O.xo. Of the fruit and profit of Bees. P.3. 
akyedby that time the vpper part beginneth to harden, arenotfo&feieA 
to crackmg. (9.) & (10.) For the great heatof the Wax doth caft vp the 
watxie vapours mingled with it : Which f© hang as the vpper part of the 
Cake continuethhqtiid, doe eafily pafft : but when it ishardened,and the 
Waxyetfcruent hot beneath j the vapours being violent through the in- 
ward heat,muft needs either crackc the Cake, or heaue it and make it hol- 
low, or both, fpectally if it be verie great : for then will the heat be both 
jt, ftronger and longer : butthis is helped by not (licking, y.antc nnn>. (8.) 
Hvw+ok{iow The properties or tokens of good Wax are ( 1 ) moftyel- 
gnd mx. low, fweet,far, ( 2 ) faftorclofe, ( 3 ) light, ( 4) pure, and 
Stlv. de med. void of all other matter. Cera fit flaviJJima,odorata, pmguis i 
fimphdeleftu. coaBa, levis , pur a, & alien a omni materia carens. 
hh.i. ( 1 ) That is moft light yellow, fardeft from red, and neereft to white; 
for as in gold the deepefl,fo in War and Hony(v.». 1 j.)thepalcft yellow 
is beft: yea the pure Virgin-wax at the firlf is white, y. c.6. ». 14. ( 1 ) not 
hollow as the froth is. ( 3 ) For W ax, like Oi!e,is beft in the top, as Hony 
in the bottom (v.».is.)cxceptthehoIlow froth, which is to be skimmed 
away. >.>1.30. ( 4 ) and therefore the bottom, vnto which the droffe doth 
defeendjis not good. 
The third part ofi this Chapter (heweth the Singular <vertf.es of 
( i ) Honie, ( 2 ) Mcrhe, <*«</ ( 3 ) Wa xfior 
the vfie and comfort ofi man. 
t. 
The properties 
and vertuetof 
Heny. 
Onie is ( i ) hot and dry in the fecond degree : it 
is of ( 2 ) fubtill parts, and therefore doth pierce 
as Oile and ( 3 ) eafily pafle into the parts of the 
bodie : It hath ( 4 ) a power to clean fe, and fomc 
Iharpneirewithall, and therefore it (5) openeth obftru&i- 
onsjit (6) clcereth the brelt and lights of thofe humors, 
which fall from the head to thofe parts, it (7) loofeth the 
belly, ( 8 ) purgeth tbefoulnelle of the bodie, and ( 9 ) pro- 
uoketh Vtine, it( lo) cutteth and cafteth vp Flegmatikc 
matter, and therfore fharpneth the ftomackes of them which, 
by realbn thereof, haue little appetire,( 1 1 ) it purgeth thofe. 
things which hurt thecleerenelfeof the eyes, ( 1 2 ) it nou- 
rifheth verie muchj( 1 3 ) it breedeth good bloud, ( 14 ) it 
ftirreth vp and pref'erueth naturall heat, and prolongeth old 
agef readethenote) ( iy) it keepeth all things vneorrupt, 
which are put into it, and therefore (id) Phyfisians doe 
temper therewith fuch medicines as they meane to kcepe 
