A Theatre of 'Political Flying Infests. i§s’J

death it ( for being seen of the Bridegroom) pledgeth himagain.

The R»m<«s in the Nuptial supper, gave the new married Ovid-I 4 -Fa-couple the juycc of Poppy tempered with milk and hony. Ad^rnmeaThe Ancients did use hony in all their Sweet-meats,as wee 1#> 'do Sugar, indeed they knew not what Sugar was. c 4j

The Romms used hony in their first service at their feasts, as Fulrius Ur»also in their second. And indeed formerly no kinder of meat,^""»but were with the use os hony made more acceptable.

Pitbagtrdi usually fed on hony, and Hony-combcs, because Lilii Greg.they were prepared without mans labour, and were a kinde of s y ra ld. Symbheavenly food. “*j in;n

To this day the J efts give Infant* a taste of butter and hony Esalamcy.before they suck. Aristot.de Mi'

Among the IHirutnt was first of all the use of Mead , which tabilifaus au-in Arifittlct time the Greeks were scarce acquainted with. sculut -

CHAP. XXIII.

Of Tree-btny.

T Here was anciently, and is still Tree-hony, as well as Bee-hony. And this Tree-hony is of two sorts, either a plenti-ful! hony-dc iv , which might bee gathered; or else sweet sapsor juices drawn out, or concocted stem several sorts of trees andfruits, lo the consistence, taste,and likeness of hony.

Of the first sort it is Reported that near the Ctfpian sea , there £f r -are plenty of trees with leaves like Oaks, yeelding much heny,^*^^ j 'but it must bee gathered before the rising of the Sun, for therayes thereofqurckly cor.fume, and waste it.

In AraiiaNoiatbeay they gather hony plentifully of the OiodcwSicBib-Trees, which they call Wild hony, ef which,mixt with water, lioftJ. ip.they use to drink.

There is a Tree called Octbm in the vallies of Hireania that 1. Ven,l. cent.diflrlleth hony in the mornings. 7.c.*it.

In Lidta there is plenty of hony gathered of the Trees of . st . ,which the inhabitants make loaves , or lumps of such hard- ^ iU1( ^[ ,r *'

X 2 ness