. A profitable instruction of the perfite ordering of bees, with the maruellous nature, propertie, and gouernements of them: and the necessarie vses both of their honie and Bees. To tlie worshi'pfull maffter M. Gemleman, Thomas Hill vviflieth all health and Feiicitie,. S ithathbeenc,and is yet (vvor- fhipful} Sir} a trade commonly vfed a- mong moft meia, to choofe out from a grcate number,fomc one, vndcr whofc name and title they may publifiie their workes: Eucn fo I (hViomn^ the fteps of the learned , though in aif other poyntes moft inferiour) haumg fini- , ^ ,fhedthish'ttlc treatife
. A profitable instruction of the perfite ordering of bees, with the maruellous nature, propertie, and gouernements of them: and the necessarie vses both of their honie and Bees. To tlie worshi'pfull maffter M. Gemleman, Thomas Hill vviflieth all health and Feiicitie,. S ithathbeenc,and is yet (vvor- fhipful} Sir} a trade commonly vfed a- mong moft meia, to choofe out from a grcate number,fomc one, vndcr whofc name and title they may publifiie their workes: Eucn fo I (hViomn^ the fteps of the learned , though in aif other poyntes moft inferiour) haumg fini- , ^ ,fhedthish'ttlc treatifeof Bees, and ca- fting with my fclfc to whome I mighte prefeme it, founde my felfe much bounden vnto your worfliip, both for your gentleneflc which I haue of Jatc tailed, and alfo for youre friend(hip which I findc aU waycs rcadic towards me. And therefore hauing none ether wayes to recompence tb* Jeaftparte of youre curtefie and gentleneflc, thought it beft to gratific youre worfliip with fwch a fimple gifte as mine abiiitic will fufFer me to beftow on fuch a although Sir this Treatife is farrc diObnant from youre ftudycs, yet confidc- ring your cameft dcfirc to knowledge and agaync pon- dering the pleafanmcfre of the matter,thoughte this might be made a recreationforypurgrauerftudycs. For when your mind {hd\ bee fearching for profound rcafons, and opprefTed with deepe cogitati* ons, then taking and reading this little Pamphlet,it will bring a for- gctfulneffe vnto your former wceryneflc,and caufe a newc delighte vnto your mind:For hecrcin may you fee, firft the maruellous go- uemcmentof the Bees, through the onely inftinfte of nature, as m thcyr obedience to their King, and other officers, in punilhmg the ydic loytercrs,in cherifhing the true labourers in theyrmanner cf fighting, with fuchc like agreate many, as it is wonder full ro rcade, and almoft incredible to beleeue: fecondly,the liuely cffeaes and commodities thatarifc of theyr Honie and Waxe. A
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