For this merry jest thou hast showne unto mee;
And tell the old abbot when thou comest home,
Thou hast brought him a pardon from good king John.
[1] The Sinhalese title is, “The manner in which the Youth who looked after the Goats became King.” [↑]
[2] Inferior Gods, ruled by Indra. [↑]
[3] Rāja Gurunnānsē, probably the Purōhita Brāhmaṇa, the King’s spiritual adviser. [↑]