The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-19

death win inherit the Office OF Lord
High Constable OF Scotland. which has
been hereditary In his family ever since
IL was bestowed by King Robert Bruce
in 1915 on his devoted companion III
arms, Sir Gilber. HAY of Enroll
The Office invests Lord kilmarnocks
father that Is to say. the present Earl
OF r.rroil. with precedence over ever
peer and dignitary Of the Kingdom OF
Scotland who does not happen 70 DC
a prince of tho blood.
He likewise has. as Lord High Con-
stable of scotland, the right Of remain
ing covered in the sov--etgn's presence
SIR Walter Scott relates how THIS right
was exercised by the fourteenth Earl OK
Enroll at the coronation OF George III:
This earl was the son ~ that iIofh
Kilmarnock who had been executed as
a Jaeob!te rebel on Tower Hlll sixteen
wears previously, and the Enowi"ase OF
the fact, together With many oth"r
emotions easily guessed, caused Lhe
Young earl 10 feel somewhat unmindiui
az what was going on around him.
When George Ill entered the great
hall at Westminster for the coronation
BANQUET everyone dored DIS nat ous
young Lord Enroll, who stood absent
minded!y staring IN the hi"e
Scandalized officials rushed towards
him, apparently ignorant OF ms priv
ICE which he had exercised not IN
tantional:y. but through absence Oh
mind. But the KING, with {. qo.ckhess
witch lief, him in Fate: years, took IN
,h~, s;tuation at a glance ana, turning
TO the earl. begged him 10 remain Gov
cred as he was perfectly aware OF the
~.r[tent pre. ogatiyes of the Lor1 fiish
Constable Of MS good hinTnoui v,
scotland. and added that he Regarded
Lord Errolrs ps+sence IN that sapac,.s
a. IN. coronation as "a very particular
compliment ard honor giving him ms
hand to kiss. Walpule describes TINS
I'D Enroll as the noblest ESure
ever saw
The present Lord Enroll, who is the
twenty-third hereditary Lord fisn
Constable. is one OF the very rev mem,
hers of the British pt.arage that can
boast of having been born on this sue
Of the Atlantic. having come into the
world at Kingston, Canada West, IN
1852. He served with good deal OK us
tinction during the war In South Al
RIGA, has commanded the Royal Horse
Guards. also q cavalry brigade aaLes
chief OF the historic house Of Hay. OF
which the two Junior branches are
headed by the Marquis Of rweeddale
and by the Earl OF Ktnnoun.
According to some. the Hays are .
branch Of the Norman De Ia Hayes. VINO
the Conquest and drtfted north to scot
land But the most popular BELIEF IL
that which Is cOmmemOrated In the
heraldtc devices Of the house and In the
family motto. Serve jugum." which
may be Interpreted as Preserve the
woke" The story goes that at the
battle of Loncarthy against the Danes
a stout yeoman farmer performed pro
digies OF valor with the yoke OF me
plow for his sole weapon. torhins
defeat into victory. and receiving In
RECOGNITION thereof lands and knight
hood from his graceful sovereign. as
well as authority to use as supporters
for his new armorial bearings q couple
Of yeomen. each armed with yoke.
Lord Enroll makes his principal home
at Sladns Castle. which, situated on
the coast Of Aberdeenshire. on the edge
of a precpstous cin overlooking the
North Sea, has been the home OF the
Haye of Enroll ever since IL WAS Gre9s1-
ed to Sir Gilbert Hay by King Robert
Bruce 600 years ago. The grounds arc
GUS golf course Of cruden Bay. while
among the most interesting relics pre-
served at the castle 10 what . known
as "the curse OF Scotland 1t y the
playing card. q nine OF diamonds. on
which the Duke OF Cumberland wrote
should be given or prisoners taken g
the baHtle Of Culloden. fought on Apg1l
Is, l746 The order was given by the
royal duke on the night before the bat
tie, ana As the general 70 wnonn ~ -"
communicated realized that the duke
waa Ia his Guns. he insisted on having
the order In writing. To satisfy him.
the duke - said 70 have angrtiy
snatched q card. that b 70 say. the
nine OF diamonds. from the table on
which he sat gambling and 20 have
written the order. Tho inatructtons OF
the duke were put into execution on
the following day. and but few Of the
adlferenfs Of Charles EDWARD. the
young Pretender. escaped TO tell the
tale Of their defeat The massacre. In
deed, for that Is what the battle Of Gull
loden degenerafed into at the end. e1-
cited indignation and horror. not only
tand and won for this uncle OF George
mi. the lasting nickname OF the
Butcher OF Culloden," by which ne -
known in history.
(Copyrtsht, 1912. by the Brentwood
Company