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On Thursday, the 3rd waxing-moon day of the 3rd month, the Year of the Dog, Year Two, His Majesty commanded that Phraya Phiphatkosa and Chamuen Sanphetphakdi be summoned to see him within his bedchamber, where he gave them these four rings, namely—

a ring with a centre diamond in the size of a young lotus nut;

a ring with a centre diamond in the size of a young fever nut;

a ring with a centre ruby in the size of a young fever nut;

a ring with a centre ruby in the size of a young lotus nut;

together with the following order: “My symptoms improve not. They only worsen day by day. I think that I will not recover from the illness. Once I have died and returned to heaven, bring the rings into the Hall of Idols to decorate the idols therein.”

A diamond ring contained 1 centre diamond in the size of a young lotus nut surrounded by 17 diamonds, each in the size of a young devil’s fig fruit; 14 front diamonds, each in the size of a ripe klom fruit; and 2 side diamonds, each in the size of a peeled rosary pea, surrounded by 26 side diamonds, each in the size of a ripe devil’s fig fruit; totalling to 60 stones.

The prongs were decorated with 6 diamonds, each in the size of a ripe klom fruit; 4 diamonds, each in the size of a ripe susumber; 7 diamonds, each in the size of a young sesame fruit; and 23 diamonds, each in the size of a ripe sesame fruit; totalling to 40 diamonds, or 100 stones for the entire ring.

This ring was kept in a gold oval casket decorated with nit (nin?) on top.

A diamond ring contained 1 centre ruby in the size of a young fever nut; 2 side rubies, each in the size of a young klom fruit; and 12 front diamonds, each in the size of a ripe klom fruit; totalling to 15 stones for the entire ring.