beans alfo, (wk.wit deir 
 flouers.hav'alfo blak-fpotted leavs.asde Vetoes, on wk 
 fcoratim' deygader,; Ark-angel, Barberi, Fumitori, Rib- 
 wurtia kind‘ of Plantani,]HoIm^or Holli,Haw-torn, Elder, 
 red Hoonni-fuckle, Red-vv^dS w^it^ Hconni-fuckle, 
 dey lik' rau€ better dan de i ed,j&c. Indis mcontdc flouer 
 of de Turnep is mu€ freqentcd. 
 
 39 In Cancer, wit de for'-naraed, de bloffom of de Vet-e, as 
 —wel asde leaf, Beonet, Mallows, de foveraignTym', wk 
 yeeldet on'iy NeitAr : and der^for' bee was deceived dat 
 faid,Cr«rrf Thjmo plena, Ty m‘, for de tim' it laftet, ysld* 
 ct mofl'^ andbeft Hoenni; and dci'for' in old* tim' was ac- 
 Ujit. counted cief •• (Thjmui aptijJtntHt a^ mellificiun), Pajitfi 
 lib.IT. ; i.gratijfmtu apibut Thjmumeft, 
 
 Hu:.:.?.;. 40 . T>um Thyrno vafcentur apes, duns rore cicada,) 
 \.:.C-;o:£.4. BjnsettM in Greet', andHr^/4 in wer* fo famous 
 for Ba*s and Haonni, becaus dcr' grsw I'uc ftcr* of Tym'c 
 Vi.r,l.-,,c.k. Propter hocStcHlimmelfertpalmam, qmdibiThjmtm bo- 
 namCr frequent eft. De Knap-weed* flCDiri^et about de 
 middle of dis moont, and de Bbkbery about a wffik' after; 
 Bot* m€, as fw«t* and plentiful, de Bffi*s dco* muc haunt. 
 
 40 But de greateft plenty of de pureft NeH-ar coomct from 
 
 o/H^f^- 52 :'aboov: wk AllmiftyGoddao'tmiraculoufly deftil out of 
 Virg.Georg. deAier: {aereimeSis coeleftia dona) and hat ordayncdde 
 Oak^, among all de tras of de Wood, to receiv and keep' de 
 VLg.Follio. fam* upon his fmood* and folid leavs; {Et querctu fudabmt 
 rafcida mella) until eider dc Bee's tung, or de Suns heat 
 hsv' drawn it away. Wen der* is a Hoonni-dew, you may 
 Hoomt- perceivbydcBee'stforCasifdcy ftpclled iti', bydefweet'- 
 
 __ nes of de Aier)dey prel’ently iffu* out ofdcir Hiv‘s, in great 
 
 F.c.i.r.. 44. haft* following on* an odcr: and rcfufing deir old' haunts, 
 feare and feek* after de Oak^ime, for dat tim*,jail liav'mot' 
 of deir cuftom, dan all de plants of de Eart. Soomtim' dc 
 Maple and Hazel, tak* part wit de Oal^; but little and fel- 
 dom. Wil' de Hconni-dcw laftet,dcy ar exceedingcarncft, 
 plying 
 
C.VI. Ofthe^ee^smorL m 
 
 plying dcir bufines lik‘ men in Harveft s you may fec iem 
 io -tik at cte Hiv‘-doorS paffingtoand fro; datoftentim‘s 
 dey -trow doun on‘ an oder for haft'. 
 
 Wat dis Mel Rofctdum Jiold' b®, PUni femet mu€ to 4* 
 doubt;wer' bee lait, Sive Uludfit califinder,fitve ejuxditmfiy~ leHomm- 
 
 dertmfial'tva, five furgantie fie aeris fincem. But, if conjee- _ 
 
 tur's miftbffi admitted, IW(Dld‘ rader judgit to bee de !■> 
 
 very qinteffenc^ of al! de fweetnesof de eart (wi-eat dat”^ 
 tim' is moft' plentiful^drawn up, as oder dews, in vapours 
 into de lo weft Region ofde Aier, by de excffiding and conti- 
 nuall heat of de Sun; and der' concret' and condenfated by 
 de nigtly cold',into dis moft‘ fwffit'and Soveraign NeBart 
 Wk dene' don't defeend unto de eart in a dew or fmall driz- 
 ling rain: dat bee migt wel fay, Cenflat materiam, ex 
 meliigmtHr, r-jri e(fe congenerem. Wk opinion is demor' 
 probable fordef'rcafons. Firft, becaus dat wen de yasr' is ‘ 
 bakward in bis fruits, de Hoonni-dewsar alfo bakward; 
 cooming on'ly at fuctiin' asdc flouers hav' de moft folid 
 and beft juyc'. Befor', wen de juyc' is weak and watejij’, 
 and afterward, wenitisdryed and wafted, dey arnot.'t». 
 
 Secondly, becaus dat in mor* hot and Souternly Climats, 
 wet' de fruits ar mor'forward, de Hoonni-dews ar mor' 
 tim'ly: as in Italj befor' Gemini, Non omnino, fait Plini, Nat. fiiftj.i 
 friiu vergiliarnm exortu: v, wer'as wit us dey fall not ufu- ’ -• 
 ally befor' (fiancer. And firdly, becaus de Countris dat 
 hav' ftot* ofde beft and fwC^teft flouers, hav' ever de beft 
 Hoonni.z'.«. 31. 
 
 De hotter and dryer deSrommer is, de greater and mor' 
 freqentardc Hoonni-dews: cold'and wet wederisunkind'»<-<^fnv ar ' 
 
 for dem; muc rain at any tim', as coaming from a higer Re- >»ofi‘fi'ejenr. 
 gion,wa/etaway dat wkisalreddy elevated: ffodatder'' " 
 can bee no' mor'.until an oder fit of hot and dry weder jand 
 in de end' it diffolvet dem qit'. 
 
 De tim' in wk deft Hmnni-dews fall,is ufually between' 44 
 
 de firft and laftdaysofdismmnt: aldowg de continuanc' 'k-' 
 of hot and dry' weder may caus dem coom ibomwat rader,or 
 laft foomwat longer: []even until mid-Zeo or *]after .3 Dey 
 may happen at any tim' of de day ; but for de moft' part in 
 
 de 
 
112 Of the ^ee^s Vf^oork- C. Vf. 
 
 Ni!.liift.]ii.demorningbefot‘itbffiligt: SuhlHeanis tmporihw. Ita^ 
 turn primi Mr or a folia arlorum meHe rofcida inveninmur. 
 And den Jjll you Hav‘ de up in a morning as fon' as 
 dey can f®,making fu€ a hamming noys wcr‘ dey go‘;(rpe- 
 cia'ilyinde Garden, ccDming loaden hom‘) dat, as merry 
 Goffips ^en dey m®t‘, a man may hear dem farder den f$ 
 dcm. 
 
 » /n ‘ i ei; .^/ot 3 j? trpi moenfs after ie ufttall tiar , \namH% m it 
 
 liter firt s/Virgo] ierf"el dtyers Hooani-dews: »ie ca?>,‘ to fas, 'i\ rej- 
 for. iit cor.nnuall wet k.tft itf iak.‘o de.r du‘ tw-a andVness folhtaei 
 ex-.eUtr.g 'cot ft Tpelerfor dem. But leans ie fat'- of ie flsue-s was jra 
 ‘>f I"}' Hiotsrst-de-as alfo was fo wea!^, iat de Bee's wes'- 
 Isttlele letter for iem. Ve falls, iat wts" takers,poivedhtt' andmifl' 
 o:Je [warms arsifeki, iat user' kept for fiosdjed fer warsflefost ie end' 
 0. Iffttsttr. Except ors'lji in ie HeafCotsntris, fS-et' ie Heai-flotser heesno- 
 ien /» kispttm', itf' Lit' Hecisni-dews tsoad'ftt flail.'. ° 
 
 4? In Zfa Vetoes, Mallows, Tym‘, Knap* weed*, Blakbcry, 
 
 mt Leo raid- Hronni-fucklc, Rcdwasd‘, Tiftle, Melon, &c. 
 
 -— Nou alfo doD^dey gader on de Lavender; if deir hafty 
 
 j Dam^s dm' not gader it from dcm befor' it b® reddy. 
 
 In F»r£0 Knap, weeds Blakbery, Redw®dS Dandelion, 
 Mallows,Borag‘,&c.and de ample Heat,wky®ldet Hcon- 
 nijhk'untodeir Wrol. r.».3i.andc.io.p,2.». 12. 
 lalra. In Lfira Dandelion, Jieat, Ivi, &c. 
 
 ■ p In J'for/jsfl Dandelion, Ivi,Ark.angel,&c. 
 
 ScZTptS. 
 
 - - And in dis great variety dis is ftrang', dac wer' dey be* 
 
 i>e Bee's gaier giH dey wil mak' an end' : and not meddle wit any floucr 
 ^ kprsd' of Oder fort, until dey hav' dcir load. Mbs apibus neflorum 
 ^puersH on' plfira£e»ira petant uno eodim^ profeBu, fed ftngHlts fmgula, 
 ^— Inlomuo, aat dof' wk begin wit de flouer of de Vetc, wil 
 ao'40! not.onc'tcu€dcrk fpotted leafofdcfam', befor'dey hav' 
 
 ^ ‘ bffin'athom'.Aldowf wendey coomtoaflouerdatyaldef 
 
 55 bot' NeBar and Ambrojia-, dey wil ul‘ fffimtim' de Tung, 
 ©9 gaier and fmmtim' de Fangs, and gader dem bo-t'. 
 
 Hic^i out cj But dis may fem' mor' ftrang' and woonderful, dat out 
 
 -of ™oft‘ ftinking and poy font ul w®d's, ^as Red-w®dS 
 
 Maf-w-f. HenbanS Marrain-w®d‘,Burs, and dc lik‘] dey 
 
 Co:uiJeada.g^^^‘' moft'fwat' and hol'foffl and yet regard not 
 
 from 
 
115 
 
 C. VI. Of the !Bee^s Fl^oork. 
 
 fcnmofdcbeft and fwa3teft Herbs and Flouers, asdeRof* 
 de Prim.rof'=,Clov‘.gilliflouersi Wear,Barley,Peas,&c. 
 
 Wat ftor^ of Wax and Hcnnni a Stall may gader, is un¬ 
 certain: fcom having mor% from lef, according to de num -rf 
 ber of de Bffi‘s,de greatnesof de Hiv‘, and de plentifnines t 
 ofde y€Er‘. WH us it is counted a good ftall, dat yaldet'”'^ 
 two or trffi Gallons of Puiss aldowf in a tree dcr‘ hav‘ bten 
 found mor* dan fevn or cigt. But jn oder Nordern Coun- 
 tris Wffi read of far greater qantitis. Tlini aftirmeff, dat „ , 
 der‘ was fsn‘in Germam, a Hooniii-com cigt foot^long. i,'c'p ‘ 
 And ThhIhs Jovim, dat in Mo/covia, der‘ ar found in de Dc leg.inone 
 Woods & Wilderncfes great Lak‘s of Hoonni, wic dc Bee's Mofcovitaiums 
 hav‘ forfaken, in de hollow trunks of marveilous hug‘ f 
 tree's: ( Extfa arboris antro.) In fo muc, dat Hoonni and GeOT°*^r'*' 
 Wax ar de rnoft* certain commoditis of dat Countrey. ° 
 Wer‘, (by dat occ3fion)heefettetdoundis Stori,reported 
 by Demetrius a LMofeovit^ Ambaflfadour fent to Rom‘. A 
 “iieigbour of min‘( faHhee) fcarcing in de words for 
 Hoonni, flipt doun into a great hollow tree j and dcr« 
 
 “ funk into a Lak' of Hoonni up to de breft ; wer'jWdn hee 
 “had ftukfaft two days, calling and cry ingout in vain fop 
 hclp;(bccaus no' bodi in de mean wil ‘ cam' nig dat folita- 
 “ry plac')atleng't, wenhee wasoutof all hop' oflif', hee 
 “wasflrang'ly delivered by de means ofa great Bear;wic 
 ccoming deder about de fam' bufines dat bee did,& fmel- 
 “ling de Hronnijiflurrcd wif his ftriving)clambered up to 
 “de topofdc tree,& dene' began to let himfelf doun bak- 
 ward into it. De man befinking himfelf, and knowing 
 “datde worftwas but deaf, (wic in dat plac' hee Was 
 “ fur' of ) bccli^t de Bear fall wit bot' his hands, about dc 
 “loins;and witallmad' an out-cri' as loud as hee coold'. 
 
 “De Bearbeeing dus fuddainly affrigted,fwat wit de hand- 
 “ ling, and wat wit dc nois)mad' up again wit all fpeed' 
 
 “ poffible : de man held, and de Bear pulled, until wit main 
 “ fore' Iree had drawn ‘Dun out of de mir'x and den, beeing 
 “let go', away hee trots_w<i>-‘fl/e(ir</d4»^im, leaving dc 
 “fitreared Swain in a joyful fear. 
 
 Q PE 
 
11 (5 Of the Bee^s VVomk. C.V I. 
 
 I^E Bee's earncft and hot labour, and de drougt of ge 
 E;e^: A-'V' «- 1 "*JlAver,cogcdcr witdeir kolcrikComplexion,wi-edeir 
 ce,fjTj uf-:f ^ bcvvrayet, dco' caus dem miie to defir' cold'^ 
 
 -Water. Saamtink,it fervetoa'ly to feed'deir Skadons: 
 
 Chffyhr$e,r (A'jHmtumpmMt, ckm proUmnmn»r,t)v. and dat not 
 trJjr .' witour realcn, feeing dat eAmhoJia [ deir daily fosd'] is 
 H.it aii.l. i 7 . hot and dry : and indeed' wen de Dron'sardcon away, and 
 4=- " breeding is* ended, de Bee's ar noting fo freqent at dc wa- 
 
 ti-jng.places. But CoLmilLt tinket deuf' dcr'of to bce 
 De re rail 1 9- ggH^raU; Sir.e !j!ia»e^favi,m^miu, nej^plUdewjj 
 H^arari qHcunt. Unto worn' de Pc et, in de plac' firft cited 
 m dis Capter, femettoaffent; making water and flouers 
 de common matter of deir tres wcorks. 
 
 E)£ Warring-plac'JbQld'{‘)notbee far from your Gar^ 
 deUjOindenext fid'ofaPondorBrook'.fjmad'/elving, 
 
 r--'- _not very fteEp'.in manner ofa Foard',and('‘jdcfen(kd from 
 
 ^ Beafts.Geef', Duks,aadfu-elik':andefpecially yungDuk* 
 
 lings, v.f 3 -in "OS’* 
 
 ■ V'. ioriej rpilr.tttr fir fir-v.-Jr,-, tf at.ylee tohee h.td met'-hdnd. 
 i'Sv.bmCEmb'JS'JrbiS ierfor'fee Bre i Wilr,r,g 
 
 Vir^.Georg, r^cedter cier f'*:i:'^r.otnetr^ \ hee ar-rf>f^d‘ Bee'j^ 
 
 5 5 ir r.it f-r from ieir neji\ Um ie.'for'- fe-ie wij iej fir ■ for 
 
 Hiur- fr.d- ^er-g„l $eKc‘ direclh loir. if st bee mt wsfsul!iea',talf a Reed' or 
 
 feiii' Bee'.’, „ fc.cm holiojv fing open it or/ emit, ^ cut in fe oici ; 
 
 --- tolet mltf!: jndufiito up a Bff ‘ f ^e ivings, pul her wto ff C,<«‘, .<ni 
 
 futher tr.-atiyurUru -.fe-il-pe goef Jountsp iip,patm in oicr, 
 »r.i fooi mny jiyu finl^gco.l And $en, »«i' jou/ajl fee fe Bee''- 
 ffjinr homttritd from iPJler.go’ to pi p/.u‘,iud fei’iet out on' of 
 it Beeti m $0 i,x : m ,-f, {»en pe h4 afi a Rwg,to l^noiv pec «) 
 Ttil kit ^ diredh iom’ mp opr : hkfrtf »e,tyufee her Ufi.Jet out 
 an ofer : nod fo P refi, until iey kuV hcvgt you te p fijll. 
 
 {b> Lefip Bee’ttfijing off i p tpiter unto ,t, lee frown dounhytem- 
 fcfiuous'wtndt!,t:r.d fo drounei'.fcr me aas.jt t. good (oUylugi o-\’tr^ 
 fwtrt p Viter,iinicper Jlijs-y $JI.recsd'eenng pt/i,pjmtiy dry Pm-- 
 felns igdin, irJ fo efeupt. 
 
 In medium, feu ihbit iiiers,feu proflua i'umcff,, 
 
 Tr^iifverfas falices & grandia conjice faxa; 
 
 Ponubus u: aebri* poffint conbftcre, & alas 
 
 Pandere ad sftivuni folemifi tonemorantci, 
 
 Sparletifjau: praeceps Neptano immcrfencEurii? 
 
 De 
 
 Vi:£.Geot£ 
 
C.VI. Of the 'BeMrVFoork. 117 
 
 '^‘•poni! int dr-caCceui wif ^re\‘s, l^itude ^reen' nul^j-mcdt’} 
 ar fjf‘ ofdrjf^f^hs, dj medwg d 0 ‘ cderjidjs. 
 
 iff mjy faf‘l) feil/c ulopit , md iftti it mdj alw.iys kr mci/l 
 
 h\f,dJr.nof,Prd.ne-.^o,fej ..of- r,4er to dr.nu $ar drwl-ou, of 
 rd'tj? frcmd- vtMer tt /f/f, fewg like tinker fo clecr <-; pe:dd- 
 
 (iUy mixt mif fe tvx'er, fetr tuple feartmg lung mt-gt de kite: tii‘ 
 out de pud element of v,4ter. 
 
 (d^H-'if ode.svif tod ke dc dc.if'[many : for fyar [oearnefl m ^eir 
 lufi. ei^:}dt fcto-g you offer to tied upon iem, fj jy;/ itotmaoV. 
 
 But becausin 3 ecold^ windy weder ofde Spring, fat 
 wif tiin* of de yeer‘ de Bro^s hav‘ mo{l‘ uf‘ of water, v .) 
 def^ Watering-places of Ponds and Break's ar dangerous 
 ( wer' you may den fee many trown doun and drounedjand k >f<J. 
 oders dat fcap' drouning, to b^e fo ■cilled, wen dey hav^ 
 filled demfelvs wit cold' water, dat dey ar not able to en¬ 
 due' de wind', but tali and fail by de way ) dei'for' it is be- 
 hoof'ful, to hav' Trowgs in-your Garden, mad' for de 
 none'; wenc'de Bee's may bot' fcaiier and fafer feT€ deir 
 water. 
 
 Forde form and fiz'ofaTrowg, let his hollownes bee >7 
 two or tree foot' in Itngt, about a foot' in bredt, and cigt 
 or nin' inces in dept; de bottom fowr inces tik; de end's'* 
 fix or fevn; and dc fid's half fo muc. Mor'over, let de -— 
 
 hollownes bee divided into fowr eqall parts: by on' parti¬ 
 tion of inc-board, in dc middle from fid'to fid'; and by 
 two partitions of half-inc-board, from eat: end' unto dc 
 middle partition; after dis fa/ion. 
 
ii8 Ofthe'Bee^sPFoork.- C.VI. 
 
 5 s And to keep* de Bee's from danger of drouning, (unto wi€ 
 
 Trwrg- gey ar very obnoxious: for if dey doo‘ but toue de water 
 "fwit deir wings, dey cannot rif‘ from it,) let eac Qarter of 
 “ '^^ deTrowg hav‘hisccr)ver:intiknes about half an inc, in 
 bredtand lengt fitting to his Q^ter; but fo, dat, witout 
 let, it may ril‘ and fall wit 3 e warer. 
 
 De Matter ofdiscoovermuftb® Cork: wic Jbald^hav* 
 as vvcl open Ipaces for de water to tak* ay er; as places for 
 de Bee*s to Hg: on: left it (beeing ccovered ten cloft ) doo^ 
 corrupt & beconm unfavoury. It is beft todivid* eac coover 
 into two cqall parts: and in de edges on bot* fid‘s, to cut 
 little niks. And fo dis may bee de form of it. 
 
 Oderfa^ons bot* ofdeir Trowgs.andofdeirConvers, 
 may b« devifed;butdcf‘ hav‘ feemed to mee,inall refpedls, 
 moft* fitting. 
 
 Ji Anu‘Tro\vgdusframedandfittedistob£efcaroned,be- 
 itbeeufedjby oftenfcalding it, and-eanging de foul 
 7 tETJucvi. W2ter; until, having ftcod a day or two, it remainet deer', 
 
 - and witout aglifteringflitn*; afterwardde older and mor^ 
 
 earty it is, de better dey Iik‘ it. 
 
 De Trowf beeing fcafoned,fct in foom convenient p!ac‘, 
 about a pear-e from dc Bee's; having a mmv'abic plank, or 
 delik', to defend it from cold'rouf wind's in dc Spring, 
 and from dc Sun wen it is hot. At wictim' keep' dc Trowg 
 tul, left de water bee foon' over-heated: and in cold' weder 
 letde water bee ^lloWjdat de Bee's may drink faf'ly be- 
 low, outofde-eilling wind*. 
 
 ^ I Btffrtii ieend‘t ofie Trow^wii ctu-etocm’,t(> iemfren: 
 
 f z In froSj r.igii coiner aH U Tr^irg ,tf de v^Merframfi eesjng. 
 
 f 3 Peukrt,dnd jjeeiaHj During:, sna Hewjrrf (Sc^n,o»i 
 
 tfjturG.irden; ftT.irisktngitie Trowgi, iejvFil trulUe, and trtd 
 iipfB,$e Bee‘i.Andi!fd‘>,leBrscd-keni ml ^l ieW} forfearcf'jiiKg- 
 ingUirtic^a-.Jsdfe wtl Dukltnp dfo atie firfi,ta{w£iem ferjli'a 
 UjbXi'ta^ed^ejml afterjpardi letalene. 
 
 You 
 
C.Vn* Of the 'Bee^i Enemies, I 
 
 You may mak‘ goodlaftingTrowgs of Rag, or Fre- < 5 o 
 fton‘: WoI‘ concaviti may bee about two foot* fqat‘; vvi^ of 
 
 wcoddcn partitions let into de fton‘, and cODvers fitted to^_!__— 
 dein: but dey ar raor* apt to dl-deBee‘stncold weder, un¬ 
 til dey b® mofly. g, 
 
 S'oomtim* dey wil ly ‘ fucking at de neer* pla/es,puddles, siomtim' iij 
 andmir* inde ftreet's : wer* many ar trod under foot* oir^ater tn ic 
 men and beafts. See dcr'for* dat fuc places bee kept clean 
 and dry*. 
 
 After a /our, dey water, for dc inoft* part, in your Gar- ^ 
 
 den uponde bar' cart, de gras, and wer'foever dey find* \tfour,„iiMut 
 wet from abrov. In de-eiet breeding-moonts 
 Tus, and Gemini,v. wen dc cold* rain or wind* hat kept 4.»- • j. 
 dem, in loom part ofde day ; dey wil ly‘ fo f'ik upon de 
 ground;(if you hav* any ttor*)dat you can fcarc* tred befid' 
 dem. A: fuc tim* der'for* let no' heed'les ftranger ccom a- 
 mong dem. 
 
 GAP. VIL 
 
 OFE>EBE*SENIM I*S, 
 
 E good Bee*, as oder good tings,hat many ^ 
 
 Enimi‘s; from wi-e i® needet your help to 
 defend hsr: nam‘ly, (i j de Mous, (2 j dc ^ 
 
 Wood-pecker, (jj dc Sparrow,(4jdeXit- 
 mous, {•)) de Swallow, (6) de Hornet, 
 
 (7) de Wafp, (8J dcMot, (pjde Snail, 
 
 (10) dc Emet,(n; de Spider, (12; deToad, (13J dc 
 Frog, (14J deBee*,and(i5)dc Wedcr. 
 
 De Mous (weiderhffi bee ofde field orofdehous) is a ^ 
 
 dangerous Enimi'. For ifbeegctintoaHiv'i heetearet-^-^ 
 
 doun de Corns, inak*s havok of dc Hoonni. and fo ftarv ‘s dc 
 Bee*s. Smm enter by de door*, or by fcom open plac* in de 
 skirts ofde Hiv‘: fmm gnaw a hoi* toorroWjin de top of de 
 Hiy*, wer* dey know de Hoonni lyct; feem kffip* defr old* 
 
 Qj honr‘S;, 
 
120 
 
 4 
 
 A SatnTo) 
 
 f: Roo? 
 
 Oftk'Bee^sEnimi^s. C.VH. 
 
 horn's, and coom to de Hiv‘ on‘Iy for deir baits: (bom mak‘ 
 GLir nsft's between^ de Hackle and de Hiv'^; dat dey may dc 
 fofier and de Lafer ccom to de Hoanni, at deir pleafur'. 
 
 For remedy,nrft you muft Icok' dat your Hiv‘s,(weider 
 dey ba- of ftraw or wicker) bffi cloP and faft wrowgt. For 
 if de ftraw bs iaoF and foft; dey vvil mor* eafdy knavv deir 
 way teorrew: and if de wicker bee f in: wen dey hav‘ torn'^ 
 dcun dc cIcDiTi', dey wil crffip‘ in between*^ de twigs. Next 
 (ee dat de Hiv‘s bee daubed c!oi‘ round about de skirts, dat 
 der‘ bee no entring but by de dcDr‘; wic in Taurus,(vfcu de 
 Bee'^s coom doun to wat-e) and denc'fror all de Soommer, 
 dey wil kecp‘ we! enoug boH day and nigt: but all dc Win¬ 
 ter (at wie tim‘- de Mif naak^ mofi‘ Ipoy 1) it mufl: be. mad' 
 fo narrow, dat dey cannot get in.'t'. Alfo it behoovet you 
 to remcoV all -tings about your Hiv's dat may hid' and har¬ 
 bour deai:-i.'. for dey wii fear to crom and go' in figt, left de 
 Cat cist' wit dem by dc way. Mor'over, it is good nou 
 and den, in dry'and warm days, totals' olde Hackles, as 
 W'el for dis as for odcr caules. v. DoF dat neftle upon de 
 top ofde Hiv', wende Hackle is taken of, wil /it ftill a- 
 maztd /o Irngj dat yon may bee fur' to cruj? dem againft de 
 Hiv' wit your hand. Laftly, you /all dm' wd to fet baited 
 * traps in deir way, dat fo dey may effim/ort. 
 
 * Vir- if >::n‘ hr:ft .f jr a pcji‘: if A flit CccVci- or Rccfl 
 
 [upporiedha trtar.guUr PiUar crprc.p-. mflfree doo‘ fi hold cn' 
 h -» c.Ur, iroo-s ie wtifit sf$e Rorf'iiat if (ootwg of or,‘ is i e lociinf iif 
 a!!: .-.rjfl ie plpfluul, $e Roof^' fslLf. ^ ^ ' 
 
 . Roof' m.-jU; A plvih or Bocra‘s end', orielilfl, t’aith w€r! Icn<r. 
 arJff„iroid: ef ,1 Jelf, or foom ad'nmig , woigef fowr "or 
 
 Sc j. purser 
 ie Prop. ' 
 
 Se Poft‘. 
 ScBric'. 
 Sweekn 
 
 ©t fnmina of 
 ieProp. 
 
 i’f ires (id'] or parts of fe Prep [ Pofl', ie Sweefl , and ie Brae' ] 
 srirf.fli^ii ilfl almofl half .STS me iroak , and half a cjarter of aro 
 ,r.e ' 
 
 5>t poll' IS moT^oyer free inees and a hilfionr. ana farpned at on' end' 
 Iskfa.eefel. 
 
 f)e Brae' UiAttrip- free sr.ees and a half long, and farp' at on' end'-, nni 
 * r.i^os ff iroisd fd‘ half an in€ rviftn ie der end'. 
 
