\ 
To the Reader. 
them into greater esteem amongfl US than, 
formerlyand that by novel Ways and Me¬ 
thods of Ordering them , fame Perfons of very 
good Quality and Parts , have taken a great 
deal of pains and nfed much skill to obferve 
the Nature and Properties of thefe Curious , 
Industrious and Profitable Infehts, not think “ 
ing it an undervaluing to their Reputation , 
although > 
Slight is the "l heme, yet not the Clory 
flight, [VirgilC] 
Others on the contrary , re anting that Ueafon 
and Experience they pretended to , have abuf- 
td the World with their fictitious Notions 
concerning Bees, which have made a greater 
Humm than all ihe B te-booky that have been 
publiftcd before. That humming noife was 
the occafion of my reviewing thoje Objervati- 
ons I had formerly made concerning thefe 
finall, profitable, laborious, loyal, nimble, 
cunning, induftrious and refolute Animals , 
fo refolved , that they cannot be compelled to 
digrefs from their own natural Inclinations , 
nor yet retrained from their prodigious En- 
creafe , by which they preferve their Colonies , 
which otherwife would fuddenly be extmguifli¬ 
ed: So profitable and laborious , that by the 
