Of the Bees Enemies. 
C.f. 
theft] while they be at reft, & fuddainly furprieing them, car- 
ried* the poorc Captiues (alalTc) they wote not whither, 
Although 1 haue read a Stcrie of a Stall, that being holnc did 
fharply punilh the Malefa&or, making him to futmit him- 
fclfe vnto their Matter, and to aske him fcrgiueneile. Indeed 
I will not be bound for the truth of it, for it is no childe of 
mine: but if any mandcfire to take it asitis,helha!ihaueit 
as good ehcape as I. Cumnettu latro apes S. t^Medardi Jub • 
ripfti/jer,apes ip/d in /an bit vtri ultionem , r dibits vafts fnis y 
in malefaClorern tllumcircumijuatjj di/fagienttm acerrima ea- 
ter us in (l i mu lat tone per/ecuta funt^ejuouf^ ad Sandum,vel- 
let noliet, regrederetur, & ejtts prove ittt us vefttgys ftspp licit er 
pro tomtmjfo critnine veniam precarctur. Cut mox at Sand ns 
mar, nm exter.dtt benedtlhonis 3 apes , takquam obedientes , 
ab ejtts infecMtioKecc/favertiKt, & aMtiquo Dcntini ftsi dominio * p 
evident er fefe reddiderunt. Laur. Surius in vita S.Medardi. y* 4 ***!*^? ■ } y c ' J 1 
Tom. 3 . When a Theefe by nighthad ftollen^. (JPfedardt 152*2. 
Bees, the Bees in their Mailers quarrell , leauing their Hiue, ab 5C ' C •' 
fctvponthc Malefa&or, and eagerly purfuinghim which oc ? e/. 
way foeuer he ranne, would notceafe hinging of him,vn- f/£j jtfzt n£f~*7 tt-dj-ddld 
till they had made him, whether he would or no, to gobackc i 
again e to their Mahers houfe, and there falling prohrate at 1 , />. ' , J 
his feet, fubmifly tocrie him merciefor the crime commit- 
ted. Which being done, fo foone as the Saint extended 
vnto him the hand of benediftion 5 the Bees, like obedi- 
ent Seruants, did forthwith hay from perfecuting him, and 
cuident'yyeelded themfelues to the ancient potleflion and 
Cuftodie of their Maher. 
it were to be wilhed that Pares Culpa might be Pares pand, 
that all like offendors might haue like punilhtnent. But fith 
our Bees are not of S. Medards kinde, thus to refeue them- 
felues from this mifehieuous Enemic; it is meet their merit 
procure them a protedion : and as they prouide for the 
healch and fafetieof mciijV: foroen (hould prouide for the r.c. t.n. t. 
fafetie and fecure being of them. That fuchas delight in & 
things for their Country fo profitable, might not by idle & 1 ' 
and thceuilh Varlers, vnprofitable members of the Com- 
mon- wealth, be difeouraged in their honeft courfes. Where- 
S fore 
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