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by the emperor, who entertained him in person, whilst his wife and the 

 others were entertained in another place. Every day bullocks, goats and 

 wine were sent to him from the imperial buttery. The Ernperor gave the 

 king two suits of clothes embroidered with golden dragons and one suit with 

 hilins; further golden and silver articles, curtains, coverlets, mattrasses etc. 

 everything complete, whilst his wife and the rest also got presents. 



When they were going away, the king was presented with a girdle 

 adorned with precious stones, insignia of his dignity, horses and saddles, 

 and his wife got a cap and dresses. 



On the moment of starting he was entertained by the emperor and 

 got again a girdle with precions stones, horses with saddles, a hundred 

 ounces of gold, five hnndred ounces of silver, four hundred thousand hoan (*) 

 of paper-money and 2600 strings of copper cash; further 300 pieces of 

 silk gauze , a thousand pieces of plain silk and two pieces of silk with golden 

 flowers. His wife, his son, his nephew and his suite were entertained 

 separately and got presents according to their rank. Afterwards the officers 

 of the Board of Rites entertained them twice at two different post-stations 

 on their road. 



In the year 1412 his nephew came to present thanks; when he went 

 away the emperor sent a eunuch with him, who came back with new trib- 

 ute-bearers. 



In the year 1414 the king's son, called Mu-kan-sa-u-ti-r-sha ( 2 ), came 

 to court and told that his father had died; he was appointed to succeed 

 him and presented with gold and silks. After this time they brought trib- 

 ute every year or every two years. 



In the year 1419 the king came to court with his wife, his son and 

 his ministers, in order to present thanks for the imperial favours; on going 

 away he stated that Siam seemed inclined to attack his country, and the Em- 

 peror accordingly sent an order to Siam, which that country obeyed. 



In 1424 Sri Ma-ha-la ( 3 ) succeeded after the death of his father and 

 came to court with his wife, his son and his ministers. 



In the year 1431 three envoys arrived, who said that Siam was plan- 

 ning an attack on their country , that the king wanted to come himself but 



(') ||j % A hoan of papcr-moncy was equal to a string of a thousand cash. From the 



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liberal amount of paper -moncy given, we would thmk that it was at a considerable discount. 



