and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
þat schulen biholde bi alle prouinces damesels faire and virgyns; and brynge þei hem to þe citee Susa, and bitake þei in to þe hows of wymmen, vndur þe hond of Egei, þe onest seruaunt and chast, which is þe souereyn and kepere of þe kyngis wymmen; and take þe damesels ournement of wymmen, and oþer thingis nedeful to vsis.