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Prince was executed. Later, a faithful official was
accused and was death.
similarly punished by
In 1468 a Siamese embassy visited Chiengmai. The
chief envoy was a Brahmin. Some of the actions of
this person excited suspicion ; he and his party were
arrested, and, on being flogged, confessed that they had
buried in various of the seven
parts city jars containing
magic ingredients. They also divulged the fact that the
Burmese who had advised the down of the
priest cutting
sacred tree was a Siamese
spy.
that he had
Maharaja Tilok thus found, when too late,
caused his son and his faithful servant to be executed
on false This he ascribed to the of the
charges. felling
sacred tree. To his was added on the
grief terror,
of the seven full of herbs and
discovery jars magic
talismans. These were burnt, ground to powder, and
the powder cast into the river. The Burmese priest
and the Brahmin followed them, with stones tied to
their feet. The other envoys were dismissed, but had
not gone far when they were set upon by troops
despatched ahead for the purpose, and massacred
to a man.
They had drastic methods in those days for dealing
with who abused their
foreign representatives privileges.
In a female white was in
1471 elephant captured
Siam. This to have been the first white
appears elephant
owned by a King of Siam since the foundation of Ayut'ia,
the of Suk'ot'ai had
though, as has been seen, Kings
possessed some of these animals.
In 1472 a third son was born to King Trailok, He
was named Prince and later became Rama
Jett'a, King
T'ibodi II.
In 1474 war broke out once more with Chiengmai.
Mun the died about
Dong Nak'on, Maharaja's uncle,