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hinder yow ; this beinge done, yow are alsoe to twitch the 

 other cooarde a Httle belowe the mouth of the newe hive ; then 

 are yow very easily and carefully to tume them, settinge the 

 crowne of the olde hive downewards to the gi'ounde, and the 

 newe hive uppermost ; then are yow to sette two to clappe and 

 beate with theire handes aboute the olde hive almost for the 

 space of halfe an houre, tuminge the hive aboute nowe and then, 

 and beatinge, sometimes towards the crowne of the hive, and 

 sometimes againe liigher up towards the mouth of the olde hive ; 

 and by this meanes yow shall force the bees to runne, all, or 

 most of them, up into the newe hive ; then when yow thinke 

 that yow have clapped enough, and that most of them are gone 

 up, yow are to make the third loose the cords, whiles that the 

 other two clappe still till such time as the sheete and all bee 

 throwne of ; and then are yow suddenly to snatch away the 

 newe hive and to make haste with it to the stoole or place 

 wheare yow intende that it shall stande, and to sette it close 

 downe, and to take the sheete and lappe rownde aboute the 

 bottome of the hive, to hinder the bees from creepinge out, 

 for they will creepe aboute for the space of an houre or two be- 

 fore they sattle rightly ; then when they see that they can by 

 noe meanes gette forth, they will att length goe up, and abide 

 very quiettly ; and in this manner may yow leave them all 

 night, and then in the moruinge may yow goe to them afore 

 sun-rise, and remove them to what place yow thinke good, and 

 both cover them and make them a smoute to goe in and out 

 att : yett with those that have had experience of catchere it is 

 founde to bee the best way to gette the stooles swept, and to 

 sette the newe hive just in the same place where the olde have 

 stoode. Then after that yow have sette up your new hive, and 

 lap'd the sheete well aboute it, yow are to take the olde hive 

 and to sette it into a bowle with the crowme dowme wards, for 

 feare that the clappinge have l»roken the coam])es, and that the 

 honey runne out att the crowne-piiuie ; and then are yow to 

 give charge to two of your folkes to clappe the olde hive againe, 

 and to cause the remainder of the bees to nmne u}> to the to])pe, 

 and then is the third to stande ready with a winge to sweep 

 them on to some olde cover, or some such thinge, which yow 

 may sette close to the mouth of some of the poorest hives ; and 

 the l)ees will either goe up and abide with them, or else they 

 will i\y to theire ])artners the next morninge. Alsoe, when bees 

 lye out and under theire stoole aboute Midsuuuner-time, and 

 neaver otter to rise nor swarme, nor will V)y noe meanes bee re- 

 mooved from the place wheare they lye, the best way is then to 

 drive them that are in the liive, and to tjike them and sette 



