COSIN, John (1595-1672) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 30 Nov. 1595, eldest s. of Giles Cosin (d.1608), citizen of Norwich, and Elizabeth Remington. educ. Norwich g.s.; Gonville and Caius, Camb. fell. 1610, BA 1614, MA 1617, junior fell. 1620, BD 1623, DD 1630. m. 15 Aug. 1626, Frances (d.1642), da. of Marmaduke Blakiston, clergyman, 3s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). d. 15 Jan. 1672; will 11–13 Dec. 1671, pr. 2 Apr. 1672. TNA, PROB 11/338; Cosin Corresp. ii. 291–308.

Offices Held

Chap. extraordinary 1633, to Charles I 1636, to the court in exile 1644 – 49, to Henrietta Maria 1649 – 60.

Chap. to Richard Neile†, bp. of Durham, 1619 – aft.34; master Greatham Hospital 1624; rect. Elwick, co. Dur. c. 1624 – 60, Brancepeth, co. Dur. 1626; preb. Durham 1624 – 60; adn. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1625 – 60; treas. Durham 1633 – 34; dean Peterborough 1640 – 60; commr. revision of Book of Common Prayer 1661, Bodl. Tanner 282, f. 35; Cosin Corresp. ii. x. union with Scotland 1670. Durham UL, Cosin letter bk. 4b, f. 89.

Sec. and librarian to John Overall†, bp. of Norwich 1617–19; Cosin Corresp. i. 3. Rhetoric praelector, Camb. 1620 – 21; univ. preacher, Camb. 1622; master, Peterhouse, Camb. 1635 – 44, 1660; v.-chan. Camb. 1639 – 40.

Ld. lt. co. Dur. 1661 – d. CSP Dom, 1661–2, p. 73.

Parlimentarian

COSIN, John (1595-1672)

Associated with: Darlington, Yorks. . 1660–d.; Russell Street, London 1660; Pall Mall, London 1660–d.

Likenesses

line engraving, Walter Dolle, 1673 (NPG D29526); line engraving, unknown, mid-eighteenth century (NPG D29527); stipple and line engraving, Edward Scriven, 1815 (NPG D14050).

Author

Adams, Beverly

Paley, Ruth

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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