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Tissa, " we are famished "; whereupon the minister presented 

 to the monarch some "dressed rice placed in a golden dish." 



On another occasion " the pious monarch, having offered 

 them (the priests) seats, presented them with rice broth and 

 other refreshments." 



Tissa, the young prince on whose account the foregoing 

 presentation of rice was made, was sent back home by the 

 king "to superintend the agricultural works in progress 

 there. He similarly employed himself also, calling out the 

 people by beat of drums." 



On commencing the great work of the Brazen Palace this 

 munificent Raja( Duttha G-amani) "deposited at each of the four 

 gates eight lacs to remunerate the workmen, also a thousand 

 suits of clothing, as well as vessels filled with sugar, buffalo 

 butter, palm sugar, and honey," and he paid " the workmen 

 with money " (p. 104). 



A merchant is described as giving the priest four dishes of 

 "the juice of jakfruit" (p. 107). 



On the celebration of the festival (of the building of a 

 thupa) " the king caused to be collected there honey, clarified 

 butter, sugar, and other requisites " (p. 109). 



In his dying moments, King Duttha Gamani (137 B.C.), 

 contemplating and recounting his charities and meritorious 

 deeds, is represented as saying (p. 125) : " I have bestowed 

 at forty-four places rice prepared with sugar and honey ; and 

 at the same number of places rice prepared with butter ; at the 

 same number of places confectionery dressed in clarified 

 butter ; at the same number of places ordinary rice con- 

 stantly * * * I have caused to be provided for each 

 priest endowed with the gift of preaching, clarified butter, 

 sugar, and honey, a ' nali ' of each ; I have provided a handful 

 of liquorice, and also two cloths for each * * The chief 

 thera, Maliyadeva, one of the five priests who had accepted 

 the Jcangu mess, dividing the same among five hundred of 

 the fraternity, himself partook of it." 



A foot-note to the new edition (p. 125) explains that kangu 

 is a sort of millet. 



