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 A Little time after, News was brought that the King of Siam was dead, without telling either the day or manner of his Death: Whereupon Opra Pitrachard began to prepare for his Coronation, and about five days after he set out from Louvo in great State and Magnificence, and came to Siam, where he had himself Crown'd King without any Dispute or Opposition, about the beginning of August 1688.

September 30. News was brought that a Peace was concluded and sign'd betwixt the new King and the French, on the following Conditions,

That the French should surrender the Fort of Bancock.

That all the French should have leave to depart the Kingdom.

That they should have two Frigats belonging to the French Company; a Ship of the French King's called the Auriflame, and a fourth of 74 Guns that the King of Siam was to give to Monsieur des Farges to Embarque on, and Transport them out of the King of Siam ' s Dominions.

This is the substance of what is contain'd in the several Letters dated from Siam, October last was twelve-moneth; and by the Relation we have, by Advice from the Coast of Coramandel of the 20th of February last, we are further inform'd, That Monsieur des Farges was arrived on that Coast with the four Ships, having all the French as well Secular and Military, as the Ecclesiasticks on board them, that were any where to be heard of or known to be in the Rh