Digby, John, born in London, 2s. John, Earl of Bristol. Magdalen Coll., matric. 12 May, 1634, aged 16; a general of horse under Ralph, Lord Hopton, M.P. Milbourne Port Dec., 1640 (L.P.), until disabled 5 Aug., 1642, died a secular priest at Pontoise. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.
Digby, John, s. William, Baron Digby. Magdalen Coll., matric. 10 Sept., 1703, aged 15; M.A. 8 May, 1707, M.P. Newark 1705, East Retford 1713-15, died unmarried, 1747, buried at Sherborne. See Foster's Peerage.
Digby, Sir Kenelm, (son and heir of Sir Everard, of Dry Stoke, Rutland, knt.), of Gloucester Hall 1618, aged 15; knighted at Hinchinbrook 28 Oct., 1623, admiral of a fleet in the Levant 1628, 'imprisoned by the long parliament,' born 11 July, 1603, died in Covent Garden 11 June, 1665, buried in Christ Church, Newgate. See Ath., iii. 688; & D. N. B.
Digby, Kenelm, gent. All Souls' Coll., matric. 20 Nov., 1650, B.C.L. 14 Dec., 1654, fellow, D.C.L. 14 June, 1665; demy Magdalen Coll. 1648-50 by the visitors, a member of Gray's Inn 1654, died in college 5 Nov., 1688, buried in the chapel, administration (at Oxford) granted 10 May, 1689. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.; Bloxam, v. 213; Ath., i., xxxv.; & Burrows, 172.
Digby, Leonard (Didgbye), of co. Worcester, gent., 8 Dec., 1587, aged 16; 'Mr. Case's scholar.' [5],
Digby, (Sir) Robert, eq. fil. n. m. B.A. from Magdalen Coll. 3 July, 1598, created M.A. 10 July, 1598, of the Middle Temple 1595 (as son and heir of George, of Coleshill, co. Warwick, knt., deceased), M.P. Warwickshire 1601, privy councillor 1615, knighted in Dublin 4 Aug., 1596, M.P. Athy in Ireland 1613, died 24 May, 1618. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Digby, Robert, of co. Warwick, eq. aur. fil. nat. max. Magdalen Coll., matric. 8 Nov., 1616, aged 17; probably the 1st Baron Digby, of Geashill, Ireland, so created 20 July, 1620, died 6 June, 1642. See Foster's Peerage.
Digby, Robert, s. (Kildare), Baron of Geashill, in Ireland. Magdalen Coll., matric. 6 Nov., 1670, aged 16; created M.A. 11 July, 1676, 3rd Lord Digby, M.P. co. Warwick May, 1677, until he died unmarried 29 Dec., 1677, brother of Simon 1674. See Foster's Peerage.
Digby, Robert, born at Coleshill, co. Warwick, s. William, Lord Digby. Magdalen Coll., matric. 12 July, 1708, aged 16; created M.A. 17 Oct., 1711, M.P. co. Warwick, 1722, until he died unmarried 19 April, 1726. See Foster's Peerage.
Digby, Simon, M.A. Trinity Coll., Dublin (B.A. 1664), incorp. 11 July, 1676, D.D. by decree 12 Dec., 1677 (y.s. Essex, Bishop of Dromore), bishop of Limerick (Ardfert and Aghadoe) 19 March, 1678, bishop of Elphin 12 Jan., 1690-1, died 7 April, 1720, See Foster's Peerage; Cotton's Fasti Eccl. Hib., i. 387; & Fasti, ii. 365. [10],
Digby, Simon, s. Kildare, Baron of Geashill. Magdalen Coll., matric. 1 July, 1674, aged 16; 4th Lord Digby, of Lincoln's Inn 1676, M.P. Warwickshire 1685, until he died 19 Jan., 1685-6, brother of Robert 1670. See Foster's Peerage.
Digbye, Thomas, of co. Warwick, gent. Christ Church, matric. 15 Dec., 1592, aged 19; B.A. 16 June 1596, M.A. 21 May, 1599. See Alumni West., 63.
