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A Theatre of Political Flying lnseffs.

had ptovided a very large vessel of Mead, of which hee drewoui himself to them untiU they were all drunk, and then in tokenof love to hit supposed dead friend, plunged himself into thevessel, and so was willingly drowned (but ridiculously andfoolishly ) some applaud and prefer him therefore,before manyheroicat Greeks and Rtmant.

HaflilU is a Town in Italy, watered by the River P» , theinhabitant* whereof ( when meat for Bee* grows scarce aboutthem) carry their Hives into Boats, and by night convey themup five miles against the stream. In the morning the Bees goforth to their work, and so do they (hist places, ascending upthe River, till by the sinking of the Boat, they know theirHives to bee full of hony, and then return they home, andtake it.

What is the reason why among the SArmaliaru there isplenty of hony, and in Africa small store of Bees f And heerenders this as a reason, the plenty of trees, and variety offlowers, which in a fewdayes after the snow is dissolved , em-broider all the fields, and the many Fountains and Rivers whctc-with they are much delighted.

Whereas in Africa, the fruits and the flower* by the violentheat are quickly withered, and the waters are scarce, so that ofnecessity those chings being wanting wherein Bees delight, theremust needs bee few, or in some places none at all. His reason itnot worth an answer , had hee been read in history, hee mighthave learned the contrary. Jo.L", J*»tn its [antes wouldhave (besides many other credible Authors) convinced him ofthe plenty of Beet in Africa* But no wonder if hee were*stranger abroad that was ignorant of Countries near home.

Hee affirms that in Germany , France > Britain , Italy, thereare none, or few Bees, because sis you will beleeve him) thereAre few trees, fruits, waters.

In An&ola they have great store of hony, which they thusprocure , they hang in the top of the Eliconde tree a hollowpecce of wood, or chest, which the wilde Bees being there nu-merous , quickly sinde, and laboriously fill once in a year withhony and wax; which the Negroes then take with smoke , re-warding the industrious creatures with robbery, exile, death,

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