# John Cock — A Journal of the Plague Year character guide

> John Cock in A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** One John Cock

**First appearance:** 0001-a-journal-of-the-plague-year

## Who they are

A man who dies of the plague after being shut up in his house.

## In the story

### [A Journal of the Plague Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/chapters/a-journal-of-the-plague-year)

John leads a group of refugees from London, negotiating with Epping officials to allow them to camp in the forest, asserting they are healthy and seeking only safety.

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