 Jni ie 'vechf esgt tnies long, wif a mkjin ie upper hrotd [id‘, a liitlt 
 TPiftn ie out.er.d'- andar. oier cn ie left edg, w meet, and ie fihnei of ie 
 l-ofl'MsniehroadnsK 
 
 'Se ftrts ofie propjseeng iiei formed stpart} sir to tee framed ttgeier sn 
 
12 
 
 CVn. Of the 'See^s Enimh, 
 
 » inJuglf, .ifter |« maimer, firj!, i.iia lir.tc'm jou/lefi hand, and 
 W up de fa, fid' ef fe Reof wit ^e Hunt end', de mfheenginniard: 
 
 .fe»fer»p d‘' Rofl' focm‘»at leaning tcward jou, wif htijaip end' fe 
 mfaf fe Br.u’: fen hooff cdg-mf cj de Srreelfio de pofi<: andmalf all 
 fifi wdde faipedg of de B, ac‘, fixed m de iroad mfofde Saaeelf 
 ' But fir fi ban diSweel(^ nnf a fin piec’ of goodCheefi, or Baeori.orSue:, baiting oi 
 
 fyrdti'ii afied upon de innci end', yindbcejut' dat fe Prop doo' fi.ind (o flcSv\?lk‘, 
 ficifie , dat u may eafllj lee lo fief and d.ti de Roof' .fS-en it fallefi If fUt 
 and cfVnwii de floor'i/efide poor- Ma:,i !e['hir Ukur. 
 
 Sed itifiar oimitm erit hoc mum, R.Fa\;in£ (i) avenacea 
 nova arida ^ulcia Dyachmas IV. tere'. (2) Arfienka alba (3) 
 femidrachmam; inpulverem ^namqHeas (4) mimmnm per 
 fe pOrtere : ( J J facchari pttri femidrachmam cum arfenica 
 conterei faccharatam arfemcam farina permifceto, ( 6) Com- 
 pofitum huHc pulverem latmulufiupcrimpofitumJuxtaMm. 
 
 umcava (fir in lock ab iifdem fi-e^uentatls, {j) caterk amotk 
 sfculentk^difione. Sed neBe primd fmplicem exponefarinmi 
 cui voratafarinam faccharatam fidfittuat fecundd: tertta tri¬ 
 plex hie pulvk fticcedat: tfui jam audaces fatk fir nihil fujpi. 
 cantes, duarumveltrium (patio noFtium, fir Mures fir Soricee 
 pariter, ades turn infefianteSjUnd omnes perdet. 
 
 Si verb adverfw luxuriantes Sorices certisfsvelk Remeii- 
 um j cum peririta (B) arfienka drachma una contere facchari 
 drachmam unam; faccharatam arfenicam,pollinis by net dulck, 
 vel tritici mcia uni permifceto: fed mifio huicpulveri meram 
 pollen tritici, vel bjnes, inlaterculk, fi-fubfierne (fi fuper- 
 fierne, ac tribm ^uatuorve lock frequentatk dijpone '. aui 
 etiam ibidem pafifim arfienka merd pertritd intfu modke afper- 
 feu. Sed dili^enter cur a, ne canes, GaSina, aliave imocua ani- 
 malia ifiud deguftent: (fuod packs, ft noBu tantum expofitum 
 inter dia recondac. 
 
 ' Veltficicc*. (2) Vfrie. 
 
 (5' Uc aifcnica fit tantum deciinacompofitionis portioi nam (i ptedo- 
 niinetut ; Mures, & niagis Sorites, virus odoraines,tecufaat efcaiToquam 
 rite compolitam avide voraiit: fed mediciim fufficit. 
 
 fij.) Nc niandcntcs duiities oft'endat- 
 
 (5 ) Et quodclulccdine obleftat, & quod, ut aifenica bene irita, inter 
 dentes ftridet; hoc enim fccunda noftc tiitb vorantes, tertia aifcnicamj 
 qiiiin fttidore & colorc refert, minus metutnt, 
 
 i<ij Quantitasnucisavellanj; fngidis fiiffitit latercuSis, . 
 
 (7) Nam 
 
122 
 
 Of the ^ee^s EnemiU. C.VII. 
 
 Nir-.i il sU3 iiippetantdbiria, tjc.atas efc:s devlMnt: nccjubi frau5 
 LCT.tlfubol'jeii:, ullis poft« r.ccipulis facile dtcifientur. 
 
 [d) Arlenics viesm calx viva fuppitre poteft. 
 
 t. ?« IrooD. De Wood-pecker or Yippingal', if h® find^ any Iioai in 
 r ic.^ER. Htv^againftde Hooniii, doo‘twit his long round rung 
 draw it out-. buthadoo‘t mor‘ harm to Woad-bee's dan 
 ^ Garden-ba^s. 
 
 ; i)! ipAR. De sparrow is found to devour B®'s:wkifingheedco‘f 
 praftic' from de tins' of his firft breeding, until Wcatbee 
 
 6 kerned. 
 
 uvaTJT. OfTiemilSder'ar ^rce forts. D? great Titmous (wic, 
 _of his colly head and breft,fCDm call a Cohmous j is a very 
 
 7 harmful Bird. For aldowg foomtim' hae feens' content 
 
 gjigCj. yet is hee 3 gfgat devourer ofdc qik alfo. 1 n 
 u: efu Tti- {i$takct dem atde Hiv',as dey coons foort*: wen 
 
 -dc cold' inak's dem keep' in, hee will ftand at de dror', and 
 
 dcr' never leav knocking til on^ coom to fee wo is der‘; and 
 den (uddenly cawing her, away hee fly's wit her: and wen 
 hee hat eaten her, hee c(Dms again for inor‘: eige or nin' 
 wil fcarc' ferv his turn at one'. If de door' dat non' 
 can emm fcort', heeiabours to remrov' de Bar: if dat bee tcc 
 heavy,bee falls to moining about de door' for a nu‘ way;and 
 wen d:P devices cannot get dem out; foom hav' de skil to 
 break de walls of de daubed Hiv‘s abODv, over againft de 
 plac^ wer' dey !y': and der' dey ar fur' to hav'deir pur- 
 pof‘. Butinde Spring, wendeBee's cepmtode palm, hep 
 ftandet dcr' watting for dem; and wil' dey ar bufy at dcir 
 2 woork, hee devouret many. De little Rnffet on' in de Win- 
 ter feedet on'ly on ded Bee's; but in dc Spring hee wil tak^ 
 5 part wit de great on'. De little green' Titmous I cannot ac- 
 cuf'; except it bce on'ly for eating a few deef Bee's, and dat 
 but feldom in foom hungry tim'. 
 
 f.S; SP/A 
 LO'tV. 
 
 * f cemvf: of iii Bird m i' itfc idr,^ua^i4, dso^ implP d;- 
 
 fciipttC’: of kirn. For as tn EngUf, cfhu cooUour^ hee i, afleda Cci-mru:. 
 fi 171 Greskf efie eaterm^ or qifdiyifon of hit toic' . hee u called Mclop;' 
 ■ anim LatiBycfhi) See-eatwr, Apiaftcr. 
 
 . De (oaring Swallow is an oder Bee-eater; Topulatu 
 Hirund*. 
 
C.VII. Of the ^ee^s Emmies'. lij 
 
 HirutidotWof^ manner is to tak‘ dem in hir-eops as dey 
 and dac not far from de Hiv‘s,wen dey coom laden & weary 
 hom‘: {Ea demum foU 4vium non ttift i» volata pafcitH}-)m£ Nat. hiA. 1. 1 s>. 
 bffiingdus taken, (wen.by often pinning, letting demgo'^, cap 
 and catling dem again, dey ar at laft mad‘ fa(‘ for flinging) 
 as de Swallow doo‘t ftotntim* fwallow dem hir felf; fo, hir 
 tprn being fcrved, /ecarrye^ dem up to hiryungtobe 
 fwallowed by dem;[^i/»/£-f»» nidu tmmitihH) f/c^w.^Butfor 
 all dis, \ am perfwaded (de moft‘ of hir frod' being Fli^s, 
 wi€ /e may mor‘ faf‘ly feaz upon) dat/e d®‘t' mue Ics 
 harm dan deTitmous, aldovvg/ebav^a woors nam‘. Dc 
 Long-winged Hawk, mak’sde fairer fligt; but de/ort-win¬ 
 ged is de Kit-ein-hawk. Def‘ birds der‘for‘ ar not to b® 
 buffered. 
 
 —tyibftnt meropef^alu^jVolucrti, 
 
 Et manibtu Frogne petifu jigtiata cruintii, ° 
 
 Let boys deftroy deir aeft's in Soammer, and cate de ® 
 Titmous in Winter, wit * Traps baited wit ded Bee‘s,Oats, t 
 
 or Tallow. tAriflotU joynet de WaCp, de little Titmous, 
 de Swallow, and de great Titmous togeder. Inferunt injuri- hv. 
 am apibui maxims vsjpa, & uvIchU <juas pares vocaytt, atqne HiA.l. 9.c.4a, 
 etiam hirmdo, msrops qui apiaflsr efi, ^jgamobrem apiarii 
 vejparum Utibisla,& hirundintsm as msropum nidos propinquos 
 
 alveU tollssnt. 
 
 ** AiCAg‘-trjfs^ {mc.tr m/t4‘ inCroil-ed l.tne /« London) Vil-fjh, 
 andSjmfcrti-po/fst (v, 5. (« n.g. out heer' fet .< Laf iefir' de Pn>p,[leaKir.g 
 from ie fhoi’ tide RccJ'j left de hufySird jrcv> tt doun for noitrg, 
 
 De Hornet alfo devouret Bee's: being fo muc too ftrong g 
 for dem, dat dey can mak‘ no‘ rcfiftanc'. Wkdc Poet net. 
 ment wer‘ he laid, 
 
 after crabro impanbtu fe immifeuit armis, 
 
 Hir mannerjstofli‘ about bcfoi‘deHiv‘, till /a hav^ 
 fpyed hir prey fettled at dc door*: anddenfuddenly Jfetaket ^ 
 it in hir fet‘,and flyet away wit it as a Kit* wit a Cik. . ©<- Hcmen 
 In deftroying de Hornets you mull be wary for on*/"’/« 
 
 flingingdao‘t oft tim‘s causa Fever; and les dan tircy, as ._^ 
 
 foomfay, wil kil a man. Itlns crabromm hatsd esmers fi»e Nat.r.iA.i.u 
 R ■ fsbri^^?-^^- 
 
124 
 
 febri ejtm 
 
 Of the SeeS En'mVs. C.VIl. 
 
 i/fuFtms pint ttr novenis pHntlis interpci horni- 
 
 11 D; Waip is rnu€ tnor‘ hurtful dan de Hornet. For ,de 
 
 -.'^'(irAip. Hornet non and dcii kiiicf a Bet‘; butde Wafp wallet de 
 Hoonni; wer^oy, many wol^ Stalls do 3 ‘ periJT. For, belid‘s 
 de harm catdoo‘l hirlclf, /s orttim‘s fettet de Rob- 
 ■'■1 berv.onwa>rk;wo,wendeWarphaFbegun,wilbffired- 
 dy to t3k‘part wit her: and den all go’s to wrak. A Wafp 
 is by n 3 tur‘ ftronger dan a B££‘, fpecially in Ltbra\ infomue 
 dat oft tiiTi's {a: breaket Ircm two or treofdem,dowf dey 
 bav^all hold‘ of her at ouc^: and perhaps killet on‘of dem 
 oat of hand. At Cancer, or, de Spring hroing hot and dry 
 in de later part ofdc former moont, de Wafp beginnet to 
 .• r.s, tee bred: v. witin a mtont after, /ee firft appsret; and in 
 a wil^ -fe beginnet to feed-' upon ded and weak BeE>^s: wR 
 df.i’.f -Tre qikly cutting of in de middle wit hir Fangs,firft carrye t 
 . a\v 3 v de neder part; and anon ferctt de odir, wen hat 
 bitten of de wings (for eafier cari-iag‘) not far from de plae‘ 
 tCDk‘icup. 
 
 -'.‘'Sf ’cf 3 sfter hir cmmi'ig a'nrnad , jee vvaxet 
 
 k.T-w ' bold*,be adventuret into deHivSf. r rlxnni; but,by realon 
 
 —^-ofde ftrang‘nes of hir voic* and habit, fee is delcrycd befor* 
 
 jTe ccom nsr*. And at de firft,(wii* de weder is warm, and 
 de B®‘s bot* early and lat* kaep* ware and ward at de Fliv*- 
 da3i‘) CQDming fingle againft many, J.'iY iscommi nly re¬ 
 paired, and lent bak again wit a Flea in hir ear ; and if by 
 flip in, X£edoD*t not always elcaph Scomtim‘X’® 
 iskilledinde Hiv‘,and browgtfcorr* ded:<ffimtim‘ witout 
 ce door*, wen Jk- hat got hir prey. But afterwards, de we¬ 
 der waxing cold*, (and fpccia'Iy in mornings and aeeniiigsi 
 and de 3ee*sderftoi* retiring from dedror* higerinto de 
 Hiv‘; de Wafps mak* great Ipoyl: fpecial’y among dem dat 
 
 arweak. Anddis dey continu* until i'cerp-?; after wic tim* 
 
 14 dey begin to wear. Neverdeles wil* dey liv, dat is, until 
 ifi» iej war Sagitteerius (if abundanc* of cold* & wet rid dem not a little 
 
 _rader) dey wil h«E fiking: and on* Waip wil carry out as 
 
 ,, mu€astwoBee*sbringin. 
 
 e Winter wet and cold* killet many of de Moder- 
 Walps, 
 
C.Vn. Of the !Bee^s Enm'h. 
 
 Wafpy,^'. as dey Iy‘ in deir Dc Spring wet and cold' K, 
 hinderef dcir brffiding: for beeing by dat means kept in,wen 
 deir tim‘ is effim to fly' abroad Sc fed'; dey pin' & faint: fo 
 dat eider dey breed' not at all,or very lat'.And wen(a warm 
 fit in de beginning of ayfrki having let dem abroad ) cold' 
 and ftormy .weder coome-t faddenly upon dem ; dey ar jiit 
 up again,and fo fiarv for de mod' part wif' hunger & C()!d‘; 
 dac ycur Bes's /all not bs mii-e trubbled wit d:m in fu-e a 
 ya;r'. Yea continuanc'of wet, dowg wit'ont coldSisluc 
 anenimi'rode Wnips; datindeyeer'i 5 i J,dowf,de for¬ 
 mer Soammer bffiing txcffiding dry', de Wafps wer'rnulri- 
 plyed;and dc Winter beting mild', de Moder-Wafps u'sr' 
 many at firft; yet de Rainy Spring and Sotnnmer, did fofpit 
 deir neil'Sjdat der' wet' nofmall Wafps i'een' till Liiyatand 
 den very few. 
 
 But de winter beeing mild', and de Spring and Sommer 
 continuing warm and dry',dey liv and breed' in every plac'; 
 dat(witoutcontinuallaiid diligent attendanc') ycii dall bte - 
 fur' of great lof among your Bee's; dowg de former yeer' 
 der' vver' but few : For on' neft' yeeldet brsders enou, if 
 dey /bold' all liv, to ftor' a wol' Country. 
 
 ‘‘'if mtiltituilh-, 
 
 mf‘fo 1 6 io‘jiAef..m^ can fa f L’fur m.« 
 
 De firft Rcmcdi is to deftroy de Modcr-wafps, wen dey ^ 
 coom firft abroad : you may tak' dem, not on'ly wit a flap, / 
 at your Bee'-irowgs,and upon de Hiv'swil'dcy fir aiun- 
 ning;but alfouponde Goaftberi-bujes from de beginning of 
 and ciefly upon de Barberi-trK's from Gemini, cruJT- 
 iiig dem between' your finger and your turn. 
 
 And for de nell's of fmall Wafps wi-e dey breed',dc reddy 
 way to rid dem is,if dey bee in a trsabmv dc lioal, roltnoo- 
 dtr dem wi'fBriinfton' or Bunt,as you kil See'siif in dcTatc 
 R z of 
 
Ofthe ^ee^s Emmies. C. VUi 
 
 of an hous; (wen you hav‘ mad‘ way to 3 e Coins ) to fcald 
 dem: ifind? grf'undj(asmoft‘commonly deyar) you may 
 
 lik'^wif* fcald dem; and fo tak‘ de Corns ouc woI‘, and giv 
 de Grubs to your £icken: aldowg de Boys mak‘ better 
 fport* in burning dem. 
 
 * But if you b$ in haft‘,and car‘ on‘ly to difpatcdera qikly 
 and qietly; dus dmk Firft, flop deir way clol‘, dat dey 
 ivifin break notout upon you: (for dof‘ dat ar abroad coam¬ 
 ing hom‘ weary and loaded ar mor^ gentle) den prefent- 
 ly,wit a ‘Wafp-fpadSrearcfor de ne{l':wi€,if it bef/allow, 
 is qikly found.^ Wen you hav‘ found it; (wk you jail 
 know by de ealy en:rar.c‘ otde Spad‘j den dig doun round 
 about it: and having dus rounded de Neft', ftamp decart 
 doun upon de Coms;and fo hav‘ you doon. If you find' not 
 de NtftSbecaus it lyet f d$p'j den dig up de ground a foot*- 
 about de hoal: and having found deir way , flop it fall wit 
 eart, and tread in dat you digged out: and let deni alon‘. If 
 dis c$ dcon in de day, wen many ar abroad; de eevning or 
 morning following you may kill dem wit your foot': but in 
 de evning you may tak‘ dem all togeder. 
 
 ‘ fr/-’. « ^ iin iron cn' ,w-cf- Piddle « not lUtyfom tr.tei h Old next le 
 Ss:i-e',irJ ienc^ tiper'd untefree tr.f :s at ie fleeted point ,ind n-gt ornin‘ 
 tr.fetiotv.lrf Itht! ircx.ier,it u not fo ipt to enter, andfotofni' mlrouni 
 hsei't i. di iit!ejren‘u ipttc letcutlef.rj irifpijai rii/l trMle 
 Tpsotk^: hut y.u mij mil^ i pft v>i{ any ord-niry Sp.,a‘ or paddle- 
 
 y in Corn-ground le N efr‘ I; hegun under a turrow, and ler'fet' it al- 
 ^lys ptUets -. in c!a‘ lirn it i: tegui in a H'lnt-hcal, and Jer‘f(,i‘ it 
 nomtirr/ JilUrp, and fsomiiy.^ deep'. 
 
 And to deftrey dof' dat refort to your Hiv's, fet by dem 
 Sidcr, Vertjuie', four Drink, or Grounds, in a jort-necked 
 Vial open,or odet Gias crovered wit a Paper dat hat a hoal 
 in de middle: and fo you j?all cat-e many. Alfo you may tak' 
 of fweet Apples, or Pears, or Beafts Liver, or oder fie/, or 
 any ting dat dey loov.fowr or fi v‘ dices or mor';and lay dem 
 in lb many feverall places among your Bee's; upon wic you 
 ^11 hav'foomtim'asmanyas wil coover de bait: wk you 
 may kil at onc% as Butters kil FIi's. 
 
C.VII. Ofthe^ee^sBihm's. ny 
 
 syiriflotle tca-eet you anoder way: JmpHgna»tur (fait HUH 9.0.50, 
 I'.sj tApes avujplf". quamobrem Apiarti em venmur confiit 
 tuta oHa, & curne in ea poftta. Dbi enim mulu ad carncm 
 acceferint, appofito epercalo faper ignem ollam ponunt. You 
 may alfo uf‘ oder means to kil dem yout felf. Hou to help 
 and defend your Bee‘s jgainft dcm, fe c. 48, 49. 
 
 5J-57- 
 
 De flying Mot lyet between^ de Hackle and de Hiv‘: ^ 
 
 and breedct little Woorins, or crawling Mots, [ called Te- — ^-' 
 
 rediitfsQ from in de skirts of de Hiv‘; from witin upon 
 de Stool*, wrapt in de dros or fcouring of dc Cotfis; and fconi 
 witoutuponde Hiv*s: fpecially indecraksof dcdawbcd 
 Hiv‘s: from alfo in de Corns cnd‘s: wit' isa certain fign* of 
 decay. F/t«»fpeaketdusofdem: PapilioetiamignavKiJn': N.u.luft.Ln, 
 
 minibus acctnfss advolitans,peflifir\nec uno modox nam er ipfe cap. i j. 
 
 ctm dtp<t(cif,df rehnquit excrements,qutbus Teredines aigf 
 mr.tur. Dey offend dc Bcc^s alfo wit deir tnealincs, as de 
 Snails dCD* wit deir flimines. Wer'for' ridyour Hiv^sof 
 def‘ gefts. De Mots arcafily cruft befor‘or upon deHiv‘: 
 and de Snails, dowg you kii dem not, wil not long abid‘; if 
 der* bffi no* harbour of long Gras, \Veed*3, or oder tings 
 about de Hiv*s. But as for de Mot, if you luffer her, your 
 felf/all hay* mor*caus dan your Bet's to bee offended. For 20 
 albeit in de cold' Spring/cc breed* about de Hiv‘s, hatting mth.t,mde 
 
 hir yung by de heat ofde Bet's; yet wen de heat of de aier _ 
 
 will fuffic' for dat purpof', /ee trofet radcr to lay her blot's 
 in woollen,[deir naturall nell' and nurrijiiienf.]efpecia!!y if 
 it bK nappy,dat dcr'Jte may faPly hid' dem. In wit plac', 
 til dey bee grown to deir bignes, dey ly' fretting and eat¬ 
 ing de Clof : and den, after a wil‘, dey creep' out of deir 
 skins flying Mots, De Maids dat fun deir clod's to rid 
 dc Fleas, let dcm tak' heed' hou dey dcD' it nffir' de Bet'- 
 fold ■; left dey bring in woors enimi's dan dey carryed out. 
 
 ]f dc Woollen hee oily or greazy , deylik' it de better: 
 and for dat cans good Hufwiv*s Yarn lyet not long un¬ 
 woven. 
 
 if Emets bee neer* your Bee's, dey wil mut trubbk ^'.wrr 
 R 3 dcm, —- 
 
11 $ 
 
 
 Of the !Bee^s C.VH. 
 
 dera,bitingdemand hanging upon dem : aldowg de 
 Cif dcy bs lufty) wil kii many of dem dac cram to dc Hiv‘: 
 but if it bs a poor* Stall; dcy wil in tim* poffef de Hiv‘, and 
 eatupde Hooani. DebellRemediagainR dem, is to fcaid 
 dem. 
 
 Ds SpidcrfasdeMo-t'‘)doo‘f uf‘ to harbour betW'CEi,* de 
 Hackle and d; Hivbwer* commonlyhat a Bc* or twain 
 in ftci* to facd‘ ()n:[^an unfit mcf for I'uc a^mout.^ Soomtin-'d 
 icehiiiget hirNets under de Stool*; wi-ecafily intangle a 
 weary B£*. wen/® coomet laden horn*, and miffing ofde 
 lifting plac* fallrf into dem •• yea and Icomtim* wer* de 
 Bat^sar few.-eiefly in de Winter, dey wil bee bold' to enter 
 de Hiv* and der* wcav deir fatal! Webs. 
 
 In fonirta iaxos fHjpendit xrMex ca^ss.Armci tftioaHe vel 
 tuAxirtii hofiiles: ckm pnevaluere ut mexant,eneca»t ulvees. 
 
 A/esftrewedondecutfid‘of dcHiv', wil not fufferde 
 Spider or Mot*, or any fuc tingfas Earvvig,-€eflok,or blak 
 "BUtts) to harbour der‘. 
 
 De Toad is by natur* fo noyfom to de Bffi's, dat wil' hts 
 ' is about de Hiv‘.(dow| he'ly* bat under dc Stool'^de B«‘s' 
 wil not profper. Hee is faid alfo to devour dem at de Hiv‘, 
 asdeFrogatdcWatring-plac*. Raka Apes^uhi tid 
 
 rapiniit : cjHemohrem cat ADurii per paluies cF 
 jiagHa^HT.de apes acjncKtur, ver.ariJrAent. Rnbtta etiam Apes 
 sr.serimt: futiens enim adtttu alvei aff.tt, obftrvans r'apit 
 evoi-AKtes. Nuilo Lac affei malo ab iAptbas potejr ; fed ab 
 pmrto facile tr.terir/iitisrAtcm, Infidiar.tur arHuntibtu Ram; 
 am mAximA earum efr operatic^ tu»i ckm foboletn faciurtt. v. 
 Kec hs tAKtkm qHA^Agna rivofe^ue obftient^verkm cfi- rubeU 
 veniu-at ultra, adrepentefqae fcrsbMS per e.ts fufiant ; ad Ih’( 
 
 pravalant, car.feflins'pue abrtpiuntur. 
 
 B Ut!;otar,yQn*ofdef*, noralldef* togedcr, dm*ha!fro 
 mu€ harm to de Bs*s, as de Be‘s. Apes api, as Homo ho. 
 mtKf, Lupus, Deymak*'degreate(lfpoilbo:t* otBce‘s and 
 Hcnni. For, as dey of de fam* Hlv* liv in inviolable peac* 
 on*wit anodcr: fohav*dey no'entercoorf*, no* fiiend/p 
 
 or 
 
up 
 
 C.VIL Of the 'Bee^s Enimi^s. 
 
 or focieti witoders: bucar ra^erat perpetuall defianc‘,and 
 dedly feud witdcm. Infigt deyar fierc* and in vicSori 
 mercilej: witin dcfpac' of a day or twain, yea, of an after- 
 nronncomtim‘,firde Hiv^bee open datdey maybav‘ eafy 
 paflag‘toandfro)dey wil hav‘nd him clean. Andder‘for‘ 
 ail Bes^s, of all deir Enimi‘s,c!co‘mofl‘ dread ftrang‘Bce‘s ; 
 knowing wcl in wat danger dey ar to bee robbed by dem, 
 bot‘of goods awd HP. jg 
 
 Dis robbing is pradifed all de ycerP In Winter.as oft as 
 dewedcrisfairand warm, foc-m wil be prowling abroad: 
 and foom ar fo teevijly difpofed, dat all dc fcommerlong, 
 (wenabundanc'ofHcnnniis every wcr‘ to bee had for a lit- 
 
 tie labour)dey wil yet bee fiking.dowf dey di‘ for it. Inde-- 
 
 Spring dey ar raor‘ earneft; finding non fit tim'^to few after %r 
 dat wic dey left bebincl' at Harvelf ,* and to repair dcir dc- 
 caycdftor‘,bot‘ of Hconniand Beefs. Anddepfor'noii liav‘ 
 an ey unto dtm: and f defend dc weaker fvvarms from deir f''‘ "*’■ ^ 
 violent irruptions. Dol‘Stalls dat hav‘ loft deir Qeen‘, orjr.t.’ ,.6- 
 tromany of dcir ccatnpani, or ar: ftuidfd wit de corruptnes 
 of dcir Coms,or doo‘ dsir Handing,for ci)Idncs,moift- 
 
 nes, muftincsjbleet'ncs, or unlhvourincs; as taking no plea- 
 fur‘in deir liv‘s, dco'noueafily i'uft'erdcmlclvs to bee rob¬ 
 bed : V. and if notft wil coom to rob dem ; den on from fair t' «. 
 day dey wil av.'ay togeder, lQomtim‘ leaving bot‘ Hoonni 
 andyungon'sbehind^dem. 
 
