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for the war, had wronged the King greatly and owed him
much, and that as the King had no money to discharge
the debt, the Company had better seize the estates of
White and Phaulkon, which had been carried to England.
After this, no further negotiations for peace were
made, but the war was allowed to die a natural death.
The who carried on this
P'rak'lang correspondence
with the East India to have been
Company appears
Kosa Tibodi P'ra Wisut
P'ya (Pan), formerly Sunt'orn,
King Narai's ambassador to Louis XIV, who was
to the title and
appointed by King P'etraja position
held his brother under Narai. His
previously by King
end was a sad one he fell into disfavour with
; King
and was so treated that he committed
P'etraja, cruelly
suicide.
Towards the end of 1691, the Governors of K'orat and
Nak'on Srit'ammarat rebelled. An was sent
expedition
first of 10,000 men ; they failed
against K'orat, consisting
to subdue the rebel and the General in command
city,
asked for reinforcements, much to the fury of the King,
who threatened dire if matters were
consequences delayed
much In the end the town was
longer. captured by
flying kites, to which were attached flaming braziers ;
these fell into the and set the roofs of the houses on
city
fire. The to the
Governor, P'ya Yomarat, escaped
Peninsula and the Srit'ammarat rebels.
joined
In another of a
1692 army 10,000 men, supported by
was sent to with the rebels in the south.
fleet, cope They
first fell in with P'ya Yomarat, the fugitive Governor of
K'orat, who was waiting near Jaiya with a large force.
He was attacked but his made
suddenly by night, army
a stern resistance, and P'ya Yomarat himself refused to
surrender, but died, 'sword in hand, fighting bravely to
the end.