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 were these Officers of note, Messieurs de Beauchamp, de Fretteville; the Chevalier des Fourbin, Monsieur Vandrille, and de Luiffe, as he was entring the Castle he told those that were posted round about it, that he was going to see the King; but he did scarcely come within the Gates when they seized on him, and on the French Officers, who were all secured and kept together in one of the Apartments of the Palace.

The next day Opra Pitrachard sent for Monsieur Constance to come to him, and ordered him to go and tell the French Officers that there was no design of keeping them Prisoners, that what was done was occasioned by a most dangerous Plot that they had lately discovered against the Life of the King, but that all the Parties concern'd in it not being as yet fully known, they were under the necessity of securing all Persons of Note, until a clearer discovery should be made; And as for you Monsieur Constance (said he, with a certain Air of Authority) I charge you that you say this, and no more to those French Officers; and know, that you shall be narrowly watched and overheard. This Complemental Visit was only an Artifice that Opra Pitrachard used to moderate the Resentments of the French, and to hinder them from taking of measures for their common Defence and Security. Monsieur Constance went and delievered the Message precisely in the terms he was ordered.

The King of Siam had several Troops of Guards about his Person, whereof one was made up of Europeans of different Nations, but especially of the French. The Siams ' s Troop of Guards, consisting of 150 Men, was Commanded by French Officers; these were sent to Thalapson, a House of Pleasure the King had at some distance from Louvo, whither Opra Pitra- chard