 Butin J'irioisic moft‘dangerous tirn‘ of all: den/all 'Semefi' ''tut 
 all de Stalls in your Garden bee trycd,(.f wat mettle dey ar " 
 
 mad^^: and Lthm woold' not biX'- mue better, but dat dc UgPJPl ■. - 
 
 moft‘ fpoilisdoDnbcfor‘. Little and poor'(warms ar nou 
 
 iubjciff to robbing. LikPvift dof‘BCC‘s dat ar offended wit ,, 
 
 de blakncsand rottcrmesi.f dcir Corns,(caukdtreogag',or „ , o o 
 
 Wet) or \vitabundanc‘of noyi'om ftopping; wil inolt‘ of 
 
 dtin go‘ fxrt‘ ir.defwarms, leaving a very few, foomtim‘ 
 
 not pall a handful, in dc ftok : wicj'ct in Robbing-tim‘ wil 
 
 kap‘ dc d(r)r‘,asdowgde Hiv‘ wci'‘ful: but de Robbers 
 
 finding deir weaknes, wil lurMy fpoil dem, if dey bee not 
 
 prevented. Hou to know fu€ weak BC6‘s, and wat to doa' 
 
 fodern, feefurderc.3.«.47. 
 
120 
 
 Of the SeeS EnlmiU. C.VII. 
 
 D; Robbers ar towft to faffi poor' Swarms and Stoks.wi* 
 di R- fr- " bav'^aotlufficicntly provided demfeivsfor Winter. Of wk 
 i u " defecerit alicujtu 
 
 . atvei lihtu j im^etam in preximas faciunt npim propojlto. 
 
 But indeed^ fu€ ar fitter to faee robbed, (as befor‘ is faid) dan 
 to bff robbers. Der'^ is no teef' todc RI€ T£F‘: wo, al- 
 dovvf i-ffi hav‘ enouf, and mor^dan enoug; yet,by hook.* or 
 j j by croDk‘,hee wil hav‘ moi‘; dowg de pa)r‘ tlarv for it. 
 
 ■v.-s jej i-^in At de beginning of Weat-harvcft,dc ftat‘ of flouers decay- 
 
 fr^j - _ ing,fwi€is always about'Fj!r|tf)de main robbing beginnet. 
 
 fn [iRim Den don* def‘ Frsbroters fend frort‘ foom of deir iloutcfl; 
 j;er’: j‘ny,/ ^ yuukcrs.to fpi‘ Sc giv de onfit; wi€,going about from Hiv*^ 
 toHiv‘,fofarasdcir walkextendctjdoo^ pro 3 v‘alI : wer‘ 
 deyhav^onc* fped, at deir return dey bring mor‘ of deir 
 ccompaniian:il(in 5 e end‘) dat wol‘ Stall bee mad* acquaint 
 ted wit dc Priz‘. Scomtim* it happenet,dat dowg der* bt® 
 an hundred Stalls witin a walk; yet de robberi is doon alto- 
 :: gederbyon*: fa)mtim*bytwoortree,alldereftbeing qi. 
 
 T'nety^j 5/i/- et. And dis on* ting is ftrang*,dat wer*as no Bee*s wil abid* 
 ftrangers in deir Hiv* wit dem; yet teev‘s wil fuft'er on* an 
 oder.and agree all in ftealingjdowg dey bee of divers Hiv*s. 
 — — Wen dct0ev‘$ (having firft mad* an entri)begin to cootn 
 
 ©c dJmttior. tik, anddetru* Bee‘s perceiv demfelvs to b® aflaulrcd by 
 c- many; dey fuddenlymak* an outcri' ;and iffuing out of 
 deir hoId*sby treap's, prefently prepai* demfelvs to battel. 
 Soam kffip‘degat*s:fcora (asScout-waKcs^fli* about.-foom 
 run in again, K> lee war is doon der*: foom begin to grapple 
 . witdeEnimi':anddatwitfu-eanoisand din,asifdeDrum 
 found an all-arm. Befid‘swi€ baf* found, you Jail eft- 
 lift D^um faan*s, in de heat of de battel, hear a mot* Jfil and Jarp not', 
 aMiTiut-, asitwer*ofaFlut‘: 
 
 Vjrg. --- & vox 
 
 Aoditur jraBoifonitfts imittita tubarum. 
 
 Wit (lam out of doubt) is tuned by deir generall Com¬ 
 mander,encoarraging dem to figt for deir Princ*, deir liv‘s, 
 - < and deir goods. Den jail you fee dc Enimi's beftiir demlelvs 
 
 ®/ tfjjiw// cf moft*vcnteroully:fODm violently.tcorrowdetickeft,truft- 
 i> Emm', jjjg ^ Gat*s; eders fcaling de Walls,& tearing dem 
 
 doun. 
 
C.VII. Of the ^ee^s Emmies, i ^ i 
 
 dcnn. If 3 ey one* tnak‘ a breae ; witout prefent fuocour, j<> 
 you /ailqikiy hav'aii end* of (fat fig,t. On d'e oder fidde d/fe»c‘ ^ 
 berendants wil behav* dendelvsas brav'ly, not giving any ^ 
 
 reft tode Enimi‘: partencountring wit demdac ar witour, 
 part witdem dar hav‘broken in: worn* in a wil‘ dey draw 
 out by de hffil's, loom ded, 3 nd ibm aliv‘. Lik*\vif‘,writout, 
 you may feefoom (lain fortrig t wit detruft of de Speer*: 
 from fo dedly wconded, dat dey ar not able to go' tree for* 
 from de plac*; and focm nior* ligtiy ftrcoken.prelently to 
 lof* de uf* of deir wings, and tor a wil* to leap up and doun, 
 forward and bakward, lik* mad tings*; fo lot' ar deft 
 cooragious warriers to y«ld‘ on eider iid‘, untilder'bae^///,,^/, 
 no' remedi’: 
 
 Ingtntcs aftimosat}gu[}3 in petlore verfm •. Virg. 
 
 nAc'o obnixi non cederf^ dam gravis ant hat, 
 
 tAm hoSfVerfa fsigd viUor daritergacoegit. 
 
 In deir figt dey ar io furious fcomtim', and fo tik about de 
 GardenjdatjUnlesyou hav' on your complet* harncs,t.you r.c.i.n ao, 
 may not dar' to coom nig d,;m. 
 
 ♦ Ho!t hn^ ie) uv .tfttr dey .nhurl, fie c.l n,:5 ■ ^ 
 
 Disalfolbav'notedjdat wen de Robbers arfo few, dat 
 fmallrcfiftanbwilferv ^yct beeing called foart*, dey wil je 
 not bee idle : foryou^ailfeefoom ofdcm running up and 
 doun about dcHiv‘,toTeEk‘and fearc if any mor'cram : 
 ders (lik* trained Soldiers; pradifing to figt : liar' on* 
 
 Wreftling witan oder in fingle combatder'two, or tree, 
 or fowrfettingagainfton*, as deir ufuall manner is to deal 
 witdeTeev's.Ifyou wmid'know weider disfigt bee in 
 jeft or carneft, wit fellows or wit fo's; de manner, and de 
 cnd'der'ofwi!/ewyou.Fcrif dey bee fcllows,deirfigtis 
 not fo fierc', and dey wil part qwely as friends ; wer'as if 
 dey b$ fo's, dowf by fcap', it /all bee wit nine adm*. For 
 if dc tru' men cannot kil de teev'sjyet wil d«y hold* dem by 
 de legs,or by de wings, (o long as dey can, (in hop* to hav' 
 help)dowgby b«drawn after.Mor'ovirde ymigSoldiers^ 
 wk hav'fcarc' been abroad befor*,you /all fa?decider fort 
 go* round about dem, fmooding and trimming dem in every 
 plac', as if dey did addref, and harten dem to figt, 
 

 
 
 Of the 'Beef Eneniif, C.VH. 
 
 Duringdetim* of dis battel, as afterWMd;dc Wafps, lik* 
 Vultars, prsy upon de ded carkafes, carrying dcm away 
 piec‘-inea!.t'-H.i2. , . 
 
 Dj battel being ended by repuls oi de Eniin!,clol‘ corpfe5, 
 
 ' wic dc Wafps hav‘ left/dey honellly buri as Far from de 
 Hiv‘s as dey can ber‘ dem. 
 
 - Turn cor for a luce carentum 
 
 Sxfortant tellii, & trifiiafuxera dHcmt. 
 
 And den ley draw togeder at deCicti-gat's; and der'dey 
 buzon'toaneder, asifindeirlanguag‘,dcy did talk of de 
 figr,andcoinmend on‘ an eder for deir fortitud'. 
 
 " De Robbers, prevailing not dat day ,wil up de next day fo 
 faDn‘ as it islig::[an hour bcfor'de.bee'suf'toccDmabroadQ 
 ■ and den doo' dey mak' a fre/ affault. De Bet's finding de 
 - Enirai among dem, arpreftntlyup in arms; and lo begin's 
 de fecond skirmi/ : wk, witout dc taking ofdcCitti,or 
 de overtrow of de afTailants, centinuet until very darknes 
 oart' dem. 
 
 ‘ Wendetru' Bet's.findingdemfeivsovermatct wit mu 5 - 
 titudsfee der'isno' remedfanddatno' refiftanc' wii fervy 
 at lengt dey yeeld‘:& fuffer de Conqerours qietly to pcffcF 
 deir goods. And after a wil', wen, by bsf ing togeder in de 
 ' fam‘"'Hiv% and fucking dc fam‘ Huonni, all imel alik‘; dey 
 wil pyn wit deir Enimi's, and helpcarri away deir own 
 goods; and fo becoom friends,and iiv togeder. At nigt dey 
 lodg wit dem: but in de day-tim' dey return wit deir niv 
 fellowsjtofet-e dat is left behind'. Bydismeans foamven- 
 teroas Balls ar fuddenly muc increafed bot‘ in B®‘s and 
 Hoonni-.aldowf wen a Swarm notover-ftoredconqercta 
 pa5r‘^ftalli(& {o"gettet,by dc viftori,mor‘ eaters dan meat) 
 itturnetto deir own overtrow t for wen deir food' faiictj 
 dey di‘ all togeder. 
 
 Seeingdsr'for' infocruel and continuing a fift,oft-tim's 
 de Enimi's ar Gouqerours, and den all is loft; and if dey bet 
 vanqi/t.yct'disvicforiisnot witout lofof menjand gffids, 
 wk de Enimi ever nouand den/iftet away; I know your 
 defir'is to know,hou to faccour detru‘ men, eider by pre¬ 
 venting dis dangerous confliftj or by refeuing dem in dc 
 knt‘> 
 
evil Ojth'Bee^shnmK 
 
 fam‘. Forde firft, readC^/;. j.?;.47.48,4<;. Fordcofo 4* 
 
 many praftifes hav‘ been tryed; roomcaft duft, foom drink, 
 
 among dem: dcon'wereofdoD'tno'good, de oder harm.~^-_™„ 
 
 For drink maket dem to fmcl all alik‘, fo dat de tru‘ men 
 
 cannot know de Teev‘s from dcir fellows : and dcr'for* * 
 
 dey uf‘ to doo' fo, wen two Swarms ar put togederjdat dey /»?/«'. 
 
 may feem‘ to bee of on* coompani.w.lf def‘ ufuall helps bee 
 
 no* helps, what help is der‘den f Ifyouperceiv deirfigt-(^,59.' 
 
 iiig in tim*, befor* any great harm bee doon, den 3 is muft 
 
 you dm*. Firft flop dem up clof‘, dat non* can paf eider in 
 
 or out, leaving on‘Iy a breading-plac*. Den Jail you bav* a 
 
 dubble conflift; on* witin, an oder witour. De TeBv‘s 
 
 dat ar witin, having no* way to efcap* wit dcir preys, firft 
 
 or laft wil bee flain all. Dey dat ar witout, after a little 
 
 wrcftling, feeing noting to bee had but blows, wil not long 
 
 abid* dis booc‘les danger. Wen you perceiv de fieg* to bee 
 
 raifed, and dat der* is little or no* figting witout; (wi€ wi! 
 
 bee about an hour after ) den may you let out your B£e*s, 
 
 making dc dmt* half aninc hig,andfcarc‘half an ino wid*, 
 
 Dof* few dat wer* witin wil dey bring tort* to buriail; 
 foom den, fcom on de morrow. In de eevning, wen de Bee's 
 ar all in, jut dem up asbefor*. De next day betim's, befor*^ 
 dc Bee's woDld*bee abroad, muft you look* for tom of dc 
 Robbers again. Wen dey ar ram, beat dem away wit a 
 boug, but kil dem not: fur fo may you doo* your ncigbour 
 a JrewQ turn, and your fclf too. 
 
 But let not de Bee's out befor* Noon*: and den mak' de 
 door* fo narrow, dat but on* Bee‘ may paf at one*. So wil 
 dey keep* de Robbers out, and follow dcir bufines neverde- 
 les. Dc next day you may let dem out rader: and if dc door* 
 bee fo narrow, dat it binder deirpaflag*, you may mak' ft 
 wider. If disdffi'notfuffic*, but ftilde ftrang* Bee*s wil 
 ftriv to get in;affur* your fclf dat Stall wil yeeld*. And der*- 
 for'it you beelot* totak*itnou,becausofde Sfcadons dat 
 may corrupt dcHoonnijz/.dcnmuftyou look' nntohimear*- 4^ 
 fully,left, by little and little, it coom to little or noting. " «•«» 
 
 ButifdeB£e*sbav‘yeeldedbefor*youarawar*of ir, fo 
 dat deTeev's rob qietly witout refiftanc*; orhav’* broken ° 
 
 S 2 dc ——- 
 
dc Hconni-cels; ( wi^you may peiceiv by de crumlets of 
 Wax upon de ftcnb ) d:n, having Jut de Hiv‘ clof‘ as fron‘ 
 as you can, dc next ecvning or morning rak‘dat is left: o. 
 dervvit' in de end* you Jail loi‘ all. For de Bee's dcr‘-about 
 fmellingde Hoonnijwen de Corns ar broken, wil hav‘ it, or 
 di'forit. 
 
 Dis fierc'and cruel robbing balng always in Harveftj 
 weiipeople ar bufy in de fields; many Hiv‘s ar left Hoonni*. 
 les, and dey never de wiier. Wer‘for- it is gcod to leav fom 
 body at bora*, as wel towat^del*, asde two-legged Rob^ 
 bers. 
 
 Neider is dis Robbing hurtful on'ly to dof' dat ar robbed, 
 but to de Robbers alfo. For many of dem ar daily cut of in 
 de affault: ( you may ftp. dem ly‘ fprawling at every Hiv'- 
 door* J wer'bydeir wol* Rail fomtim' is in wcakned ; that, 
 dey fCPk' to prey upon oders, dey becoom a prey dem- 
 lelvs. 
 
 After a moift Soring, wen Swarms ar moft* plentiful, v, 
 is robbing mod' rif*; oderwif* der* is lef danger. 
 
 ■' Befid'sdop Bee's dat ardusfpoilediii robbing, many alfo 
 .ar killed by oder Ralls wen dey emm to dem forfuccour. 
 For in de Spring, dol* Swarms da: wei* lat'ward, or bav' 
 been half-robbed; wen dey hav* (pent all deir Roi*,dc next 
 warm day after, away dey fli* ; fcom to a tree , wer' dey 
 hang til dey bepded .• (bom adven'ur' into oder Hiv‘s: 
 wer' if dey hav‘ larg* entranc' dat dey may trrong in fuj. 
 denly; fmmtim* dey fcap* wit de dcat of foom few , and 
 facing mingled togeder , continu' wit dem as on* Rail: 
 but tor de moft' part dey di‘ every eae on', cap. i. 
 
 To prevent dis 'of, fi) wen you pcrceiv dem to wax 
 lif: and weakjdriv* dem into a Rail dat hat proviiion ciioug. 
 V. (2) If it bCPyour hap to Is dem entring a Rail dat is wel 
 -fioredjlift up de Hiv*,and let dem in togeder; & fo perh.ips 
 ‘ ’ dey may efcap'. And( j}if you find* any hanging abroad,you 
 may oat dem into wat Rail you liR ; by rearing de Rail be- 
 . for*, a handful from de Rod!*, and laying deB^'s upon dc 
 Table, V. clof‘ to de dcor*. 
 
C.VII. Ofthe!Bee^sEnemh. 
 
 Laftly.deBe^'sdcD^muedeftro'y on‘ an oder infwarm- 
 
 itig-tidiS r.c.y.s,,6) >i 5(5 5675685 76,77,78,81. 
 
 *15 
 
 Af.'tpjj l^iHed tn 
 
 Next unto Bee‘s, de greateft Enimi‘dat de Bee's hav‘is 
 unkind' wedtr: wer'byjat alltim'sof deyeer'jbot'cJey and JJ- 
 deir fruits ar mu€ empaircd. 
 
 In Scommer extrem' heat meltet dc Corns, (fpecially of 7 ^ 
 Swarms)and foj'cddctdc Hoonni; ifde Hiv's bffinotja-^" scc^mer 
 dedjand wcl Hackled. It alfocauktde Bee's to ly' outjand 
 
 iohinderet dcir fwanning. 20. -- 
 
 Ac Winter, de Sun /ining in frofty or fnowy weder, is 54 
 dangerous to de Bee's. For de Jin' cillet dem abroad, and 
 de Froit billet dem; many asdey fli', dat dey cannot rcturnj E. 
 and many dat return, wil' dey reft on dc ground befor' de 
 Hiv'. Butdc Snowamazet dem, and , daz'Iing deir eys, 55 
 caufetdem prefently tofall; ai'.d,witits percing cold', to 
 rift no mot'. And der'for' if,de Snow lying, de rnild'ncs of 
 de weder draw dem abroad; in any caft Jut dem up faf', and 
 let dem not out til de danger beC- paft. jg 
 
 Alfo de freezingEaftern wind's, andall greatFrofts kW ^Ifoic£.i/lt,n 
 many in de Kiv's dat bee open, or unccovered: and der'for' 
 
 aciu€tim‘s,it isgcodtojutdemupclof'; v, and to _ 
 
 wel hacklcd,r/.f.a,/!. 16. 
 
 Alfo derail! don'toft-tiir.'sioak iiitode Hiv's; and fo , 
 corruptet de Corns, and killet de Bee's: fpecially wer' de UhiX ‘ 
 ccompany is fmall, not having heat enoug to dri‘ dem again. 5 s 
 Wer'for' provid', dat always your Hackles bcE gmd.' And R/med,. 
 for remedy, (it any iuc caiic' h.appcni pul of de kacklcs in ^5 
 warm d.iys, dat de Sun may dri' de Hiv's again. fywd'rfr^je 
 
 But dc g! cateft lof is in de Spring. For de Bee's, fpecially '■ f,r]el 
 deyung fri'd bee.ing lodcdand weary wit deir labour; fcomw A/c 
 at deir woork, icom in dc way horn', fcDm at de Hiv'-donr', -o-y-iten 
 ar beaten doun; not on'ly Froog iliddcn ftorms , ku: lo 
 troop cold' roug wind'.^: and den (unles dc .?iin Jin', or de J 
 wind' 1>‘) dry never caom bom' again: ir.iomuc, dat i'oom-)r777~— 
 tiin'you may i’cede Fan's't/.ftrewed wit dem. ’ ‘ rto' 
 
 And der'for', wen besing a field, dey a ftormy or rai- ie nfng of 
 ny Cloud arif‘,prclently dey hi'dem hom' forlif'jtumbling '* ‘^9 
 
 S3 
 
I j S Of the Emmies. CVlL 
 
 CO de Hiv* as t'ik as Hail, ^roonging, and Growing doun 
 Si on‘ anoder befot‘ de doDr‘ for haft^. Wet‘ if de cold' rain. 
 rz-f vU! iejg^/- cat£ aeni faefor^ dey can reccnver de Hiv‘;dey ar in no better 
 " * cal'^ dan dof*= dat de ftorm beat doun by de way : aldowg 
 
 ^20 dey arfte/and lift, dey abroad in demidft of a 
 
 - warm J?onr, not caring for it. 
 
 De) wk ar dus taken abroad, muft tak^dcir^anc'; but if 
 r f.2.».2.5.4. you defend your B®-gardenasycnowft, v, you pll pre- 
 5 • vent de fail of many at hom‘. And dof^ dat you find'- -eilled 
 
 HitttcT-B'j' witcold^ ( dowgdeybeeqit‘ded,wi-touefens,motion,and 
 Hzz-i ;ohf‘. bret; yea and bav* lycn fo all de day j yon may, if you bee 
 ^— difpofed, revtv' witde warmt of your hand; lb dat it wil 
 fsffl* a miracle unto you. For prefently (deir fpirit return¬ 
 ing j you fee dem begin to pant and bread again : and 
 
 anon dey wil fli'^ away as lufty' as de belt. But if you efpi"^ 
 . any ftor‘ of fu^ ded or half-ded Bee^sjdcn your way is to put 
 dera in aGIas, and coovering it, to turn it round againll dc 
 fir^til you fee dem reddy to fli‘. 
 
 65 Alfo wcr‘Palm-widis, or oder tree's wer‘on dey gader, 
 ^ w.rj-hang over de water; de roug wind's trow doun and 
 ' ‘ drounanumberofdem, wil'dey bffiat wcDrk: manyalfo, 
 
 —-wer'der' ar nofuc tra's, ¥.=en dey crom but to drink. 
 
 f remedy of de fir ft,cut douu dc tr®‘s:and for de oder, 
 
 e etr.i I. j5. 
 
 ^ violent & furious; dat it 
 
 ovcrtumet de HIV's; fpecially of fwarms and oder lift 
 irfieKiv'.-. Stalls: wer'byde Corns ar loofed, andde Bc's in danger to 
 bee loft. 
 
 ff J Toprevcntdis,lSf.5.».84. Aiidforremedy,(ifany lu€ 
 Z'!. ®>ft3nc'/oold' beejfet de Hiv' uprigt ina iowBrak'.z'.and, 
 rrr wit a pair of* Stays conveniently placed,hold' ofeac loofed 
 
 zi. Com from his fellow at de juft diftanc'. Wen you hav‘ fo 
 ferved dem all,tak' a flat Spleet' ftrong enoug to ber' up de 
 Icof'Corns;and fruftit -feerrow de fid's ofdc Hiv',andde 
 end'sofde Corns,taking good heed'dat der'by dcComsbce 
 not difplaced: and fo gently fetting de Hiv' upon his Stcol', 
 cIcDm' him,and ftak' him faft. t;.f.5.«,84. 
 
C.vn. Of the ^ee's EmmiU> 
 
 > 77 !'€ long wit two hltle flit it 3t end:, to fi'ik tn i-; I Cuat^ 4nn 
 X fiA,'pMr>ngt, to P-ty Pm Af4,t: after itt manno,. 
 
 Tothoflibfu.totoiflbus, tarnmnnifleum Nat.hift, 1 , 
 
 anmalexpofltum efl. cap. 19, 
 
 ^ Der*- remainei' yet an oder Enimi‘, woors dan all deF. fl anil 
 for def' all da3‘ wrong de Bee‘s but by little and little; loom woorfl Enimt^ 
 in deir goods, fajm in deir perfons: and der* is Remedi/cw- 
 ed(ifindufti i bee not wanting) againft dem all. But dis.wen 
 hfficcomet, playet (weep-ftak^ wit dem; carrying away 
 bot‘ Hmnni, and Wax, andBce‘s,3ndHiv‘, andaII,atonc‘: 
 and der‘ is no luficient remedi found, eider in de Beo-ma- 
 fter, or in de Bee‘s demfelvs againft him: neider/allJ,wit 
 all my skil, be ever able to devift any; unles dc wifeft of de 
 land, wen dej meet‘ togedcr, wil joyn wit me in dc Inven • 
 tion. For firilde Bee‘'S ar left dcftitut‘ of deir Kffipers help, 
 feeing at de tim'^s of gveateft danger, hee cannot always bee 
 fnh ‘Dio wit dem, nor dey '^fub Lure wit him. 
 
 Bethtndced- may iee houfediit iftpiiiter^ andiat logoed offeB: (v.c. 
 
 3.n.6?.ei' 64.3 y-atie hifl (»it ar mafl^ m danger) not filMidhfn.apd' 
 
 He lim‘ of Jeir mcP‘ danger «tf/o/; fO-it‘’de Hoonni w not mu( wafledytor 
 otiflt teheedrejfed. v.c. 10.p.s.n.i.Scc. 
 
 And as dey want heerin his prefent help; fohav^^dey no*' 
 means to fav‘ demfelvs, no nor fo mu-e as de filly /eep*, wk. 
 happily may run away. For deir rcfiftanc‘fwi'eagainft foom 
 Snirai^s doc't often prcvai!)againft de violcnc'of dis fly*?" e. 
 fiebrio availet noting at all: woftealingupondem wil* dey 
 bee at reft,& fuddenly furprizing dem,carryet de poor* Cap- 
 tiv's (alas/) dey wot not weder. Aldowg Ihav*redaSto- 
 ry of a Stall, dat beeing ftol’n, did Jarply punnij’de Malefac¬ 
 tor, making him to fubmit himlelf to deir Mafter, and to ask 
 him forgivnes. Indeed* I wil not bee bound for de tru‘t of 
 
 it,. 
 
Of the EnmYs, CVH. 
 
 It, for it is no ^ild^ ofmiibut if any min defir^ to tak‘ it as 
 icis, h£e/ailhav‘itasga)d€iapasl. CumnoBit latro apej 
 S. Lyrfedurdifuhripuijfet-, apes ipfa in fancli viri alsionem^ ret 
 UBii vafisfnis, in rx.ilefaBorem Hhm ciramquaj^ difueien- 
 tem,mrr%md eatenfts tHflimulntione perfecate f/'.rt, quouj'q^ad 
 SarB.'im, veJlet noHet, reffrederetsir; frr ejus frovolntus veflit 
 (r'tufy-ppi'-citer prs commfjfo criwinev:niit}»frec<tretur. Cui 
 moxut SanBus mannm extendit benediclio-tiis', apes,tu>iejtiay» 
 cbidientes, ab ejas infecHtime cejj'averiwt, dr artiqftn D owkI 
 fni dommo evidenter fefe reddidsnsnt. Laur. Sui'ius in vita 
 S. 'Jl'edardi. T om. 3. “ Wen a Tt£f‘ by nig' had ftoln 
 
 " S. Medards Bee‘s; de in deir Mailers qarrel, leaving 
 “deirHiv^, fetupon de Malelaclor: and eagerly purfuing 
 “ him wk way foever hee ran, woald*^ not ceas flinging of 
 " him, until dey had niad‘ him (weider hee 'vvcold" or no) to 
 “ gC'‘ bak again to deir Mafters housj& der‘ falling proftrat' 
 "athisfeetS (ubmiflytocrfl him merci fordecnm'com- 
 “ mitted. Wk beeing dmn, (o (oon as de Saint extended 
 “unto him dc hand of bcnediflion i de Bee%lik‘ obedient 
 “ Servants, did foorf wii' flay from perfecuting him, and c- 
 “ vidently ycelded dcmlelvs to de ancient pofl'elTion and cu- 
 “ ftodi of deir Matter. 
 
