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The Idolatry of 
Part L 
^N,^^ ' navady was born in the Wood by Piragu^ 
fj^r\j ^^^^ ^" Elephant's Head and Face, the 
* reft of his Body being like other Men. 
For Ixora walking one time with his Lady 
Paramefceri towards the Wood Piragu^ Ihe 
faw an Elephant fporting with a Female of 
the fame kind, and fo raifed her Appetite, 
that Ihe defir'd Ixorct to be both cranf- 
form'd into Elephants ^ which being done 
accordingly, they ate of a certain Fruit Qucncva- 
in the Wood, which made them quite dyV^n^^ 
frenzical, fo that they made the fame 
noife, overturn'd the Trees, threw up 
the Sand with their Trunks, and did all 
the other Aftions of Elephants, not ex- 
cepting even their Copulation^ The 
Female having conceiv'd immediately, 
brought forth this Child with the Ele- 
phant's Flead and Face, and foon after 
they refumed their own Shape. Fara- 
mefceri tried to give fuck to this young 
Monfter, but being in danger of having 
her Breaft torn in pieces by it, Ihe de- 
liver'd it up to Ixora, who had it brought 
up in Calaja. 
A Dsfcnp' This ^enevady had the Hand, Teeth 
fm afh'm> and Face of an Elephant, with large 
hanging Ears, and ugly Lips, with red 
Pimples all over the Face : His Hair is 
long (like his Father's) tied about with 
a Serpent or Adder, with a Crefcent or 
Half-moon on his Fore-head, and four 
Hands, befides the Trunk j the rell: of 
his Body like other Men, but Ihining like 
Gold, with a large Paunch tied about 
with a red piece of Stuff : He wears alfo 
the Girdle of the Srahmans^ and on his 
Feet divers Gold Rings and Bells. 
They tell you another Story of Ixora^ 
wz. That being one time inebriated with 
the Sury, or Juice of the Coco-Tree, and 
having Carnal Copulation with Parame- 
fceri, a fmall quantity of Ixora's Seed was 
fpilt upon the ground, and afterwards 
cover'd with Earth by Paramefceri this 
produc'd a Palm-tree. Ixora coming 
iQon after into the Wood, and feeing the 
young Tree, cut olF the top thereof with 
his Chacra, or Weapon. The Liquor ^ ^^^^ 
which iflued thence fo well pleafed Jxora^ ixora. 
that he took a good quantity of it in 
his Cup he always carried along with 
him, and having drank his full lhare, ty'd 
up the Tree, and fo return'd to Calaja. 
He repeated this fo often, that Para" 
wefieri finding him always return in Drink 
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