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Let good happen! The Buddhist Era has elapsed for 2,393 years. On this occasion, it is Monday, the 8th waning-moon day of the month of Māgha, the Year of the Dog, being the best point of time determined! His Majesty the Great Protector, the Great Saintly Saviour, the Buddhist Lord Over All Heads, the Possessor of High, Excellent Virtues, having faithfully devoted Himself to patronising and upholding the religion of the Buddha, has regularly performed for decades the charitable donations of His royal money to fund the provision of meals and medicine to the clergy of phiksu and sammanen. Now, having fallen ill on account of Wind, His Majesty focuses His mind upon the great virtues of the Three Jewels and sees the meritorious outcome of making donations to the clergy as the very factor which would lead Him to attain enlightenment as per His wish. Therefore, with His gracious pleasure, He orders His son, Phra-ongchao Annop, to withdraw royal money from the Treasury and deliver it to lay ministers and manciples in order for them to prepare Four Requisites to be presented to phiksu and sammanen in royal monasteries inside and outside the Capital City and in the outer towns subject to Krung Thep the Grand City. Only those having previously been granted state-funded alms shall be given a sum of 5 tamlueng each. The monks entitled to state-funded alms and the monks from 84 monasteries who are to be presented with money can, in total, be reckoned (as follows):