 It wer*^ to bee wij'ed dat Pares culpa migt bee Pares pand; 
 [dat all lik‘ offenders migt hav‘ Iik‘ pL]iiiJlnent..]Bat fit our 
 arnot of S.'Jliedards kind', dus torcfcu‘demielvs 
 from dis mikievous Enimi'; it is meet' deir merit proenr^ 
 demaprotedi^.n.-and as dey provid' forde belt and faf'ty 
 S' of nien;z', fc men jrnld' provid'for de faf'ty and fecut'bee- 
 '■ ingofdem: dat fue as delift in tings for deir Country fo 
 profitable,mift not by I'die & teeviji Varlets, [unprofitable 
 members of de Common-welt] bee difcffirragcd in deir ho- 
 neftemrfes. Werfor'I humbly & hartily entreat all dof‘, 
 (weiderdey beehif oriow) wk /ail reap eider profit or 
 pleafur' by def' my pains; dat dey wrokl'cndcvourjas muc 
 as indem lyet, by demfclvs and by deir friends, dat againft 
 dis odious rapin'it may bee enacfedjfasaLaw ofdeMtd‘s & 
 Perfians wkalteret not.) Dat dey wk felonioufly break ope 
 dett tru' labourers houfes, Jali, lik' oder Houl'-brcakers.bee 
 deemed 
 
C.Vn. Of the^ee^sEnimh. 
 
 dffimed and Judged as guilty of Burglari, and (o Iiav< no be- 
 ntfic or favour by de Mufes, dac dus violat‘d de Mufes facred 
 favorites. And hffir‘,nou iny band is in,(dnwf it may fena* 
 a hard Digreflion ) let me beg de lik‘ bmi/ for dof‘ oder ne- 
 ceflary creatur's, wi€j for deir lik‘ c. rtain and generall pro¬ 
 fit, de Proverb hat joyned wit com in fpcciall commenda¬ 
 tion to de world. 
 
 Wofo k^ef reel Slice f and 'Bee^n, 
 
 Sleep' ortvak^,ieir Irtftcooms in. 
 
 Dey ferv for itiansufS bot‘ witoutand witin: noton'Iy 
 to feed* de belly, butalfoto clod* debak: for wi'enecelTary 
 ufes, dey defervefpecially to bee belooved, and defended of 
 all. Andyetitink dat in any ting, nay in all tings els, der*^ 
 is not fo mu€ wrong and fpoyl dmn to de Country, as ire 
 dem alon*: Ssep-ftealing, trrog fooli/ pitti, is nou grown 
 fb common and (ocontinuall. Wcr*by (befidS de infinic 
 lofles wi-c tru* Subjefts daily fuffer in dat kind*) de Com- 
 nion-wclt fuftaynet an oder great dsramag*^ in Corn : de 
 Husbandmen oft tim*s fearing and forbearing to fold* deir 
 Land, left deir lof /ffild* bee greater dan deir gain. Sur‘lyj 
 in my opinion, de very Boot‘-halers, or Higway-robbers, 
 ar mor* woortby favour dan fu-e. For dey ar men of mor* 
 generous fpirits; bot* apt for fervic* demfelvs,and to breed* 
 bold* Soldiers for deir Princ* and Country : vvho, by goad 
 admonition, better imployments, or confcienc* of de fin, ar 
 ofttira‘s reclaimed; Wcr*asdd‘Nigt-ravens,Fordemoft-' 
 parr, ar baf* couardly Knav's, neiderfit forl'ervic* norla- 
 bour:[a m®r* burden to de Gommon-weltCand as incorri¬ 
 gible as jTeep-biting Curs, wic beeing one* fle/’ t, doo* feldom 
 defift; until de bon‘s or Foomwat els doo* happily Coak 
 dem. 
 
 
 T 
 
 C A P. 
 
140 
 
 CAP. VIIL 
 
 OF DE FEDING OF BE^S. 
 
 mcnnt's of de twc!v ar rk and pientifui 
 (i-' ^i-ede Bskgadcr abundantly, and ftor' 
 fAi ^tn^Rjvskralldc [G^^ph, 
 
 Zfs:jbu: Cancfr is better dan bo-t‘de oder. 
 
 ^ 2 nd Lii^-a dey liv of deir daily la- 
 hour, from hand to mouF: little increafing 
 or diminiXing dcir ftor^; unles dey fail into de hands of Rob- 
 * bers; and'den, vviFoutrefeuS dey loEall. Butin deoder 
 levn,eider wolly or partly,dey fad- upon dat ftoiS wi^de 
 free rk tnCDnk did aft'cord‘dein. For Scerpio haF but de 
 —--pmt‘gleanings of decaying plants; de Fre Still mrnnFs no.. 
 
 Fingatali. Tj/wbeginneF to put fcorFfre/plants, wkin 
 e/fr<£-r and ar wel increafed; biitidisbr(Eding-timh, 
 
 . _.ce mouFs ar mor‘ mulliplyed dan de meat; wi-e unkind'' 
 
 ■'' iveder oftentimes luffereF dem not to fete in. So datali dis 
 Gey,raor‘ or les, fpend upon de ftok; yea de weaker 
 flails I'oomwat longer, beeing not i'o well able to endur^ de 
 Jarpaier ; andder‘for‘, for want of Imm llor‘ to fecd‘oi_ 
 betvverd wil^s at bein', I hav‘ known fooin di= after Mid- 
 
 ^ For wi-t levn ipending mcon ISjfaim iwarms ar fuificient 
 7'^'' i’iv-e-' ly provided; wk arte be reckoned as JjlIs, dcvtvyS'pe.: 
 frl'r.dil ' increasd: nextyeer‘isceirain, ifdeybsnot 
 
 --— over-hived. Soomar not provided for haifdetim'; anddef', 
 
 asdcfperatlypoor^ai-notvacDrF de feeding. Oderssr pro.- 
 vided for fix,or fiv‘,or fewr mmnFs; wk,by de help of feed¬ 
 ing, may liv and doo^ weL 
 
 5 Of de firft fort ar tira‘ly prim* fwarms unbroken: sifo 
 
 gr-yfr,'/ fert.^ fairCaftlings,not ovcr-hived,befor‘ Cencer,yea,dc in kind' , 
 or inbakwardSrommersfbcfor^ Mid-^<j««r;wen de blakbc- 
 r.c ^.n.ii. jy^bloffoss ar not yetccPATJ,’.'. nor de hoDnni*dewiqit‘go!i; 
 
C. vni Of the fied'mg of^ee^i. 141 
 
 For fu€ hav‘ fiifticient bot‘ coompany and tim^ to mak^ fuf- 
 ficjent provifion. 
 
 Ot de fecond fort ar de over-little and lat* {warms, wof^ 
 pauciti and pooverti tnak’s dcm unlufty to travel for tnor *^; — 
 and unable to kffip‘ wat is gotten or given dem. Sue ar fur‘ 
 to bee put befor*^ Winter bee pad, by cold‘s and hnnger, out 
 of hunger and coldf And der‘tor‘ if you hav‘ omitted to 
 fav’‘ {u€ by Vmn v ; yet omit not to fav^ dat little wk dey v .«, £; 
 hav\ and your vain labour and cofl: in feeding dem. v, c.io, 
 p. I. ».5. *«///. 
 
 Ofdefird fort ardemidling and indifferent fwarms.wk 
 by deir eanicft labour hav*^ gotten wel,& gadcred good ftor'- 
 of welf' togeder: but yet, for foom want of number or timS — 
 de Soommer leavef dem in foom want of provifion^ 
 
 As for Stoks dat hav*- flood two yaks, and yet hav^ not 
 fufficient ftok for defl fevn nioonfs; fweider dey b® fuo as 
 hav‘^ not gotten it, or having gotten it, hav‘ loft it again) k- 
 dey ar out of preofl; and dcr‘for‘ lit to bs taken, not fed. ~ 
 
 V. r.io.p. I. H. 3. in IV. 
 
 But becaiis unkind* Soommers may mak‘ good ivvarms 
 but pCOrS as contrarily a plentiful Soommer may mue mend \ , 
 
 de wcorft; betwffiifl r*V^«,and UhrA, wen Bee'-s arto go. 
 bee taken,•y. it behrovcf you to try* all your fwarms, by 
 Knocking and Poyfing dcm : v. for de noys wil tcl you de 
 greatnes of dccffiinpany.andde weight,deir welf. Dey dat 
 ar ufed to poys dem by hand, wii rtfolv you reddily in dis 
 point by aym: wi^ ti! you know to doo*, de Scabs may di-'' ■ *■ ^ '• 
 
 reflyou. 
 
 For having taken de juft weigt of de Hiv*and all toge¬ 
 der, if, de for‘known weigt of de Isr* fplwted Hiv* beeing 
 deduced,der* remain not at de Icaft ten or twclv pound; dat 
 Iwarm is dcfperatly poor*, v. and fitter to bee taken dan r.?;. 
 fcd(-): if between* tenand fifttrn*; honfingand fading 
 wi! rav‘dcm, fo dat dey may fwarm de next yeer*: if be¬ 
 tween* lyand 20, little or no* help wil fervj and yet dey 
 may bee as forward as dc beft: if betwffin* 20 and 30, r.r up¬ 
 ward i ffor a fivarti) may bee fo ri-e as to vveig abeev 40) 
 
 T 2 fu-e 
 

 ir.m. 
 
 ?S :ii 
 
 Of the Feeding of^ee^s. C.VIII. 
 
 fu€,beeingabundantly provided for dehardeft Winter, wil 
 C) certainly yeeld‘you fair and timMyfwarms. And always 
 degreatefdc ftor^is, debetter increasit promife-f; unlcs, 
 in loom extraordinary yeer‘, de Hiv‘ bffi cloyed wit too 
 • tau-e:v. for ten muc, as wel to Bs's as Men, doo‘t oft tiin‘s 
 tnor‘ harm dan good. 
 
 an i: jeii, 
 -.allyiris^h 
 
 fn-.g not jsidoTn Ulm 
 
 c.5-n.5J. 
 
 a [mail Bet-fcld'- , and can bee come. 
 
 ty‘dof‘ iat iai^pc7i.w. 
 
 Cl I ley ne'cer pr 
 ■Med ie h 
 
 V. 
 
 Mor‘over,becaus a long Winter and arouf Spring fol¬ 
 lowing, wit from Oder accidents, may wa{l‘demdatwer' 
 grod, as.onde oderfid‘, a/ort Winter and a mild‘Spring 
 may help dof‘ dat wer‘ fcantily provided;it J?allnot b® amis 
 to try‘again,in 7 ’»/fwor t^r»f/,do(‘dacyou fufpedltand to 
 f£d‘demifycufee caus.v.s. 15.&' 16. 
 
 S CO M ar of opinion dat all feeding of Bee^s is vain and 
 fruitiest faying, if you fed' dem nor, dey can but di‘;and 
 ■ fo wil dey cm' wen you hav' beflovved your labour and 
 coft. Butdisisdifprroved by expcrIcnc':fordof^wk(b$- 
 ^•' 5 ■ ing ft to b£ f«: v .)ar fitly fed, dco‘ leldom mifcairy. Dat 
 
 Senmmer dey provid' iuft'iciently fi r Winter j and de next 
 dry ar as lik'ly to (warm and bffi fat as oder. 
 
 ^ ^ D£n 3 tiiralIfQDd'ofBec‘sisHa).ini:forwant,orforfDa- 
 
 ring wer'of, many oder tings bav'bttndcvikd. Jriflotle 
 Hift.l 5 . c.-a. tnentionet Figs,and all fu£ Iwcec' i'mgs,. A pur ti pc m acrtl'u 
 cjUd id genus dulciatn ciium a^ponu;;t. And k)f’^»»<,fpeaking 
 
 mor'particularly, commendet Raifins , and Figs, and 
 teafed Wroli, we: in fwffit' Win' mad' of Raifins, or nu' 
 Na; hn'. Win' boyled, or Hfflnni-water. Si ctbus desffe cenfeatHr a- 
 ‘‘‘ fibus-, KVM pajfzs ftccdfve, pcojj^ ad fores earum pofssiffe 
 
 cenveniet: item Janas iraFras madentes paffo ant defitsto , ant 
 
 aqua m-.tlfa. And fCDm of oiir Country-men hav' pradifed 
 togiv'dem Bay-lak, Bean-flour, Ground maulr, rolled 
 fifiim. Wardens, and Apples, and fwst Wrort. Ail wi-e tings, 
 
 dowf. 
 
C.VIIL Of the'Feeding of ^ee^i. 
 
 dowgdey wilfpendsyet cannotdey bee preferved by dcin, 
 wit out Hoonni. 
 
 Dis Feeding-hconni ( as dat is ftol’n) wen dcy hav' 
 firft taken dcif refedion, dcy convey into deir voyd Cels; 
 
 •wic, becausdcy cannot non Jut dcm up, as betor' Virgo, . 
 for want of wax jt/.dcy dco" but half-fil. Andaer‘for‘ dey v.uO.», i 
 firft fpend of dis lat‘-gotten bconni refervingdat, wic was 
 mor‘ faf‘iy laid up,unto de laft. 
 
 fa) ie cyuifel ef PIim, /; to ke Mted ; i.,t ,f you pl.tc< ietr 
 
 jood‘ ad tore'. [lefo,-'h .ioo,\1,t wl dy„v ne,h Luo iL-.me,Hy 
 
 ie /..v ; of ie cnf „rd ie goods of ie cier ml hee eudangered : ,f you 
 plat’It ah ead from iar HiV- ieti tvil it lee common andifwifin, 
 upon ie Stool-, [«-i( dlcfi) ienmufe )ou nmoo'e it in tim‘, or l^epo tt 
 clof ; oieimf It wi: leenc Ittur for 1cm,i,m if it let ad fo- V. ». I: 
 res Jnd a. for ie dey:o‘ of leafed Wood, it „ „ feur mcaL to caU 
 Bee's, ian to fed‘ Jem. For tf ie l,a»r lee alcoy ie V/ooH ■, u ml 
 Itm' ie joints cfmanj : f no, ; fom ml lee ir.t.inplei /a $e fmatl 
 h.urs, as Birds i>: a gun. Cscln it fer'for' ivif a liunen clof/o iat 
 ^e Beds may not eieep‘ let-men^. 
 
 In all manner ftEding, ever tak‘ good h$d‘, dat de Bffi's 
 may not fall into de Hoonnideft eider dey ftik faft, and fo b® 
 drounedjor deir wings bffi limed der'^wif, (o dat dey cannot 
 get up again, (unlcs deir fellows prefently lik dem dry)til 
 dey bffi-eilitd. 
 
 Fffidingof Bffi‘siseiderPubIikorPrivat. Publikfffiding 
 is of divers Swarms togedcr, abroad, wif' de t/. remainder 
 of Hoonni, Met,and Wax;ind£Hiv‘s,inde Ve(Tels,ando- 
 dcrneceflary Inftruments,(w. c. lo, p. 2, «. 2. ) wi^odcr- I' 
 wi[‘WK)ld‘ ba: loft. And der-for' diskind‘of fading is'^'^ 
 on‘ly for dem wk tak‘ andtrft deir Hoonni dcmfelvs. Let 
 dis FQod‘ bee fe t in foom remot‘ plac‘ of your garden, (left de 
 Gleaners wen dey hav‘dcDii wit it,let upon from ftall necr‘ 
 unto it) andagainftdeSout and \Veft-l'un,lcftdeybfficil- 
 ledindccndGft deday. Wiftdis fading laftet, you may 
 ( it you pleas ) bar up doft dat nffid*^ it not. 
 
 Jrivat feeding is of privat Swarms in deir privat Hiv's: i? 
 
 wieis c'.roa by Ikr.dry Ways, and at lundry tim'sof de Vfh-at'feed-' 
 yffir‘. '"Ii _ 
 
 De ways of privat feeding ar fpecially two: by Com, and ^ 
 by Cm', ‘ T 3 By 
 
i)f the Feeding of^ee^s. C. VIII. 
 
 By Cm after dis manner.Tak'afrc/ ComofLiv^-Hoon- 
 ni oat of a Hiv‘, and lay it upon fom Baf' or Prop,to ber' it 
 upfrom deStoohdatdeBee^smay wrork, as wel under as 
 upon. Dis BaP may ba a fqar' Fram‘,wof‘' fid‘s ar 6 iikcs, 
 and woi‘ end‘s ar 3;or4 inees long; having 4 hoais bored 
 tcorrow, [atea-e corner on'; j for lb many Pins or Feet', of 
 ’ffii lengt you 1® lit for your prefent purpos.('j/.«.r( 5 . J For 
 an®d',aforkedilikofdefoi'faidiengtmay ferv; having 
 de 2 end's ofde Fork faftened on' to an oder at de dib dif- 
 tanc'; andaisistob® fupported wittr® ftet'jasde Fram' 
 wit fowr. 
 
 Forlak of aHcDnni-com,tak''a dry'con.refcrvcdfordc 
 purpos,and pour der'oii fo mut' Liv'-hronni as it may re- 
 cciv : (if you fink it bs no: liqid enoug, den mix it wit 
 warm water ) &: fpread it all over de Corn wit your finger, 
 datkmay fink into'dc Gels: anduPdishoonnyedGom as 
 de Hoanni-com. II. 
 
 De fecond way of privat ftedingjisby C^a'jwiedePocc 
 
 teaoet;- arundineu tKferrt caKaliytu. In ft®d 
 
 of de OutlandiJ' you may uP cur Kex, or Eldtr ra- 
 der: having piktoutde pit wit a blunt-pointed knif', aU 
 fav' about half an inc from de end's,to keep' in de Hoonni. 
 Dis b®ing cut to a convenient lengt, andiqared a little on 
 de outfid's, fet two or tree of dem togeder, ful of Hoonni 
 upon de Stool'. 
 
 But dis plain way of de Naturall Can',wic is good, may 
 yet b® bettered by an Artificial Can' or Ftsding-trowg; de 
 wi-e is to b® mad'of loom faftwood, [[jasPcar, Warden, 
 Box, Maple,] Since^long, 5 inoesand a half broad, and 
 jqartersof aninedsp'. In dis piee'eut 5-eannelSjeac of 
 dem half an in€ broad, and as mu^ d®p‘; leaving betw«n' 
 dem2 fpaccs,and by de fid's aoderfpaces.eatofdcmhalf 
 an ino broad: and lik'wif' at de end's. 
 
 -j Dc Com or Crf«' b®ing repicnijed wit hoonni or hcon- 
 nyed water, {v. n- I4.)in a fair calm ®vnii)g(wen de heat of 
 de day, and de Bee's waark is part) plac' it upon 5 e Bool',as 
 nffr' de Hiv'-coms as may b®, nor touting dem: & f® dat 
 de Hiv' fet doun in his plac', b® clof' every wer'; leaving 
 
 at 
 
C.VIIL Of the deeding of^ee^s, i 
 
 at de (loQt^ but rcom‘ ’enoug for a Bee‘ or two to paf. Dcu 
 wil def‘ Bee's to wcork afre/j not ceafing day nor nigtjUntil 
 dey hav* rid de Hoonni clean. If dey need* any mor‘, de 
 next ffivning doo‘ lik‘wif‘.Bucalways (wtn it waxe-t dark, 
 and ;ie ar all in ) bar up de dooi‘ j and der‘ keep' deni 
 ri! de ne-xt ee vning,wen odcr Bffi‘s ar qitit: or if you wil let 
 dem out in dc morning; be fur' to tak‘ out de Gom or 
 Car/, weidei'he be rid or no ; andftil leav deHiv* clofS 
 vvit'an.irrowpaffag*'. 
 
 If your pcor‘ Be's Joold^ not be dus defended from Ca,HeJfeedmr 
 Grangers, dc feding ofdcm wcold‘ preov^a ftarving ofw finr-^ing. ^ 
 dem : for de Borderers Ifnelling de bcoti wil bee fut‘ to hav* ' 
 part of it, if dey can coom at it: and wendat isdoon, dey 
 wil fee upon de Stor' and fo fpoil a!!. jg 
 
 Dc cim^s of feeding ar fr® \iVtrgo^7ifces,zn^iTaHrHs.'] C 
 
 Fordc firll,Itisgcodto fed*’ Bet's bejor' dey n®l‘^;(dat 
 dey may fav‘ deir Stor‘, wiedey-hav' /uc up in deirCels, 
 untilde Spring) nam'ly, in deleter part of Virgo, {wen 
 Corns ar taken v.) or in Libra. For dof‘ dat hav' I’pcnt deir 
 own ftor‘, and hav*- little or no-ting left in de end' of Win- 
 ter, arfodifemrragedpandio feeble wi-t fading; dat know¬ 
 ing deir -fin bodi's canber^oucnocoldS dey wilnotcODm 
 abroad, but wen deyar fed; miles de sveder beexcffiding 
 evarm and calm; andde mor' dey kffip‘ in , de weaker fid 
 dey ar, and lef apt to brad''. But dofi woF rad' feeding ha-t 
 caufeddemeo Ipar' deir ftor' tilde Spring, wil bee as-eeer'- 
 fiii as de beft : in any reafonable vvederdey wil abroad, and 
 fet-t in dat fruitful tyimbrofia,wk caufet dem prcfently to 
 incrcas and multiple, v. f.4. «. 12. 
 
 Atdis firfttim'der'for'firft fini/de Publik feeding : and 
 iden begin de Privat: in wi€ if you giv nou de better part of 
 de-j.dii'allouanc'; you may (uppli'dedefeftat dcfecond r 
 feeding-tim': wen deir need' wil better appeer'. jo 
 
 hVTifees or t^^ries, as food'as de weder is Warm, (not 
 befor', left de ccold' ^ildem in deir woork) if you fear dey 
 wil lak(wi€you may perceiv by deir ligtnes and unwilling- 
 nes to CQom abroad, and foomtim'by a murmuring noist’,) 
 fuppli' deir want again, and again,if need' bee . 
 
1^6 Ofthe^mooyingof Bee's C.IX. 
 
 ii If cider del' fedBseS or anyoder, €anc‘ afterward to 
 3; /(ri fe;'- hk, j^nam'lyin Taurtu, orfomwat befor'or after;j den 
 ieed‘ dem daily,until dfid-^tmtu-. giving dem, c^’eryeev'. 
 ningjor morning betim's,a fpmnful ofHoanni j and taking 
 away de Cem or Can' again, befor' oder Ba's b« at Wcork. 
 ButdisistobaciCDn wifoat intermifsion : for de Ca's 
 wil dudy 'iQok'for it,and langui/, ifoiic' or twit' dry lak it. 
 
 By dis means I hav' faved S warms dat forfook' deir Hi v's 
 for hunger , hiving dem again in dcir own Hiv's : wit 
 proDved good in de fam' ygfrC But fiK, having ban one' 
 out of proof', ar fcarc' to ba trufted. 
 
 CAP. IX. 
 
 Of the remooVmg of Bec^s. 
 
 Remoeving of Bee's beocar'fulto avoid del' 
 I?:i>t 7 d:d’tr. tiv'avils: Hindering of deir Swarming', and of 
 
 r;s,::v,T7?. deir HcDani-gaderiiig ; Breaking of deir Corns; 
 
 Robbing: and lofof Bffi's. 
 
 I Remuov* always in a fair day; and,as necr'as you can ^esj 
 Rm!c\< A. jjj fetled weder.For wen dry ar mcovedroan oJer plac‘,(if 
 Z?ief' wif'in deir circuit or walk ) dey wil fii' to deir old' 
 
 - - -ftandiag as foon'as dey ar let go'; and banker about it 3 or 4 
 
 days,andfromtim'longer: wer' decold' vvetcatc dem) 
 many lol' deir liv's. And if you Remoov' dem out of deir 
 kac\vledg;den (as amazed in an uncouf plac' jdey fli' about 
 for a wil', viewing de countri, and learting for deir old' 
 bom': wendey ar weary, dey reft wer'foever: and if foul 
 w^eder emm upon dem, dey ar in lik' danger. 
 
 3_ Fordetim'ofdeyar'jReraoov'notindetraftilmoon'fs, 
 Kinr.inrni-. ^ fortnigt afor' or after, for lofing de Ba's. For if 
 
 foul weder fall not,de very ftil cold' wil kil many, wil' dey 
 ar {fraying abroadtaad of dof'dat return,b«ing not yet ac- 
 qainted 
 
C. IX.- Of the hmooVing of'BeeU] i 
 
 qainted wit de Hiv'dcorS <®in wil fall fort, foom upon Sc 
 wer‘, wil'dcyreft panting,decold‘-eil)etdcm. 
 
 T'fjwm, and fpecially arnaugt; for hill. 4 
 dering 5 eir fwarmiiig,'as wel asdeir hcDnni-gaderiiig:and 
 
 Cancer, for danger allb of breaking deir fofc Corns, -- 
 
 In Leo, dowgdc Swarming-tim‘bffi part, and robbing, 
 tim^^notyetcoam ; yetder‘rcmainet foom hconni*gadcring; 
 and de Corns beeing den inoft‘ weigty and inoft‘ weak, de 
 danger of breaking dem is greateft. 
 
 To Rema)v‘in IV^ofwende doo‘ever uf'to bcc 
 trying of mafteris) v, is dangerous for robbing. Forde/«-^- 
 or old'Inhabitants of de Garden (asdeygo' about 
 pry ing for bootis ) finding nu' ncigbours ccom among dem, 
 wil bee fur' to vifit dem: and wil' de def of dcir ftrengt is 
 ilragling abroad, feekingfor deir old' dwelling; dey wil 
 bring dereft fu€ •eeer'todeirhous-warming, as ^al! haply 
 uiak'de lions too hot for dem, And den dey muft bee fain to 
 go‘along wit dem, and help to carri deir own goads after 
 demet/.c. 7 '»* 42 . 
 
 Defitteft tirn'iseidcrinZi^ra, anddefor'part ofi'etfr. > 
 
 fio, dat dey may tcorrowly know deir nu' ftanding, befor' ^ 
 
 de weder bee too cold'; or in Aries, and de later part of Pif- 
 ces, dat dey may bee aeqainted wit it, befor' mu€ gadering 
 ofHoonni. ' ■“ 
 
 NcverdeleSjif you hav' Bet's in oder mens keeping, woF 
 Car' and skilyou miftruft;you were better to Remrov'dem 
 unfeafonably wit foom lof, dan to hazard all by deir igno- 
 ranc' and ncgligenc'. ^ 
 
 But if you may coof', RcmCPv' in Lihra on'ly; wk is fim- Libra, le kH 
 
 plydebeft. ^ >noonf initH'it 
 
 And forde Remmvingof a Swarm into an oder Garden, 
 
 (weidcr it bee neer' or far ofj de on'Iy tim' is de eevning or 7 
 nigt next after de hiving;dat hee may beeathis nu' ftanding, 
 
 reddi to wOOrk, in de morning;and fo lof' no tim', nor break -- 
 
 hisfirftComindecarriag'. Butleec. 5. s.Sj. c^cat, 
 
 I N dc eevning, wen you mean to Rem(!0v‘;an hour befor' 
 fun-fet,(having firfl/ut dc hiw clof‘)immediatly lift up de of 
 V Stwl' 
 
Ofth^nmVmgof^Qe's, G.IX, 
 
 St®l‘,and fet it afid^. Den having prepared an oder of 
 
 de fam' heigr, and ccnvered it wit your Mantle, fo dat dc 
 middle oi de ina .rk bi? over de "niddie or ce Strol^; iet dis 
 ccDvercd ucok in his plac*^;or ii de olu‘ ftoh cannot wel h(g 
 mmvedjQcn f’etde coDvered ftool' cloP to it. Dis doDn,!ifc up 
 de ftall trom his old' P.oal', and iet it upon de nu'; and den 
 wiping de Bee‘s from de old‘ ftcol‘(if any remain)wit your 
 Bru/itldcr tak= de ftooK away,or craver it wit a clot.Witin 
 awiP (wcndeBee^sar a!!in)filupd£ dODr‘ wit gras,& knit 
 de mantle at defowr corners overde top of dc Hiv‘,fo as 
 deknots may nor ilip; and prefently bind‘ it tode Hiv‘ a- 
 bout de middle ilakly vy it a (mail lin‘, and wreft it faft wit 
 a little ftik. And fo is de flail reddy to b® Rcmroved. 
 
