Here these Elephants do, and may do, great dammage to the Country, by eating up their Corn, and trampling it with their broad feet, and throwing down their Coker-Nut Trees, and oftentimes their Houses too, and they may not resist them.

It is thought this is done by the King to punish them that ly under his displeasure; And if you ask what becomes of these Elephants at last; sometimes after they have thus kept watch over them two or three Years, and destroyed the Countrey in this manner, the King will send order to carry them into the Woods, and let them go free.

For he catcheth them not for any use or benefit he hath by them, but onely for his recreation and pastime.
[The understanding of Elephants.

Their Nature.] As he is the greatest in body, so in understanding also.

For he will do any thing that his Keeper bids him, which is possible for a Beast not having hands to do.