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A Twelve Month's Voyage
Letter I. Where the Englijh have a Garden for Divertis?ment; where alio
lv^V^J is a Burial-place graced with Monuments both of Antique and Mo-
dern Workmanship.
Twelve os Half a Mile beyond, a Dozen of the King's Elephants are stabled.
the King's E- when we came t^y were feeding out of their Houscs on Sugar-
ep ants. Gmes frcssi gathered and administred by their Keepers: Alighting
from our Palenkeens, they loosed one which v. as Fourteen Feet high,
and the Black clawing his Poll with an sron Engine, he (looped
down for him to get up, and being upon his Back guided him as ho
Hiled. His Body is a Symetrical Deformity ( if i may so say );
the Hanches and Quarters clapt together seem so many heaps; his
Neck ihort, ssapping Ears like Scates, little-Eye'd, a broad Face,
from which drops \\v>Prohoscis orTrunk, t bruiting it out, or shriveling
it in, as he chuscs; through its Hollow he sucks his Liquor, and with
two Fingers, as it were, reaches the Fodder, Ihaking osf the dire
agairist his Thigh, or Vermin, suel] as Mice, which lie abhors, he
brings it under to his Mourh, from whence proceed two huge Tusks
of Ivory for Defence, not Mastication, for which he is supplkd with-
in with others; his Tail is curt: He shuffl-'S an end a great Pace,
moving all the Joints of his Legs, though the Motion of" his Hinder-
Legs imitate Human Progression, having a Patella or Knee-Pan
asore, not articulated behind as other four-sooted Beasts are. When
he staods, his Legs appear so many Columns scollop'd at bottom,
being fUt-hoof'd.
The She's have their Paps under their Bowels afore, as Laurentius
truly relates.
Their Modesty in ingendring has given matter for dispute, though
doubt Id's they perform it aster the manner of other Beasts. They
are of a Mouse-Colour. With their Trunks they strike a violent
Blow, and arc taught to sling Iron Links, tothedestructionof their
Enemies, That they draw their weighty Cannon is certain; but
that they engage with smaller on their Back, lam no Eye-Witness.
Our Repair a
board Ship,
and coming
birg givrn n-
ver sor lost,
we sound here
Aster a Month's Stay here, a Vatamar ( a Foot-Poll) srom Fort
St. George, made us sensiblc os the Dutch being gone from thence to
Ceilon: The Treasure was reshipped, and we in less than a Week,
through contrary Monsoons and III Weather (_ the Sun being in his
£en/thjind encountring the Dog-Star over our heads) arrived there.
When Aiding by sour French Men of War at Anchor under St. Tho-
mas (of whom the Admiral the Brtttoon was a Ship of 1200 Tuns,
68 Brass Guns; the secondhad 5-0 Brass Guns ; the other two were
less; and the Platform of the City mounted with Brass Pieces, that
Hung their Shot an incredible vt ay ), weagainstall probability sound
the Massinherg there, having ventured alone, and but the day before
us came into the Road under our Fort; there also rode two Portugal
Junks. The Colours the Fort (hewed us, was St.George's Flag; it
bore from us one League West, Low-Land : St.Thomas one League
and an halt South-West, High-Land behind it j North Lat. 12, deg.
30 mis. Long, from the Lizard 96 deg. Bass,
A Twelve Month's Voyage
Letter I. Where the Englijh have a Garden for Divertis?ment; where alio
lv^V^J is a Burial-place graced with Monuments both of Antique and Mo-
dern Workmanship.
Twelve os Half a Mile beyond, a Dozen of the King's Elephants are stabled.
the King's E- when we came t^y were feeding out of their Houscs on Sugar-
ep ants. Gmes frcssi gathered and administred by their Keepers: Alighting
from our Palenkeens, they loosed one which v. as Fourteen Feet high,
and the Black clawing his Poll with an sron Engine, he (looped
down for him to get up, and being upon his Back guided him as ho
Hiled. His Body is a Symetrical Deformity ( if i may so say );
the Hanches and Quarters clapt together seem so many heaps; his
Neck ihort, ssapping Ears like Scates, little-Eye'd, a broad Face,
from which drops \\v>Prohoscis orTrunk, t bruiting it out, or shriveling
it in, as he chuscs; through its Hollow he sucks his Liquor, and with
two Fingers, as it were, reaches the Fodder, Ihaking osf the dire
agairist his Thigh, or Vermin, suel] as Mice, which lie abhors, he
brings it under to his Mourh, from whence proceed two huge Tusks
of Ivory for Defence, not Mastication, for which he is supplkd with-
in with others; his Tail is curt: He shuffl-'S an end a great Pace,
moving all the Joints of his Legs, though the Motion of" his Hinder-
Legs imitate Human Progression, having a Patella or Knee-Pan
asore, not articulated behind as other four-sooted Beasts are. When
he staods, his Legs appear so many Columns scollop'd at bottom,
being fUt-hoof'd.
The She's have their Paps under their Bowels afore, as Laurentius
truly relates.
Their Modesty in ingendring has given matter for dispute, though
doubt Id's they perform it aster the manner of other Beasts. They
are of a Mouse-Colour. With their Trunks they strike a violent
Blow, and arc taught to sling Iron Links, tothedestructionof their
Enemies, That they draw their weighty Cannon is certain; but
that they engage with smaller on their Back, lam no Eye-Witness.
Our Repair a
board Ship,
and coming
birg givrn n-
ver sor lost,
we sound here
Aster a Month's Stay here, a Vatamar ( a Foot-Poll) srom Fort
St. George, made us sensiblc os the Dutch being gone from thence to
Ceilon: The Treasure was reshipped, and we in less than a Week,
through contrary Monsoons and III Weather (_ the Sun being in his
£en/thjind encountring the Dog-Star over our heads) arrived there.
When Aiding by sour French Men of War at Anchor under St. Tho-
mas (of whom the Admiral the Brtttoon was a Ship of 1200 Tuns,
68 Brass Guns; the secondhad 5-0 Brass Guns ; the other two were
less; and the Platform of the City mounted with Brass Pieces, that
Hung their Shot an incredible vt ay ), weagainstall probability sound
the Massinherg there, having ventured alone, and but the day before
us came into the Road under our Fort; there also rode two Portugal
Junks. The Colours the Fort (hewed us, was St.George's Flag; it
bore from us one League West, Low-Land : St.Thomas one League
and an halt South-West, High-Land behind it j North Lat. 12, deg.
30 mis. Long, from the Lizard 96 deg. Bass,