112 Cobb v Barber

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112 COBB V BARBER

Sir William Cobb of Adderbury, co. Oxford, knt v Robert Barber of the same, gent

October 1639

Abstract

Cobb petitioned that in August 1639 Barber had said that he was a cozener and that 'he learned nothing by hearing of sermons but to come home and cosen his neighbours'. Process was granted on 10 October 1639, but no further proceedings survive.

Initial proceedings

6/28, Petition

'Robert Barber of Addersbury in the County of Oxon., gent., bearing causeless grudge to your petitioner did about the moneth of August last at Addersbury, in the presence of divers persons, say that your petitioner was a cozener and that he is joined with his man to cosen him Barber; and that he learned nothing by hearing of sermons but to come home and cosen his neighbours; and that he would spread your petitioner's name abroad for it, or words to these or the like effect, with other scandalous and opprobrious speeches, whereby your petitioner is much wounded in his reputacon and doth humbly appeale to your lordship's justice for redresse herein.'

Petitioned that Barber be brought to answer.

Maltravers granted process on 10 October 1639

Notes

Sir William Cobb of Adderbury, co. Oxford, knt (c.1591-1659), was knighted in June 1624 and high sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1629. He was the son of William Cobb of Lincoln's Inn, esq, and Anne, daughter of Otwall Wilde of Oldham, co. Lancaster.

He married Susan, daughter of Noah Lloyd of co. Gloucester.

Robert Barber of Adderbury, co. Oxford, married Sybil, daughter of William Shepard of Rollright, co. Oxford. His second wife was Susanna, daughter of William Bull of Wells, co. Somerset. Robert's son William matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, in 1637, and became high sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1663.

W. H. Turner (ed.), The Visitations of the County of Oxford, 1566, 1574 and 1634 (Publications of the Harleian Society, 5, 1871), p. 321; G. D. Squibb (ed.), The Visitation of Oxfordshire, 1669 and 1675 (Publications of the Harleian Society, new series, 12, 1993), pp. 48, 72.

Documents

  • Initial proceedings
    • Petition: 6/28 (10 Oct 1639)

People mentioned in the case

  • Barber, Robert, gent
  • Barber, Susannah
  • Barber, Sybil
  • Barber, William
  • Bull, Susannah
  • Bull, William
  • Cobb, Anne
  • Cobb, William, esq
  • Cobb, William, knight
  • Lloyd, Noah
  • Lloyd, Susan
  • Shepard, Sybil
  • Shepard, William
  • Wilde, Anne
  • Wilde, Otwall

Places mentioned in the case

  • Gloucestershire
    • Rollright
  • Lancashire
    • Oldham
  • Middlesex
    • Lincoln's Inn
  • Oxford
    • Queen's College
  • Oxfordshire
    • Adderbury
  • Somerset
    • Wells

Topics of the case

  • allegation of cheating
  • high sheriff
  • inns of court
  • office-holding
  • University of Oxford
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