Emblems of rarities: or Choyce observations out of worthy histories of many remarkable passages, and renowned actions of divers princes and severall nations With exquisite variety, and speciall collections of the natures of most sorts of creatures: delightfull and profitable to the minde. Collected by D.L.

Of Indian Apes.

ABout the mountain called E∣modij, there is a great wood full of great Apes, the which as the Macedonians did see standing as it were thicke to∣gether upon the Hills, and ha∣ving weapons like men of Warre; (for that kinde of beast commeth as neare to hu∣mane subtilty as Elephants doe) they would have set upon them as enemies, had not the inhabi∣tants of that Countrey beene present, and shewed to Alex∣ander, that it was nothing else but an assembly of Apes, which contend to imitate

such things as they see, and so that battell was turned to laugh∣ing. Apes are taken after this manner: they that hunt Apes, set dishes full of water in the sight of the Apes, and there∣with they annoint and wash their eyes, and suddenly with as privy speed as they can, they take away the water, and set pots with birdlime, and such like stuffe instead thereof: the Apes perceiving them annoin∣ting their eyes, being given to follow all things, come downe immediately from the trees and thinking to doe as the men did, they dawbe and annoint their eyes and mouthes with birdlime, and so are they easie to bee made a prey, and taken alive.

They use also another trade to take them: they take buskins

and put them on in the sight o•• the Apes, and so depart, lea∣ving others annoynted inward∣ly with birdlime, and such like, and somewhat hairy, that the fraud might not appeare, the which the Apes plucking upon their legs, are so snared and in∣tangled with it, that they can∣not escape the hands of the Hunters.

There are in India also dogs of such courage, that two of them can master a Lyon.