Of the Nature and properties of Bees, 
Secondly, whereas non omnisfert omnia t elites, fome Coun- 
trey yeeldeth one fruit, feme an other } fome beareth one 
grains, fome an ocher ; fome breedcch onekinde of Cattle, 
fome an other jthereis no ground (of what nature foeuer it 
be, whether it be hot or cold, wet or dry, hill or dale, wood- 
land or chanapian, meddow, pafture,or arable: in a word, 
whether it be battle or barren) which yeeldech not matter 
for the Bee to worke vpon. 
And thirdly, in their labour and order at home anda- 
broad they are fo admirable, that they may be a patternc vn- 
to men, both of the one and of the other. For vnlcifethey 
be let by weather, weaknelle, or want of matter to worke on, 
their labour neuer ceafeth. In admiration whereof, one faith, 
Quos efficacia indssflrUifi, tanta comparemus r.ervos ? Jfhtas vi- 
res ? Qfiuos rations me dues fidiusviros ? And for their order, it 
isfuch, that they may well bee faid to haue a Common- 
wealth, fince all that they doeis in common, without any 
priuate refpeft. Nihil nor ant mfi commune: They worke for 
all, they watch for all, they fight for all. In their priuate quar- 
rels, when they are from the Hiue or common treafury,how- 
foeuer you vfe them, they will nor refill , if by any meanes 
they can get away. Cumruri fint, neefibi invicem, necullis 
aim nocent • at verb apud fuos alveospugnant acerrim'e. Their 
dwelling and dyet are common to all alike : they haue like 
common care both of their wealth and young ones. SoU in 
tmnigenere ammantium commurem omnibus fobelem habesot, 
unam omnes incolunt man ft ok em, unius patria c Liu dun tut limi- 
ne in Commune omnibus labor, communis abas, communis opc- 
5 cap jr.&Ba- ratio, communis ufus, & frvtttts efl. And all this vnderthe 
fil.Hexam.Ho- goucrnmenc of one Monarch, of whom aboue all things 
mil. ?. they haue a prin cipall care and rcfpedl, leuing, reuerencing, 
and obeying her v: in all things. 
Frittered reg. m non fie ayEgjptus & ingens 
Ljdia y nec pepuli Parthorumaut Medus Hy daffies 
Obfervant : rege incolumimens omnibus maefit : 
udmijfo ruperefidem yonjlrufta^ mella 
Diriftiereipfe, v: & crates folv ere favor umt 
file operutn cuftos, ilium admirantur omnes 
Circumftant 
C i. 
Butty Country 
fit for Bees. 
e/r- . 
Bees abborre 
i ellenefle. 
Plin.nat.hift. 
lu.c.j. 
!4- 
Bees haue a Com- 
mon-wealth . 
Nat.hift.li. ii. 
«. f. 
f. 
Their working, 
watching, figh- 
ting, dwelling, 
dyet , wealth, and 
young ones are all 
in common . 
Arift. hift. 
anim.lib.£. 
cap.40. 
Ambr. Hex.lib. 
6, 
Beesahoaies loy r 
all to their Soue- 
raigne. 
y. Fra fat. 
Vug. Georg. 
y.c.7,n,ii-& 
