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A theatre of politicall flying-insects : wherein especially the nature, the worth, the work, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas
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A Theatre of Political flying Insefls.

most clearly taught. If they hold forth any patterns to us,wee readily write after them, and practise them. For it sig-nifies also, faith hee, to command or rule, because it is thefame supream Majesty, that affords and bestows all things,and commands all things, Wherefore the Architect of wordsby a singular prudence hath commended to ui Monarchy, in-cluded in certain limits by the name of Bee j which state who-soever attains, iris necessary that hee imitate the King of Bees,who so deports and carries himself, that hee is beloved,provided for, and protected b/ all the Bees; and yet in the meantime so farre from offering injury or wrong to any, thar4e hathno sting to hurt any ( so Gerepius j but which is titter and bet-ter, hee never ufeth it to the hurt of any.

CHAP. III.

The Definition and Description *f a Bee .

A Bee is a Flying Infect, four winged, six legged, Cestskilled in mak ; ng ofHony, her shape is little,brown,bow-Mougita. The- ing, oblong, notglobous, as some: Her eyes are covered withatr. insector. , horny membrane, or tuniclc for their better defence andArist de safeguard; they are of a shining black,like Jet, transparent as

tihut, animals Olsstc, immoveable, contrary to estrifioth, who faith, all In-lib. *. c. 13. sects raoye their eyes, as four-footed beasts their ears; notand also plin. funk within their heads ( as MokffetusJ but somewhat protni-hb,n.c. jr. nent, noeye-brows: Their eyes are placed on the outside oftheir cheeks, or rather ate in stead of cheeks; oblong, greaterabove than below, through which the species of things vi-f sible are conveyed to the common fense. The horns are cal-

led by Arifistle, Antenna, because they hold them forth be-fore them ; They are very pliable, and readily bending almostevery way : they grow almost at the top of either ey e, for de-fence with twajoynts, one close to the head, the other towardsthe middle, so that fhee can put them forth ac full length, whensoee will, and draw them down|gain close to her head: Andthey are the proper instruments or the sense of feeling, by which,with the least touch, fhcc suddenly stneeth any tangible object.

 
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