Note 159 — Chapter XI
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Jermyn debauched Lord Grandison’s sister, Miss Villiers; this incident was important, as it first led Hyde, a connection of the lady, into a correspondence with the king, whom Hyde tried to get to act firmly in the matter. Such misconduct, however, in no way impaired Jermyn’s influence with the queen, who not only supported him against the king at home, but afterwards kept him by her as her constant companion abroad.—Lister’s Life of Clarendon.