 Dey up commonly to mak‘ no‘mor‘ adra‘, but,after 
 - fun-fet wen de Bee‘s ar at reft, to lift up de ftall, and fet it 
 upon a mantle fpred on de ground, and io to bind'it upi 
 leaving de Bee's upon de ftooft ( wicina gmd ftall ar not a 
 few) behind'dem. Wif way, for fue flails as hav' alldeir 
 Bee 4 up in de Hiv‘, may ferv wel enoug. 
 
 De Belt way to carri your * Stall, is upon a Coul-flaf b£» 
 i tween' two. 
 
 » -HU r.r. 'tcV.em:cY tvps iu-h, jfkotei nuyiet'-tvo ot irii. 
 -lulUtiiTnk: f.’-J} 'o-.uni Icgeitr-. 
 
 If it bee leif t,on' may carri it in his hand. Bur,houioevcr 
 bee fur' it bang perpendicularly, for fear of breaking de 
 Gems: iprciaily if you canc' to retnCDv' befor' Libra, wen- 
 de wax is fort; and de lower parts of de Corns ar heavy wit 
 Sfeadcns,as wel as de upper wit Hmnni. 
 
 Wen you hav' browft de Stall horn',you may let it fland^ 
 bound as it is,all nigt inde hous. De morrow, wen de weder 
 fervet, fet him on bis feat: but if it bee foul all de next day, 
 keep'him ftil bound until it bee fair: and den, having Irafed 
 dc Lin', and taken away de MantIe,cIcom' him up prefently 
 leaving, for tree or fowr fair days,a very narrow cinranc', 
 ■ for fear of robbing. Fordeirnu' neigbours.even Nou alfo 
 (dowg not fo eagerly as in Virgo) wil proov' dem : and dey 
 isilaoi fo ftoutly rerift.uatil dey bee aeqaintsd in de plac', 
 €AP. 
 
c.x. 
 
 «4P. 
 
 £ A P. X. 
 
 Of the Fruit mid profit of^ee's, 
 
 Wer'in if/ewed.firft de Vindemiatm or taking ofComsi 
 fecondly.ie trying ofde ffax and Ho<»«»»,witde mak'- 
 ing of tMet or Hydromel : and tirdly, dc fingular ver¬ 
 m's of dem, for de uf‘ and coomfortof man, 
 
 Dif firf} part of &u £apter fitPtt df 
 takifii of dff Corns, 
 
 ~ E rnoft* ufuall, and generally moll* 
 
 manner of taking de Corns, is by killing de 
 
 Bee's. For wiode natural! and feafonable- 
 
 tim' is in firgo, [from de end' of de T>og.> 
 days unto Libra\}btcwis til dcn dc Coras ar 
 fulofSkadons; wi-edeceivdeHoonni-mcn. — 
 makingde Hiv' heavyer,and de Hconni woorsiffor deyung 
 Bee's,as ivel as de Sandarafe,corrupt de fam': Pnlli (fr rahr& Cf/l.l.a, m (. 
 
 fordes (mtnali faporis, & fitcco fao mella corrumpH»t)mi 
 after dac tim', de weder waxet colder, not fo fit for de run= 
 ningand woorking of dc Hconni; and dc Hconni is Iik'ly to 
 decreas, eider by de Bee's own fpending, or by de fpoiling 
 of Robbers. Except in dc Heat, countri's, wer'deir gade- 
 
 ring laftet longer: for det' dey defer deir taking until Mid« 
 
 Hbra. 
 
 At disrim‘dcr‘for‘,confidcr wit your fcif war Stalls you ^ % 
 wil kil. Swarms dac may liv, “ ysrlings and two yffirlings *- 
 
 dat ar in proof', ksp' for ftor'.Lik'wif' dof' dat rid deir ^ • 
 
 Dron'sbctim‘s,and Ipecially dey dat draw out deir yung 
 Cepens.'t/. 
 
 (1} Dof of tree or fowr yeer's, wk, by reafon of deir not 3 i. 
 fwarming dislaft Scommer, ar fulofBee'sjligtly ar fat, and ‘• 
 
 der'for' woort de taking: but dey ar alfo good for ftor', un¬ 
 its de freqent Hoonni-dews hav' mad' dem over far.e/.But v. VK 
 ^ V2 (ii;dof‘ 
 
OftbeFmt and profit of ^ee^s. C.X. P.I. 
 
 Ij, (Il!dof'^ofdatag‘wi«hav‘cafttwic^(exccptdey wcr‘ very 
 
 forward, and had beat away dcir Dron's betiin's ) ar not 
 likMy to f continu'; and dcr'for' ar to b© taken. 
 
 ‘ rsitht-i: ijtr.eiUrfvirm, ner ar f;,!!if Set‘i U [ercndSiommC}, 
 
 T j'-‘ rv:s:d-kt'j^ a„j fui to flarjan chr ^eet’, and not to hot 
 -ieah=td Ij ku Ut‘ cafHing ; fat it ball lat) ie Hol^ agam.\.c. J.n. 11. 
 
 m. Lik'wifYin j all poor" Swarms unwmrdytobepfed, v. 
 
 r IV jiii If jgt Stoks.wof* ftoks ar decayed : v. for dey 
 r.f is K 5 lur‘Iy di'.Suc ar dey dat car‘ not to carri out deir dros*, 
 
 fl'j. or to driv‘ away deir Dronfo in du‘tim‘f : and fuc ar 
 - r.c. 4. n.'xo. dey dat in rir_£o,oraftcr,mak*agenera!landcontinued mur- 
 V.c.i. n. 54. muring aboov inde affodof' dat dc Robbers dm^ 
 
 eagerly^lTauit ar to bee fufpeded : and if deir Corns bec 
 y.s.r.n.aS, broken, ■:/. delay not deir taking. fVJ Mor'ovcr, all 
 ' Stalls cfl:reeycer‘sold‘&: upward,dat bav‘miftfwarming 
 two vEi'^s togeder: fand fpeciaiiy dof', dat having lyen 
 {ffirt‘ ds ScDinmer befcr‘, did not caftdis laft Sommer j for 
 fuc doo^ feldom after profper. [tisder‘for‘ better to tak‘ 
 dem nouwii^deyargoodjdanfina vain hop^ofiiicreasj to 
 k$p‘dcmtiideyperijl ('VIJ Neidvtis it faf'to truft any, 
 after dey bav' Rood fiv‘ yffr's; unles it bee foom fpeciall 
 kind‘ofB«‘s,wi€caft often, and yet f beating away dcir 
 Dronfo betirrds, doo‘ ftil kiEp‘demfcIvs in hart; For fu-e I 
 bav*^ kept nia‘ cr ten} ffir‘s: and I bav‘ beard of loom of a 
 '*■'11. greater ag‘. ('VIlJ Lik'wil* ifyouhav^ any dat ar very fat 
 and ful of Honnnii f as fcom ysr‘s f®m wil bee, even doun 
 to de Stmif j dof‘ ar rip‘ and ready to y celd‘ deir Fruit. On* 
 fu€ IS wtBrttrtEorfowr. Tak‘ dem der'^for'indeir fcafon: 
 For wanting r©m‘to brffd‘ in, ( deir Cclsbeeing ful of 
 Hccnnij dey wil decay by little andlittle, and confum* to 
 noting. And der‘foi‘, as in a wet hungry yeer* you muft 
 keep‘dcbeft; foin a dry yeer‘,ricand plentiful in Hoonni- 
 dews, de wrorft ar lik‘to prmv* bed for ftor*. 
 
 t VIII, fVIII )But generally tak‘dcbeft, and dewa)rft:/;j?»e(/ii3 
 
 4 virtut. 
 
 manner of Haviog mad‘ €ois of your Stall to be taken ; fmm two 
 jaStng so:‘r._ *Sun-fet, dig a hoal in de ground ^as 
 
 neer* 
 
C.X. P.I. of the Fruit (Difl profit of (Bee‘'s. 151 
 
 n6Er‘ de St(»l‘ as may b®) about ei« or nin‘ iiKes dffpSand 
 alinoft‘ as wid‘a5de Hiv‘-skirts:l^ngde fmall cart round 
 about dc brims. Den having a little llik flit in on‘ endS and 
 jVipc atde oder, tak‘ a f Brimfton‘-ma£ fiv‘ or fix in«es 
 long, and about de bignes of your little finger, and making 
 it fall in de flit, ftik dc ftik in de middle of de bottom, or in 
 de fid‘ of de hoal; fo dat de top of de Mac may fland eevn 
 wit de brim of de pit, or witin on‘ in€ of it: and den fet an 
 Oder by him dreft after de fam‘ manner, if dat beenotfufti- 
 cient. Wen youhav‘ fired def‘ Maoesat de upper end‘s, 
 fet over de Hiv‘; and prelently jbe it clol'‘ at de Skirts wit 
 de fmall cart, dat non‘ of de fmok‘ may coom foort*. So fill 
 you hav‘ de Bee‘s ded and doun in les dan a qarter of an 
 hour. 
 
 But a moov‘^able Pit is better,as b®ing always rcddy,wit- ^ 
 out any labour, for any Stall, in any plac‘ of de garden. Wk “ 
 
 is to b£8 mad‘ of de round trunk of an Elm, or oder trffi; de -- 
 
 iengt or dept wcr‘of let bee to in«s: de dimeter of dc 
 soMvexitfHperficiesi^iu-ecs, and ofde csitctiva I oat detop, 
 and 8 at de bottomrand fo deTrunk wil b$ nv‘ in-ees tik be¬ 
 low, and 4 aboov: de tree inmofl wer‘of muft bee floped 
 onl ine deep‘. Dis Pit beeing placed, faftendeftik wit de 
 mae or maees, into dc ground, in dc middle of de bottom? 
 fier de Mao, fet over dc Stall,and flop in de fraok' wit lin- 
 nen clodk. 
 
 * V.Uyou m^y haV ie eetmug Mdmorr.iKgtofirjijyoHreifOOtl^- ml' 
 geflci'.Beeh ke at lefl: veie oieijeij' rail truUle jcuin hamihr.g je 
 Hoo-.m , t'-hy arty rne.im ity may ccom at you. But if je wide, lee 
 enou^ to kief dem w, or de hous lee clop enoug to {fef iem out\ you may 
 taf mmiiifof deHayyoufkat. 
 
 t ar mad' oj linne’i r.,^s and numflon', after de manner dat 
 
 maids maiy Sluts, firff, rnelt poundedBrimjhts's dea talf a Iwnen rag ,a- 
 lout an ss.t Ls'oad, and a foot' Ungs, and holding hoi' de end's tn on' h ind, 
 dip lie s eft /tide melted Bi imfton', turning it up and doun ivit a fliia den ta¬ 
 king os ‘ ofde eadsinde odei hand, mnd'ita lilllei for hardrtnnding tnak^: 
 
 It burn .te tvocn s. Vu cut mde middle maff Itvam, 
 
 Next unto Brimfton^ is de fmok‘ of Bunt or great Puk- 
 fiftsjTuowood, or Mu/rums, ufed in lik‘ manner: but dey ar 
 neider fo qik, nor fo fw®:*. And for a need‘, loom fmcndct 
 V 3 ^ dem 
 
1^2 OfthePi’HitaHdp^ljtof!Bee*s, CX. P.I. 
 
 dem wit dank ftraw, or Hay: but den de Hflonni wil fmel of 
 dc fmok‘. And der‘fo<^ from droun dem in a Tub of wa¬ 
 ter; but dat hurtet de Hoonni, and dm't de Hiv‘ no‘ gffid: 
 and, befid‘s dat, many of de B£e‘s bep-ing not qit‘ dcd, wil 
 fting dem dat handle de Hconni. 
 
 , DeBee^sbeeingded, carry deHiv* into dehous.&c. See 
 
 If any Bee‘s efcap‘, dey wil di' dat nig t: but ifyeu fear 
 —^ dey will doD‘ any harm, you may kil dem prcfently upon dc 
 
 flool\ 
 
 A n Oder Way to tak^^ deComs is by Driving de Bee^s.De 
 manner of it is dis. AtMid-icommer, or witintwoc* 
 daj's after, in afair morning an hour befor‘ Sun-rifing, 
 s lift de ftall from de ftoDl‘; aud let it uprigt and faft on dc 
 51- fi 77 >= £rJ ground in a Brak‘, v. wit de bottom upward : and qikly 
 »-*'"^;'’;/^'''-coovcr it wit an empty HiV^; having firft laid two fpleefts 
 ^ upon de fill Hiv's bottom, dat dc empty Hiv‘ may (land de 
 F,5,14 fafter. Den wrapping a mantle v, round about de £ink or 
 c. 5,s.^9. meeting of bot‘ de Hiv‘s, and binding it faft wit a fmall 
 cordaboDvandbened'^jdata Bee^ may not get focrf^jclapde 
 full Hiv' or Remoover round about a good many tim‘s (pau- 
 fing nou and den a little faetwsn‘) dat de Bee‘s may afeend 
 into de void Hiv‘. And wen you tink dat moft‘ of dem ar 
 Driven up(wi€ wil be about half an hour after) fet de upper 
 Hiv‘ or Receiver upon dc old‘ ftool*: B u T bffi fur‘ &c. (t« 
 itfeSowef .«. 15. 
 
 5 Provid* always, befor‘ you go‘ about dis bufines, dat all 
 Vii DrCeis^cf dc ftalls 10 ycur Garden bee firft jilt up, left dey trubble you 
 j and your poor'Ba‘s. 
 
 - Dis kind' of taking is muo applauded at de firft, becaus 
 
 fil'nr.i t - der^by to lav' bot‘ Bee's and Hoonni; but it fallet 
 
 wit dem as it is in de Proverb, All covet ^ all lop. For de 
 Hmnniisneiderfogood, asbffingnotyetin leafon,andto 
 r. 1, bee corrupted wit de S\ado»s, v. wi-e can hardly bee clean 
 , 'taken from itj neider lo muc fay almoft dc on' half, fit dcr' 
 *■'“**" week's of Hoonni-gadering. And de 
 
 See's (as fnsnforcibly driven from dcir goods and eildrcn) 
 
C.X. P.I. Of the Fruit and profit of 'Bee^i\ iji 
 
 ar fodifcQorrsged, datdey fcldom -triv*after its fpecially 
 dof^ dathav' fvvarmedjfeing dcir coompany is left but Imall 
 and de after brcod' is deftroyed, wie/coId‘ hav‘ fupplyed 
 it roDni's ordem dat ar gon.And as for doft dac hav* not caft 
 dey mif t after dat tim‘ yetld' a fwarm.wk wcold* bee better 
 iinde woI‘ ftallbeeing Driven: and if dey did not fwarm at 
 ail, dey woold*^ bee fo mu«de better,eider to tak'-for Hconn/, 
 or keep for ftorft'y.». 3. 7 . 
 
 Bis Driving of Bce^s intoleer^Hiv's bceing noting fo pro- r* 
 
 ftrable as it femet, I doo' rader commend unto you dc Dri- 
 ving ofon‘ ftall into an oder: wer‘by de fruit of on‘ is taken, 
 and de !iv‘s of bot' ar faved togeder. 
 
 And diis fcom ar to bee Driven in dc latter part of Virio, 
 
 wen dey hav‘ doon breeding; (v.n.2.) and foom in Aquanm - 
 
 or Pifees, befor‘ dey begin to breed'-again v.c,/:^. w.ii. 
 
 In p'irgo fu-e flails on‘ly ar to bffi Driven, as ar fit to bee ' 
 killed: v. and dat intoy«rlingsor twoyerlings, wk dat ** 
 
 hav‘ caft twic‘,and dcr'^for* hav‘ few Bee‘s left in dem; y~ - 
 
 butyethav‘Hoonnienoug.Demannerofitisdis. Having ' 
 
 ftrft placed deft two flails, de Remoover (dat is driven )& de if 
 
 Receiver, as near as may bffi oift toanoder; and folet dem Vir- 
 
 stand togeder fix or fevn days, til dey bee we! aeqainted _ 
 
 wit deir ftandings; wen you iec de weder fair and conftant, 
 
 iat‘ in an ©vning, about ten a clok, fet de Remoover faft on 
 
 de ground in a Brak‘,w. wit b.is bottom upward, and de Re- r. < , j, n. ? c;,. 
 
 wiWupon: and bind‘dem cloft togeder, as in de former 
 
 Driving- And den,by often clapping deffeweawr between' 
 
 your hands about de fp 3 c‘ of a qarter of an hour (nou and 
 
 den paufing between') having Driven moll' of de Bee's into 
 
 de Receiver,mii fo mingled dem all togeder; let dem fo Hand 
 
 ill de morning. In dc morning about Sun*rifing, (if de we^ 
 
 dcr bee fair, oderwift you muft ftay longer) dm' de iik': 
 
 laving firll Jilt and ccovered dc oder ftalls.'y.s.p.^ f .y.«. 25," 
 
 * If ie rpAcyfit not ie next day,you mayftflyfiajttht doo< fit', fo dai 
 eto' Beeh^etfesrP inde meanjfiac^, 
 
 Disdoon^letde Rfceivtr upondc Rmeovers Bur, 
 bfi; 
 
154 Of the fruit jnd profit of^ee^s, C.X. P.L 
 
 bee fur‘ to bolfter him up wit free Tib^jTards, dac de Driv’n 
 Bee‘s may eafily get into de Hiv‘ on every fidS And den 
 knok de Rsmtover doun upon a Tabic two or free foot' fqar', 
 fer cloi' tode fot'pait of de Stool': and, by clapping of de 
 HivS prefently get as many Bee's foort' asym can. And 
 foortwit carry de Remosver a Pearc from de Sta 3 l‘:-and det‘ 
 laying him doun, fo datde Corns may ly' cdg-long; after a 
 little wil', clap him tvvic^ or fric^; wic vvil mak^ many of de 
 Bee's to fii‘ away. Den rcmcov' him to_ an c der plac' about 
 de farmer diftanc', and det' doo‘ lik'wif': and fo to an oder. 
 until few or no‘ Bee^s wil ccom foort' by dis means. And 
 ever wen you bee ccom to a nu' plac', and dcr' hav' got out 
 loom Bee's; leav der' de Remoover,zi\A go' diredly to de Re- 
 cetver^ and a little beyond: for de Bee's wil follow you, and 
 der'by de fcDner reemver de Hiv'. 
 
 After dis, having remcoved de Remsever again, and laid 
 de Corns edg-loug as befor'; ftay till you fee de Bee's afccn- 
 ded to de hig eft part of de Corns in de skirt of de Hiv': arid 
 denrefting itonde edg'of a Kivcr,and turning de Bee's to¬ 
 ward your reddieft hand; wit two or free claps fore' dem 
 out into de Kiver, and den fuddenly carry dc Hiv' to an oder ■ 
 plac': and wcnycufeemoi'Bee^safcended; hav'itbak a- 
 gain to de Kiver, and der' clap dem out as befoi'. Dis ite- 
 rat' as often as you fee any ftor' aril' unto de upmoft part of 
 dc Hiv'-skirt. Wk wen dey ceasto dco', de Hiv‘ is wel 
 nif ridofhis Bee's. Between' wi'i's, carry de Kiver todc 
 Stall, and knok cut de Bee's upon de Table. Den, having 
 firft Irofed de Spleet's end's, tak' cut dc Corns, beginning at 
 on' fid'; and ever wen you hav' taken out a Com, vvip' of 
 dc Bee's wif a feder of a Gmi'-wing into de Kiver, and 
 fend it in,c ut of deir figt. Wen de Coras ar all gon, fet de 
 Hiv' and Kiver befoi' de Receiver, dat de Bee's .msy tak' up 
 your leavings. As fain' as dey begin to bee qiet; tak' away 
 dc Bolfters, & doom' up de Hiv' very clof‘,leaving de door' 
 no' wider dan muft nod's bee. And wen all is dcon,fet open 
 i6 your Oder Stalls; and carry de Hiv' and Kiver from among 
 deBo‘s. 
 
 ^ ^ fufiicient provifion for dis dubble 
 
 ^ S'tali 
 
C.X. P.I. Of the Fruit and profit of'Bee^s. 155 
 
 Stall indatfinglc Hiv‘, bellow aful Com or twain, w. as 
 n£d‘ rcqiret, o?AtRemoovers upon dcin: and dus wil your 
 Bee‘s deligc and profper innii‘ Wax, wk in old‘corrupt 
 Corns woold‘ decay. 
 
 In Aijttarm or Pifees, wen you hav‘ poyfed your Hiv^s, „ 
 dof‘ datyou finds by deirleiftnes, unlikMy to endur‘ de Pifces. 
 
 Spring for lak offood^; you may in iik‘ nnanec Driv' into 
 fu€ provided Stalls.as hav‘ fcwell Ba‘s: and fo wil dol‘ Ret 
 cavers bee mu£ de better, and call bo-t‘ dc rader,and greater 
 ivvarms. And if by cancS at any tim^ after, you find* a Stall 
 decayed, dus may youfav‘ dem. OderwifSif b®b® 
 
 beefed,(w.c.8.W.J.)feed‘him:t',C.S.W.XJ. eJ'-id. 
 
 If, de weder beeing not warm, yon find' fonm Bee's cilled 
 about de Hiv'j fil your warm hands ful of dcro.and anon dey m ni- 
 
 wil fli* away to deir fellows, v. And if haply any canc' to kdm onymg. 
 prikyou, (wk dey wil feldom dro'fyoiir hand wilhav* 
 de mor* vertu* to reviv' de reft. 
 
 Dis Driving wil not b$ fo trubblefoom as de former, be- 
 caus de poor' Bee's wil eafily £asg‘ deir hungry horn' for a 
 plac' of plenty. 
 
 E XfcftionorCaftration, isa firdkind'ofTakingJwkis 
 de cutting out of part of de Corns, part bsing left for de 
 Bee's provifion. And dis was to bffi doon at tw« titn's in de 
 yffir' \_*In ortH, & ocafu Vergtliartim.^ n.tfJL ufU 
 
 * Vcrgili -ruui onus, .*//■>■ Coluniclb ,/9 i+. k de ei§/ and forijf “> 
 
 dajprom va'iui’n: .!//.’;• Varro iefowr andfsrni: iuJden 
 
 jg»mnfi H«de:p.tiid 3at i'j accounted Je .'RquinoAilim/c lec mie eigt 
 dtgrte t/Ares: (a/hmg Hipparchus, rffColiimclli faif, had ien found it 
 ukemiefift ) W'f ue de Cofruall rifing cf\ ictl\\\x t.rVk\u\t:e,hee~ 
 ta? fern fan in de nel^ of Taurus,--»(i /B ic fitpr .w.i tmentjf degree if dat 
 kfii‘ i: hnottiii la hee in de fird c/Mai, de fv and fftjd daj after Se tru,’ 
 
 •'i- ’ __ .sL.i a. Ar.IVcra,. 
 
 But Wit' part is to bas taken, and wat lefr,t find' it not dc- f^^atfiait to iee 
 termined. Priore mejfe (faif (^clume/U) dum adhuc rara pa- 
 fiimhtu abrndm, qmnu pan fdvormi pofifrim, £nm jam 7 , 
 
 X Tnetuittir '7 * 5* 
 
jj 5 Ofthe Fruit and profit ofBee^s. C.X. P.H. 
 
 nutuitHr hjems, tertia relinqnenda efi. But Vtirro reqirc't for 
 deir ftot' two tird parts; Vt neplus tenia pan eximatur ntel- 
 Hs.nliqHHmhjsmatioKirtlinquatHr. And Ariflotle(btcms, 
 as ColumiUa grantet, hk modus non efi in omsibus repoms 
 buscenus) dro^t not prefcrib‘any certain part, but leaving 
 Hnt sn.kb 9 -irto de difcrction oi de BK-maftcr, fait, C^mfavosapiarii 
 ^’r‘4-' eximuf.t, cshi taxtum reltxquant, quantum per hjemem faffici- 
 at: quod ft fatis fit. fervatur examen : fin minus^vel moritur 
 ibidem, (fi ne difcedat hyems obflet] veldeferitfcdcm, fi ferse 
 mim naKcifiitur. 
 
 ix'e-’h 'xjrrt- taking , as appeeret, was anciently iifcd in 
 
 plentiful Country s:[as Greec^SiciljJtalj, &c.]Butde for- 
 frfiie. ' mer Exfeciicn []to vvitn'n de spring] Artfiotle no' wer' men- 
 tionef: and {iir'ly it muft nsd's dec' mor' harm dan good; 
 Ki-.ter 44 febg de Hiv's at den ful of Sfeadons,(«=i€ becing fpilt, dm'' 
 fpil deir fwarming j and ac ftor' of Hconni, wi-e dey feek' 
 for, is dcp. wel fpent. 
 
 i- And dat odtr in at Autumn ("wk yet is de fitter tim *^) 
 
 y.-r fgmet no' les unprofitable dan trubblefom: becaus de Bee's, 
 
 in de Spring following, ifdey lak not Koonni to liv on, yet 
 ^all dey lak Cels to lay deir yung in: wcr'by deir breed' wil 
 fas bindred. And at neider tim' can it bee d'oon vvi-fout mu€ 
 fpoyief Bee's. 
 
 j, But houfoever it faied wi-f dem, for our Country I tak' it 
 
 c:!t jq ^ery unfitting. xAnd der'for' I fay de les of it : refer- 
 i.c-Ar.:y. _ ring de curious Reader unto de fifteen't' Captcrof de ain't 
 Book' of CslumeSa ; and unto Georgius Piciorius, wo in bis 
 fowrteen=t' Capter writet der'ofat larg'. 
 
 Be fecond part of iu-Gapter^tvei Se trying of (j) Heonni^ 
 aiid(^) fVax,wiide{i) making »/Met or HydromeL 
 
 « H E Hiv' beeing boufed, v. fqat it foftiy againfl: de 
 ground; upon de fid's, not de edges, of de Corns; 
 and kofing de end's of de Sptet's wi-f your fingers; 
 and de edges of de Corns, wr' dey ftik to de fid's of de 
 Hiv'j wit a woadden Slic'; cak' dem out oa' after an odcr. 
 
 Den 
 
C.X. P.n. 0 f the Fruit md profit of ^ee^f. V57 
 
 Den having wipeiJ of Se half-dcd Bee‘s wit de Fedcr of a i 
 GooI‘-wingj break de Corns prcfently, wil^ dey ar warm, 
 into tree parts: de firfl Hconni and Wax, de fecond 
 Hffinni and Wax wit Sandarak, de tird dry‘ Wax wifout— 
 H conni. And dat dey may break rift wer^ you woold* hav‘ 
 dem, mark de p!sc‘ deep‘ly wH' de edg of your knif‘. 
 
 But firft provide neceflary Inftruments; as PanSjKivers, « 
 Tongs, wid‘ Sievs.orWeat-ridders, aSlicSa f Wax-grat^, 
 
 KnivS, Straining-bags, aTub cr Kiv‘, wit a Tap, and Tap- 
 waz*, a haireri Clenfiev, ^ Hoonni-pots, Wax-mold‘s, Met- 
 barrels, &c. 
 
 t Cii^ IS 4 Dctv^’grar: hut wifaUnger Handle Jo faaf' of ie rcmntnt 
 of tie Coinl, iaijhdjf to de 
 
 * T’ree'nyojfdijfityleafnot, ar better ^ar> earfen: »tf, if ieyhreaf^ 
 not hyfoom mfear.d,ie yeijford of feHoomti « able to cral^, 
 
 Def*^ tings provided,tak*^ out de firft Gomtand fettingde 
 Hconni-cnd‘ in a Bidder, (refting upon Tongs over a clean 
 Pan or Kiver dat wil not leak) mark and break of de firft 
 part for Hcnnni, and leav it der'; den going to de Kiv‘ fitted 
 wit a Tap and Tap-waz‘, mark and break of de fecond part 
 for Met or Hydromel, and leav it der‘: and lay de tird part 
 afid‘ for Wax. Den taking outanoder Com, doo‘de lik^, 
 
 &c. tilde Bidderbepful. 
 
