Since it little pleased the king that his son, abandoning the controlled streets, roamed the countryside to form his own opinion...
Since it little pleased the king that his son, abandoning the controlled streets, roamed the countryside to form his own opinion about the world, he gave him a wagon and horse. ‘Now you need no longer go on foot’ were his words. ‘Now you may no longer’ was their meaning. ‘Now you can no longer’ was their effect.