Julian
Julian (unknown – 1712) was an associate of Tom Cobleigh and a Templar affiliate during the early 18th century.
Biography
Julian and the Cobleigh's held a deep-rooted rivalry with Edward Kenway, a young Welshman. In the summer of 1711, Julian, Tom, and Seth Cobleigh had a fight outside the Auld Shillelagh tavern with Edward, who was trying to defend a drunken woman called Rose from being abused sexually by Tom. Despite quickly gaining the upper hand, the trio were stopped by Rose's employer, Caroline Scott. Two days later, the group placed the bodies of two slaughtered kenway's own sheeps in front of the Kenways house in order to scare Edwards, who reacted badly to the provocation. But he was prevented from pursuing the men by his father who told him that Julian and his associates and many merchants of Bristol had joined the Trade Organisation, an association of tradesmen protected by "powerful men".
The rivalry between the Cobleigh's and Edward reached a head when Julian and Tom became involved in a plot to kill or otherwise remove Edward from the area. In late 1712, Julian, Tom, and the Templar Wilson burned down the Kenway farmstead while Edward's parent were sleeping inside. Edward tried to stop them, managing to alert his parent of the danger, but the group pinned him to the ground, beating him and subsequently left.
Infuriated, Edward returned to the Auld Shillelagh, searching for the group and taking a sword from the wall. Once Julian, Tom and Seth stepped into the tavern, Edward ran Julian through with the sword, killing him before chasing the Cobleighs.