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mr. moses Reusden (Recommended by mr. Euelyn) presented
in a treatise of his to the Society, being a Discourse of his
own writing of the nature of Bees. Intituled. monarchy -
founded in nature, . . . And proued by the History
of Bees. shewing their admirable qualitys natures and proper
tys their monarchicall gouerment & their wonderfull generatio,
wth. a Discouery of improuing them by taking their Honey wthout
Destroying the Bees, wth. particular Direction for keeping them in
collonys. by moses Reusden Apothecary Beemaster to his majty.
Dedicated to the kings most excellent majty. -

The contents of the seuerall chapters were Read, then he was
called In to know wt his Desires were, which he expressed
to be to haue the Perusall his treatise perused by the society
and vpon their scrutiny and examination thereof if they
thought fit to grant Him a License for the Printing thereof
Being Demanded seuerall questions he answerd concerning
his experience that he had made many obseruations and Expts
on them for those 4 Last years after this new way. next
that the Bees slept almost all the winter and did not spend
vpon their stock. That he had Read mr. Butler and Diuers
other authors about Bees, And that in wt Particulars he Differs
from them he giues an account of and shews both his Experiments
and Reasons for soe Doing in his treatise. He was willing
to Leaue this Booke wth. the society for their perusall
& was appointed to Come againe the next meeting
It was Recommended to Dr. Croon to Peruse the Booke & giue
his opinion therevpon
There was then a further Discourse concerning Roger Bacon
And Dr. Gale Produced a paper which he had transcribed
out of his own manuscrip as followeth conteining the Descriptio
of Gunpowder
Roger
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Roger Bacon in Arte experimentali  
684 Quaedam ^ /Experimenta/ tantum terrorem visui incutiunt, quod corruscationes nubium longe
minus et sine comparatione perturbant; et experimentum hujus rei capinnus ex
hoc ludicro puerili, quod fit in multis mundi partibus, scilicet, ut instrumento
facto ad quantitatem pollicis humani, ex violentia illius salis, qui sal petra vocatur,
tam horribilis sonus nascitur in ruptura tam modicae rei, scilicet modici pergameni
quod fortis tonitrui sentiatur excedere rugitum, et coruscationem maximam, sui
luminis jubar excedit.

Ref: CELL/RS/HF_312  © Centre for Editing Lives and Letters