New-York tribune., 1911-03-20
NO LORD MARCHER
Crown Denies Ancient Honor to
Sir Marteine LIoyd.

] nan
| Sir Martoine Lloyd. whose baronetcv
dates only from l%5. has received a very
serious black eye at the hands OF the Court
/ o. coronation claims. one which must
| make him sorry that he ever venturcd to
/ submit TO II his pretensons. The latter are
| To me erect that he Is. by right of tenure
/ tWehtN-fourth Lord Marcnor OF the Barony
| OF kemes, I'm Pembrokeshire and the only
remaining Lord Marcher Of the kingdom.
or rather. ] should say. of the principality
OF Naes- AS such lie, as well as his
father and grandfather before him, has
| been exercising as part OF his rights the
annual appointment. under its hand and
seal. of the Mayor Of the town OF New
port Pcmbrokeshre.
or this prerogative he will now he de-
prived, since the Court OF Claims has de-
cided that Sir Marteine LLOYD has not es-
I tablished by evidence his right To the heir
ship Of the former Lord Marchers of the
/ Barony OF Kemcs. He might have gone on
enjoying the privileges and the prestige of
a Lord Marcher Of the Barony Of the
kemcs forever no ono caring to so TO the
/ trouble Of Contcstinc his right. had he not
put forward demands 20 the Court OF
Claims 70 precede all haronets in the coro-
nation procession. following Immediately in
the wake Of the barcns. and TO bear the
| Kings silver harp.
SIR Marteine Lloyd declares that he is
descended from Martin de Tours a Norman
nohleman. wno accompanied William the
| Conqueror 10 England. and having acquired
by conquest large district in Pembroke
shire known as Cmaes or Kemes. was
created by King William Paatine Baron
thereof and intrusted with the duty Of
guarding the marches or frontiers Of Wales,
whence the title of Lord Marcher.
Now the descendants OF this Martin de-
Tours. in the male line direct, came TO an
end in the reign OF Edward H. on the
death Of William Martin. Lord Palatine OF
kemes: ana Newport Castle, which is now
nothing but a iuin passed by marriage
through the Audleys. the Owens Of Hen
ilys and several other Welsh families to
the Lloyds. Of whom Sir Marteine owen
Mowbray LLOYD Is the present representa-
tive. The Court OF Claims does not deny
that Sir Narteine owns the castle Of New
port. the headquarters Of the Martin o!
Tours who was the first of the Lord
Marchers OF Wales. but takes the ground
that he has not established evidence OF
his descent even in the female line.
Sir Martin whose mother was an heiress,
is very rich. his estates extending over
some 100000 acres in four Welsh coun-
ties. In spite Of which he announced
couple Of wears ago that. owing 10 the
Lloyd George budget. and the spoiation Of
land owners by the government. II was
his duty 10 economize. and that in his case
the economies would begin by removing
rs all 'ietS
for local institutions or for charitable on
terprises From henceforth he can no
longer stvle himself. as he proudly does
in the pages Of Burke and in Who's
Who" as "the only remaining Lord March
er of the United Kingdom
This CoIrt Of Claims. which has thus
deprived him 81 MS Lordship Of the
Marches. is not strictly speaking a court
Of law. hut resembles the Committee Of
Privileges of the House Of Lords. which
sits on claims to peerages That is 70
say. II does not decide, but comes TO
conclusion. and then reports to 'he sover-
eisn. who accepts the ADVICE or refuses
il, ~ lis discretion. In 900 cases out OF
a thousand he accepts H.
The first time that a court or this kind
was orearized was in 1917. on the occasion
of the coronation or RlCna1 l IL, ana d' Il
number Of coronations the Presidency Of
The Court OF Claims vas assigned 10 the
Lord High Steward. Now the court has
for its chairman the Lord High Chancellor.
CuriOusly enough, the findings of the
Court Of Coronation Claims are very un-
satisfactory and brief They are preserved
al the Record Office. N tie custody Of the
Master Of the Rolls. and While i'm each
claim mention is made as to whether
j. has been allowed or rejected, they fail
to give anv of the discussion on the sub
iect or any of the tesumonv, limiting their
remarks 10 such sentences as Rejected
for lack of Evidence oJ else Allowed