'aft they are all entered into the narrow place, where they 
cannot turn themfelves.But becaufe there are many forts of 
Elephants,fome being a great deal higher before than behind, 
and many who never have the two long Teeth 3 others 
are of a more favage Nature, which are known by their 
Eyes and Face, having a fierce Tyger-look, and will be 
tor no fervice, although they be kept 10 years: fuchones 
the K.ing of Ctndie keeps for puniftiing of Tranfgreffors, 
for they kill all perfons that come within their reach. One 
of them the late King of Candle (who never in all his life 
after the Hollanders had beat the Fortnguefes from Zeilan^ 
and QQt performing their promife to that King, who had 
been a great help to the Hol/d/tders in that War ) fent to 
the Hollanders when I was there, in recompence of fome^ 
Prefcnts, which the Hollanders had fent to move him :o 
Peace 5 among which Prefents a Lyon from the Gpe 
Good Hope was fent, as being the King of all other Be^fts, 
but he never would let thefe Prefents come within 20 
miles of his prefence 5 the Hollanders kept the fame Ele- 
phant in a place by himfelf ftill tyed, being at great pains 
every day to briqg him to the Water fide betwixt two 
tame Elephants, the HglUnders intendfcg to (hew the re- 
gard they had to that Kings Gifts. Such like Elephants 
heiag among the other Elephants in the f ore-mention'd 
Park, are kept out of the narrow entrance by cafting Fire- 
brands upon them when they draw near the narrow en- 
trance, and endeavour to kill them by Guns,, and cutting 
oflP their Snout, by which they take all their Viftuals 5 
which being cut, they periQi for hunger when they are 
efcap'd, for the Natives being very fvvik will come very 
near them with their Swords. When all the choice of the 
Elephants are entered into the narrow paffage, there are 
Pods put athwart, fo that none can come back 5 the reft 
that are not fit for fervice ha^ c liberty to^fcape. 
It is eafie to conceive how th.e Natives did invent the 
chafing Elephants by Drums and Noife^ becaufe it is ob- 
ferved that they themfelves are affrighted by Drums. I did 
hear 
