Matsya Purana 216.8

216.8

antaḥpurajanādhyakṣai rvairidūtaiḥ nirākṛtaiḥ.
saṃsargaṃ na vrajedrājan vinā pārthivaśāsanāt .. 216.9 ..

Without the king s permission he should not go about with the custodians of the ladies apartments of the royal palace nor should he do so with the spies of the enemies and the dismissed servants of the State —9