The eiglitli Eooke of . 



the Ga^tulians wercfet to launce darts and javelines againft them. But among all the rert,orie E- G 

 lephant did wonders : for when his legs and feet were ihot and ftucke full of d^r ts , he crept upon 

 his kneesjand never ftaied till he was gotten among the companies of the [aid Gartulians^where 

 hec caught from them their targuets and bucklers peiforce,flang them aloftinro the airejwhich 

 as they felljturned round^as if they had beene trundelcd by artjand not hurled and throwne with 

 violence by the beafts in their furious anger:and this made a goodly fightj.ind did great pleafore 

 to the beholders. And as ftrange a thing as that was feene in another of thim^whoie fortune Ms 

 to bee killed out of hand with one fliot : for the dart wasfo driven, that ftentred under the cie^ 

 and pierced as farre as to the vitall parts oftheheadjeven the ventricles of thebraine. Where- 

 upon all the reft at once aflaied to brcake forth and get away^not without a grea t hurrie and trou- 

 ble among the people, notwithftanding they were without the liftsj aadthofe fet rounct about H 

 withyron grates and barres. [And for this caufe^C^/^r the DidatoLT^when afterwards hec was 

 to exhibite the iikelTiew before the peoplcjcaft a ditch round about the place,' letting in the wa- 

 ^ ter, and fo made a mote thereof.- whichjprincciV^r^? afterwards flopped up, for to make mord 

 roume for the knights and men of armes.jBut thofe Elephants of being paft all hope 

 of cfcaping and going cleere away, afteramoft pittifull manner ^nd rufull plight that cannot 

 be expreftedjfecmed to make mone unto themultitude,craving inercie and piiie,with greevous 

 plaints and lamentations, bewailing their hard ftate and wofull :afe : in fuch fort, that the peo- 

 ples hearts earned againe at this piteous fight,and with teares ii their eics^for very compaffion, 

 rofc up all at once from beholdingthis pageant, without regard oftheperfon of P^^^^^ that 

 great Gencrall and Commaunder , without xefyed: of his magnificence and ftately (hewaof his I 

 munificence and liberalitic,where he thought to have woongieat applaufe and honour at their 

 hands; but in lieu thereof fell to cutfingof him, and wifhing all thofe plagues and misfortunes 

 to light upon his head-jwhich fooneafter cnfued accordingly. MoreoverjC<f/4r theDidatour in 

 his third Confulfbip exhibited another fight of them, and broughtforth 20 to maintains skir- 

 miili againft 500 footmen ;andafecond time heefet out 20 more, withwoodden turrets upon 

 their backcs,containing^o defendants apeece: and he oppofcd againft them 500 footmen, and 

 as many horfc. After all thisyCliUiim and 2^rtf the Eroperours brought them forth one by one 

 into fingle fight with approved, experr,and accompli/hcd fencers,at the end of all the other fo- 

 lcmnitic,whcn dicy had donetheirprifes. This beaft,by report of all writers,is fo gentle to allo- 

 ihers that are but weakc.and not fo ftrongashimfe)re,thatif hepaftethroughaflockeor heard K 

 of imaller cattcll,it will with the nofe or trunkc whichfervech in fteed of his hand, rcmoove and 

 tume afide whatfocver beaft commeth in his way /or feare he fliould go over them^and fo crufii 

 andtread under his foot any of them, ere it were aware. And never doe they any hurtiUnleffe 

 they be provoked thereto. Alwaies walke they by troups togethetjand worft of all other can they 

 away.with wandering alone,butIovecompanie exceeding \?ell. If it fortune that they be envi- 

 roned with horfcmen,looke how many of thdr followers be feeble, wearie, or wounded, thofe 

 they take into the mids of their fquadron : and as if they were marrtialled and ordered by a Ser- 

 jeant of a band,or heard the diredion of forne General,fb skilfully and as it were with guidance 

 of reafon,doe they maintainc fight bytumes,and fucceed one after another in their courfe. 

 The wild fort of them, after they be taken, arc fooneft brought to bee tame and gentle, with the ^ 

 juice 01 decoGtion of husked barley. 



Chap. viii. 

 ^ The manner of taking Elephfftf* 



T He Indians are wonttotake Elephants in this manner : the governor drivetb one of them 

 that are tame,into the chafe and forrefts,and when he can meet with one of them aIon«,0!: 

 fingle him from the heard,he all to beateth the wild beaft untill he hath made him wearie, 

 and then he mounteth upon him and ruleth him as well as the former.In Africk they catch them 

 in great ditches which they make for that purpofe: into which, if oneof them chance to wander M 

 aftray from his fellowes, all the reft immediatly come to fuccorhim ; they heap together a deale 

 of boughs,they roll down blocks and ftones, and whatfoever may ferve to raife a banke,and with 

 all that ever they can doejabour to pluckc him out.Beforetimejwhen they meant to make them 

 tra(5i:able, their manner was, by a troupe of horfemen to drive or. trainc them by little and little 



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