Scotland Documents and Records Palgrave

It is to be known that she should have two women from the country, namely ['a lady and a woman for her 'chamber'], who should be of good age and not gay, and who should have a good and proper demeanor, who should be attentive to her and serve her, and two valets who should also be of good age and suitable, one of whom should be one of the valets of the Count of Ulster, namely John de Bentley ['or another whom he will place in his stead'], and the other should be someone from the country who is skilled in serving before her, and she should also have a young boy to stay in her chamber, such that he is sober and not riotous ['to serve her bed and for other things that will be needed for her chamber']. And it is arranged that she should have a valet of the same, who should be of good demeanor and suitable for carrying her keys ['for pantry and bottlery']. And she should also have three liveries to have her amusement in the garden there ['and in the parts whenever she wishes and that she should have game and fish from the fisheries according to what she needs, and that she should lie in the most beautiful "house of the manor" at her pleasure, and that she sees to wander in the parks around the manor at her pleasure.'] And let it be ordered by the King's privy seal to Richard Oysel, Seneschal of Holderness, that he should do all that pertains to the said lady for her said household and for the other things that may be needed for her in a suitable manner according to the arrangements mentioned above.

5. Cest asav que ele eit deux femmes du pays ovesque li ["cest a saver une damoisele t une femme por sa "chambre"] que soient bien d age t nyent gayes t que eles soient de bon t meur port les queles soient entendantz a li pr li svir, et deux vadletz que soient ausint bien d aget t avisez de quux l un soit un des vadletz le Conte de Ulvestier c est a saver Johan de Benteley ["ou autre q il mettra en lieu de li"] t l autre, acun du pays que soit attitlez pr trencher devāt li, et ausint eit ele un garzon a pee pr demorer en sa chambre, tiel q soit sobre t ne mie riotous ["por son lit faire t por autres choses que covendrōt pr sa chambre " ] . Et estre ce ordenez est q ele eit un vadlet de mes? soit de bon port t avisez p port ses cleifs . ["pr panetrie t botelleriet un cu"] Et ele deit ausint aver trois leveriers p aver son deduyt en la garrene illueqs ["t en les parts qªnt ele voudra t q ele eit de la veneison t du peisson es pescheries selonc ce q mester li serra, et q ele gisse en la plus bele "maison du manoir a sa volunte t q ele || voit guyer 66 es parcs taillors entor le manoir a sa volunte."] Et mandez soit p lřes du pive seal le Roi a Richard Oysel Seneschal de Holderness qil face tro a la dite dame p ' soit pr sa dite mesnee t pr les autres choses ce q mes? lor sera en covenable mane selonc 1 ordeynemēt desusdit .

6. It is ordered and commanded to the "Keeper of the Seal" or to the "Chamberlain of Scotland" or his deputy at Berwick upon Tweed that in one of the towers within the castle of the same place, where he sees it fitting to have it made more suitable, to construct a strong cage made of stout wood, well barred and properly reinforced, in which he will place the Countess of Buchan, ensuring that she cannot escape in any way from that cage. And he shall assign one or two women from the said town of Berwick, Englishwomen, who are not under any suspicion of intending to take the said Countess food or drink, or other things that will be brought to her during her stay, and that he makes sure that she is guarded so well and so closely in the cage that she cannot speak to anyone, neither man nor woman, who is of the Scottish nation or any other, except only the woman or women who are assigned to her and those who will have charge of her. And that the cage be arranged so that the Countess has the convenience of a chamber, but that it is arranged so well and so securely that nothing can happen regarding the custody of the said Countess, and that he who has charge of her is held responsible for her person and that he is allowed expenses.

6. Ordenez est t mandez p lřes " du pive seal " au " Chamberlenc d Escoce " ou a son lieu tenāt a Berewik sur Twed q en une des turelles dedenz le chastel de meisme le lieu, en lieu qil veist q a ce feust plus covenable feist faire une kage de fort latiz de fuist t barrez t bien efforcez de fremēt, en la quele il feist mettre la Contesse de Bogh³ñt q il la feist si bien t si seuremēt garder en meisme la kage q ele ne puist issir en nule mane . Et qil feist assign une fême ou deux de la dite ville de Berewik englesche q ne soit ou ne soient en nule suspeczon q entende ou entendent por vir la dite Contesse de mang? t de beivre . t d autrs choses a li afferront en tieu demoere, et q il la face si bien t si estroitement garder en la kage: q ele ne parle ad nulli ne q hōme ne feme qi soit de la nacion d Escoce ne nul autre ne poge ad li fors tant soule- ment la fême ou les fêmes que li 3ra ou seront assignees t ceux qi auront la garde de li . Et q la kage soit ensi faite q la Contesse y eit eesement de chambre cortoise, mais q ce soit si bien t si seurement ordenez q pil ne aviegne endroit de la garde de la dite Contesse et q celi q aura la garde de li en soit chargez de respoundre corps p ' corps et q il eit alloance des custages .