 Boyle initially made friendly overtures, and tried to establish a family link by marrying his eldest son Roger to Elizabeth Clifford, a niece of Strafford's first wife, but soon abandoned any hope of an amicable relationship.An illuminating example of the humiliations to which Wentworth subjected Boyle, was the instance where he forced Boyle to remove his wife's tomb from the choir in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.He was also prosecuted in the Court of Castle Chamber, the Irish equivalent of Star Chamber, for alleged misappropriation of the funds of Youghal College.