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The Drawings annexed to the TranfaUions (Plate I. 
and II.) are a fide, fore and back View of the Animal 
fore-fhortened * 5 all which Attitudes I the rather chofe, 
as they will convey to Pofterity a clear Idea of him, 
and as the drawings , and Two Pictures, (one of 
which is in Dr. Mead’s Mafeum) were all Profils , that I 
had done before. The other Drawings, (Plate III.) 
joined to thefe, are the Figures of Two fingle Horns ; 
and a double one or Two flicking to the fame Piece of 
Skin 5 the Penis-, the Tail of an old Rhinoceros ; 
and an upper and under View of one of the Feet, 
pretty large ; which (hall be all more fully mentioned 
in the Table of References , having omitted nothing 
that I thought could ferve to the better Hluflration 
of this wonderful Creature. 
Humphry Cole , Efq; being Chief of the Factory at 
Patna in Bengal , procured this Rhinoceros , when 
young, and fent it to England by Captain Alton in 
the Ship Lyel , which arrived on the Firft of June 
1739- The Rhinoceros was brought to Eagle-fir eet , 
Red- Lion- Square, on the 15 th of the fame Month; 
and it was faid by thofe who took care of him, that 
from his being firft taken, to the time of his landing 
in England, his Expences amounted to One Thou- 
fand Pounds Sterling. 
He was fed here with Rice, Sugar, and Hay : Of 
the firft he eat Seven Pounds to about Three Pounds 
of the Sugar; they were mixed together, and he eat 
* At firft I defigned only Two Views, the fore and back, of the Ani- 
mal, for this Tranfattion j but as you juftly think the Account will 
be the more perfect for having a Profil alfo added, I have obeyed your 
Commands, Sir, in making that View. 
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