text: From farther afield, Siam dispatched an embassy in 1684, reciprocated by the French magnificently the next year under 
  Alexandre, Chevalier de Chaumont. This, in turn, was succeeded by another Siamese embassy under Kosa Pan, superbly received 
  at Versailles in 1686. Louis then sent another embassy in 1687, under Simon de la Loubère, and French influence grew at the 