Evening star., 1923-09-11
/ By THE MARau1sE, DE FoNTENoY.

BY THE MARaUIsE DE FONTENoY.
Although the Earl of Dysart caused
the funeral eft his cousin, Arthur
Frederick Toliemache. to take place
FROM his historic home, known Es
Ham House, at Petersham, on the
Surrey banks of the Thames with
considerable state, yet he would not
allow the principal gates of the park,
leading to the Inahsion. to be opened,
and the procession was forced to
leave by a side entrance. The prin-
cipais gates have never been. opened
since Charles 1 entered them for the.
last time. near 800 years ago, lock-
ing them with his own hand, declar-
ing that In so doing he was shut
ting out his enemies" He AFTER
ward escaped from Ham House UNI
der cover of night by a postern gate
and across the river, never to return.
If he sought refuge at Ham House,
and il his memory is revered there
to this day beyond any other place
in the United Kingdom. it is because
it was the home of his whipping boy"
whom he regarded as his foster
brother, to whom he accorded de-
gree of affection and confidence that
was well nigh unique, receiving in
return the most complete and whole
souled devotion.
The Earldom of Dysart. and; the
Barony of Huntington; were first, ere
ated by Charles I. in 1943g in favor
of VIII Murray, nephew of the Pro-
yost- of Eton, who had been brought
up with him from his youth and had
held the Office of whipping boy an
office which condemned him to IN.
derso all the corporal punishment
which the sacred person of the heir
apparent merited but could snot re-
ceive Charles, despite his, unue--
served reputation for 1ngratltude,
never forgot the many thrashinEs
that Will Murray had endured Tor
his sake though he was willing 70
forget the manner in which Will MUIR
raw got even when they were alone
nv the free use of his fists. and when
he bestowed these peerages upon MIN
he granted them with REMAINDER 70
his heirs, male as well Ias female.
AS the whipping boy had no sons.
he was succeeded by his eldest
daughter. the Lady Elizabeth Murray,
who first married Sir Lionel Tolfe-
nnache, and that is why the pAtronymio'
of the EariS Oh DSSdi SoniI " ~
changed. y
Arthur Tollemache. who. was buried
from Ham House, and whose only.
son was killed in the great, war. was
heir to Lcrd Dysarts Tollenlache
baronetcy. But the Scottish Earldon
Of Dysart and the Rarony of Hunting
tower will be inherited. at Lord Dy-
sart's death, by his. sniece Winfield,
wife of Maj owain tGreges of Bos-
worth Park, in Leicestershire, and o.
the Royal Horse Guards, as the daugh-'
ter of his eldest sister, the late Lady
Agnes Scott. She has three little
eirIs. the eldest of whom, now ten
wears old, and known as Rosamund
Greves, will, in due course, become a
neeress of the Scottish realm IN her.
own right as Countess 36f Dysarf.
The first Lord DyeaFt 3 daughter
and heiress, Lady Elizabeth. Murray,
after the death<of her first, husband,
Sir Lionel Tollemache, married the
Duke of Lauderdale. She was a re-
markable woman. who took after her
mother, the first Countess of Dysart.
who remains on record as the only
lady who succeeded In tempting the
great lord protector from the strict
path of his matrimonial duties For
She made no secret after her hus-
tand.s death that, subsequent to the
battle of Worcester she had obtained
the release bf-the former royal whip
plhg boy BY her cornplaisance to Oliver
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