Sentence:  To shew this by example, we reade of Sabina Poppcea, to whom nothing was wanting, but shame and honestie, being extremely beloved of Nero, had the colour of her haire yellow, like <WSD>Amber</WSD>, which Nero esteemed much of, .... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. (from 15th c.)