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announce at the Siamese capital the arrival of the embassy : 
twenty-four days later the rest landed. 
9. — Amsterdam : the modern Paknam Samuddaprakar. — J. 
10. — Mung : a district under a governor. — J.' 
11. — Wat Arama : the spot is the Wat Prode Satta, "the salvation 
of sentient beings. The ancient temple is still existing, and has been 
repaired by the late king's brother. There is a sacred well here, the 
water of which is supposed to wash away sins.— J. 
12. — Bai : probably Ban (village); the name is Pa-sat, "the forest of 
animals." — J. 
13. — Puri : in Siam a provincial town, and is not applied to the 
capital ; the old capital was Sri Ayodhaya Maha Nagara. — J. 
14. — The money distributed among the Sinhalese amounted to 700 
ticcals. 
Masam-puva : unknown ; not Siamese. Ticcal is the foreign name 
given to the Siamese coin of the largest denomination, called Bat, 
Coins of smaller denominations of the same round shape are saliung 
emu Jiang ^ and hia^ the last being only tokens. — J. 
15. — The elephant in the gilt stall opposite the palace gate was the 
white elephant ; facing it was the black elephant : but the description 
given in the translated version would appear to relate to the red 
elephant. According to Baldseus, the King of Siam was styled " Lord 
of the Golden Thrones, also of the White, Eed, and Round-tailed 
Elephants, three excellent draught beasts which the highest god has 
given to none other." 
16. — The custom of drawing up the war elephants in circles in 
front of the palace also prevailed at the Sinhalese court. 
17. — After they had been granted an audience the members of the 
mission were entertained at a ])lace named Maha Sombath Kalan ; the 
rooms were hung with awnings and curtains. Each ambassador was 
provided with three silver trays each (or each three ?) fitted with fifty- 
one small gold dishes, filled with various dainties forming the five 
courses of a. feast. 
18. — Yat Puthi Suwan : correctly Wat Buddliaiy S'van " Arama of the 
Heaven of Buddha" (s'van = svarga). — J. 
19. — Maha Dharmarama (?) : Neither Siamese nor Pali ; but there is 
a temple called Maha Dhatu, the principal one in the city : from the 
description and the fact that it was the seat of the Sanga Raja, the 
two are probably identical. In this temple was enshrined a solid gold 
image of great size, which was melted and carried away by the 
Burmese. A bronze one remains to this^day in a state of decay. — J. 
20. — Naputhan : or rather Na-pa-tan, " the paddy field of the burnt 
forest." The name is still in existence. — J. 
21. — The offerings made to the Safiga Raja were : — 
220 pieces of red and yellow silk 
30 red fans 
30 strings of prayer beads 
30 packets of needles 
Arecanut cutter 
Chunam boxes 
Scissors 
Razors 
Styli 
Toothpicks (metal) 
Nailpicks (metal) 
Looking-glasses 
Cloves, nutmegs, cinnamon 
Wax candles 
2 alms bowls 
1 web of cloth 
