The Siamese king
addresses his brother the ‘greatt and famous King off England, my brother’ via
Mr Fursland, whom he takes to be ‘General Commander of His Majesty’s people
in these parts’ He has translated the
speech through his vice-king Chaophraya Phrakhlang who wrote down his words.
King
Songtham writes in very friendly terms, confirming his willingness to allow the
English to settle and trade in Siam, and to aid them in their enterprises. The
second part of the letter tells of the disobedience of the King of Cambodia,
and asks the English to refrain from trading with Cambodia until he submits to
Ayutthaya. Finally, the gifts to Fursland are listed – gold cups, various
boxes, a knife, a spoon, and a crown, with a record of their gold weights
