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 Purchase.

Samuel Purchas

Date:: 1657

Credit: 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 Purchase. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$/ 0 Saids Hiffo- tleb MufferYhea- trum InieAof Dr.Htfvey de gtiK?a& Animal.cs?* s A Theatre cf P clitic a\ flying Infefft, trouble; the Bees may fometimes keep out the Queen. And therefore I like not of them,,, dj 49 \ .. H ... i'1-.'1’-- ■'! - ■ —■ ■' . ... 'I-.. — ■■■ H I »*— m.. CHAP. X. ■ » , 4 « a .**. ml *V* _ r .. ; . , ‘ ' * * Of the Generation of Beet* . '. a 1 IT hath been an andent tradkion , that Bees have a twofold produ&ion, as many other creatures, by generation and pu* trefa&ion, About this latter way* Virgil^ Cardan* Alurcvandw, and many others have been copious ; but whether there bee any folidity in this particular, I amfomewhat dubious, becaufcit was never authentically proved to bee performed by ary. But they tell us that the heft fort is procreated of a corrupted Lion; Ana therefore fay it is no wonder, thac being fo fmall crea¬ tures they fear not any, nay prevail over the greateft , with *V Lion like courage affaulting them. j A feeond fort is bred of a &ull9 and therefore they are called the daughters of Bulls5 becaufc they are bred of their car- kaffes. A third fort of a Cow. <> * A fourth fort of a Calf, but tell us not wherein tbefe kindes differ, for they forgot waking what they dreamed of fleep* ing. Would I fpend words to no purpofc, I mighteafily for the- general, evince the invalid.ty of this opinion, for in Bi«fitey Tmt> and moft of the new wot Id where are many foru of Bees,. and fome in colour and magnitude not differing from ours, there were no fuch creatures,whereof (if they were lott) they, might bee again recovered, before they were rr.anfpoi ted by the Spaniards. cl But more abfurd is that opinion of others, that of the afhes of Bees bedewed withfweet wine., and expefed to the Sun in a warm place, there Will bee a prefent refurredion of the for¬ mer burnt Bees. ] Perplexed and various arc the opinions of the Learned, con¬ cerning the generation of Bees. • ■ *> j Jht fofi working.,«f matt. ,«,»dak ,, nidoigbt, ,nd with$

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