2 . 
Againft both 
P. $ . Of the fruit and profit of Bees. q. I a 
long : ( 1 7). yea the bodies of the dead , being embalmed 
with Hony,haue beene thereby preferued from putrefa&ion. 
( 1 8 ) Jtis 3 foueraigne medicament both for outward and in- 
ward maladies the note,.){i 9) ft helpeth thegriefes of outward and 
the jawes, (20) the kernels growing within themouth,(z 1) inward griefes, 
and the fquinanefe or inflammation of the mufcle of the in- Synanche, 
ner gargil, for which purpofe it is gargarized, and the mouth Angina, 
wafhed therewith : ( 22 ) it is drunke againft the biting of a 
Serpent ( 2 3 ) or mad Dog : and ( 24 ) it is good for them 
which haue eaten Mufhromes, (25) or drunke Popy 5 againft 
which euill yet, Rofed-hony is taken warme. ( 16 ) It is alfo 
good for the falling ficknetfe, and better than W ine, becaufe 
jit cannot arife to the head j as the Winedoth. (27) Laftly, 
it is aremedie againft a furfet : for they that are skilfull in 
phyficke,when they perceiue any mans ftomacke to be ouer- 
come, they firft eafe it by vomit : and then , to fettle his 
braine, and to ftay the noifome fume from afeending to his 
head, they giue him Honie vpon bread. In refpeft of which 
great vertues ( 28 ) the right compofltion of thofe great An- 
tidotes, Treacle, and Mithridate{ although they confift, the 
one of more than fiftie, the other of more than fixtie Ingre- 
dients )requireth thrice fomuch Honieasofall the reft, All 
which premitres confidered, no maruell though the wife 
King faid, Myfonne eat Hony, for it is good ; Prctt. 24. 33. 
that the holy Land is fo often and fo much commendedfor 
flowing therewith : Exod, 3,8.13,5. 33,3. Lev. 20, 24. 
Num. 8, 8. and that the Eternal! Immanuel did 
vfe itfor his food. I fa. 7, 15. Luk. 24,43. Yea Honie, if it 
be pure and fine, v. is fo good in it fclte ; that it muft needs 
be good, euen for them whofe queifie ftomackes are againft 
it. But indeed the vulgar bony may well be difliked, as be- 
ing fluttifhly handled, & much corrupted with flopping, and 
Bees both young & oldyz/. & fome with other mixtures alfo. V.p.i.n.xo, 
( i ) Galen. (frfimpl. me<L facuk.lib.7. ( x) tenuium partium. Simeon 
Seth. ( - ) facile diftribuitur. Matthias de Label.f^detergeBdt vim.Galen 
&Seth.(^ 5 ) Label, (6 ) Wikerus, & Fieitagius. (7) Seth. & Freitag ; 
& Plantius in Fernelium de fyrupis. (8) Seth. (9.) Seth. & Fiftorius. 
(10) (u) Lobel.( ix)(x j) Freitagius. ( 1 4 ) calorem natimm fufei- 
tat&tuetur, 8t longam prorogat fene«Satn. Plant, loco fuprS; citato,, 
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