Index of Gardiner's History of England

Digby, Lord, 1618-1622 (John Digby),

• advises James to convince Spain that he means to defend the Palatinate,
• remonstrates with Gondomar,
• accompanies Buckingham in his interview with Gondomar on the subject of the partition of the Netherlands,
• foreign policy of,
• insists that Spain must allow an English fleet to attack Algiers,
• receives a present of plate from the East India Company,
• negotiates at Brussels for peace,
• receives instructions for his mission to Vienna,
• negotiates at Vienna,
• recommends James to send a fleet to the coast of Spain,
• is dissatisfied with Frederick,
• complains of the conduct of Frederick's officers,
• combines with the Emperor in drawing up a scheme of pacification, and leaves Vienna,
• meets Mansfeld,
• borrows money for the defence of Heidelberg,
• speaks in favour of peace at Brussels,
• returns to England,
• makes a report to James,
• temporary popularity of,
• appeals to Parliament for money to defend the Palatinate,
• is disappointed at James's resolution to dissolve Parliament,
• attempts to mediate,
• policy of, contrasted with that of Gondomar,
• receives instructions to propose the partition of the Netherlands,
• finds his policy frustrated by the dissolution of Parliament,
• returns to Spain,
• fails to discover the secret policy of Zuniga,
• asks the Spanish Government to give assurances of its intention to proceed with the marriage treaty,
• has an interview with the Infanta,
• urges the Spanish Government to procure a cessation of hostilities in Germany,
• obtains from the Council of State a resolution that satisfaction shall be given to the King of England,
• is created an Earl,
• See Digby, Sir John
• See Bristol, Earl of