Simon Digby, Esquire, holder of the Digby Bedale and Askue interest
Dates: executed at York in 1570; attainder confirmed 15 May 1571
Biography
Simon Digby was a Yorkshire landholder who joined the Rising of the North in 1569. He was executed and his estate was forfeited by attainder.
Notes / Sources
The source explicitly identifies him as Simon Digby of Askue.
Research sources:
- McCall, The Early History of Bedale, pp. 65-66, describing Simon Digby of Askue, the Rising of 1569 and the 1571 attainder. — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/The_Early_History_of_Bedale_in_the_North_Riding_of_Yorkshire_%28IA_earlyhistoryofbe01mcca%29.pdf
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