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placing my eaf clofe to the top of the uppermoft box, I 
could very eafily and diftinétly hear the leaft noife, and 
what was aéting about the throne. And juft as the 
{warm began to rife, there feemed to be the greateft la 
mentation among the branches of the royal family.- 
Notes’ of woe expreffive of the deepeft forrow, as tho’ 
they were taking an eternal farewel of one another. 
With the fecond fwarm two of the royal Princefles go 
forth very often, and fometithes three, in hepes to gain 
a kingdom. That Princefs, who is fo happy as to get 
the throne firft, is proclaimed Queen, and crown’d; 
the reft are all flain, as I have found them the next 
morning. 
“Itis very feldom I keep thefe fecond fwarms, well : 
knowing they feldom an{wer any good purpofe, except 
two or three are joined together. Befides, the old ftocks 
greatly fuffer thereby ; for which reafon | frequently re- 
turn them, knocking them out befote the old ftock. I 
would advife others to do the fame, which would not a 
little help the old ftocks, and in the end turn to the ad- 
vantage of the owners. And taking their Queen from 
them, they would not be fo apt to rife again. 
To put two cafts together has little difficulty in it, 
efpecially if they come the fame day ; it is only at night 
fixing the mouth of one of the hives upwards, and pla-. 
cing the other dire@tly upon it, when one fmart ftroke 
with your hand will beat the whole body down into the 
under hive, which you muft prefently fet again upoit'a 
cloth, that they may fettle and compofe themfelves. Af- 
ter which put them in their place, 
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