Oskar Frankfurter

“ With the exception of Faulcon none of the French who took part in the Revolution are mentioned in the Phongsavadan, naturally so as the Phongsavadan is what its name Vararája Vaṁsávatára implies chronicles of the Royal Race. ”

“ He was then arrested by order of Hluang Sarasakdi, who held the position of Maha-uparaj, and was killed with sandalwood clubs at the temple of Wat Sak.
3.Phaulkon is described in the annals as a French merchant, who came with his ship to Ayuddhya. He gained the favour of the King first by teaching the getting out of the dock of a ship. By the reports he made about France, it is said that he induced the King to send an Embassy to France.
All episodes concerning him as related in the Phongsavadan must be considered in the light of fables. ”

“ I have given as an appendix a translation of a letter said to have been written by an officer of the French garrison to one of his friends regarding the state of religion in Siam. The letter is a proof that even at that day persons drew largely on their imagination when a political purpose had to be served. ”