Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 -1665)

Kenelm Digby was the elder son of Sir Everard Digby, and Mary, daughter and heiress of William Mulsho of Gothurst. He was educated at Gloucester Hall in Oxford, where he matriculated as a Gentleman Commoner in 1618. He travelled widely on the Continent, particularly in France and Spain. He was knighted in 1623, and in 1625 married his childhood sweetheart Venetia, daughter and coheir of Sir Edward Stanley and Lucy daughter of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland. Digby was a Roman Catholic and was imprisoned for his faith in 1643, and then banished. He settled in Paris and lived there until his death. A prolific author, he is probably best remembered for his answer to Sir Thomas Browne's Religio Medici, which he is said to have written in twenty four hours. He presented the books he inherited from his old tutor, Thomas Allen, to the Bodleian Library. He had a considerable library in Paris which was sold by the authorities for 10,000 écus, but partly repurchased by his kinsman the Earl of Bristol. It was finally dispersed, partly at the Golden Lion, Paternoster Row 19 April 1680, and partly by auction in London in 1730.

Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 1) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 01)
Arms: Quarterly 1. A fleur-de-lys (Digby) 2. A chevron between three cross crosslets fitchy (Pakeman) 3. Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho) 4. Semy of cross crosslets three leopards heads jessant de lys (Neville) impaling on an escutcheon of pretence Quarterly 1. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2. A lion rampant (Brabant) 3. Three luces hauriant (Lucy) 4. Five lozenges in fess (Percy)
Dimensions (height x width): 91mm x 70mm
Quarterings: 1. A fleur-de-lys (Digby) 2. A chevron between three cross crosslets fitchy (Pakeman) 3. Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho) 4. Semy of cross crosslets three leopards heads jessant de lys (Neville); 1. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2. A lion rampant (Brabant) 3. Three luces hauriant (Lucy) 4. Five lozenges in fess (Percy)
Escutcheon of Pretence: Quarterly 1. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2. A lion rampant (Brabant) 3. Three luces hauriant (Lucy) 4. Five lozenges in fess (Percy)
Heraldic Charges: bend, on a, Heraldic Charges: chevron between, Heraldic Charges: crosses crosslet (3), Heraldic Charges: crosses crosslet (semy), Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys, Heraldic Charges: goats heads (3), Heraldic Charges: leopards heads (3), Heraldic Charges: lion rampant, Heraldic Charges: lozenges (5), Heraldic Charges: luces (3), Heraldic Charges: stags heads caboshed (3)
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 2) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 02)
Arms: Quarterly 1. A fleur-de-lys (Digby) 2. A chevron between three cross crosslets fitchy (Pakeman) 3. Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho) 4. Semy of cross crosslets three leopards heads jessant de lys (Neville) on an escutcheon of pretence Quarterly 1 & 4. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2. Quarterly 1 & 4 A lion rampant (Brabant) 2 & 3 Three luces hauriant (Lucy) 3. Five lozenges in fess (Percy)
Crest: An ostrich holding in its beak a horseshoe
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 89mm x 72mm
Quarterings: 1. A fleur-de-lys (Digby) 2. A chevron between three cross crosslets fitchy (Pakeman) 3. Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho) 4. Semy of cross crosslets three leopards heads jessant de lys (Neville); 1. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2. Quarterly 1 & 4 A lion rampant (Brabant) 2 & 3 Three luces hauriant (Lucy) 3. Five lozenges in fess (Percy)
Escutcheon of Pretence: Quarterly 1 & 4. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2. Quarterly 1 & 4 A lion rampant (Brabant) 2 & 3 Three luces hauriant (Lucy) 3. Five lozenges in fess (Percy)
Heraldic Charges: bend, on a, Heraldic Charges: chevron between, Heraldic Charges: crosses crosslet (3), Heraldic Charges: crosses crosslet (semy), Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys, Heraldic Charges: goats heads (3), Heraldic Charges: horseshoe, Heraldic Charges: leopards heads (3), Heraldic Charges: lion rampant, Heraldic Charges: lozenges (5), Heraldic Charges: luces (3), Heraldic Charges: ostrich, Heraldic Charges: stags heads caboshed (3)
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 3) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 03)
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4. A fleur-de-lys (Digby) 2 & 3. Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho) impaling Quarterly 1 & 4. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Brabant)
Crest: An ostrich holding in its beak a horseshoe
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 60mm x 48mm
Quarterings: Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho); 1 & 4. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Brabant)
Heraldic Charges: bend, on a, Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys, Heraldic Charges: goats heads (3), Heraldic Charges: horseshoe, Heraldic Charges: lion rampant, Heraldic Charges: ostrich, Heraldic Charges: stags heads caboshed (3)
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 4) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 04)
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4. A fleur-de-lys (Digby) 2 & 3. Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho) impaling Quarterly 1 & 4. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Brabant)
Crest: An ostrich holding in its beak a horseshoe
Helmet: Esquire
Dimensions (height x width): 45mm x 39mm
Quarterings: Ermine on a bend three goats heads erased (Mulsho); 1 & 4. On a bend three stags heads caboshed a crescent for difference (Stanley) 2 & 3. A lion rampant (Brabant)
Heraldic Charges: bend, on a, Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys, Heraldic Charges: goats heads (3), Heraldic Charges: horseshoe, Heraldic Charges: lion rampant, Heraldic Charges: ostrich, Heraldic Charges: stags heads caboshed (3)
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 5) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 05)
Arms: A fleur-de-lys
Dimensions (height x width): 31mm x 26mm
Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 6) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 06)
Arms: A fleur-de-lys
Dimensions (height x width): 17mm x 16mm
Heraldic Charges: fleur-de-lys
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 7) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 07)
Dimensions (height x width): 17mm x 17mm
Monogram: K D V
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 8) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 08)
Dimensions (height x width): 18mm x 17mm
Monogram: K D
Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 09)
Dimensions (height x width): 13mm x 10mm
Monogram: K D
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 10) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 10)
Dimensions (height x width): 10mm x 10mm
Monogram: K D V
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 11) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 11)
Dimensions (height x width): 9mm x 9mm
Monogram: K D
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 12) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 12)
Dimensions (height x width): 9mm x 8mm
Monogram: K D V
Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 13) Title: Digby, Kenelm, Sir (1603 - 1665) (Stamp 13)
Dimensions (height x width):
Monogram: K D