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English: The Sea-Elephant, as Hector Boetius write's in his defcription of Scotland; it is a creature that live's both in the water and afhore, having two teeth like to Elephants, with which as oft as hee defire's to fleep, hee hang's himfelf upon a rock, and then hee fleep's fo foundly, that Mariners feeing him at fea, have time to com afhore and to binde him, by cafting ftrong ropes about him. But when as hee is not awaken'd by this means, they throw ftones at him, and makes a great noif; with which awakned, hee endevour's to leap back into the fea with his accuftomed violence, but findeing himfelf faft, hee grow's fo gentle, that they may deal with him as they pleaf. Wherefore they then kill him, take out his fat, and divide or cut his skin into thongs, which becauf they are so ftrong and do not rot, are much efteemed of.