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€ Of the maruellous gouernement ofthe kings ofhonny 
Bees,and of the obedience which they vie to 
him. pas Vij. 
gry hath ot onlpe committed bie latwes to bakes, the 
which men wap lerne bp,but bath cfpecially fet forth con- 
Difions and praperties , as fo2 ancrample of the lpke, bp the 
bes, \ubofe hings fo2 toubt of rcucnging,bauc bp the pacuidéce 
of nature no Hings. Wbereby ts to be wonder Landed, that the 
Rings ruling in potver,thozough the tacke of their fings mape 
be bp that meanes the fower to hurt, and offer reuengemente, 
Pet fome affirme the kuigs to hauc Kings, but thep (uppofe 
theminotto bfe their ings. And of thig Plnie maketha danbet 
Ywhether the king be armed as the otber bes, og lacketh a ling 
Which Columella putteth out of doubt, writing of the king p 
He bath no Ting, bnlede anp perbappes thinketh that big head 
as itiwere , twbhiche the the king carricth in bis belly,to.be bis 
Ting, with the twhich at mo time thep bie to fing o2 burt anye. 
his king onlp do Wees renerence,and hono2 hin sr fuch fost, 
that anp of thein ts obedient and berp ready at bis bioding, to 
do whatfoeuer he aligneth them dito. Alfo this obedience and 
fernice whiche they ofe to theit king, thep to notthe fante fo2 
feare of punifthment, but snelp of aloue which thep ote bitto 
Him, Pet thep puri} one another trfuch forte, that after their 
flings be lof,thep ope forthwith. Ariftotle waziteth of ttua maz 
ner of kings the one as he affirmeth to be red, which be tudacty 
the better,the other king black of colour, which be confedcth to 
> be leffcr of bodp pet howfocuer the kings be,thep are notwith: 
flanding far bigaer of body,tha the hou bees, ¢ banc a boigh> 
fer and gadlier bead the the other Bes, yet Mhorter rings. 20 
$ their king created. aniong thent,gocth not any time forth of p 
= 5) Bite, {nithout f p whole (warm folow him. be king flying forth 
of the bine at anve time, other folow bim, intuch fort sf ecbe 
 gouetto fic tert bins, fopeth te be (en of p bing in office, and 
" wherfoeuer p hing fettleth him o2 refketh, there be other dees 
Pca? ftrig bolos. 0} caffels absut bim. about f pee alfo 
e p aren, 