 Ifyoumeantomak‘^two/oot*s,aiidfotwofortsofHmn- j 
 ni; let your afliftant prefcntly cutdc firft part into tinfli- f 
 
 ces, and, witout any mor‘ adcD‘, let de Hoonni run his firft Geo’Ll w',m 
 /cDt‘. But dis is to bffi underftood of de darker part of ^e foodr. 
 
 Corns: for de pm‘wit‘Cels in de upper pjart, (wiecontein ^-- 
 
 noting but pur‘ wit‘, or yellowi/ Liv^-hmnni ) you may as tie firfl pot' 
 wel crujf betwffin‘ your hands: and dis wij! bee fin‘ ordinary [“’P 
 Hoonni. 
 
 But if, for foom fpeciall uft,you wcold' hav^ fcom Hronni, 
 yet mor‘ and pur‘; den on‘ly ftic‘ de purer part ofde ^ 
 Corns,(beeing yet warm wit de temperat heat ofde Bee‘s) mofijhr. 
 and fo let depur‘Liv‘-h(Dnni run tcorrow a clean Clenfiev. 
 
 For, 1 » mnimelU quod ferfejlatt, {ut mtfitm oleum ufo Nat.hia.], u, 
 feMurjj Ac<xton,?fittxime laudabile efi. Of all Hconni dat cap.: j. 
 
 X 2 ' wi€ 
 

 Oftht Fruit and profit of Bee^s. C.X. P.IT. 
 
 wkrunnetofit felf, (as nu‘ Win* and Oii^ and is called 
 . is moft‘commendable. 
 
 Dis iAcattoti or fineft NeEiar, for his incorrupted puriti, 
 is called Virgin-hoonni. e favis (ponte 'primum defluii, 
 virgineummclvnlgo^ipfellatur. Plantiusin Fernel. lib. 7. dc 
 Me:h*>lcd. 
 
 6 Wer*ofder*ar two forts. DerigtVirgin-hoonni isof a 
 r»3 fern >f fwarm: v. dat me is of an old* ftall, dowg it run firft and of 
 ViTg-.n-hcnin. ^,g,t gg jered de fam'yeer* j yet, beeing partly 
 
 r.:.6.!>.io. ^ igjjj ^p corrupter veiTcls , not in dc 
 
 r,--.5. >j. 14., pur* yirgio-cels.t/. is but a tecond or baftard Virgin-hoDtini: 
 rader to bee called de fineft Ordinari. t/.c-. 30. 
 
 *■ A:ffi:on [wifiut Drsi er Di egs.'J To yJiiT&-'Jci^E froftrly figntp^ 
 Cubilt, i Bed: ^rJ « kee>‘ ufe.i fo' Dregs, iec.-.us ie Dregs cf If-W and 
 Oildxdfuc l.qori, at M a Bed or Ground ly‘: in^ierejfeS 
 
 jpee aiy call Lee's cr Grounds But Mets|’or to ie Dregs (f Hoen- 
 r.tli fscm^gs■atCaU^rtfilci!: kcares^e Hoenni hied hie Dros, and not ife 
 D>u hsHQor.m. 
 
 1 But de hard €orn-hflonniv. in de top of de Corns, (fpeci- 
 
 Ctix.ho:nr.igoi jHy jf ^gj-c {jgg fjofCj bccaus it wil not run , you muft 
 euthjnia:er tr Mct-liqor; or melt it wit de Cels on a 
 
 ^ foftfir*, or in a hot oven, or in'Baltfeot^Uriaiv, and fo 
 ^llyouhav*dc Hmnnibyitfelf, andde Wax I'wimming 
 V-T-i-Jt.!- abmv it: wkyoumay tak*awayyfenitiscoId*. Butfo.dis 
 good Honnni wil beccom but ccorft: and det‘for* put it to de 
 fccond/oDt*. 
 
 Having nou taken fo many Stalls as you can dref dis ffiv- 
 p i.K.a. ning.t'.tak'de reft as fmn* after as you may;K.& letde Hoon- 
 V. ai all tryeij befor* you Ibk* de fecond part. 
 
 De Hiv*s bceing ridjCarry dem into yourGsrdcn.fa Pearc 
 r.c. atlcaftfrom any ftalDforde Bee's to tak* up your leavings-z/. 
 
 And hav* fiill by you a Pail of fair water,to wa/your hands 
 
 in: wic water muft bee for de Met. 
 
 Wen de Hoonni hat run wat it wil;put dis firft/cDt'fwei- 
 der it bee Ordinary or Virgin-hmnni) into a picked bag, to 
 ^ ftrain it into his Pot by it fclf. And letde remainder bee 
 f^ccsrpHMB warm hands, dat it may run again for a lecond 
 
 /^«sr/ MS- ^ Iik*wil‘ to bee drained. Dat wic^ left at de laft, 
 
C.X. P.ll. Ofthefrtiitmidpro^tof'Bee^s, 15^ 
 
 !ndeBags,Ridders,aiid elf-wer‘, Wa/into defecond /cDt‘ 
 ofde Muft, V. to giv it liis juft ftrengt. r. n.ij. 
 
 Deweder bffiing not warm, fetdeHconnibyde fir‘,to 
 helpde running. 
 
 Oderwif‘,if you 6® in haft‘,and mean to mak* but on* fort 9 , 
 of Hoonni; firft flic* of de upper part of de Gom (even as 
 mU€as you find* void'jf Sandarafej for Hoonni: and pre- *” 
 
 fentlylctyourafsiftancwoorkalltogederwif warm hands:-^" 
 
 & fo mak*but on*/oot*;wi€ afterward is to b® ftrained.i/. 
 
 Den ( going to dcKiv‘).flic‘ of dc fecond part (even all 
 dachat Hoonni) for Met. Andfetafid* de dry' part for 
 Wax. And dus wii your Hoonni b® good enoug .• and fuc as 
 (compared wit de vulgar Hoonni) may wel go* for fin*. 
 
 Fordc Hoonni-menfbecausdustocutcao Cominto di- 
 vers parts, and diverfly todref caepart, woold* bffitoote- . 
 
 dious todem dathav* muo to doo*) doo* uf* to mak* but on* ^ 
 
 woork of all ;wit a tin leigc Jbovcl, pounding and com- —— 
 pounding de Hoonni, and Wax, and Bffi*s, and Sfcadons, and 
 Sandarafc,all togeder. And den( putting dis confufed ftuf into 
 a ftronghairenB3g)doo* wit aPrel'or Wreng* violently 
 wring out all datwil run. And dis, (having firft his feafon 
 of heat over de fir* )dey put up into barrels or odcrveffcls 
 to woork t wcr*by, dowg it bffi muo purged, yet can it not 
 €cof‘but participa:*denatur* and taft'of doft tings wer*- 
 wit it was fo toorrowly infeded. Dis (]oon,de Puls or Net* 
 remaining in dc Bag, dey flic* vvit a /redding-knif* into a 
 Trowg or oder vclitl, and all-tu-wa/icand ma/ic in fair 
 water for Mcd*:wk,wende fw®tries is all wa/c out,bffiing 
 cru/eddry*; de ballsdey tri* for Wax.z/,«.2(5. 
 
 Hoonni bffiing put up warm into Pots, wil in two or tr® wlrkint of 
 days woork upa skumofWax, coorft Hoonni,andDros to- Hwixi, ^hei 
 geder: wi-e b®ing taken of wit a fpoon*, put to de fccond «• 
 parr. In cold*wedcrde Hoonni wil not woork wel witout 
 dc heat of dc fir*. De beft way is to put it into an oven after 
 de bate is foort*, but not befor* you can abid* to hold* your 
 hand upon debottom.iifor fear of over-heating dc Hcnnni. 
 
 De next way is to ftur it in "Balneo tMarU, v. til it b® all F 
 warm. ^3 
 
16o Of the Fruit ajd profit ofBeess. C.X. P.II. 
 
 II Be differences and degrffi's of Hoonni in goodnes.ar as 
 DiyirsCmn. vTel Nacurail as artificial!. Foras itismad‘ better or woors 
 ordering and handling of it; fo is it in it felf better or 
 Hiim” ‘ woors, according to dedifferent condition ofde foil wer‘it 
 
 '—^-is gaaered.v.De Campian-honnni is accounted altnoft twic*^ 
 
 r.j-.e.s.js. Heat-honnni, aldowg dey bee ordered bot‘ a- 
 
 lik^ For wen dsvulgarCampian is fold" for niiff pound de 
 Barrel,dc Iik‘ Heat-honnniwil fcarc‘ yffild' fiv‘. And gene¬ 
 rally de finer at Weat and de Wonl is, de finer is de Honnni 
 V-f-i.n. 4, et of de laiii‘ Region: ?/. and dcr‘for‘ no‘^ marveildac de coorf* 
 e 6.e.; 1. Heat, hat ascoorf‘ Hoonni,as Won!. 
 
 Gond Hroniii, wen it bat wrovvft, hat def‘propcrtis 
 g-.iiH'.'.mi. wcr‘by itisknown; It is cleer‘,odoriferous,yellow lik‘ pal' 
 golds f but rig: Virgin-honnni is mot* cry ftallin* at de firfi, 
 e' 4 V v- ) jarp, fwffitS and pleafanttodc taftSof amean confif- 
 tenc‘ between'tik and tin, foclammy,dat beeingtakenup 
 upon your fingers end*, in falling it wil not part j but hang 
 tcgeder lik‘ a long firing,as dat ufet to doo' wic is clarify ed. 
 So dcD*t Jacobtu defcrib*de befl; HconniiCMel optU 
 
 r/ium fit purum adeo ut mum perlaceat, odorum, fiavtm, a- 
 cerrimum, dulctjfimumj^ guflanti, & jHCUudiJfimum, confi- 
 Jleutid Ntc crajfd nec ltquida,fedtAm fibi colurem ut conti- 
 Kfiitatem fuam, quafi tinea longiJftrKA, non intercifum fervet, 
 (i digitoattoliitur'.idem coquendo pauc/imjfumamemittit.Sad 
 Guil. Plantius. tjlff /probum efi,quod inter crajjijfmum & 
 ter.uijfmtm fit mediocre, fapore da/cijfimum, ^acerrimum, 
 f-mu'^ dulcedinU fenfum inferem, & vellicatu pun^ens lin- 
 guarK,eolere pallidum out futrutilum, peEacidum,odora- 
 
 tijfimum,^ recentifsimum, quod^ fiiblatum non facile ob fe- 
 quacemlentorem abrumpatur, ponderegrave, gr inter coquen- 
 dum Jjiffma parum emittens. In Fern. i.y. de Oxymelite. 
 
 14 . Bis goad Hoonni, fpecially dat part wif is in de bottom, 
 
 wilintim*grow flik* unto Corn-hoonni. t'. in de uppermoft 
 part of de Corns ) hard and wit* : fueasisde HOOnni of 
 Spain and Karhona in Fr<j«ff‘:wi€ is accounted de ciefeft, 
 V. c. s r.jj. andcompared wit dat off Hjmett-M and Hjbla. But dis is 
 to bee underftood of ordinary HCDnni: for de pur'Virgin- 
 hoinniwil bffineider hard nor wit*; butcanget hisliqiditi 
 and 
 
C.X. P.n. Of the "Fruit and profit of!Bee^s, 161 
 
 and cry flallia^cleer'aesw.intoa tikfofcues, and brift yellow 
 ccipllour. 
 
 Quin & Hi'p.mi & N.iibonenfcs mitwiit albiflmium 8c longs pisftan- 
 tiffimum,iden;rjiic prxdcinmi. I. Meii, 
 
 I Ncc Attico .lilt HybLto !nfcniis,ciim Rcgioiiis umpctatuiSj Scthymi 
 hrg.i luxuries utrobiquc confcntiant. 1 .2 
 
 And always de bed part of all H®nni isdat wkislow- fi 
 eft in de vefi’:l, * For as de beft Oyl is in de top, and dc beft 
 Win‘in de middle ;tb debeft Hoinniis in de bottom. A/s/. lottom'd 
 
 lii exilior pars finitat, qnd exmenda eft; para ver'o & vahda -—«~~ 
 
 fubfidit, Arift. Hlft. ani. 1 .9. C. 40. In imo vafe quod fsdit;, 
 
 Jupernatansse prstiofsus. Plan, in Fern. 1.7. dc Oxymel. 
 
 * /ii in hi-gl>ics,-ind Hoomi in 
 
 if.it put if csfi J ie-ff exceiUf tn hu extellmg q.thtt: /tr.d jf'/n' 
 kliiig of It widiing weigt, is bej} in fe middle, 
 
 De weift ofdefttrffi, on‘to an oder,hat dis.proportiooi 
 Oyl is not fo heavy as Win‘ by on‘ tent part: For if you fil 
 •a Mefnt' wit WinS anddivid' it into ten parts; defam‘ 
 
 Me(ur‘of Oylfsno^ heavyei dan uin‘ofdcm. AndHmnni 
 is heavyer dan Win^bydehaif; for if you fil a mefnr* wit 
 Win^de fam^Mefur'ofHQonni wil weig dat and half lb 
 nine mor^ pluomm Oleum levm efi Vino parte * nona,Mel ^ ,, 
 
 ■vero gravius Vine pdrte dmidid ; quacunque msnfura capit dccima 
 unctM quindeem, capit Vini isnetas decern, & Olei no- 
 vem. Fern. Met. 1 .4. c. 6, 
 
 D e fecondpartof de Corns, appointed for Hydromel 
 or Met, you inuftlirft ridofdeSandarafeas nar' 
 you can .• cutting of dat wit is by itielf, and* picking out fs> Mef. 
 datwicis among de Hmnni; all wicRefuft f'becausof de 
 Wax dat is wit it j caft to dc tird part. 
 
 * if dm so pmt 3e Hoonnt and ie Dt os fall fie>n‘ h»t a iediom piee'' 
 tj tvicrfifo'-* ’”■0 arexpeit tnit, (V.c. f. n. n.) 
 
 And makf your Mci cf mor' meet' Hcotini, 
 
 And den, wende Hconniis all ftrained,and put up 5 lay mutlLaifUi 
 dis fecond part alok‘in milk*warm fair water, (dat wic Mef.i,^i,rt» 
 so^metfrora heaven is counted beft) indeKiv*orTub wit Potii. 
 
 his 
 
1 6z Of the Fruit and profit of ‘Bee^s. CX. P.ll. 
 
 his Tap andTap-waz‘. But firft wa/ 5 e dry' Corns der'in, if 
 any Hoonni -eanc* to ftik unto dcm in de handling; den fcrap' 
 and de Splat's, and lay dem a(id‘, out of de way; and 
 laftly’s cruj" ail de Puls wel bctwffin' your hands, fpecially 
 dat wie iyct lowcft, and fturring it about all-to-vvaj! it; and 
 fo let it ftsp' all dat nigt. 
 
 <Ssfrp p:t'. jn de morning, lecdis firft ^cot' of dc Muft or Woorr, 
 f'.;:.i9.t?‘24.(b£ingmaa‘of hisjuftllreng-f,v. jruntoorrow dc Tap- 
 waz‘. D: Puls wk rcmainct, {wen you hav' fqszcd out dc 
 liqorjbreak and wa/ in fre/ warm water inde Kiv‘, for a 
 feccnd JoDt'. Wen it hat lyen a wil' in fok‘, firft tak' dof' 
 parcels dat fwim, and fqffizing out de liqor* bet wan' your 
 hands, lay de balls afid' to de tird part: ( but let your Bs's 
 hav'deperufingcfdem jdeiitak'up dof'datly'indebot- 
 tom,anddcD‘ lik'wif': wk(becausdey hav‘ molt' Hoxini^ 
 f?f fi:cn 3 you muft tak' moft' pains in wajang and crujlng dem. And 
 
 P-‘‘- wiP dis is doDing, let dis fraall liqor run into a veffcl by it 
 
 v.s .%. felf. Wen it is out,wa|'into it all de remainders of HoonBi.r. 
 
 adding Toom ccorf^ Hoonni, if nffid' bffi, to mak' it of his juft 
 r,».i9.e> 24. ftrengt -.v.and denletbot' Jbai's run togeder tcorrow a 
 t Clenfiev into de Kiv' again. Andaus Jail yon lof' non' of 
 your Hmnni. 
 
 * !fier‘hie7VUtPuh,uf‘£ Vrtf,^enie haor kti rua tl-atit rfd. 
 
 t i>f C/fr/?ev a unio it for Met , M it Strainer to it 
 
 Riadtr jsr Hocnsi, y.n. 7. 
 
 T»5 forts of C^fet or Hjdromil is of two forts: de weaker and de 
 Hyremtl, ftrongcr, [A/ed‘ and Met£^/en.J 
 
 Mt- Pjjj. making of ,If de Muft. wen it is all togeder, 
 
 --bee not ftrong enoug to bet' an Eg de bredt of a two-pcnc' 
 
 iehasr u *bo3v it, den put fo muc of your coarf' Hoanni into it,as wil 
 prone enoug giv it dat ftrcngt’.wk is luSlcieiit fot Ordinary cJk/ffi'.Aiid 
 'fcr Med‘, afterward until nigt, ever nou and den ftur it wel about dc 
 Kiv'. 
 
 WAiToprtun If woold' mak' a greater qantiti, den muft you ad a 
 efruFterte propoTtionablc mefut' of water and Hmnni; nam'Iy fix of 
 Uottmu flat for on' of dis. De learned Phyfician Matthias de Label 
 
 rcqiret dc proportion of lixto on',to be boiled unto fowr. 
 
C.X. P.II. Of the Fruit and profit of ^ee^Si 1 
 
 His Receipt of Spices is Cmmer»ygitt£ir,7eppey, gram, 
 
 Clov*i, d«<* two drams. De fecond morning put to dcMuft 
 de fciim of de Hoanni, ftur all togeder, and ftrop‘ de Kiv* a 
 little bakward. Wen it hat fettled an hour or two, draw it 
 out to bffi boiled. And wen you fe de grounds begin to 
 ccom, (lay j and let de reft ( fav‘ de very tik grounds, 
 wk cad to your Ba^s ) run into from veffel by it felf; 
 wk, wen ir is fettled, pffir^ out into dc boiling-veiTtl tCOr- 
 row de Clcnfiev, and cart out def* grounds alfbinto your 
 Garden. 
 
 Dis Muft bffiing fetovera gentle fir', wen you de 
 Scumgadcred tik all over, and de bubbles at dcfid‘ htgxn Muji 
 to break it; having flacked de firS to ceas de boiling.sfcim it mufilse iM. 
 clean. Den prefently mak‘ a fre/ fir* to it: and wen you fe ^ 
 
 de fccond feum reddy; having ♦ flacked dc fir* again, tak* ic 
 qikly away: den niak‘ to it de tird fir*, and let it boil on‘Iy 
 aton‘fid‘to 3 e wafting of a fowrt part, if it bee mad‘ of 
 de wajang of Corns; and to de wafting of on*fift or fixt 
 part, if it b« mad' of clean Hoonni; not ccafing in de mean 
 fpac* to tak' of de Scum as clean as you can. On* hours boil¬ 
 ing may fuffic^: butifdeMetbaof clean Hoonni,it may as 
 wel btEdcon in halfde tim*. 
 
 ^ /« fleed of iwc‘ fiuldng ie fir' .you may twic' ccol' ie MingMuJl 
 Wif cold' rcfirycd.or elt kefm' (J,// n dot'' toil fill ie i»il‘)on'ly 
 at D»‘ fid',and not .ill o^er. 
 
 ‘ tz 
 
 After all dis, put in de Spices toa dcozenGallonsof Vs Receipt of 
 de skimmed Muft, Ginpfer on* ounc*, Cinamom half an 
 ounc*, Qov'.' zncliTepper anatiNo dratns:(allgros-beaten) 
 dc on* half of eae bffiing lowed in a bag,de oder loof*: and 
 fo let it boil a qarter of an hour mor*. 
 
 De end* of boiling is toorrowly to incorporat* de Brorn* 
 and deHoomii, andtopurg'outdeDros: wkbffiing one* 
 doan, any longer boiling is unprofitable; as diminij’ing mcr* 
 dcqantiti.danincreafingdeftrengtandgCDdnes of de Hj~ 
 
 dromel. 
 
 As foon' as it is boiled enoug, tak* it from de fir*, and fet hou feMu/i i> 
 it a cooling: de next day, wen it is fettled; pour it out.toor- to k!uftd,m» 
 
 row a Hair, fieV or linnen bag,into de Kiv*.-(referving ftil dc _ 
 
 Y Lee's 
 
1^4 md profit of Bee^s. CX. PIl 
 
 Lie's for deBffi^s ) andderMetic ftand coavcred, tree or 
 fowr days til it wcorkjandlet it woork two days. D^n draw 
 it tODtrow de Tap-wazS and tun it into a Barr:! (calded wit 
 Bay-kavs,making usSpic‘-bag fail at d.-Tan. IKk-r're¬ 
 main ma€grounds,you may purifi' dem by bodirg Sc skim¬ 
 ming again as befut‘ : butdis wil never bee w g'rr.d as de 
 firPt: and der'for' you may put it by it fell, crpvit f®m re¬ 
 mainder of 5 s beft, into a fmall velTel to I’pend firft, beior' 
 it bee four. If ds 'Jl'tet bee not mu€,you may tun it 5 e next 
 day, and kt it ivoork in de Barrel. Bceing tunned, it wil in 
 ti n^bcecoD'veredwita Mooder :svi-eiffby /oggingdevef- 
 fel, or by oa;r means J it bec broken, de wii turn four. 
 But to wil it mak‘ excellent Vineger; and de looider, if it bee 
 fet inde San: wiede longer you keep',de better it wil bee. 
 
 -4 is Qcmor'generous or Wronger 
 
 wie/:baing unto cJIfeu' as Tj/saw to Z^AoPor it beret an Eg 
 — de bredt of a groat or fix peneP-and is ufually mad' of finer 
 hmuni, wit a lef proportion of water; Qiam'Iy, fowr me- 
 fur's for on‘:J receiving alio inde coir.polition as wclcer, 
 tain Iweet^ & holfcom herbs,3S a!fo a larger qantiti of Spices; 
 nam‘Iy, to every half Barrel or fixtern' Gallons of de skim¬ 
 med Mud, on'ounc', S^!a>:rin‘, M.ijoram, Ropmari, 
 in* half an ounc‘ ; and Ginier two oui’.ces, Cinamom 
 ounc'^ , Chv'^s and Pepper *nA half an oanc' : ail gros 
 beaten: de on‘ half of eac bceing bag'd, de oder boiled ioof'. 
 So da* wer'as 5 e ordinary MeP wil fcarc' lad half a yeer'; 
 goad Mctighn de longer it is kept, de mor' delicat' and 
 hoKemkwil bee ;andwitallde cleer'crandbrigtcr: accor¬ 
 ding to de Etymon of dc namS t”, * ;»p. 5. .v. 
 
 Hee datliftet to know de many and fundry makings of 
 dis holfom drink, muft learn it of de ancient Brittains : wo 
 detain dffi^paf all oder people.On'excellent Receipt I wi! 
 beer' recit' : and it is of dat wie our renoumed Qsn*^ 
 Eliz-ahit, of happy memorijdid lb wel Iik',dat /ee wcold^ 
 every yeer' hav' a vefl’el of it. 
 
 -5'^ Firft,gader a bu/el of Sweet'-briar-leavs,and a bu/el of 
 ‘ Tytn', halfa bu_fel of Rof^mari, and a pek of Bay-lcavs, 
 - Seed'aildef'f'bKingwelwaJbdjina Furnac'of fair water: 
 
 k: 
 
C.X. P.II. Of the Fruit and profit of'Bee^s, 
 
 let dem boil de fpac* of half an hour, or better; and den pour 
 out all dc water and herbs incoaVatSand let it ftandtil it 
 bffibut milk-warm; denflrain dc water from de herbs,and 
 tak‘ to every * fix Gallons of water on‘ Gallon of de fineft 
 Hmnni, and put it into de Boom', ;’nd labour it totredcr half 
 an hour: den let it fland two days, (furring it wel tvvic' or 
 tric‘d ea€ day.Den tak‘ de Liqor and boil itanu‘;and wen it 
 doD^t fed*^, skim it as long as dei^reinainct any Dros.Wen 
 it is , put it into de Vat‘ as bcfor‘, and der‘ let it b$ 
 cooled. You mad den hav‘ ina reddinesaKiv‘ ofnu‘ Al‘ 
 orBffrSwicas fooiAasyouhav'tmpcyed, fuddeniy welm 
 it upfid' doun, and fetit up again, and prefently put in de 
 fJ^letiglen, and let it (land tr® days a wonrking. And den 
 tun it up in Barrels,tying at every Tap-hoal(by a Pak-tred) 
 a little bag of beaten Clov's andMacS to de valu^cf an 
 ouncS Itmiift ftand half a y®r' befor' it bffi drunk. 
 
 D Etird Part confiding of Wax andDros, fetover de 
 
 fir‘,ina Ketdc or Caldron dat may eafily contain it: & , 
 
 pour into it fo muc water ?s wi! mak‘ de wax to fwim, dat hf'fjt 
 it may boil WW' ut hui iiing;and for dis c 3 us,wil‘ it is fading fr nux. 
 wit a foft firf lliu it often. Wen it hat fed a wip,and is 17 
 toorrowly tak*^ itofde fir', and prefently pour it 
 
 ,^ouc of dcKcttle inre a Strainer of tin ftrong Linnen, or of — 
 '^wified hair, reddy placed upon a Wreng^ or Pref: and den 
 winding and dubbling de nek of de Bag, lay on de Coover, 
 and prefout de liqor ( as long as any Wax ecomet J into a ' 
 
 Kiver of cold' water; but firif wet dti'Wit boT‘ de Bag and “ 
 
 dePrefjtoksp'de Wax from (licking. Atde firft emmet 
 frort' mod' Water, at de lad mod' Dros, in de middle 
 mod'Wax. 
 
 Vc Droi rem.umn^ 'tt} Simner e.ij! oi,l to ofe Set's. 
 
 De 
 
 Y 
 
Ofthe Fruit and profit ofBee^s. CX.P.II. 
 
 ,9 De Wax waxing hard, mak‘ into Balls, fqffizing out dc 
 V water wit your hands. Wtnyou hav'dus doDii, (i) pre- 
 ir--.v«g.-; {en:!v,^fil*dey ar warm,break all de Balls in( j))maIlCru!ii- 
 kts/into a Skillet or Kettle let over a ( 3) loft fir‘. Wil‘ it 
 ui 'UUmeit is melting, ftur it and skim it wit a fpoonS (4) wet in cold' 
 Jicifi ,t mil water: and as f j) l'a)n‘ as it is melted and skimmed clean, 
 
 .. tak‘ it of. And having provided de ( 6)moldSfirft (7) warm 
 
 de bottom, fpecially if de cak‘ bs fmall, and ^8; befmeat 
 de fid's wit Hoenni j and den inftar.tly pour in de wax (9) 
 fbffing asccol'as it may riin)taDrrowa linncnftraining- 
 bag.Wcnyoucoom n$r‘de bottom, pffir‘it gently till you 
 fedeDrosemming: wic ftrain into loom oder mold‘by it 
 felf. And wen it is coldSeidcr tri' it agam;or(having pared 
 away de bottom ) teferv it, as it is, for foora ul'. 
 
 Wen de Wax is in de mold', if any fret yet remain upon 
 it, blow it tegeder at on' skim it of leigtiy wit a wet 
 fpocm*. 
 
