thefrft Treatife. 16 
B) 
¢ Which Honny is accompted beft. Cap,xxv. 
ike ig Countries doe ercell in the perfece qwdnele of 
Wonny,like as the famous Attica of Greece, which for the 
“ercellencie of the Bonny ts badde tn great reputation throughs 
put the wold, Hybla alfo ¢ Hy metus being!billes of the fame 
Countrie, which the beceiaers applic to Wonny, that the fame 
mape beth be named Hymetus and Hybleus Wonny, Creta, 
Cyprus ano Afirica,as in gwonefle thep are notable o2 worthy, 
fo the abundant o2 marvellous plentic of the ionny is there 
commended. Alfo the nelonefle of Bonny ts libelotfe commens 
ded, as the auntientneffe of wines, but the Spring and Doms 
— mer Honny,efpecially tf the velfell o2bine fanve ina ballep 
o2 bottome, and doeth excell inthe waight ofhande. Wut the 
bonnp gathered of bitter bearbes is counted biprofitable , as 
the fame Bonny which the wees gather in the country of Pons 
tus, tobere the Wes onelp gather their bonnpofthe WHoume> 
—Wwode. Lhe white in all Countries ts better cftcemed than the 
 blacke, but the befe bonny is that whiche is berp cleare, of a 
golden colour, of a mote pleafaunt and fwete tatte, cleauyng 
fomeiubat to the fingers inthe handlpng, and but little fiftes 
“Ning 02 waring bardtogither. Anodthat the bonny inthe pou- 
ting forth, doth Kraightwayp breake bere and there, and fquirs 
feth o2 fprinckleth (fodainelp as it were) fundte doppes as 
_ b2oad. tobich being on thys wife, Plinte teacheth to be the tric 
ail and lure tote of a gwd and profitable honny. 
Ze Ofthe yenomous Honie , and ofthe wonderfull Ho- 
nye of Creta. Cap. XXV]. 
® fo much forceth to onverftande and know, tuba matter 
af fabe p fame is,twith the which p Bes doliuc,as p poy 
, Ween bony alfo,that map be gathered by them, tebetber it be e- 
eeenennns' F032 the Wouny of Heracleain the Coury 
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