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L An Account of the taking and taming of Elephants 
■ iVi. Zeylan, % Mr Siimhao, ii f%i/fr/^^^^ who 
lived I "J years there. 
ALL the Natives within 20 miles from the Sea-coaft be- 
'twixt Mamra and Negumbs arc fnh'j^d: to the UoUand" 
ers^ ^nd know the Duty and Service which, their E^'-iW/'^ 
Company requires of them ^ therefore wiien Orders p^tq 
given to hunt the Elephants, they pitch upon a conveni- 
ent place for a Warrant or Park, which' is broad at the 
entrance, and turn the farther in the more narrow^ fo that 
at the end it is To narrow that, an Elephant cannot turn 
himfelf^ yet this narrow place is fo long, that so EIe- 
phants may ftand one behind another. The Park being 
perfefted, the Koolrde^ who is the Head or Chief of the 
Kool Cwhich is to fay in Englifh a Shire ) does Order the 
Inhabitants wiio dwell thereabout to their places,- who' 
make Circumference about, the Woods, where they know 
that Elephants are^ which will be the length of 6oEngUJJr 
miles. At firft one maii iland'from anotherar the diftance ■ 
of about 5 poles, or 25 yards, and kindles Fire in the fpaces- 
between them, theoby fliooting, crying, beating of Drums, 
founding of Horns, the Elephants retire towards thePark^ 
and fo from time to time the Men follow, fhooting and . 
making a noife, until the Gircuffiferencc be fo little, that 
they ftaiid upon one anotbers fide. Tlie Elephants, when 
they 'find themfelves inclofed within the Park, make more 
refinance, fome turning hack upon the Men, but Poftsare. 
ready (landing betwixt the Men and the Elephants, and. 
Jong Stakes lying upon tiie ground, i;hcy have only to lift 
thcfc Stakes, and tnake the ends of thtie Stakes faft to the 
Pofts, and thus the Elephants are cnciofed within the 
Park. Then by following the Elephants, and calling ot 
Fire-brands, they chafe them ftilJ farther townd t!ie end 
of the Park, and ciofing up the paffige behind rherj, by 
fetting up, and. laying Sr :k(:b ath-vvart the Fx . ntil at 
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