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112 THE HOUSE OF FAIHOIIiTII.
another year the widowed (|iieen hud munied the Earl
of Angus. Thereupon the State took into its own
custody the infant King James V., and three " gentilwomen"
were appointed to have tlie immediate care
of him. Marion Bonkii, as an okl servant who had
enjoyed the confidence of the royal jiareuts, may have
heen one of these, and there is justification for sup-
posing so in entries to be found in tlie Treasurer's
and Exchequer accounts for the year 1515 of velvet
supplied to her for making tunics for the king.* Slie
was not employed as a sewing-woman merely, fur
very soon his majesty had attained to the dio-nity of
tailor-made outer garments, while his "sarki.s" and
other linen were the handiwork of Jonet Douglas, the
court sempstress and the wife i>i' Duvid Lind.say, the
King's Usher, afterwards Sir David the poet and
Lyon King-of-Arms.
As to how long Marion Bonkii remained in the
service of the Court we have no information, but she
was in possession of the lands assigned to her until
1543.t As early as 1529 her son, James, had become
Master Falconer to King James V., and continued to
hold the office after the accession of Queen Mary.t
On the death of his mother the Master Falconer received
in lieu of salary the profits of the lands which had
been enjoyed for so long by his parents ;§ and on
p. 107.
* Aces. ofL.H. Treas., Vol. V., p. 6G ; Exchtq. Rolls, Vol XIV
t Excheq. Molls, Vols. XIV., XV., XVI., XVII., yas^im- Vol
XVIII., p. 11.
I Aces. ofL.H. Treasurer, Vol. V., p. 382 ; Excheq. Rolls, Vol. XIX
p. 208.
§ Excheq. Rolls, Vol. XIX., p. 152 ; Vol., XX., p. IGG.