ANALYSIS OP TUB ANCIENT ANNALS OF SIAM. 
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merit wlio is expected” He immediately took off his rags, array¬ 
ed himself in the divine robes which the god had left with him, put 
the crown upon his head, took the sceptre in his hand and mounted 
the horse of Plira: in, which at the same moment rose into the air 
directing its course towards the capital. As for the king Phaya- 
khotama thevaraxa, knowing that the man ot merit would speedily 
appear, he said to himself: “ if he comes through the air I will 
seek my safety in flight.” And in effect having seen him in the 
sky coming towards him, he took himself to flight with the greatest 
haste carrying with him the queen, his children, his officers and 
forty thousand of the people. He went towards the west seeking 
for a fit place in •which to establish.himself with his people. Phra: 
inth then settled the beggar, become the most beautiful of men, as 
king of Intha patnaklion under the name of Phyakrek. He 
married a princess of the family of king Khotamalhc varaxa. In 
the 1000th year of Chula Sakkarat or the little era, he established 
a new era and abolished the ancient. His descendants successively 
ascended the throne during many generations, but their good for¬ 
tune was always on the wane. 
The king Khotama thevaraxa, who went towards the west, arrived 
at the end of fifteen days journey in a place inhabited by brahmines 
named Ban Kothanajakham. He was well received by the in¬ 
habitants, who having informed him that Somanakhodom had v 
formerly begged alms in this place, the king was filled with joy 
and there built a city which became his capital. He had a son 
to whom he gave the name of Chao Phala Ghana kuman. This 
prince succeeded his father and took the name of Chao Vaiyaksa : 
afterwards he took the name of Chao Rhota: Bong, Having 
built the city of Muang Phra: Phichitr he took the name of 
Phaya Bhota : Bong ; when he had built the city of Muang Phix- 
ai, he took the name of Phaya Mulek. 
In the city of Phaya krek, after many generations the good 
fortune of this family having disappeared, there only remained a 
princess. Then two sethi, the one named Xodok sethi and the 
other Kala sethi having taken counsel with the other sethi placed 
upon the throne the son of Xodok sethi named Chao Uthong 
who married the hereditary princess. This prince reigned 7 years 
in the city of Inthapatnakhon. A contagious disease which seized 
both men and animals, being prevalent in the country, the king 
Uthong abandoned the country with all his people and went to 
seek a fit place elsewhere in which to build a city and establish 
himself. After a great many days journey, he arrived at a river 
in the midst of which he found an island of a round form. The 
king having caused boats to be made passed over to the island 
with his followers. He there found a dobot or penitent, who told 
him that the Buddha Somana Khodom had formerly come to this 
place and had predicted that in the future a city would be built 
there. The king received this news with joy and resolved to 
