Embassies of the King of Siam sent to his excellence Prince Maurits, arrived in The Hague on 10 September 1608. An early 17th century newsletter, reporting both the visit of the first Siamese diplomatic mission to Europe and the first documented demonstration of a telescope worldwide. Transcribed from the French original, translated into English and Dutch, introduced by Henk Zoomers and edited by Huib Zuidervaart, after the copy in the Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes