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daughter_n have_v her_o court_n and_o council_n ibid._n the_o kingdom_n of_o siam_n descend_v not_o from_o father_n to_o son._n ibid._n what_o the_o siamese_n believe_v of_o their_o god._n 275_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o siamese_n 276_o wherein_o consist_v his_o happiness_n ibid._n man_n may_v become_v gods._n 277_o the_o siamese_n acknowledge_v a_o permanent_a state_n of_o sanctity_n ibid._n the_o siamese_n believe_v a_o heaven_n and_o a_o hell._n 278_o what_o the_o siamese_n believe_v of_o hell._n ibid._n what_o they_o believe_v of_o heaven_n 279_o upon_o a_o religious_a account_n the_o siamese_n respect_v those_o who_o be_v any_o way_n eminent_a by_o the_o advantage_n of_o body_n mind_n or_o fortune_n 280_o they_o know_v the_o punishment_n and_o guilt_n of_o sin._n 281_o they_o believe_v angel_n to_o be_v corporal_a 282_o they_o acknowlegdge_v no_o other_o devil_n but_o damn_a soul_n 283_o they_o tell_v strange_a story_n of_o certain_a anchorite_n ibid._n their_o 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