Cfie Ditto?? of 'BpiUfi 5 6r, 
f©gfeat> thdt /in/r«^<i-favth,w, en uc <siirit tamed 
he will learn to make all letters with nis trunk, 
to dance, ar»dto bend his knees ; he will Karn 
to do his reverence to the King, to ca<t a llone 
at a mark, to handle arms; and fo King Parfa 
( whom Alexander overcame) had an Elephant 
whom if his guide did command to kneel down 
would preiently fall on his knees. 
He very well knowcth his name, and by dayly 
ufe he will underrtand the language of his country; 
and what foever he is commanded to do be laich- 
fully doth it, never deceiving his guide: if an 
Elephant be togo to Sea , he will not enter into 
the fli'p, ui ilefs the maftcr of the fhip will fwear 
he lhal! ret rn again. 
PUhhs MutianiejfViho was three times Gonful at 
Pomeyf&w at Patef>Hsy rhat when an£/fp/i(i»rar(ea 
wa« forced to be thrown over board, lett ne fhould 
be fr ghred with the valfnefs of the Ocean, and the 
difta icethat he was from land, theyufed tp make 
him go backwards, and fo .tumble him into the 
fea. 
Plutarch alfo maketh mention of another EU- 
phanty whofe governour allowed him a whole trea- 
fure of corn every day ; but he who gave it 
Him alwayes took away half ©f his allowance ; 
the gov^errour coming one day biml'elf gave 
hii'n a whole meafiire of com ; the Elephant with 
his trunk parted it inha|f, and fodifeovered the 
fra d o'* his feeder. 
He tells u> alfo of another, who was in love with 
I very beautiful woman of AlexandrUy vyho going 
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