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I have the Buddha as my shelter, I have his dharma as my harbour, and I have his clergy as my sanctuary: the virtues of these Three Jewels rule over the world! Čhāophrayā Phra-khlang, Phrayā Sīphiphat, Phrayā Rātchasuphāwadī, and all the inferior officials shall maintain themselves in harmonious relations. They have earnestly supported the authority and repaid the generosity of Their Majesties the two previous Kings by helping each other protect for sixty-nine years the realm of His Majesty the Founding King, thereby enabling the royal relatives, both high- and low-ranking, to succeedingly come into existence in a great number, approximately as many as a thousand or two thousand. But those who are female shall be excluded. Speaking of the males, there are those in adulthood, those in middle age, and those in childhood, all of whom have been raised and reared by me on the basis of their merits. However, none of them shall be forced to become the Lord of the Land. Forcing is not to be done, this is my supplication. The senior and junior members of the royal clan and royal court shall adopt a compromise on naming any royal person or person as the Lord of the Land, depending upon their consensus. I call upon them to think of His Majesty King Phutthayǭtfā, His Majesty King Phutthalœ̄tlā, and me as well; refrain from taking too many lives; and help each other maintain the Country.

In addition, as regards a great many charitable activities of constructing monasteries and others which still remain unfinished, whoever will become the Ruler of the Land in the future shall take a pity upon me. Of the money worth around 40,000 chang existing in the Outer and Inner Exchequers, please set 10,000 chang aside for me for use in those unfinished charitable activities.