Background
George Gage, born after 1582, seems to have been son of John Gage of Haling, Surrey, and brother of Sir Henry Gage, to whom he erected a monument.
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Career
James I despatched him to Rome towards the close of 1621, in quality of agent to the papal court, to solicit a dispensation for the marriage of the Prince Charles with the Spanish infanta Maria Anna (see the Spanish Match). The Jesuits strove to retard the dispensation, and if possible to prevent the completion of the match. The negotiations lasted for nearly six years, and ultimately came to nothing.
Gage is described in 1627 as a prisoner in the Clink, being the agent of the Bishop of Chalcedon and of the seminary of Douay.
He is referred to in the list of priests and recusants apprehended and indicted by Captain James Wadsworth and his fellow pursuivants between 1640 and 1651. lieutenant is there stated that he was found guilty "and since is dead", from which it may be inferred that he died in prison.
