Of the Bees Enemies. 
ab ijfdem frequent at is ( y, cater is amotis efculentis ) Jiff one. Sed 
nclle pnma fmplicem expcne faritutm : cui vorata farsmm 
faccharatam fubftituas fecunda : tertia triplex hie puluis fuc- 
cedat : qui jam audaces fates & nihil fisfpicantes , duarum vel 
triunt (patio noBium , & mures & prices pariter , adestuas 
inf efl antes vna omnes ferdet. Si verb aduerfus luxuriant es fo» 
rices certius velis remedium 3 cum pertrita arfenica drachma 
vna confer e facchari drachmam warn : faccharatam arfeni - 
cam bjnes duicis molita uncia uni permifeeto, & tribue 
quatuorue locis frequent at is difpone.Cfut etiam ibidem pa foe 
arfenica mera pertrita intus modice afp erf as. Sed diligenter 
cur a , ne Canes, Gallina,aliave innocua animal ia ifiud degufients 
quod facies, finotlu tantum expoftuminterdiu recondas. 
I. Vel triticea. ». Vera. 
5. Vt arfenica fit tantumdecimatompcfitionis forth : nam fi frademinem f| 
mur*s,&nutgh forices, virus edtrantes retufant efcam , quamrite ampofitam 
luid'c virant: fed medicum fujfisit, 
4. Hemandenles duritiet offendat. 
5. Et quod duktdine obit fiat , &qu*d, vt arfenica bate trita , inter dentes 
firidet : bocenim fecunda ncfle tuti vorantes t tertii arfenicam , qusmfiridwe 
& eclere refert, minus metuent. 
4 . Quantitas nucis aveianse fingulU fiffich lateuulk. 
7. Ham fi alia fuppetant <ibaria,fucatas efi as deuitant : net vbi fraut femel 
fubsluerit , vR'u poftea decipulk facili decipientur. 
Th«Wood-peckerorYippingale,if hce finde anyhoale 4 > 
inthc Hiue againft the Honie, doth with his long round 2 ‘f^ c 
tongue draw it out: but he doth more harcne to Wood-Bees — > 
then Garden-Bees. 
Of Titmife, there are three forts. The great Titmoufe *■ , 
(which of hie colly head and breaft fomt call a Colemoufc) >U 
is a very harmefull Bird. For although fometime hee feeme — '• 
content with dead Bees , yet is hee a great deuourcrof the 
quicke alfo. In winter hce taketh them at the hiue as they 6 
come forth : when the cold makes them keepe in ,hee will T a *Jfr ( “ e tfff 
Hand at the doore, and there neuerleaue knocking till one mou fa 
come to fee who is there: and then fuddcnly catching her, - “ 
away he flies with her :and when he hath eaten her,he comes 
againe for more: eight or nine willfcarce ferue his turncac 
once. If the doore be fhut that none can come forth, hee la- 
bours to tenaouc thc Barre : if that be too heauie, he falls to 
CL moining 
