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lot t»m*. 
* Ceupotius 
decima. 
16. 
Tie drifting ef 
tht fecond part 
for Meth. 
17 . 
Howto mihf the 
Metb-itqucr in 
gwi [bools. 
Of the fruit and profit of Bees. P. 2* 
And alwaies the bed part of all Honieis that which is 
lowed io the veiled. 41 For as the bed oyle is in the top, and 
the bed wine irt themiddle 5 fo the bed Honic js in the bot- 
tom. Me tits exiliorpars fluitat, qua ex intend* eft : pur a vero 
& valid a fubfidit, Arid. Hid. ani. 1 . 9.C 40. In into vafe quod 
Jidit,fupernatante pretiofiw. Plan, in Fern. 1 . 7. dc Oxymcl. 
* As among liquors Oyle cxcelleth in light ndTe , and Honie in heaui. 
nefTe j fo in both that part is beft, which cxcelleth in his excelling qualt- 
tie: and VVine being of a midling weight, is beft in the middle. , 
The weight of thefe three, one to an other, hath this pro- 
portion. Ode is not fo heauie as Wine by one tenth part : 
for if you fill a meafure with Wine, and diuide it into ten 
parts j the fame meafure of Oilc is no heauier than nine of 
them. And Honieis heauier than Wine by the halfe : for if 
you fill a meafure with Wine,thcfame meafure of Honie wil 
weigh that and halfe fo much more, guoniam Oleum levins 
eft 'Vino parte * non a, Mel vero gravtus Pino parte dimidid 3 
quacunj^ menfura capit MelUs uncias quindecim, copit V'itti un- 
dos decern Olei novqm. Fern. Meth. I.4 c.6, 
'TTHefecondpartof the Combes, appointed for Hydro- 
1 melorMeth, youmudfirdridofthefandarachasneere 
as you can : cutting off that which is by it fclfe, and * pick- 
ingout that which is among the Honie : all which refufe, 
becaufe of the wax that is with it, cad to the third parr. 
* If thus to part the Honie and the drofle fhall feeme but a tedious 
piece of worke; you may leaueit vnto them that arc expeit init.^.r.8. 
w.13. And make your Meth of mote mteie Honie. 
And then, when the Honie is all drained, and put vpj 
lay this fccond parr a foake in milk-warme faire water, ( that 
which com meth from heauen is counted bed ) in theKiuc 
or Tub with his Tap and Tap-waze. But fird wadi the dric 
Combs therein, if any Honie chance todicke vnto them 
in the handling : then ferape and wafh the Spleers, and lay 
them afide out of the way : and ladly, crufh all the Pulfc well 
betweeneyour hands, fpecially that which lieth lowed, and 
dirring h about all-to-wafh it: and fo let it deepe all that 
night. 
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