Captain Cox of Coventry () was an English collector of ballads and romances. He was present at

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's visit in 1575 and took a leading part in one of the royal entertainments.Bullen 1887, p. 403.

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, and that right skilfull; very cunning in fens, and hardy as Gavin; … great oversight hath he in matters of storie". The contents of the captain's library, which are described by Laneham at considerable length, are of the most curious character. Among the entertainments provided for

during her visit to

was a burlesque imitation of a battle, from an old romance, and Captain Cox took a leading part. He is introduced on his hobby-horse in

Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson ( 11 June 1572 – ) was an English playwright, poet and actor. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satire, satirical ...

's '' Mask of Owls, at Kenelworth. Presented by the Ghost of Captain Cox'', 1626.Bullen; Goldring 2004.

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* * Laneham, Robert (1784).
A Letter whearin, part of the entertainment unto the Queenz Majesty at Killingwoorth Castl, in Warwik Sh'eer, in this Soomerz Progress, 1575, iz signified
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. Warwick: Printed by and for J. Sharp. p. 36. Attribution: *

. ''The Worthies of Warwickshire Who Lived Between 1500 and 1800''. Warwick: H. T. Cooke & Son. * Dibdin, Thomas Frognall (1876).
The Bibliomania; or Book-Madness
'. New ed. London: Chatto & Windus. pp. 21, 266–267, 360, 589. * Dugdale, William (1786).
The Antiquities of Warwick, and Warwick Castle: Extracted from Dugdale's 'Antiquities of Warwickshire'
'. Warwick: Printed by and for J. Sharp. pp. 36, 39. * Furnivall, Frederick James, ed. (1871).
Captain Cox, his Ballads and Books; or Robert Laneham's Letter: On the Entertainment at Kenilworth in 1575
'. London: Taylor and Co. * Gifford, William, ed. (1875). ''The Works of Ben Jonson''
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London: Bickers and Son / Henry Sotheran and Co. pp. 52–5. * Nichols, John (1823). ''The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth''. New ed
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London: John Nichols and Son. pp. 449–50. * Orgel, Stephen, ed. (1969).
Ben Jonson: The Complete Masques
'. (The Yale Ben Jonson 4). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 425–432. 16th-century English people {{improve categories, date=May 2023

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