The Sovereign, or Dueen-Bee defcribed. 59 
ceeding in length thofé of the comtions's and-the flies 
with as ‘much celerity,” frength and picone as they dos. 
It is the fame as’ to her {pear or flinacsmsesnam 6d 
Mr. Purchas tells us her fting is aise not) half. the’. 
length of a common Bee.* Mr. Rujden affirms dt is not’ 
fo large, nor'fo long as the fting of a comaton Bees - 
after Pliny’s Penne breviores. But both thofe: gentlemen: 
were miftaken; her fting in’ ato being a alas ms 
thers. 
Others are of opinion fhe has no fting at all,t cba 
they never faw it. And for the fame reafon there are. 
men in the world, who fay there is neither. God nor 
devil, angels or fpirits. : 10 bovig 
It is very true that this {word is wore by the Saves 
reign, rather for ftate, than fervice, having feldom ob= 
ferved the royal infect to put it forth, tho’ highly provo- 
ked thereto. In Oftober 1743, 1 made the experiment 
upon feveral, and found every one of them determined. 
rather to loofe her deareft life, than ufe the {word in her 
own defence, fo contrary to the principle: of sags 
vation implanted in nature, | £ al 
Her tongue is fhorter than that of the. HoruplBeeny 
nature haying defign’d them only for foreign labours, 
but not the Queen, who is to live, as do other fovereign 
princes, that are maintained and protected by their fates . 
jects. 
| Mr, 
® Pur, pag. 28. Rud. 
t Min Regia riniilo caret. 1, all 28, ‘obedience to ber twrmmed So- 
wereignty, Memorable to this Purpofe was the Practice of a certain King of 
France, who entering a conquered City, expreffed his Clemency by this 
§ mbol, viz, a Coat full of Images and Piétures of Bees, with this Motto 
ri nit, Rex Mucronagaret. ‘The King does hot wear, neitber docs be ufe big 
ping. Purchas, 