 , 5 ‘j Dis doon, let not de cak' abroad, or wer' u may cool' haf- 
 
 f-;.' tily upon, but in de warm hous -. and if it bee great, coover 
 
 ‘ J^dirc. 3 e mold' wit a Platter, asclof'asyoucan.ftokeep'dc top 
 —^ from coolingkil de (i o) inward heat bre alayed: and fo Ice 
 
 it Hand mot mmving de mold' til de cak' bee cold'. If it ftik, 
 a httlc warming of de veffel or mold' wil prefently loof' it: 
 fodat it wil flip out. 
 
 3 .;/ icj irt. 
 
 
 iif 
 
 is fmnUir O’lf Iff Ubiut. { i) ©.»/ je n>, 
 isgeiir. (l) fcr.i n></ turn 
 
 >. (4) £>J/ ie /iilinei. ) for c\’er. h’aimg 
 it bnjgijelUw mto a Itr^or radif 
 
 ^ ccTjTT.erJshle m IVax: ftr'b) it n I^owkio fejK' left 
 
 htr.e’i xni fw!tt‘ncs, and to bte ie wo-’> for aU ufei, (6) Wtt 
 iaj he a Saf-rt or der ycjftl cf mettle or aarfftigger upward ian m 
 ie lotttm. (7) Left i‘ fVax firft poured m {wt u de left) heemg p,e- 
 fintlj cooled, iy iexel‘ $e Dros.{Z) To hep' fe iFax from ftic^ng It 
 ie fldis of ie m'Jd‘-,and cenfeaemiy to help fay' ie Cal^ from trading, 
 for y/ax tnnbf m cooling, at wall’ w d,jmg: and ier'for' if ic 
 Cak’ j1iinot,it trinket togeierfrem iefti's.andf, « lef ian ic mold’, 
 And »ol' : but if It ftiifaft to ie fid'i,iea muftitneed'i crak.,on‘ part 
 trinting from an oier, {fpeciallj if it cool' haftdy upn>)as it happenet 
 nmmotlj m great Cal^i : for fmall on‘i, !»o]‘ inward heat d alajed 
 h iat urrf' $e "ffer pari iegtanei It harifti, ar not fo fnbieU to crae- 
 
C.X. p.lll. Of the Fruit and profit of 'Bee'i. 
 
 kj”g- ( 9) f fur ^e^rejt hf.,t of^t lV.ix deo't cjfl «/> ie wJtrj Vj- 
 
 fSHTSwingled-xiii U: W'lt fo hngM^e upptr fan ofife Cat^cmi/nud /;- 
 
 ijlJ, d 60 ‘eajilj fM: ial wen n u hardened, /tndfejf^av^et fer'tent hn k- 
 ncF ; $e -vapours kemg ticlent fiocg fe mward heal, mu fi need-s nier 
 ii-ali^eCaki, or heaVit and mala it hoHo-tv, orb4‘-, fjiecialljifuheeveiy 
 gieat: for Sen wilife heat bee ki'Jitonger and linger ! but Sit U helped by 
 V, amc Ni\m. 8 ■ 
 
 167 
 
 De propertis or tokens of good Wax.ar (j)MoIl‘yellow, 3 2 
 
 fweet‘,fat.(2 j faftorclof^(3j leigc. (4J purSand void 
 all oder matter. Cera ftflavifima, odorata, pitigaii, couBa ,———— 
 levis, pftra, & dienh omni materia carens, Sylv. dc filed, 
 fimpl.deledulib.i. 
 
 (i) Vat b,MoJl‘ li^t-ycliow. Ifndefifrom red,andneeref ti mit'-.'\for tu 
 tngaldSedeepefl, fo m If'ax and Heonni(v.n-l-}-) fepaleflyelliiv isheft: 
 
 jea Sepur' Vngmwaxat 4efirJ!iiWit\v.c,6.u.iii, [i) not hellin’,a, ce 
 
 fnj u. [-ffor }Vax, hfOjl, i‘ bejl in fe lop, ai fjeonni la Se bottom, (v. 
 n. I 5 •) exeept jfe hollowfi oi , WK t> to bee ilnmmedaway, V. n. 3 o, (4; and 
 Hei ybr‘ fe bottem, unto »ie 4e Dios doo'i defend, 11 not good. 
 
 iird part of d« £apter fervet ie fingdar vertds ef (\; Hoon- 
 ni, (2) }<lii,and (^)Wiyi,for de uf and comfort of man, 
 
 B CDnni is(i)hotanddry‘indefcconddegrffi; it * 
 is of (a j fubtil parts, and der‘for‘ doo‘-t pcrc‘ ^^Vepropirm 
 Oyl, and f 3 jeafilypafinto departs of de body: 
 hat (4; a poucr to clens, and fom/arpnes wi^all, and der‘- 
 for‘ it (j J openet obftruftions: it ( 6 ) cleere‘t de breft and 
 Icigts of dof‘ humors, wk fall from de bed todof' parts; it 
 (y) loofefde belly, (Sj purgftde foulnesofdcbody, and 
 (p) provoke-t Llrin: it f 10) cutte-f and caftetnpFlegma- 
 tik matter, and dcr‘fot‘jfarpnet de ftomaks ofdcm, wi€,by 
 rcafonder‘of, ha*‘little appctit‘: (ti) it purget dof‘ iings 
 wkhurtdeclatr'nes ofdeeys: (u) it nurri/et very mu-e: 
 
 (I:) it braEd‘et grod blood:(!4) it fturre-f up and prefervet 
 naturall heat, and prolonged oid‘ ag‘;(7fM;ideiV9«‘)(is)it 
 keepet all tings uncorrupt, wie ar put into it; and der‘for‘ 
 
 (k) Pyficians doo* temper der'wit,fu€ medicin's as dey 
 mean to kffip' long: (i 7) yea de bodys of de ded,beeing em¬ 
 balmed vyj-t Hcoiini j hav‘ been dcr‘by preferved from pu- 
 Y 3 ■ W 6 fa(ftwn» 
 
OftheFruitandprojTtofBec^s. C.X. PJII. 
 
 2 trefaction. (18) U is a foveraign medicament bo-t‘ for out" 
 and inward maladi's; (read ie m‘.) (ip) it helpct de 
 kernels growing wi-t'in de moii 
 j j j gj, j fqinanci'^ or inflammation of de mnfcle of de in- 
 
 ner gargii, for wic purpos it is gargarized, and de moui' 
 
 ' ‘ W’ajed der'^ivit: (22) it is drunk again!! de biting of a Ser- 
 pentj (25) or mad Dog: and (24) it is gmd fordem wi-e 
 [ hav‘ eaten Mu/roms,(:5)or drunk Poppy; again!! wk 3 ;v’il 
 
 I yet, Roied-hmnni is taken warm, (adj It is alfo g®d for 
 
 I de falling fiknes, and better dan WinSbecaus it cannot arif' 
 
 I to de bed, as de WiVdCD^f. (27 j Laftly, it is a remedy a- 
 
 J gainft a lurfet: for dey dat ar skilful in pyfik, wen dey per- 
 
 i ceiv any mans ftomak to bs over-coom; dey firft cai‘ it by 
 
 vomit: and den (ro fettle bis brain, and today denoyfoin 
 fum'fromafcendiijgtohished) dey giv‘bim Hoonniiipon 
 bred. In refpeef of wk great vertu^s (2 8) de rigt compofi- 
 tiop of dofl great Antidot's, [Treacle, and (ai- 
 
 dowg dey confift, de on‘ of mor‘ dan fifty, de odcr ofmor^ 
 dan fixty Ingredients) reqiretfric‘ fo mu-e Hmnni.asof all 
 de reft. All wk premiffes confidcred, no marveil dowg dc 
 WiP King (aid Mj Soon eat Hoonni,for it U good, Prov.2/\. 
 
 13. dat de holy Land is fo often and id muccommended for 
 flowingder‘wit: 3,8. 13,3. 33.3. Zm>. 20,34. 
 
 Nunt. 13,27. Deut. 8,8. and datde EternallZwrtsw/did uf' 
 it for his food^ Ifa. 7,13. Luke 24,43. Yea Ha)nni,ifitbe0 
 , 6. pat‘ and fin'.t'.isfo good in it ielfjdat it muft nerd's bffigood, 
 
 '• evenfor dem wofl qeify ftomafes aragainftit. Butindeed* 
 i de vulgar Hoonni may wel b$diflik:dj as Bering flutriffy 
 
 handled, and mu-ecorrupted wif Stopping, and Bcr's, bot‘ 
 (te.p.ur.A'o, yungai]dold‘:v. and foom wit Oder mixtur'salfo. 
 
 (1) Galen, defimpl. med.facuk. lib. 7. (i) isnulufnpurtinm. Simeon 
 Seth- (faciledifitiiutturic Lobel. deisrge'Jt a-OT.G.’lcn 
 &Seih. (5) Lobel. (ejWikerus, Freitaeius. (7) Seth. & Ficitagiiis, 
 & Planriusin Ferneliiim ck fynJpis. '8) Seth, .fg) Seth. & PiAorius. 
 (loj (11, Lobel. ii2^ f 13) FTeiiagiiis. (14^ calorm niliyum fnfcnat 
 (g^tuttur.ejeitngamprcrcgat feaeSj/n. Plant, loco fup.'tt citato. Exc.-tt- 
 pla citat Vrtncifcm ^^.^&wZ^^Ie^^icus, Locorum com. lib. 3-cap. ix.Antta^ 
 ehta Mtitcte, (s’ TeUfktu Grammitum aKuof fcnei Antco melle ex pane 
 tUiciye exceptf p^rimimmiantur. ^osCaknut I, i.de Savii■ tuendd, 
 
C.X. P.nr. of the Fruit and profit ofhBee^s. 1 6^ 
 
 (ceuexemfU'fti^ femm, (JuiIm ejpt opttm.t ^taut r At tone ilUfafetieffA) 
 pyipomt. Melle tld'jue ftyth-M llntmhm utendum cc»fuli!,/i modi)fax ipfo. 
 rum yaletudmis rationem hdLue'teliKt. Et 1. J.c.lp. Meiliyimprofcnn- 
 diVni^^enecldCjUe loupuyd d^a-dn ,,tulhci ci .<jp: : Democritus l-hdofo- 
 
 phus (tju! me’k oiledjttu ^(Sul-ic. tn Annum ce,iic(imu!H nanumquc f.itt ds- 
 cm dijltillt) inteiropjtMjUt ’’cribti Athenaut, quomodo qui/Jiijm fanmyi. 
 
 ■jicre po^tt, Si exterioi.i oleo, inquit, inteiior.t mellcirrl^e;, Erat etum 
 pytb.igoricoium dim p.tnii cum rnetle. Arijloxeniei ecs [me morho yiyere 
 f.jfe Alfettt , cm ca fcrnper m pr.tndus ccmedant. Ucta mnltum Cjtmos 
 yiyerc f:ril>it,qul.t, apud <.irdoncm h.tht.tntes, melle femper Defcunlur. 
 
 Necim»ierit'<i,quum Ahmentum fit famili.ve, (sp natura Arnicum, dulcc., 
 dine quam pifiuct \ucund:im: cijhuSioxes infuper eximat, infartuqueliie- 
 ret, yentremm'.liiat,corpori; h.il’iiumcalrfjciat, utin,imcleat , thoracem 
 pulmonefque ]uyct, tr.nfillii ^ uye medcutur. Ou.t^cum tantapcfit, yet 
 Dicfcoridii (ip G.ileni tefiiinonio Is.iud immerito producendd mati htlttque 
 prorogAijda idoneum effe rnt dic.unentum .tfferiinm, (1 j) Setll, & Plni. iiift. 
 i.7.c. 5. Pic;oi'iis. (£7) Clau-lius Cxfar fcribit hyppoccntaurum 
 m Thcir.ali.-. inmm codcm die iiiteiiiHe Ec iio'i pniicipatu illuis nllatum 
 illi cv .t^vptu ill rncllc vidimus. Plin.lnll.l-y c.?. (18) Melcalidum fc. 
 cumAuc erdine fccundo Aperti, putrcdnii clfflit, ficcat, deterget^ expurgJt- 
 cue meatus ulcera, Pciii. Method,1.6 . l'.iz, Met (qp Jacchai uiUj 
 
 policnihm admif/a lyirei n.i!urates m worhiijopitai (p l.tnguextes exufeitant 
 (p e; i^unt ■■ n.itiyunique cahrem [qui fcltts motbos concoqmt (cp mitijlcat) 
 recreant: crafjaque extenuando, yifeofa extergendc, (p clfi: uCia expediencio 
 purgationesqiiimj.icillimaipr.ip.tnl. Plintitisin Fcni.de Syrupis. Itenij 
 Mdabftergends yim ora yafotum apent, humorti eyical: qua ratic- 
 netn ferdida iitcera fmufque commode iiifunditur, decotlum atque tmpojt- 
 lum abfcedenicm c.trnem glutinat, mcdclut itche ubus^ impetigini, coBum 
 ■cutnhquido alumme (p illitum. hem, auriurn finitui (sp dolon cum fof- 
 fiiifale tiHotepidiiminjhlUtur, Icndes (ep fada capms animaha lUitum 
 r.ecat tOculorum caliginem difcutit, Jauciiui tonfths angina coUutumgar- 
 gariijilumque medelisr, urinam er t , auxutatur tupr^ contra haujlum mei> 
 conium,cum lofacecpalidum ajfurtiiiur, acherfus yenenafungorum ^ra- 
 bio(i c.iraimorfus lindum nutpotum fropcn: crudum tamenalvam injlat, 
 tufiini lacefit: (ff ea de re dijjium.tto utendum. Diolcond. lib.z, c.ap.ioi. 
 
 ( 19) (loj (il) (21' (»4,) >5} Pittoiius. Melhi naturatahsefl, 
 
 ut pulrefcere ceipora non Faucibia , tonfiHii, angina , ommbufque 
 
 ori, def derm utihpimum, arefceniijuc m febnhua hngua.VMa hift. lib.22. 
 
 cap »4. (16) Lcbcl.(27jP“^^< (-^) Feiiicl. Method, lib.7, 
 
 Hooniii is moft fit for (i) old* men,'!', for weomen & dl- jor JsnA 
 dreii, for fuo as ar rheumatik and flegmatik: and generally fdoonnink/l. 
 for all dat ar of a cold* cemperatur*. (2) To yung men, and K{u) mmr u 
 dof* dat ar of a hot conftitmion it is not fo gcodj becans it is 
 safily turned intofeolcr; and yet fait, WffiKnovv dat 
 Hoonn.i 
 
lyo Of the Fruit and profit of^eeU. C.X. P.IlI. 
 
 HcDRni taken fading dro't mu€ gffld unto from natures, wi€ 
 
 4. hav‘ bot livers; and in dis point hee preferred cur EnglijT 
 g«/.jHng«g< . Hronni. ^JMinut (fait h®) Jpeciofum ac delicatHm Aitgluvt; 
 
 fedqtiibufdam ^Tifcrtim faltilm ^pafculi, ubilanacommcTif 
 r.t. z.t.i2- datfer,v. leEiumJbilioPa excrement* inferihs extergcndo pelltt, 
 eJ- acid ecalorum prodefe putatur. So dat bce feemet to fay, 
 da:our Hconni is hurrful to non‘; becaus it piirget dat eevil 
 humor, wi€ oder Hmnni, in from bodys, is tougc to bi £ed‘: 
 
 5 But de Proverb fait, T00 muc ofon^ Hug is good for noiing : 
 ro9iB»«H«”-3j,(j^e^yi(itnan in his Proverbs, It is not good to eat mtt€ 
 at ^rov. 25,7. and in id, 5 . Haflioa fonndHooKni? 
 
 eatfo mu£ as Ufujfcievt for dee .• &c. For all Hccnni often 
 andimmoderatly taken (j) caufet obftiuftion; (4) (con¬ 
 trary to his naturall qality) and fointim‘ (5J brced'etde 
 fcab. 
 
 (0 (i)G2len.Simpl.mcd.f3cultl.4.c.i7. t/sm Scth.Piaorius.&Ftcitag. 
 Wikirus 5c Freingius (4) Wf (Sj & (1Bj lupii’ (Sj Lobe!. 
 
 6 
 
 ^e different tpe 
 (fieihaficm- 
 
 Raw Hmnni dooH (i) mor‘ lrof‘ de belly, (2) caufet dc 
 couf, and (3) fillet de entrails wit wind‘: fpecially if it b« 
 
 ■ of de crorfer fort. Bceing boyled.it is (4)mor‘ nurriJing.Cy) 
 lekrcrofdigeftion,and (6) Icsiaxativ*; alfo (7) lesjarp 
 andabfterfory : for wi-e caus dey uP it (8) to knit togeder 
 hollow anderroked ulcers, and lik‘wi(‘ (9) to clof^ oder 
 disjoyned fie/. It is alfo good againft dt (10) pleurifi, againft 
 de (i I) g^ifis,and all oder difeafes of de lungs. 
 
 (!.' (3) Freitag.Piftor.S: VVikeiiis. {^) Ficit^g. & Wiker.(^)Wi- 
 
 kcius. ( 6 ) Pifiorius. v7) Gil. & Seth, & Fcrnelius Mcthodi.lib.e.wp.iz. 
 
 Crndu^ceSo Oeffum.itc: detergtr^nus V‘ldem muhieli & mcrdacius’. 
 fed etmum agglutmA!, CS) sdfinuumgluttnauones, Seth, (inuoforum 
 ulceram. Gilen. (9I1 i Piftonus. 
 
 T ^ it Hflonniisclarifyedbyboyling; anddateiderbyitfelf,or 
 cU^H'^nru- cls wit 3 fowrt part of water or oder liqor. But alway s in 
 - — boy ling skim it,dat it may ba pur‘. 
 
 By it felf, you mull boyl it until it vvil yald* no‘ mor^ 
 * skum: (wk wil bte abcut half an hoiir) and dat wit a very 
 foh fir‘,or in a fdubble veffel; left,by over-heating, it get a 
 bitter tail*, and left it fuddenly run over and flam*. 
 
C.X. P.III. Of the Pruit and profit of ^ee^s. lyi 
 
 * ’Berigtsl^m, Kte U Dro^,i«^ort and brittle: »i( v»enitiiclean 
 ta^uaw-ij, iefire' cfiepi’ipilcausie yery HeemitoTip uf hk^ a 
 : but iat wil ien bee touger andmci’ clammy dan je itrojti iI^ki; 
 andfo mil all te tefi bee , wen it h eoldd, m leeing averbotkd: iet ‘/m‘ bet 
 fur‘t>tal^itefwti>»<. 
 
 t i.A vepl/et in aye/el ofbfiiing mater,IcalieddiheumMxix:'] wit 
 
 ie befi. 
 
 Wit water it is to be boiled an hour at deleaft, even un- v. E?rr.tl,l. 4. 
 rtl de water bes evaporated; v, wi-e •iring is knownby decap.if. 
 bubbles dat ril‘ from de bottom: den (to mak‘ it mor‘ put*) 
 put into every pound of Ha 3 nnide*wit*ofon‘ Eg, andaf- Leimit‘>n„j 
 terwardskimit again in de boiling. De fir* may beemot*/*''’’'/'*^'’'’'** 
 fervent atdc firft; but toward de end* it niuft bee flak:for dis 
 Hoonni is den apt to bee fet on fir*, (as de mesr* H®nni)& to 
 bec®tn bitter wit violent heat. 
 
 De crorf* Hronni, beeing boiled and clarifyed, hat a plea- 
 fant taft*; and is comparable,for moft* ufesjto de pureft bot- 
 tom-hmnni bsing raw. 
 
 Wic put* Hmnni, ifyoubffidifpofedto boilir, wil ask 
 les tim‘ to bee clarifyed,yas yffilding little or no* skum at all) 
 and in raft* and vertu* it is mor* cxcellcat. 
 
 Wen your Hronni is boiled cnoug, tak* it from de fir*; 
 and rader too fron‘, dan tco lat*: for if der* b® any Dros re¬ 
 maining, youjaUfind*ic indetop, wen it is cold*; but 0- 
 ver-muc boiling confumet de fpirituous parts ofde Hronni, 
 and turnet de fwat* tad* into bitter. 
 
 And fucis Hoonni in his own kind*, bob' raw and boi- f ^ 
 led. It IS alto altered by diftillation into a water, wi€ 
 
 MairuHndttt Lalliut,[A3i excellentKymift] callet de Qin-— 
 teflenc* of Hoonni. Dis Qinteflenc* diffolvet Gold, and ^ 
 maket it potable •• lik*wif‘, any fort of pretious fton* dat is ^eye:iu‘icfit 
 put der'in. It is of fue vertu*, dat, if any b® dying, and ^ 
 
 drink two or fr® drains der*of, prefcntly hffi wil reviv*. 
 
 If you wa/ any wcond* det*-wit, or ^er for*; it wil 
 heal qikly. It is alfo grod agaiiift de Gowg,Catar, and pains 
 of de Melt, and againft many oder difeates. B®ing given, 
 fordc fpac*of fix and forty days togeder.toon* dat hat 
 de Palfi, it helpet him. Wi-e -ling John Befier a Practicall 
 Z ■ Kymifi, 
 
172 Ofthe Fruit and profit of'Bee^s, C.X.P.III. 
 
 Kymift, in his Key of Pilofopi, profelTet himfelf to hav‘ 
 prcDved. It helpet allb de falling fikiies, and prefervet de 
 body from putrefaction. Of fo tnarveilous efficaci is dis 
 water. 
 
 , .f ©5 making of it is after dis manner. Tak‘ two pound of 
 ■/ perfect pur‘ Hooani i and put it Lnto a great Glas, dat fowr 
 
 -parts of fiv‘ may remain empty : *Lut‘ it wel wit a Hed 
 
 and Receiver, and giv it tfit‘ until dei‘appeer‘certain wi^ 
 Fum‘s: wi^, by laying wet clod's on de Receiver and Hed, 
 and €3nging dem wen dey zj warm, wil turn into a water of 
 a red coallour Iik‘ blcod. Wen it is all diftilled, keep de Re¬ 
 ceiver cIo[‘jiir. and let it (land til it bt£ clecr', and ofdc cool- 
 iour of a Rubi.Den diftiiit in's alttto Marit levn'tim‘s: and 
 fo it '.Vi! loi‘ dis reddi/coollour.and becoom yellow as Gold: 
 having an exceeding pleafant fmel. 
 
 ”, Nonas Hmaniis gnodby it fclf, eider altered or in his 
 ■m!-s C'i- kmdS lo is it alfo beeing mixt wit many oder Simples: 
 
 '.n: wk h$r‘ to declar‘ woold‘ Item' but tedious and imperti- 
 
 nent. Notwitftanding, it jTall not b® amis, in two or tree 
 inftanceSjtogivyou atall'of fucConfeclions : andfirft of 
 dol‘ dat ar inwardly, den of doi' dat ar outwardly,recei¬ 
 ved. 
 
 Of de firft fort ar Marmalad, and Mar-epan‘, preierved 
 Frnits,as Plums, and Gems, &c. Confer vs of Roles, Vio. 
 lets,&c. wit Syrups of de lik‘ matter. 
 
 Marmalad is dus mad'. Firif boil your Qiiices in deir 
 :<c/f/caw< skins til dey bee ibft; den, having pared and ftrained dem, 
 mix dcr‘-wit delik'qantitiofclanfyed Hccnni: and boil 
 dis togeder til it beefotik, dat in Hurting (for you muft 
 continually ftur it for fear of burning ) y ou may fe de bot¬ 
 tom; or,b£Cing cmled on aTren-eer, itb® tik cnoug to fiic'r 
 den tak‘ it up and box it fpeedily. You may alfo ad a qan- 
 titi of Almonds, and Nut-kernels; alio Cinamom, Ginger, 
 Cloves and Mac‘, of eao a lik‘ qantiti , pounded fmall, and 
 
 put 
 
C.X. pja. Ofthe FruitmdpnfitofSee’s. 175 
 
 put intode Hoonni wit de Qinccs, and in boiling to bee 
 ibrred togeder. Dis is very good to coomfort and ftrengt- 
 en de ftomafe. For want of ^ices you may tak‘ Wardens, 
 
 Pears, or Apples, and fpecially de Pear-main, Giliiflour, 
 
 Pippin,and Roiall. 
 
 Maropan* may bee mad‘after dis manner. Boilandcla- , ‘ 5 ^ 
 
 rifi‘,by it (elf. To mue Hconni as you tink meet‘: wen it is ^ - 1 
 cold‘s; cak‘toevcry pound of Hoonni dewit‘ofan Eg, and 
 beat dem togeder in a Baton, til dey bee incorporat togeder, 
 and wax wiik- and wen you bav‘ boiled it again two or free 
 walms uponafir^ of coals, continually fturringit; den put 
 toitl'uoqantitiof *blanecd Almonds or Nut-kernels (lam¬ 
 ped, as jail rnak‘ it of a juft confiftenc‘: and after a walm or 
 two mor', wen it is wel mixt, pour it out upon a Table, and 
 mak* up your Marcpaii^, Afterward you may ic^ it wit 
 Rof‘.Water and Sugar. Dis is good for de Confumption. 
 
 "■ Swp' ian li ntgt i>i cc'.d- water, and Je feeL^i wil com of. 
 
 Prefirv Fruits after did manner. 
 
 De Damafeens, or oder Fruit, beeing gadered frej'from 
 de tree, fair,and in deirpriraS[i.neidcr green* or four,nor 
 over.rip‘or fweet‘]wit deir ftalks, but cut jbre; weig dem, 
 & tak* deir weif c in raw fin* Hoonni: & putting to de Hoon¬ 
 ni delik'qantiti of fair water, boil it foom halfqarterofan 
 hour, or til it wil yceld* no‘ skum: den having flit de Daraa- 
 feens in de dented fid*,(for fear of breaking)boil dem in dis 
 Iiqorwita foft fir*,continually skimming and turning dem, 
 til de meat croinct clean from de fton*; and den tak* dem up.. 
 If de liq-'f bee den too tin, boil it mor*; ifin de boiling it 
 bee to? tik, put in mor* fair water, or Rof‘-water, ifyou hk* 
 it. Be liqor beeing of a fit confiftenc*, lay up and preferv 
 dcr‘-in your Fruits. 
 
 If dey bie greater Fruits, as Qinces, Pippins, orde Iik*; 
 den jaliit beecxpcdient(wenyou bav* bored dem toorrovv 
 de middle,or bav* oderwif‘ cored dem)to put dem in,as fmn* 
 as de liqnris firfl skimmed : and den to let dem boil til dey 
 bee as tender as Qadlings. 
 
 Gonfervs of Rofes is dus to bee mad' .* Tak* of de juic* ■ 
 Z 2 of 
 
 Me/ 
 
174 Frtiit and profit of Bee^s. C.X. P.III. 
 
 * Ci:m u-.nis of frc/Red Rofes on' canc‘. of fin' Hoonni * clarifyed ten 
 ounces: boil dis togedcr: wenitbeginnettoboil, adofde 
 .^^j.'.^^peavsotfreJ’ red Roles fclipt wit Sciffors in little pieces) 
 
 ... foivr Qur.ccs: boil dera to de coiifumption ofde juic', and 
 
 prefently put up de Confervs into ffflm eartcn vcfTel, Keep' 
 it long der'in: for intim' it waxct better and better. Sjh. 
 1.1- de med. /?wp. mij}, 
 
 Mei Tiohram. After de fain' manner is mad' Confervs ef Violets. 
 
