The reporte goeth, that one _Aristomachus_ first founde out and taught the increasing of Bées, whome _Plinie_ writeth to be so earnest in the same, that setting apart al other affayres, he only studied night & day how he might best intreate and vse Bées, according to their kinde. But others ascribe this inuention to one _Thassius_, who (as they saye) deserued no lesse commendation, both for his diligence and skill among Bées: but this he specially followed in the fielde, and that farre from the Towne. And of this the common people (as by a nickname) no more named him _Thassius_, but _Agrius_, for his wilde or rather straunge life, whiche he then led in the fielde, Whome _Plinie_ also affyrmeth to haue written a Booke of the increasing and multiplying of Bées. And _Columella_ ascribeth this inuention, to the inhabitaunts of the hill (named _Hymetus_) being in the Countrey of _Attica_, for there (saieth he,) was one _Ericthonius_, who taught (as men write) the true and perfect ordering of them. _Plinie_ againe ascribeth the inuention of Hony to one _Aristeus_ a man of _Athens_. _Diodorus Siculus_ in the sixte Booke of hys workes, writeth, that _Curetes_, a people of _Creta_, did firste finde out the Hony, _Macrobius_ ascribeth the same to one _Saturnus_. Others to the _Thessalians_. And many to _Melissus_, an auntient King of _Creta_, others to _Nassus Liber Pater_, thus writing, that _Liber_ hath obtayned the renowne for finding out of Honnye. ¶ How Bees do naturally engender. Cap.iij.