Of the 'Bees Enemies, 
flocks, which haue nocfufficiencly prouided thcmfeluesfor 
winter. Of which opinion was Tltme where hcc laid : J^nod Nat.Hift.l,iir. 
(idefecertt alicujtts alvticibtts , impetum in proximas facimt c ’ 17 ' 
rapina propofito. But indeed fuch are fitter to bee robbed , as 
before is faid, than to be robbers. There is no theefe to the 
rich theefe : who, although he haue enough , and more than 
enough 5 yet by hookeor by crooke hee will haue more, 
though the poore ftarue for it. 
At the beginning of Whcat-harueft , the ftate of flowers Hew they begin 
decaying, which is alwaics about Virgo, the maine robbing the fray. 
beginneth. Then doe they fend forth fomc of their ftouteft 
yonkers to fpie and giue the onfet : which, going about from 
Hiueto Hiuefofarreas their walke extendeth,doeproue all. 
Where they haue oncefped, at their returne they bring 
more of their companiej vntillin the end that whole Stall 
be made acquainted with it. Sometime it happeneth, that 
though there bee an hundred Stalls within a walke ; yet the 
robberie is done altogether by onerfometime by two or 
three, all the reft being quiet. And this one thing is ftrange, Thetnts»fiium 
that whereas no Bees will abide ftrangers in their Hiues with Hines agree t»- 
themj yet thecueswill fufferone another, and agree all in 
dealing, though they be of diuers Hiues. — 
When the theeues , hauing firft made an entrie , begin to The defer, ptiou 
come thick e, and thettue Bees percciuethemfelues to beeaf- of the Beesbat- 
faultcd by many 3 they fuddenly make an out-crie : and iifu- nil. 
ingout of their holds by troopes, prefently prepare them- 
felues to battell.Some keepe the gates Tome as Scout-watches 
fly about ; fome runne in againc to fee what is done there: 
fomebeginne to grapple with the Enemie: and that with 34. 
fuch anoife and dinnc,as if the Drum did found an all-arme. ln ^ bandit 
Befides which bafe found, you fhall eftfoones , in the heat of ufff 
thebattell, heare a more fhnll and fliarpe note, as it were a Flute. 
of a Flute. — ——— 
Audit nr fraElos fomttts imitata tub arum. 
Which I am out of doubt is tuned by their generall Com- 
mander, encouraging them tofightfor their Prince, their The a (fault of 
liues , and their goods. Then dial! you fee the enemies be- the enemie. 
& vox 
Virg. 
R 
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