First certain Bées as the skilfull practisers do write, stand in the day time at the mouthes of the Hyues, diligently loking to their businesse, like warders placed at the gates of a Castel, that they maye so defend in safegarde whom they will within. In the night time they setle themselues to rest vnto the morning, vntil one of them by humming twice or thrice about, doeth so styrre them forward to flye out after the other. For if they happen to kéepe themselues in the morning within the Hyues, then doth the same declare a tempest to insue that daye. But being a cleare and fayre morning, then do they flye forth and returne againe to their Hiues, laden with the substaunce of the floures on their legges, for their businesse, and this especiallye doe the yonger Bées, so that the other Bées besides do eyther carrye the water in their bils, or on the soft mossinesse of the whole bodie. The elder Bées remayning still within, do also folow their businesse, as in diligently laying vp, and aptly dressing the same, as they wold dispose their kindely foode. Such as be sluggish & not labouring they diligently note, which for their sluggishnes, they bitterly punish to death. And flying abroade in a mightye winde, they maruelouslye stay and guyde themselues, by waying their bodyes down with little stones, caryed in their legges. They at the euening comming to rest, do make lesse and lesse noyse in the hyue, vntill one of them flyeth about, which by a like order as he moued them forewarde in the morning, euen so by the same noyse and humming doth he procure them to take their rest, and to be all silent within the hiue. If the Bées happen to scatter in their flying abroade, then do they call and gather them togither into a swarme, by the helpe of making a shrill sounde, eyther with pan or bason, or other loude cymball. They also followe their king whether soeuer he taketh his flight, who beyng wearie, and not further able to flie, they carrye hym betwéene them. Wherfore that the king may not often attempte forth with the swarme, for feare of loosing them, the skilful practisers wil, the wings of the kings be broken off. Whiche féeling himselfe thus depriued of his wings, will not after attempt to flye forth of his boundes, but remayning still within, will so cause the other Bées to abide continually with him, not leauing the Hiue at any time after. They also haue counsels priuily and rulers among them. And _Aristotle_ declareth the Bées to be the clenlyest amongst all other beastes, bycause in flying abroad, they shed then their dung from them, leaste anye sauour or stincke of their dung be felte in their cotages or hoales. If these want honny at anye time, then doe they eyther kill, or driue quite away the drone Bées. ¶ Of the maruellous gouernement of the kings of honny Bees, and of the obedience which they vse to him. Cap.viij.