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Full Title
A Full and true relation of the great and wonderful revolution that hapned lately in the kingdom of Siam in the East-Indies:
Date Added
11 January 2014
Format
Book
Language
English
Publish Date
1690
Publisher
London : Printed for Randal Taylor
Source
McGarrity Books
Alternate Title
giving a particular account of the seizing and death of the late king, and of the setting up of a new one : as also of the putting to death of the king's only daughter, his adopted son who was a Christian, his two brothers, and of Monsieur Constance, his great minister of state, and favourer of the French : and of the expulsion of all the Jesuits, missionary priests, officers and soldiers of the French nation out of that kingdom, that endeavoured to bring it under the French domination : being the substance of several letters writ in Octob. 1688, and Feb. 1689 from Siam, and the coast of Cormandel
Topic
Thailand > History > To 1782.
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Tlie Preface to the Reader. - w vii
’ there he mzcjiiz clonger of perzjhing, gznzl could not fzme, of all
he had, aho-ve Two thoufoncl Crowns. In this foo.’ Condition,
heiug. opprefl with griefgzvezzrinefv zznoljleep, zz rernurkizhle thing
hapnezl to him : He hucl laid hinzfelfdozvn upon the $ore,when,‘
whether he mo: ajlecp, or xzrval'e, he coulcl not tell hinzfelf, he fun-
ciieclthe fair .4 perfon full ofMzzje]lj, who looking upon him with
fmiling C ountenunce, mofl ohlzgingly fzzlcl to him , Return,.
‘Return, from whence you Came. el’Vhich word: [0 wrought
upon him, as‘, he slid often protefl to feverzzl of his Acguzzintrznce
fince,VTh.ut it w.o5 impohihle for hint to jleep zzll the rel‘? of the
Night, ‘hi: Thought: heing zvholl] to l'en.up' about fueling :1 way
how to return to SIAM. ‘ ' '
‘ 1Vext Du] ,' whilyl he nmlkecl hj the Sea-fzlle , 'rcjlec"'t'ing on
what he had few. in the Night-time, and uncertain what to
0 think of it, hefunvuezz Mun coming toward: him drop ing wet,
V with 4 fool and dejeiierl Countenzznce ': It mi; an Am zzffzzdor of
the King of SIAM, 2;2ho,upon hi; Return from PerH'a,h4d heen
Cuff mm], zvithouthxlzxing my thing hut his Life 5 hath ofthem
[peaking the Siqmefe Tongue, they heczmzelfoon zzcqrminterldvitli
onezinother:‘Aa’rzJent(ire:. '.The'Am.haj]zzd0r zli co'ver’cl,himfelf',.
Iuncl tolcl whzzt extreme Necefit] he who reduced to. Monpezzn
Confianee concloling his Iwiafbrtune, ojferecl to curry him hzzch‘
' to SIAM , and with the 2000 Crown: that he haclfzwed , he
hotight [zfmull Barque, Cloathk and Provifion for their poffizge.‘
’ Thicjo‘ohlz'gii2g 1z‘Beh;z'vio1ir charmed‘theAmhu[fudor of SIAM,
tvho, from that tinie f'orr.mrcl, enclezwour’a.’ all he coulol how he
might tehific hgf; Gratitude to hlitl. When they arrived at
w SIAM, and the Amhujfaclor hadgiverz an Account of hi: Ne-
gotiation zznol Shipzvrochto the chief‘ lldiniher, he told him all
-I i . the good Ohhces which he had receiro’ol fromMonfiet1r Conliance,
with [Q great Applaufe to his Merit , that the Zllinzher had rt
' mind to Ienonihina. HE entertaizfcl him in Difcourfgand liked?
himfo well, rim: he refalvca’ to keep him xzlout hiznjn which Pry
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