 Syrup of Rofes mak' das: Steep' freyf Rofes in hot wa- 
 —— ter over de Embers, (de vellel beeing coovered) until de Ro- 
 SjTup0. R^Jci. fe5^yaxpa[r. den llrain ouede Rofes, and put fre/indcir 
 places, until dey alloar pal'; disdOD' tentim's, or .until de 
 water bee red. And dis beeing purged wit wit's of Egs, (to 
 every pint'of liqor on') boil it gcJitly wit lik'qantiti of fin' 
 Hoanni, unriUt bee of convenient-likncs. Ifyouprepar' 
 it for prefent ufes, de les boiling wii ferv ; if you mean to 
 keep' it, it reqiret mor':for wk purpof' dc Sunning of it is 
 good. Dis purget a little, fpecially beeing nu'. S)lv. Med. 
 Simplicium. Mifi.lib. 3 . 
 
 Or dus. Steep' on' pound of red Rof‘ leavs in fotvr 
 pound of water, fowr and twenty hours. Wen dc water is 
 ftrained, put unto it two pound of fin' Hcnnni, and boil it to 
 de f iknes of a Syrup,taking of de skura as it rifef, It tempe- 
 ret de hot affedions of de brain,it qencet f irft.ir flrcngtcn- 
 
 et de ftomafe, itprocuret fleep', andftaytt tin rheums. 
 
 Fern. Meth. lib. 7 . 
 
 iy,uf efFicUts De Svrup ofviolets is msd' (after de fam' manner)offra- 
 grant Violets, and fteeped mitil de liqor bffi blu‘. Beeing 
 wel boilcd.it may bee kept a yeer' witour finnewing or cor¬ 
 ruption. It temperet and purget hot and /arp humors; 
 and der'for' is good in a pleurifi; it expellet melankoly,and 
 de effeds det'of, as hed-ac', waking,dreaming,and heavines 
 of hart: it is fit to bee ufed befoi'.and after, purging. Plan- 
 tins in Ftmel. meth. lib. 7 . 
 
 Ifany man lik' better to mak'def' Confcdlions witSu- 
 gar, let him tak' de lik'qantiti as of Hmnni: for Sugar alfp 
 hat, wit his fweet'nes, apouer * to preferv j as bdiig a 
 t kind'of Hmnni. 
 
 ^ Ce>tdi»rtHiT 
 
ex. P.IU. Of the Fruit and profit ofiBee^s, jy^ 
 
 *' ComtmnturfruaM aut mcUe^ttutSacch.fro FtTnvl.Mc/il,4.c I 7 ^7" 
 
 Sylv.fimpl. mcd.mift. I. }• 
 
 t S.tccharum,'^ucA ex India Ai abi.i roifnehilur^concrefcit in f.;* 
 
 Ixmif, efique meUli jpcctes-.nojir.ite ceri'e ^hIcc) jed f miles et ytres 
 
 cLtmens, c^ued nd jlflerpendiim, deli;cit>idnK^ di^erendiim periinei. 
 
 G.ilcii. dc fimpl. med, tacult. lib 7. Ittoi, £/? ,j~ ijacdd^im mellUcor> 
 cieii genus, (Sued Sacch/trum ncmtnxnt •. ijt.cdijue ;«India fs fxhci A- 
 in arundiiiil/iis xp ntur, S.iechtium ej} mel in arundimiius eel- 
 leltitm. Plin.] 41. c S. Si<ccharum nieUss ffeetes cum fits ficcAt 5««j«e 
 xl/lergit. Fcu’i Me^. 1.6. c. 11- 
 
 Butin refpeiS oF 5 e marvellous cft'icaci, wk fin* and 
 pur' Hoonni t/.hat in prefcrviiighclti^/. dat grosand p^faled hfL' 
 ftuf is no wit comparable to dis ('.cleftiall Netlar. Aldowf 
 fflomqaintand Ladi-Iik'palats f worn* noting but dat wkK.^.i.s.+.^e, 
 is farfawgtanddffr‘bowgtcanplcas^)unhappily*negleft^'.».*. ir *. 
 
 it. In preferving Fruits ithatmor' pouer trcog devifeo- 
 fiti der'of. Alfo Confer vs, and Syrups bffiing mad* wit 
 Hoonni * continu* longer, and doo‘ mor‘ kind'Iy work deir 
 effeds. Sodat wee may conclud* wit EccUftaflicus,cap.ii. 
 
 3, Df Eee u little among fn€ at fli ‘: hut hirfrm ie de aef 
 offiveet’ tings. 
 
 * Exmelle ce-fell us Syrupus diuiiui aJfer'PA/ur; is ^uopae magis inci- 
 dit,ae detergit.Ex Sxcchro fuaiHrf 'ed non A]ue effcaxiYQinM'J.Uh, 
 
 4. cap 12. 
 
 Hoonni is ufed in outward Mcdicin*s for divers purpofes: ^1,1,4 j„ 
 
 ' not on'Iy to contcin deodir ingredients in form of a Plaif- outmrd medi- 
 ter; but alfo to open, to clen.s to dri‘, to digeft, and to re- 
 fift putrefadion. And der'for' it hat de predominanc* io dat 
 excellent Salv,called f Vnguentum eyEgjptiacum-.vfh ferv- 19 
 et to dens & mundifi* old' (or‘s,Sd to tak' away bot* ded ^ filn for an 
 and proud flej^ Dc Receipt wcr'of is dis.Of Vertdegrasc* 
 fiv'ounces, offtrongVinegerfevn ounces, and of Hoonni 
 fowrteen*: boil firft de Hoonni and Vinegor, andUurdem 
 togedcr : after a little wil* put in de Vcrtdegrffie‘,beeing 
 pounded to pouder: and den (fturring all togedcr ) letdem 
 boil untilde Ointment hav‘ his juft tiknes,and Purple cool- 
 iour. 
 
 * Mtl l-anscee (f aim quthufdam empln/lrii mijcetur,w corpus pra- 
 le.it empUflicum-, praierea fecet, tergeAt,digerAt,/i pulredine findi- 
 eef. Sylv. de mcd, finipl, mift, I. j- Mil calidum (iocum^ae erdine fecuttdo 
 
 Z I aperit, 
 
176 Oj the fruit and profit of'Bee^s, CX P.III. 
 
 ft:,: ■•terutn f«lu<i’:!i.t 7 n '.osrBat. Fern. 1,6, c. U, 
 t Sylv, deMed. hmp. n'.ift, 1. Mcft.io. & Fern, Me*. I.?. 
 
 -.0 vier of lik^ vertr*', hut not fo mu^ corrofiv'. 
 
 - Boil a qart of good Al* in a Skillet to half a pint', skitn- 
 
 mir.gcfdefrotasit aril'et; licn put in a fpoonfu! of good 
 Hsnni; and skimming fill as need'is, let it boil to de half; 
 or tii it b£? ib clammy ,dar feeing taken up upon a ftiks cnd‘, 
 it wii .not drop, but firing doun lik' clarifyed Hmnni. 
 
 .j X-^^At at de vettu'sand propertis of tJJfet or Hjdro^ 
 ^ prn.itU \ y mtl, may partly bee known by dat wk hat bsii 
 Hoanni. For feing Hronni isde €iefmatter wer'of it 
 is mad'j it muft need's; to^eder wit defabftanc'of Hoonni, 
 — -participat' de aaturall qalitis der'of. De wi^, by de purify¬ 
 
 ing in boiling, togeder wit de accef of fundry hoKbm in- 
 r.f.i-1 ii, gredients,v. ar rader confirmed and increafed, dan any way 
 (St extenuated or diminijed.Det'for' fait LobeI,t>^ 
 
 a^ut,flurmHm,m!lliir.onmtiltum) dintcrua meflind^mellis 
 ehulUtione invinuya lor.ge Htilifpmim ahit. And Pidtorius, 
 Bjfdromel lor.gk vesitfriits trnfsfit in vinum fiomcho convent, 
 er.tijfmtm. Met, wen it is old', is a Win'mod' agreeable 
 to de itomak: it reccoveret f i) de Appetit' b®ing loft; it 
 (z) openet de paflag' for de Spirit or bret; it ('5) loftnet 
 de belli: it (if) is good fordemdat hav'decowg. fs) If a 
 man tak'it (net as his ordinary drink, butasPyfik)nouand 
 den j h£ ^11 receiv muc benefit by it againft (^rtan agii's, 
 againft Cakexi'S, and againftde difeafesofde brain,[as de 
 Epiiepfi, or de falling eevi! i^for wi€ Win' is pernicious; it 
 (6) caret de Yellow Jaundes; it (j) is alfogood againft 
 Heii'ban'.wit Milk,& agaioft de VVinttr-eerri: it (8) nur- 
 lijetde bodi. (9) So dat many hav' atteined to long old' 
 ag', on'ly by de uC' der'of. And der'for' no' marveil dat 
 :Pt>^foRomHltu(yfo wasan hundred yffit's old‘)imputed de 
 greateftcaus of his long continued belt to dis foveraigti 
 Drink.(loj Forbeeingasked o(tyingnfitu deEmperour, 
 by wat means efpecially hee had fo long prefcrvtd dat vi¬ 
 gour bot'of mind' and bodi; hisan%er was,Inm mHl/o,fi, 
 
 THtlet, ('I.:, 
 
C.X. P.III. Of the Fruit and profit of Fee^s. i 
 
 (' 1 . 2 . J. 4 .) piaoriui,(^ plin. (^) Ldel. (6.j U.o, 
 
 lQ,)plia. 24- 
 
 Defam* ting ismor' inaniftfted by degcncrall example“ 
 
 of de ancient Britam : wo ("abcov all oder Nations) hav‘ 
 ever been addidfcd to tMet and (JP^eUg/en. For under 
 Heaven der‘ is no* fairer people of complexion,nor of mor* 
 found and feltful bodis. Metiiglen Lohelwritct 
 
 dus: CambricM illc patiu 'JMet£gla, (non patrto, mi putant 
 illi,fe^*Gr£coriomtnsdiBtt4 ) efi altera liquida & limpida 
 Septentrionii theriaca. 
 
 * Borcslibus, quibus viiicti defiim, pro vino eft. Ideoque 
 
 C.imbris,a tlicltiir. Pro qui voccGermani (quibus,Tcutonicc Med', W 
 
 idiuniMf/olc.uic eft D pro Th. ufiuparc ; ut in Dtn^, Dt/hl, Dunder-, Mc#sgleii 
 Y'.oThmg, rmfhe, rA/.Hrftv;adeoque Angli ctwm, aliique pcipuli Bo- h.-i\>< deir 
 ie.Tlcs a Gernuinls OiiunJi, corrupte cliLiint .'.j'.r/'. Medsnii plunmum 
 
 hl-.iit PoUm if Lnu-tm^ cj.-ied MzHn .ihude.-n ; inquit Ar.dreM Mat- -^- 
 
 thiolns. Mahxglui verb,('(]uod Hjdi cmtl tit p;a’ft3nuus,)a ctlyhkv 
 five conttafie cd^Aiii', [id eft, vinum Iplendidum] deuomin.itur : quod 
 (modo veins fit & ritccoafeftiim) non minus coloic fuedno, qnain fjpo- 
 rc & virtutc, pr.c vinis vinaceis fplcndcr.t. D; h.ozMercaio, rnTranfata- 
 n:a-. Ex mclh KcoU ithc-Uum p'.tum conjiannt ; j.v, cnam return fe- 
 titi:, 'eintim Cieticum eeu Mah.tlictim oftruir.nhus, facile tmponat, Ec 
 Vlyjfes Jldrs'vaiidei dc mulfo: fn pr.iterea ex metle potui genus, icii 
 xunr S.s>m.stsa,yscinifyue Mefcoyttss famshare. Vide eltam periotam 
 Europam fere,prt:spHi per Gtrwant.tm ,de'ceh)tur. Decoquilur multtpli. 
 ester aromate addslo;(Uehrsem yee.sns) tarn * nobsle fape,:si lautsorum 
 tantism i/ieafirstm f}t, (f primates fe/dm kbant. Item Mercator in So. 
 hem't de civiiaJe Egra s Claret hodie h.u eiystat, cb Medonem [piltoitem 
 exmeU] j/;/ nulla paralsir ft'am tn hac etystate excelienttor. 
 
 And as gcO’d and old‘ CMe’Ciiilen excellet all Win‘s, as 
 wcl for ploal rntnes in tafl^jas ior belt j lb bffiing burnt,it is 
 better dan any burntWin‘, for comforting and fettling of a 
 weak, and f.K ffomak,3nd tor recreating de naturall heat. 
 
 Be- manner of burning it (ifyou know not) may bffidis; 
 
 Firftfet ondc fir‘a*dasp‘ Skillet or Kettle, almoft ful of 
 water .• wen it boilet, p uc in a Pewter pot ful of Meiaglem 
 befor‘ dat beginnef to boil, skim it,and put in two or trffi 
 bruited Clov‘s, andabran-eof Roi‘mari: den beat de yolk 
 of an Eg in a di /1 put unto it a fpoonful of de Ukfef cold*.* 
 and ftur dera toge4er>to kep' de yolk from curdling •. den 
 puE 
 
I y 8 Of the fruit and profit of !Bee^s. C.X. P.III. 
 
 puttodar,alpQonfulof dc hot and after dat an odcr. 
 and an oder.always beating dem togeder; and den,fa)m and 
 fom, put all into de pot, ftil fturring it about. Den,as foon* 
 as it boiletjtaL* up de pot:and (faving your hands harmle *) 
 pour it into an odcr vyarm pot of Hk‘ capaciti, fir'ing it as it 
 runne-f; and fo bru‘ it til it wil burn no mot'. A MetAgUn^ 
 poffet is of de lik‘ vertu‘. 
 
 £v ie pt ff.ncr it oodef. Tiu maj [farx 
 
 fer Ic p: in U Hirt in ic miifi of hot Emien ; hut hej‘ ii 
 melt not ie Pevter, 
 
 ^4 
 
 prcfiftis ^^/^Axha-e no certain elementar qa'iri; butts airiean be* 
 tni "Krra'j of tvv£n‘ f I) hot and cold^and betwan' dry' and moift. 
 MturxUjpxx. mollifyet definews; it ( ?)rip’netandrcfolvet Ul¬ 
 cers. ( 4) De qantiti ol a Peas in Wax, beeing fwallowcd 
 doun of Nurccs,doo‘t dilfolv de Milk curdled in de paps; & 
 ("5 j ten round pieces of Wax, ofde bignes of fo many 
 grains of Millet orHemp-fedS wilnotiuifer dc Milk to 
 curdle indeflonaak. 
 
 Moreover, it maket de moft^ excellent lift,fit for de ufes 
 ofde moft‘ Excellent; for cl$r‘nes, fwffit‘ncs,neatnes,to be 
 preferredbefor*ail oder: Wic^r^/c^fr in his t/Enigmats, 
 (giving itdc preccdenc‘) doo‘t intimat*. 
 
 tAut HircuSfVel pinguia vifceraPitii 
 
 Ofiinderi diem, pofi.fmHl ante,diem. 
 
 *V.c.?.n.4i' De Bs'.de Goat, and de* CoiZ-btaring Tree, 
 Mak^day, befor‘ and after day, to b®. 
 
 (i^Gilende Caip.med.fKul.l. 7 .r 2 ,5, 4,J.) Georgius Pidlomis- 
 Ctr4 jLfsj magu emollit, teUxxt, f.ilerem jdrit: eoy<e tlli utmurU 
 aircejfus calefattenioi, emellieodc:, cottoxueudoi,^^ mJfurandoi.Jolun- 
 ncJ Guin/erius Andetnacus. Omnis cent cxlefncii, extlei corpora: 
 recent mehor.DxtuTta forlitsonedjifenteucit,fa\i!>ue ipf tn pulte aha 
 ftiMtoft: ai'cerfatur laSii naturf, ac mihi mapitnuir.e decern grava 
 cert, hayfia, non fatinntur coagulan lac m jlmacho. S: inouen iumeat, 
 a&am ceram IB puhe fixijfe remedfo ejf, Nec hojuj nfus, ijuos mtxta 
 ahia fraf at,enumerate medtcina fotefi. Plm.n.ir.hift 1.22 0,24. 
 
 Dis naturall yellow Wax is by Art,(for certain purpofes) 
 aad‘ witS red, and greenS 
 
 * * ■ Wax 
 
C.X. P.IIL Of the Fruit and ^ofit of!Bee^s, ly^ 
 
 Wax is witcd after dis manner;Tak‘ dewiteftand pureft 26 
 Waxzwicjbeeing cut into fmali pieces, put into an earten 
 vcffeljand poarSea*M'aterorBrin‘intoir, as muc as may 
 fuffic* to boil it. And call in alfo a little Niter; all dis fet 
 ver a foft fir‘.Wcn it hat boiled up twic^or tricMift dc vef- 
 fel fromdefir': and,de Wax beeing prelently cooled wit 
 coId‘ water, tak‘It out .• and,wen you hav‘feraped of de 
 Dros, (if any fu€ hang on ) and put it into oder Salt water, 
 fed'it again. And having boiled up cwic'or trie', asbc« 
 for'j lift Itfrom de fir‘ again. And den tak‘ de bottom of aa 
 Oder eai'ten pot, or a little round brord, wit a handle in dc 
 middle Ilk'a€urn-ftaf, but witouthoals: and,having .^rft 
 wetted de bottom of it in cold' water, dip it into de hoc 
 velfel; and affoan' as dis wet bottom tou-eet de Wax, pul it 
 out again, and you fill hav' flicking to de bottom a tin 
 Cak‘;wi€ wen you hav' taken of, wet dc bottom again, and 
 dip it as befor'; and dus dco' til you hav'taken up all dc 
 Wax in Cak's.Def' Cak'shang in de open Ayer upon a Lin‘ 
 drawn toorrow dem, fo dat dey may not touo on' an oder, 
 befprinkling dem wit water in de Sun-/in‘,until dey bee 
 wit'. If any man woald' hav' Wax witer, let him boil it 
 oftner,and dco' all oder tings in lik* manner as befor'. 
 
 ieal^and* ctrarationmdoemt ‘jDiofc(fridcf,l,z,c,lO'i. 
 
 Tomak'red Wax, Tak'to on'pound of Wax,in S(om.Tom 4 ^ red 
 
 mer.tras ounces ofclffii'Turpcntin',in Winter,fovvr. Def' _ 
 
 diffolv over a foft fir', and by and by tak' it of to cool' a lit- 
 tie. Afterward mix der'wit de red Rojt' of t^nchufa, or 
 * Vermilion, ( wel ground on a Marble or Glas ) and fw«t' ^ Cinabrium 
 Oil,of cacon' ounc'zftur all def',and mix dem wcl togeder. 
 
 For want of Vermilion, dey tak' tree tim's fo mu€ red Led, Minium, 
 but dat is not fo good. 
 
 To mak' Waxgrffin',Tak‘,inftffid 0^Vermilm, delik* Tomak^green' 
 qantiti of Vert-degreec 
 
 And fu€ is Wax inhiskind',bot'Naturall and Artificial!. 
 
 Naturall Wax is altered,by diftillation, into an Oil of mar- 
 veilous vertu'. RajmHnd Lalli greatly commendet it, -LX — t!Lm 
 prooving it tob® rader a celeftiall or dicin' Medicin, dan 
 A a hu- 
 
i8o Ofthe Fruit and profit of ^eeU. CX. P.III. 
 
 fcuman‘ •, bccaas in wcnnd's it woorket miraculoufly : wi€ 
 dei‘foE‘ isootlo welallowed ofde common Kirurgians.Fot 
 ,0 it htalet a woondSbee de fam‘ never fo tvid‘ and big, b^ing 
 '.f afor‘ vvid‘-ftit€edDp, in ds fpac‘ of elevn days or 12 at de 
 " ’ moft‘.Butdol‘dat arfmall, dis Oil healctintree or fovvr 
 ” days, by annointing onMy dc wcond* der‘wit, and laying on 
 a clot wet in dc fam‘. It ftayct de /edding of de liair, eider 
 on de head or beard,by annointing de plac‘ derSvit. 
 
 Alfo for inwarddifcales.dis Oil woorket miracles:if you • 
 giv on* dracm at a tim* to drink wit wit* Win*; for it is 
 excellent in provoking urin* wic is flopped; it helptt 
 {litres and pains in de loinsjit helpet dc cold* Gout, or Sci¬ 
 atica, and all Oder griefs ccoming of cold*. 
 
 5 ,'^^«' De making or drawing of dis Oil is on dis wif*: Tak* of 
 oiunyL. pur‘ nu* yellow Wax lo mu-e as wii half fil your Retort or 
 
 -—-- Bodi of Gbs: melt it on de fir*.and den pour ir into fwat' 
 
 Win*,wci*inlet it fok*: wa/it often, and wring it between* 
 your hands: den melt it again, and pour it into fre/Win*, 
 wer'm fok‘it,w^ir, and wring it,as befor*: and dis dco* 
 fevn tim*s, every rim* putting it into fre/’ Win*. Wen dus 
 yonhav* purifyedde Wax, to every pound dcr‘of adding 
 fowr ounces of de powder of red Brik fin'ly bruifed; put 
 r.B.io. it ail togeder into your Retort of Glaswel luted:'r/.den fet 
 de Retort into an Earten pot,filling it round about and be- 
 ned* wit fin* fifted a/es or Sandjand fet de pot wit de Bodi 
 init ona Furnac*, aadfodiflil it wit a foftfir*. Anddei* 
 wilcoamfbrt* a fair yellow Oil, dewiowil congel* inde 
 Receiver lik* Pap wen it is cold*. If you /mid* redlifi* dis 
 • Oil, or diftil it often, until it wil congel‘ no mor *; denial! 
 you mak* it over hot to tak* inwardly, and fo qik in de 
 mout, dat you cannot drink it doun. 1 n de ccoming fcort* of 
 dis Oil,/a!lappffir‘,indeRcceiver,de fowr Elements,[[de 
 Fir‘,de Ayer,dc Water,&deHart;]rigt marvcilous to fee. 
 
 ' Sovertuousis Waxbyitlclfjbot*inhisowDkind‘,and 
 
 ff'jx w cem- altered by diftiIlation.lt is mor*over of great uf' mixed wit 
 ; an j is de gtound and foundation of Cer'-doll's and 
 S»lvs ; wer'of to fee doun two or tree examples /all^not Lee 
 amis. 
 
 A 
 
C.X. P .III. Of the Fruit and profit of !Bee*s. i 81 
 
 A Ger'~clo± or Ceratm (fo called of Cera) doo‘t confift s s 
 ■eiefly of Wax and Oil, mixed in fiic proportion, bl- may ^ 
 mak* de Ointment of juli:con(iifcnc‘;anddtr‘for‘(i)bg8ing 
 mad' in Soommer, (or compounded wit Turpentin', Lard, 
 
 Gum, Marrow, or any liqid ting j a greater qantiti of Wax 
 isreqired; andbeeing mad‘ in Winter, ( or compounded 
 wit Rozin, Pitc, Mettals,dryed Herbs, Pouders, or any dry 
 ting J a lef qantiti of Wax, dan Oil isconvenient, 
 
 De Ingredients beeing prepared, firft melt de Wax, and 
 watfoever els oflik' natur‘[asPit'e,Suer,&c.]inde Oil, over 
 a gentle fir',or in a dubble vclTel, v. for fear ofburning ; we r- 
 dey ar melted togeder; put inde Pouders and oder lik‘ In¬ 
 gredients : (if der' bee any jand as fron‘ as you hav‘ ftutred 
 dem wcl togeder, ( befor' de liqor bee very hot) fet it a 
 cooling,and mak‘your Cer'clot, 
 
 A Cer'c/flt.torefrefde wcaryed Sinews &tired Mufclcs, yi Cer‘\lcf to 
 is dus to bee inad‘;Tak‘ (aj Oil and Wax ana two ounces, ■S'- 
 
 Turpentin' twodrams.and Hoonni half an ounc‘. 
 
 To comfort de ftomafe, and help concodf ion, mak‘ a Qe —_ 
 
 rrffdus:Tak‘ (i) Oilof M 3 itik,ofMint,of Woarmwoadjof^^^^t’^y^^ 
 Nutmcg,and*SpeekSorany ofdcf‘, and a convenient qan- cemfori 
 titiofWax. fiomab. 
 
 Forde Wcormsinde belliof acild'oroJer, Tak‘ Wax NawHnumT 
 and Rozin ana on' ounc'. Treacle on'^ fpoonfull, Aloes two 3^ 
 drams: Melt and mingle de Wax and Rozin togeder in a 
 Pewter-di/,upona £aflng-di/and Coals beeingmelted, ^'’ 
 skim it clean: den (caking it of) put in de Treacle, and ftur 
 it among : den having pounded de Aloes to powder, flrew 
 it upon, and auric in, fodat It may not clod. And if, bydis 
 tim‘, it bee coo cold‘ to emm from de di/; warm it a little 
 upon deCafing-diT again ; den having wet de Table wit 
 Butter, pour itder‘pn,and w oerk it togeder wit } our knif': 
 and fo mak' it up in a Rowl.To mak‘ dc DiJ clean,warm it, 
 and wip'it wit a woollen clot. 
 
 Dis Cerat is to bee applyed to de Breft,and to de Navell. 
 
 For de Navel, fpread it upon a round piec‘ of Ledcr tree 
 inces over, wit a hoal in dc middle ; dat, de Navel ccoming 
 toorrow, de plaiftei may ly‘ hot' clofer and fafter: and, for 
 Aaa de 
 
iZzr- i)fthe Fruit and profit of^eeU. C.X. P.III. 
 
 dcBreft.fprcadit upon a fqar‘piec'.tra in^es broad, and 
 twic‘ fo Ioag;and lay it atutc dc Breft, clo(‘ under de Paps. 
 
 Disdoo^twic^togeder, and Iccdc Plaifters remain ea€ 
 tim‘upondeplac*.untilde heat of de ftomafe hav‘ drycd 
 dem, and mad^ dem Icol^: wU, in foom dac ar naue trubbled 
 wit dewowaiSjWil bee witinfowr and twenty hours: aU 
 dowf infmm dey wil ftika woP week* tcgcder. 
 
 f I Jfera Met-iii. 4.C. ij. 20. (l) fern. c. 19. (jj fern. 
 
 usjFftT d example of a Salv,tak‘ Emplafirum de jama, mar- 
 
 vcilous cflfccfuall in Curing green* w®nd‘s,3nd nu* ulcers. It 
 
 -affwagct inflammation, itclcnl'et, it cloiet, and fillet wit 
 
 fleji and makct hoi*. It isdusmad*: * Tak* de juic* ofPar- 
 fley,Plantani,andBetoDl,<j»<*on* pound; Wax,Pitc,Rozin, 
 and Turpentin*,<*»4 half a pound; boil deWax, Pitc, and 
 Rocin in de Juices; foftly fturring aIltogeder,untiIdeqan- 
 titiofde juices bee wafted: and den taking dem of de fir*, 
 pat in dc Turpentin*, and mix it wit de reft. 
 
 oierof Itk^ effetl. 
 
 AnUcr Mootton-Suet.Wax, Ro2in.d»4 two ounces: 
 
 — - —^—Turpentin* on* ouuc*: boil def* togeder, and skim dem:den 
 take disliqor from dc fir*, and (wen it is foomwat cooled ) 
 put in two handfuls of dc Topsofunfet Hyfop,andftur it 
 abouttand fetting it omde fir* again, boil it foftly about a 
 qatter of an hour, til it bee green*: and den drain it, and let 
 itca)l*.&isisciefly to bee mad* in Ultoi, becaus dende 
 fiyfop is in bis prim*. 
 
 *Sjlvim ie Ueiicdm.pmfl. mijl. lii.i. fern. Met. hi. 7 , 
 
 Ps A L.III.V.J. 
 
 UAagna cfcrs J e h ovje, exquifUA ab omnibus 
 quidtlctiAntHr in itlis% 
 
 FINIS.