COSIN, Richard (c.1548-97), of Doctors’ Commons, London; later of Cote and Ashton, Oxon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1548, s. of John Cosin of Newhall, co. Dur. by Margery, da. of Henry Pudsey of Bolton. educ. Skipton sch.; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1561, scholar 1563, BA 1566, fellow 1566; adm. pens. Gonville and Caius 1568, MA 1569, LLD 1580; adv. Doctors’ Commons. 1585. unm.

Offices Held

Chancellor, diocese of Worcester Jan. – Dec. 1583; dean of the arches and vicar-general, diocese of Canterbury Dec. 1583; master in Chancery extraordinary bef. 1588, master in Chancery Oct. 1588; member of ecclesiastical commission. DNB; Vis. North (Surtees Soc. cxxxiii), ii. 142; Strype, Whitgift, i. 332; ii. 566; All Souls mss 139, ff. 130, 135; C. Monro, Acta Canc. 618; Strype, Aylmer, 91.

Parlimentarian

COSIN, Richard (c.1548-97), of Doctors’ Commons, London; later of Cote and Ashton, Oxon.

Main residences: Doctors' Commons, London; Cote; Ashton, Oxon.

Author

W.J.J.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

COSIN, Richard (c.1548-97)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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