
Their Sorts, Seéts, &c. oe 
The Sovereign, or Queen-Bee defcribed. 
_ This ftately, beautiful, moft noble and 
glorious Infect, in fo many Things expref- 
fing Royal Majefty, has been for a great 
Number of Years my grand Favourite. A 
Princefs I greatly admire; very highly va- 
lue and efteem; and as juftly prefer before 
the many thoufands of her Subjecis, 
The Reafons determining me to give her 
(in this Hiftory) the Title of Queen, ra- 
ther than King, in Oppofition not only to 
the ancient, but alfo fome modern Writers, 
the + ee hill will find, in the Section imme- 
diately following. 
The Management of Bees to the greateft 
Advantage, particularly their Prefervation 
.in Hives, at the Time of Union, depend- 
ing fo much on an Ability to difcover and 
feparate this Sovereign from fuch a Multi- 
tude of Subjects; it is necefiary that I de- 
cypher and paint her in fuch plain Charac- 
ters, or difcriminating Peculiarities, that e- ~ 
very Bee-mafter may the better know her, 
and more readily diftinguifh her from all 
the Reft, and take her from among the 
Croud into clofe Cuftody. 
Thus the poor Queen becomes a Prifo- 
ner, and is deprived of all her People and her 
Liberty together. But till the Owner is— 
enabled by the following Marks and Cha- 
racterifticks, 
