Which was to tell them that he thanked them for their love and affection towards him; and that he was desirous to dwell among them in such a part of their Countrey as he named: and so bad them all go to work to build him a Palace there.

The People departed with some Satisfaction, and fell to work might and main: and continued at it for near two years together, felling Timber, and fetching it out of the Woods, laying Foundations, hewing Stone, till they were almost killed with labour.

And being wrought quite tyred, they began to accuse and grumble at one another for having been the occasion of all this toil.

After they had laboured thus a long while, and were all discouraged, and the People quiet, the King sent word to them to leave off.

And now it lies unfinished, all the Timber brought in, rots upon the place, and the building runs to ruin.
[In what labours he employs his People.] And this is the manner how he employs his People; pulling down and building up again, equalling unequal grounds, making sinks under ground for the passage of water thro' his Palace, dragging of great Trees out of the Wood to make Pounds to catch Elephants in his Presence; altho' they could catch them with far less labour, and making houses to keep them in, after they are taken.
[He Poysons his only son.] He stands not upon any Villainy to establish himself, or strike terror into his People.