'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎95] (414/1024)

Travek in In d i a.
Book I.
pjftols inlaid with Silver, he demanded of us what had brought us into that
Countrey; but when we told him that we came to attend Mirgimla, Generalif.
fmo of the King of Gelconda's Army, about bufinefs,he was infinitely kind to us:
However,underftanding that he took us for Hollanders,we told him we were not
Hollanders, but Frenchmen. Thereupon, not underfbmding what Nation we
were, he fell into a long difcourfe with us about the Government of our Coun
trey, and the Grandeur of our King. Six or feven days before,they had taken five
or fix Elephants, three whereof had efcapM, having kill’d ten or twelve of the
Natives who affifted in the Chace ; in purfuit whereof the General was prepa
ying ; and becaufe we could not ftay to fee the fport^we were contented to inform
our felves of the manner of hunting that vaft Animal} which is thus. They cut
but feveral Alleys or Walks in the Wood,which they dig full of great deep holes,
and cover with Hurdles Itrow’d over with a little earth. Then the Hunters hoop*
ing and hollowing, and beating up Drums,with Pikes that have Wild-fire ti’d co
the end of them, force the Elephant into thofe Walks,where he tumbles into the
holes,not being able to rife again. Thenthey fetch Ropes and Chains.- andfome
they bring under their bellies, others they wind about their legs and trunk, and
when they think they have fufficiently hamper’d the Beaft, they have certain En
gines ready, wherewithal to draw him up. Neverthelcfs, of five, three efcap’d^
notwithftanding the cords and chains about their bodies and their legs. The
people told us one thing which feem’d very wonderful} which was, that thefe
Elephants having been once deceiv’d,and having efcap’d the fhare,arevery miltrull-
ful ever after } and when they get into the Wood again, they break off a great
bough from one of the Trees with their trunk, with which they examine every
ftep they go,before they fet down their feet,to try whether there be any hole or
no in their way. 'So that the Hunters that told us the Story,feern’d to be out of
hopes of ever taking thofe three Elephants which had efcap’d. Had we been
allur’d that we might have been eye-witneffes of this miraculous precaution of
the Elephant, we would have ftaid three or four days, what-ever urgent bufinefs
we had had. The Captain himfelf vWas a kind of a Brigadeer, that commanded
three or four-thoufand m^n, who were quarter’d half a league round the
Countrey.
The feven and twentieth, after two hours travel,we came to a great Village,
where we faw the two Elephants which had been fo lately taken. Every one of
the two wild Elephants was plac’d between two tame ones. Round about the
wild Elephants flood fix men, with every one an Half-pike in their hands, and a
lighted-! orch faften’d at the end of the Pike, who talk’d to the Bealls, giving
them meat, and crying out in their language, eat /V.The food which they
gave them was a little bottle of Hey,fome pieces of brown-Sucre, and Rice boil’d
in water,with fome few corns of Pepper. If the wild Elephants refus’d to do as
they were bidden, the men made figns to the tame Elephants to beat them,which
they did,banging the refractory Elephant upon the head and forehead with their
trunks} and if he offer’d to make any refiffence, the other Elephant thwackthim
on the other fide} fo that the poor Elephant, not knowing what to do,was con-
ftrain’d to learn obedience.
Being thus fall’n into the Story of Elephants, I will add fome other obferva-
tions, which I have made upon the nature of thofe Animals. Though the Ele
phant never meddles with the female,after he is once taken, yet he is fometimes
feiz d with a kind of lullful rage. Gne day that Sha-jehan was an Hunting upon
one of his Elephants, with one of his Sons that fat by him to fan him, the Ele
phant became fo furious by reafon of his lull, that the Governor who was by no
tons able to mailer him, declar’d to the King,that to allay the fury of the Ele-
phantjwho would elfe doubtlefsbruife him to pieces among the Trees, there was
£o way, but for one of the three to forfeit his life : and that he would willingly
iacrifice his for the fafety of the King and the Prince his Son. Only he defir’d
hjs Majelly to take care of three fmall Children which he mull leave behind him.
Having fo faid 5 he threw himfelf under the Elephant’s-feet, who had no fooner
. a . him in his trunk and fqueez’d him to pieces with his feet, but he grew as
finiet and peaceable as before. The King,asan acknowledgment for fofamousa
f e hverance,gave to the poor two-hunder’d-thoufandRoupies,and highly advanc’d
, every