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he said . I have that paper still . It is written with five lines only , and a signature . It runs as follows : `` This is to command Mistress Dorothy Jermyn , late Maid of Honour to Her Majesty , now dismissed by the King , though through no fault of her own , to leave the Court at Whitehall at noon to-day , in company with her cousin Mr. Roger Mallock , and never to return thither without his consent . `` CHARLES R. '' Then followed the date . I had a criticism or two ; but I dared not make them . `` That is more than I could have asked , Sir .