A theatre of politicall flying-insects wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, 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 ...

Title

A theatre of politicall flying-insects wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, 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 ...

Author

Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.

Publication

London :: Printed by R. I. for Thomas Parkhurst ...,

1657.

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Bees -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, Truly Noble, and Religious LORD, Robert Earle of Warwick, Baron of Leez, &c.
• THE CONTENTS OF THE Several CHAPTERS.
• A Catalogue of such Authors as are cited, and made use of in this Tractate.
• TO THE Author upon his Physio-theological History of BEES.
• Upon the Authors Elaborate Treatise of BEES.
• Ad venerabilem Apiarium Authorem, Mr. Sam. Purchas Ministrum, de Poly-historico suo Mellificio; nec non lectorem candidum, carmen Anagrammaticum.
• To the Reader upon the Philo-logical and Theo-sophical Treatise of BEES.
• Upon the Authors Learned and Elaborate Treatise of BEES in both parts of it, an Encomiastick.
• Ad doctum Authorem, in Mellifluam ipsius de Apibus historiam carmen, .
• Upon the Authors Treatise of BEES.
• In Melissologiam a viro omnifariam docto Domino Purchaso Elogium.
• To the Learned Author of this Bee-like laborious Treatise.
• ERRATA.
• ERRATA in the Second part.
• A Theatre of Political Flying Insects.
  • CHAP. I. The Excellency of Bees.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Name.
  • CHAP. III. The Definition and Description of a Bee.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Kindes and Colours of Bees.
  • CHAP. V. Bees nature and properties.
  • CHAP. VI. Bees Politicks, Ethicks, and Economicks.
  • CHAP. VII. Of their Senses.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the Queen-Bee.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Drone.
  • CHAP. X. Of the Generation of Bees.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the Hives, and ordering them.
  • CHAP. XII. Of Seas for the Hives, and the Bee-garden.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Bees work.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the swarming, and hiving of Bees.
  • CHAP. XV. What Flowers the Bees gather of.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of the ordering of Bees.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of Bees breathing.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of Bees temperature, Sleep, Age.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of Bees fighting and rebbing.
  • CHAP. XX. Of Bees, Enemies and Sicknesses.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of the Hony-dew.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of Hony.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of Tree-bony.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of Wax.
  • CHAP. XXV. Observations and Discourses Historical, and Fabulous.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Observations Physical and hyrurgical.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Of diver kinds of Wild-Bee.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Waspe.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Of the Hornet.
  • CHAP. XXX. Of the Humble-Bee.
  • CHAP. XXXI. Of the Grashopper.
  • CHAP. XXXII. Of American Bees.
• Books lately Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Sign of the Three Crowns, over against the Great Conduit, at the lower end of Cheapside.
• half title
• title page
• THE SECOND PART▪ Meditations and Observations, Theologicall and Morall, in three Cen∣tries, upon the nature of Bees.
  • The first Centry.
    • II.
    • III.
    • IV.
    • V.
    • VI.
    • VII.
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    • IX.
    • X.
    • XI.
    • XII.
    • XIII.
    • XIV.
    • XV.
    • XVI.
    • XVII.
    • XVIII.
    • XIX.
    • XX.
    • XXI.
    • XXII.
    • XXIII.
    • XXIV.
    • XXV.
    • XXVI.
    • XXVII.
    • XXVIII.
    • XXIX.
    • XXX.
    • XXXI.
    • XXXII.
    • XXXIII.
    • XXXIV.
    • XXXV.
    • XXXVI.
    • XXXVII.
    • XXXVIII.
    • XXXIX.
    • XL.
    • XLI.
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    • LX.
    • LXI.
    • LXII.
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    • LXV.
    • LXVI.
    • LXVII.
    • LXVIII.
    • LXIX.
    • LXX.
    • LXXI.
    • LXXII.
    • LXXIII.
    • LXXIV.
    • LXXV.
    • LXXVI.
    • LXXVII.
    • LXXVIII.
    • LXXIX.
    • LXXX.
    • LXXXI.
    • LXXXII.
    • LXXXIII.
    • LXXXIV.
    • LXXXV.
    • LXXXVI.
    • LXXXVII.
    • LXXXVIII.
    • LXXXIX.
    • XC.
    • XCI.
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    • XCIV.
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    • C.
  • THE SECOND CENTURIE.
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    • XIX.
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    • XXVII.
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    • XXIX.
    • XXX.
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    • LXVI.
    • LXVII.
    • LXVIII.
    • LXIX.
    • LXX.
    • LXXI.
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    • LXXIII.
    • LXXIV.
    • LXXV.
    • LXXVI.
    • LXXVII.
    • LXXVIII.
    • LXXIX.
    • LXXX.
    • LXXXI.
    • LXXXII.
    • LXXXIII.
    • LXXXIV.
    • LXXXV.
    • LXXXVI.
    • LXXXVII.
    • LXXXVIII.
    • LXXXIX.
    • XC.
    • XCI.
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    • XCIII.
    • XCIV.
    • XCV.
    • XCVI.
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    • XCVIII.
    • XCIX.
    • C.
  • THE THIRD CENTURIE.
    • I.
    • II.
    • III.
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    • V.
    • VI.
    • VII.
    • VIII.
    • IX.
    • X.
    • XI.
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    • XIX.
    • XX.
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    • XXIII.
    • XXIV.
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    • XXVI.
    • XXVII.
    • XXVIII.
    • XXIX.
    • XXX.
    • XXXI.
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    • XXXIII.
    • XXXIV.
    • XXXV.
    • XXXVI.
    • XXXVII.
    • XXXVIII.
    • XXXIX.
    • XL
    • XLI.
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    • LXX.
    • LXXI.
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    • LXXIII.
    • LXXIV.
    • LXXV.
    • LXXVI.
    • LXXVII.
    • LXXVIII.
    • LXXIX.
    • LXXX.
    • LXXXI.
    • LXXXII.
    • LXXXIII.
    • LXXXIV.
    • LXXXV.
    • LXXXVI.
    • LXXXVII.
    • LXXXVIII.
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    • C.