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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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Qlaration, feverely prohibiting anyfremlx to Pray In the
Kingdom; and threatningthat if anyone of them lhould
. be found to Pray behind,’:th,ey ihould be immediately upon
difcovery put to Death ;- and all the Erqropemzs that fhould
; harbour or conceal them, fhou-ld be treated with the fame
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. Other Letters further add; That Monfieur iler Fargo
i had before his departure from'Bazzcotl:, deliver’d up into-
the hands of the prefent King of Siam, the Unfortunate
"Widow of‘ Moniieur Coiifhmce, upon a fancy that the ]cfl1--
tits had put into his head ; That ihe beinga Chriftian, and
extreamly beloved by the. King’s Son, will marry him,3“
contribute her endeavours to make him a Chriltian ,- with’
whichplaulible Imaginations thole good Fathers flatter
“ themfelves, and hope once more to here-'el’cablilhed in that
Kingdom with no lefs Advantages of Power, Credit an
Eortune than they had before, ' ‘ V
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of Siam and the Freizclz General, all the Fremlzvand E1251’ l
T that-were.rnade‘Prii‘oners at Lazwo, were the next,daY a '
ter Condufted to Sz'4m,and. fetal: Liberty.
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