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188 A HISTORT OF SIAM
have been regarded by some contemporary and later
writers with a certain degree of admiration. Van
Schouten speaks of him as "ruling with great reputation
and the of the Siamese
an4jfc6nour," compilers P'ong?a-
wadan had rather a ofhim. He
apparently high opinion
was one of those successful who suc-
evidently upstarts
sheer force of in others
ceed, by audacity, impressing upon
a false of their merits. If there was
opinion anything
about the is not evident in
really great man, it certainly
the accounts of observers.
contemporary
