The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
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Reference to Disges In short history
of English people. by John Richard
Green. The King aud the Pnrliu-
ment, 1923 1920. The impeachment OF
buckingham, 1876. George Vft1iera,
Duke of buckingham. Pnges 1927.
SO and 30
The new Parliament had hardly met
when Sir John Eliot came to the front
to threaten a greater criminal than
CSC, SO menacing were his
words as he called for an inquiry into
the failure before Cadiz. that (King)
Charles himself stopped to answer
| threat with threat. II see" he wrote to
the House. you especially aim. at the
Duke of Buckingham. must let you
know that will not allow any of my
servants to be questioned among YOU
much less such as are of eminent peace
and near me-" But Eliot REL
feused to move from his constitutional
ground The King was by law ire
sponsible, he could do no wrong
Elliot persisted in denouncing
Ruckinshams incompetence and COR
ruption,
"Buckinsham's impeachment was
voted and carried to the Lords. the
favorite took his seat as peer to
listen to the charge with insolent
an air of contempt that one sof the
managers. Sir Dudley Disses appoint
ed by the Commons to conduct it, turn.
ed sharply on him Do you jeeri my
| lord?' said Sir Dudley Digges. I can
show you when a greater man than
your lordship--as high as you in place
and power, and as deep in the Kings
favor-has been hanged for as small
a crime these articles contain Ths
proud carriage of tho duke provoked
an invective from Eliot, which marks
new era of Parliamentary speech.
The reply of tKing) Charles was as
fierce and sudden as the attock OF
Eliot. He hurried to the House of
Peers to avow ers his own the deeds
with which Buckingham was charged.
Eliot and DiEges were called from
their seats and committed prisoners
to the tower. The Commons, how
ever, refused to proceed with the pub
| lie business till their members were
| restored"
The Genes:s of the United states.
! narrative nf the movement in
| England, 1Q65-l616. which resulted In
the plantatio of North America by
cal manuscripts now first printed. coll
lected. arranged and edited by Alex
ander Brown in 1890, member of tho
Virginia Historical Society and of the
American Historical Association; fell
low OF the Royal Historical Society of
England.
valume II. pages SIS, 17e. 1880.
Thomas Digses. The celebrated ma
thematiclan; born in Kent entered
Cambridge, 1916; r. A., 1851; NJ A.
1857: inmate with DR.. John Dee: NJ
p for Walilngford l572-S3 and for
the town of SOUTHAMPTON. l5s4-s5.
Muster master general OF the Eng
lish forces in the Netheriands. l5s6-s4.
Interested in Antarctic discoveries
about 1890 Died in London, August
Ia, 1895. and was buried in the chan
eel OF the church ON st, Mary, Alder
manbury, where a monument was
erected to his memory, with an in
man zealously- affected 70 true reli-
gion. wise, discreete, courteous. faith
full to his friends, and of rare knowl-
edge in geomerric, astrolosic and 9TH
er mathematical sciences. He mar
rier Anne, daughter OF Sir Warham
ST. Leger tsee pedigree), who sur
Vivins him. died in 1886. aged eighty
one. They had issue two sons ana
two daughters. namely, Sir Dudley
(aforesadl. Leonard U5sS-l635) tho
poet, Margaret. the wife of ST. An
thony, and Ursula.
Sir Dudley Digges, .. Sub L, 75; pd.
L. 81 los. Son of Thomas Digge,s and
his wife. Anna ST. Leger (see ST.
Leger nedigreel; born in 1888. entered
oxford University in 1895. His tutor
was George Abbott, afterwards Arch
bishop OF Canterbury. Took his degree
in 1901, wrote a treatise "Of the
Worthlnesse OF Ware and Warriors
for three years, April 6, 1904: knight
ed at Whitehall, April 20. 1907; NJ c.
for Virginia colony, May 80. 1909
He aided in sending Henry Hudson
to the Northwest (April II. t6l0) and
Cape Disses and Digges Island wers
named for him: was NJ p. for Tewkes-
bury. 1901. On the 18th of Decem-
Der, 1911, Chamberlain wrote to earle
ton; Sir Dudley Digges. n great un-
dertaker of this new discovery of tina
North West PASSAGE thinks of moth
ins else; they are preparing ships
against spring as If there were M
doubu nor difficulty in the matter, and,
the Primes of Wales is BECOME a part
ner and Protector Chamberlain
again wrote Carleton, March IL. 1912:
There is little i:eatise OF the North
West Passage written by Sir Dudley
Digges but | may say beatus aui iii.
tenisit, especially the hrst poriod. 7
which is but bad beginning ostun,-
BILE at the threshold Some of his
good friends say lie mad better have
given five hundred pounds than pub
lished such a pamphlet; but he "a 3
wonderfully possessed with the opin-
ion and hopes OF that passage" sir
pudley's sons, Thomas ard john
nisges, were both members Of the Vir- Il
ginia Co, of London. in March. 1919. 4
In April. 1912. tho ships OF the North
west discovery sailed uader Captain
Thomas Button. Master Francis Nell
son, etc, July rs. 1912 The Northwest
Passage Company was Incorporated
With sir Dudley piGGes as ono OF tho
hrst directors, He was one OF those :
who purchased the Bermuda Islands
from, Ire Virginia Co, November IS.
1919; iwaS.:a member OF the Rus, or
Mus Co.. sand leading member OF
the f. I. Co. Was one of those who
sent out !,gptatH BENJAMIN Joseph
With seven vessels to spitzosrxsr .e ,
MAY. 1913 Diggss his hundred was
planted in Virginia about 1913, July q