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tbep are f o b?alu, tbep bmUc tbe fat o? packe 
fall luitb a rope that be map fale tbe luaigbt 
thereof, anb then the keeper fpeaketb Unto 
him: lubereuppon bee taketb tbe co?be luitb 
bis (hout, anb tmnoetb it about bis tatb,anb 
tb?udetb tbe enb into bis moutb>, t fo b?alu* 
etb it banging after bim,iubetbcr tbep fcefire 
to baue it. afit be to be put into a boate,tben 
tbep b?ing tbe boate clofe to tbe fljo?e of tbe 
liep, anb tbe Clepbant puttetb it into tbe 
boate bimfclfe, anb irntb bis fnout gatberetb 
tones together, lubicb be laietb bnber tbe fat 
pipe,o: packe, itoitb bis teeth Urtfeetb $ tb?u* 
detb tbe pacUe o? bedell, to fee if ft lie fat o? 
not. it luill b?aiu anp great Ibot o? other 3 i* 
ton tuo?k,o? mcttall being mane fait bnto it, 
be it neuer fo beauie, tbep b?alu fuffes, fmalt 
tallies, anb other great boats,as Caruels, 
anb fucb like, as cafilp out of the boater bpon 
tbe lanb,as if no man lucre in them: fo that 
tbep ferite tbeir turnes there, euen as our 
flibs o? carts luitb bojfes boc here to carrie 
ourboaresanb marebanbifes, their meat is 
rice anb boater, tbep flape like ktne, open, 
bo?fes,anbaUfourc farfebbeades, anb bobo 
their knees anb all their members as other 
beads boe. Bin bointerbobenitbeginnetbto 
raine, then tbep are bnquief, anb altogether 
mab, fo that tbeir keepers cannot rule them, 
anb then tbep are let fome iubetber out of tbe 
tobone to a great tree, anb there tpeb bnto it 
bp the legs irntb a great iron ebaine, Inhere 
tbep carp him meate, anb fo bee lietb in the 
open aire,as long as be is mab,lobicb is from 
ap?tll to September, all tbe Winter time 
boben it rainctb,anb then be cormnetb to him 
felfe,anb beginnetb to ferue againe as tame* 
Ip, that a ma map lie bnber bis bellte, fo pou 
boe him no hurt: but be that burtetb him, ba 
mud take ba&e, fo? tbep neuer fo?getinben 
anp man both them iniurie, bntill tbep be re* 
«engeb. 2 Cbeir teeth lubicb is tbe Bfuo? bone, 
IS mud) bfeb in India, fpecfallp in Cambaia, 
lobereof tbep make manp curious paces of 
iOQ?kemanfljtp,tbe luomeniueare manillas, 
o? arme bracelets tberof, ten o? ttocluc about 
each arme,luberebp it is there much l»o?ne, 
anb are in great numbers brought out of A e* 
thiopia,Mofambique anb other places. Bln 
tbeBflanb of Scylon anb Pegu, tbep fight 
molt bpon €lcphants,anb binbftuo?bs bpon 
tbeir teeth, tbep baue likebJife lnobben Ca* 
files bppon tbeir backes, toberein are fiue o? 
fire men,that fijeot out of them l»itb bolnes, 
o? pceces,anb alfo call out lnilbfire. Cbep bto 
no other hurt but onelp ferue to put the ene- 
mie out of o?ber, anb to fcattee them out of 
tbeir rankes,but if anp one of them once fur* 
netb bis backe, then tbep all begin to turne« 
runne ouer tbeir oiune people, anb put them 
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all out of o?ber. Sbepareberptecfiiii of a 
rat o? a moufe, anb alfo of tbe Pifmyres, be* 
caufe tbep feare tbep luoulb crape into tbeir 
fnouts. ^bep are likelnife afraibeof gunne 
Ibot anb of fire, bnlede bp length of time tbep 
be bfeb bnto them.® ben tbep baue tbe com* 
panie one of tbe other, the male CElepbant 
lfanbetb bpon the higher greuno, anb tbe fe* 
malefomelnbat lohoer. &s. tljepgoe along 
tbe b)ap,altbougb pou fa them not,pou map 
beare them a farre off bptbe nopfe of tbeir 
fat anb clapping of tbeir earcs, lubicb tbep 
cotmuallp bfe- SEhep are as fiuift ingoing al* 
modasabo?fe,anb areberpp?oub, anbbefi- 
rous of honour. SSUben there is anp great 
fead o? bolibap kept in Goa , luitb folemne 
pjoceflion,rommonlp tbe Elephants go luitb 
tbem,the pong before,anb the olbbebmb,anb 
areallpaintefi bppon tbeir bobies luitb the 
0 rmes anb erodes of Portingal] , g baue 
euerp cue fiue o? fir trumpetters o? plapers 
bpon tbe ^halmes, fitting bppon them that 
founb berp plcafantlp,tuberetuitb tbep arc as 
luell pleafeb,anb goe luitb as great grauitie 9 
anb in as g©b o?ber as if tbep lucre men. Bit 
bapneb in Goa, that an Elephant (bulb mto 
a great full out of the bsater bnto the lanb, 
lubicb futt teas fo great anb beauie, that bee 
coulb not boe it alone, fo that tbep mud baue 
another to help him: toberenpon the keeper 
cbio btm,bfing manp barb fno?bes , raping, 
that be boas ible anb lueafc, anb that it tooufo 
be an euerlafttng fliamefo? him , that tbep 
mud fetch another to belpe him, toberetuitf* 
tbe Clepbant luas fa befperate, that be tb?ud 
aluap bis feUoto(tobich luas b?ougbt to help 
him) anb began frefljlp againe to b?alu,lmtt) 
fo great a fo?ce,mo?e then bee luas luell able 
to boe, that luitb erfreame labour bee burft 
anb fell botnne darkebeab in the place. 
fucb time as Blluas to make mp bopage do, 
Cochin to Portingal)* tbe Rubber of our 
Ibip teas out of o?bcr, fo tbat it raud of fo?ce 
be brought on lanb to make it fit againe, anb 
fo it luas mtm to the riuer fibe at the deme 
of tbe boat,tubicb tbe Elephant lboulbb?aln 
on lanb bppon tloo bo?bes, that it might fiibe 
bp,anb becaufe it bias beauie, (astbe Hub* 
berofa^tpof 1400.0? i^oo.tunnesrequl^ 
retb) as alfo that the Elephant luas as pet 
but pong,anb not grolune to bis ful drengtb, 
fo that be coulb not b?aln it outalone, pet be 
bib tbe bed bee coulb: but faing bee coulb not 
boe it, be fell On bis fo?e legges, anb began to 
crie anb tuope, that the teares ran out of bis 
cpcs,anb becaufe manp of bsdoobe bpon the 
lbo?e to bebolb this figbMbc kaper began to 
cbibe bfin,anb luitb barb luo?bs to curfe him, 
becaufe be ibameb him thus m p?efcncc of fo 
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