' Part m. Travels into /•/'^ I N D I E S. 
behind to the Saddle, hang down to the ground, and the other two are upon 
the Horfes head -, fo that when the Rider Ipurs on his Horfe to a full fpeed, 
or if there be any wind, thefe taffels flying in the Air, feem to be fo many 
wings to the Horfe, and yield a moft: pleafant profpeâ:. 
There are feveral forts of Elephants at Dehly^ as well as in the reft of the Elephants. 
Indies •, but thofe of Ceilan are preferred before all others, becaufe they are 
the ftoutelt, though they be the leaft, and û\ç. Indians hy that all other Ele- 
phants ftand in awe of them. They go commonly in Troops, and then sJephmu 
they offer violence to no body, but when they ftraggle from the reft, they ^"J'^- " °^ 
are dangerous. There are always fome of them that have the cunning ^ ^ 
and inclination to do mifchief-, and in the Country thefe are called, Rob- 
bers on the High- ways, becaufe if they meet a Man alone, they'll kill and 
eat him. 
Strong Elephants can carry forty Mans , at fourfcore Pound weight the An Elephants 
Man. Thofe of the Country of Golconda^ Siam^ Cochin^ and Sumatra, are Load, 
indeed, lefs efteemed than the Elephants of Ceilan, but they are much The choice of 
ftronger, and furer footed in the Mountains -, and that is the reafon, why Elephants, 
the great Men, (when they are to Travel,) provide themfelves of thofe, ra- 
ther than of the Elephants ot Ceilan. However it may be faid in gcncraL- 
that Elephants, of what Country or kind foever they be, are the fureft 
footed of all Bealb of Carriage, becaufe it is very rare to fee them make 
a trip : But feeing it is chargeable to feed them, and tliat belides the Flefli ^"^^^ 
ihey^ give them to eat, and the Strong-waters they drink, it cofts at leaft ^3^^^ 
half a Pifiol a day for the Pafte of Flower, Sugar and Butter, that muft 
be given to a fingle one -, there are but few that keep them : Nay, the great 
Lords themfelves entertain no great number of them \ and the Great Mogul 
has not above five hundred for the ufe of his houftiold, in carrying the 
Women in their Mickde'mbers with grates (which are a fort of Cages) and Mickdemhers} 
the Baggage -, and I have been affured, that he hath not above two hundred 
for the Wars, of which fome are employed in carrying fmall Field-pieces 
upon their Carriages. 
When an Elephant is i!i his ordinary difpofition, his Governour can Elephants dc- 
make him do what he pleafes with his Trunck. That inftrument, which 
many call a hand, hangs between their great Teeth, and is made of Car- 
tilages or Griftles : He'll make them play feveral tricks with that Trunck-, 
faliite his friends, threaten thofe that difpleafe him, beat whom he thinks 
fit, and could make them tear a Man into pieces in a trice, if he had a mind 
to it. The governour fits on the Elephants Neck, when he makes him do 
any thing, and with a prick of Iron in the end of a Stick, he commonly 
makes him Obey him. In a word, an ElepLmt is a very tradable Crea- 
ture, provided he be not angry, nor in luft^ but when he is fo, the Go- 
vernour himfclf is in much danger, and ftands in need of a great deal of 
art, to avoid ruin -, for then the Elephant turns all things topfy-turvy, and Elephants fo- 
would make ftrange havock, if they did not ftop him, as they commonly rious. 
do, with fire-works that they throw at him. 
Elephant-hunting is varioufly performed. In fome places they make Elephant- ' 
Pit-falls for them, by means whereof they fall into fome hole or pit, from hunting, 
whence they are eafiiy got out, when they have once entangled them well. 
In other places they make ufe of a tame Female,that is in feafon for the Male, 
whom they lead into a narrow place, and tie her there -, by her cries fhe 
calls the Male to her, and when he is there, they fliut him in, by means of 
fome Rails made on purpofe, which they raife, to hinder him from get- 
ting out; he having the Female in the mean time on his back, with whom 
he Copulates in that manner, contrary to the cuftom of all other Beafts. 
When he hath done, he attempts to be gone, but as he comes, and goes to 
find a paflage out, the Huntfmen, who are either upon a Wall, or in fome 
other high place, throw a great many fmall and great Ropes, with fome ^^^^ 
Chains, by means whereof, they fo peftcr and entangle his Trunck, and 
the reft of his Body, that afterwards they draw near him without danger : 
and fo having taken fome neceffary cautions, they lead him to the com- 
pany of two oth:r tame Elephants, whom they have purpofely brought 
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