Digby, William, born at Coleshill, co. Warwick, 3s. Kildare, Baron of Geashill. Magdalen Coll., matric. 16 May, 1679, aged 17; B.A. 1681, created D.C.L. 13 July, 1708, 5th Lord Digby, M.P. Warwick (town) 1689-98, was included in the great act of attainder passed by James's parliament in Dublin, died in Dec., 1752, father of Robert 1708, and of the next named. See Foster's Peerage & D. N. B.
Digby, Wriothesley, s. William, Baron Digby. Magdalen Coll., matric. 9 March, 1713-14, aged 16, B.A. 1716; B.C.L. from All Souls' Coll. 1721, D.C.L. 1726, bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1725, died 12 May, 1767. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Digges, (Sir) Dudley, of Kent. University Coll., matric. 18 July, 1600, aged 17 (as arm.); B.A. 1 July, 1601, knighted at Whitehall 29 April, 1607, M.P. Tewkesbury April, 1610-11, 1614, 1621-2, 1624-5, 1625-6, Kent 1628-9, gentleman of the privy chamber 1618, a master in chancery 1631-7, bencher, Gray's Inn, 1631, master of the rolls 1638, until his death 18 March, 1639, father of the next and of Thomas 1626. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary; Ath., ii. 634; & D.N.B. [15],
Digges, Dudley, s. Dudley, of Chilham, Kent, militis. University Coll., matric. 18 June, 1630, aged 16, B.A. 17 Jan., 1631-2; fellow of All Souls' Coll. 1632, M.A. 15 Oct., 1635, incorp. at Cambridge 1637, a member of Gray's Inn 1641, died at Oxford of the camp fever 1 Oct., 1643, buried in All Souls' Chapel, brother of Thomas 1626. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.; Ath., iii. 63; & D.N.B.
Digges, Dudley, arm. Wadham Coll., matric. 20 July, 1654; fellow of All Souls' Coll., of Gray's Inn 1655, as 2nd son of Thomas, of Chilham Castle, Kent, brother of Maurice 1650. See Gardiner, 205; & Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Digges, Edward, s. E., of Chilham, Kent, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 8 Dec., 1682, aged 17; fellow All Souls' Coll., B.A. 1686, M.A. 1690, incorp. at Cambridge 1702, vicar of Elmley, Kent, 1699, rector of Welwyn, Herts, 1700. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Digges, John, s. Leonard, of London, ('Cant. in 4to.'), gent. Christ Church, matric. 16 Feb., 1703-4, aged 17; of Chilham Castle, Kent. and perhaps of Lincoln's Inn 1699, died in 1720, brother of Thomas 1709. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Digges, Leonard, 2s. James, of Kent, died about 1574, father of Thomas, who died about 1595. See Ath. Ox., i. 414. [20],
Digges, Leonard (or Digs), of London, gent. University Coll., matric. 1 July, 1603, aged 15; B.A. 31 Oct., 1606, created M.A. in congregation 20 Nov., 1626 (son of Thomas, of Chilham, Kent), died 7 April, 1635, brother of Sir Dudley. See Fasti, i. 428; & Ath., ii. 592.
Digges, Leonard, s. Thomas, of Chilham Castle, Kent, gent. Christ Church, matric. 17 May, 1670, aged 17, B.A. 1674; B.C.L. from All Souls' Coll. 1676, of Chilham Castle, bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1683, died in 1717, father of John 1704, and of Thomas 1709. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Digges, (Sir) Maurice. Wadham Coll. matric. 14 Nov., 1650 (as gent.); of Gray's Inn 1652 (as son and heir of Thomas, of Chilham Castle, Kent, esq.), created a baronet 6 March, 1665-6, in the lifetime of his father, but died s.p., 1666. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Digges, Richard, s. John, of Pirton, Wilts, B.A. 27 May, 1579, perhaps bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1589 (as of Wilts, sometime of New Inn), bencher 1608, serjt.-at-law 1623, M.P. Marlborough in 9 parliaments, 1597-8, 1601, 1604-11, 1614, 1621-2, 1624-5, 1625, 1626, 1628-9, father of William 1604. See Foster's Judges and Barristers & Parliamentary Dictionary.
Digges, Thomas, s. Leonard, of Wotton, Kent, muster-master of the English army in the low countries, died 24 Aug., 1595, buried in the chancel of St. Mary-the-Virgin, in Aldermanbury, London. See Ath., i. 636. [25]
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