John Clubbe (priest)
John Clubbe (17031773) was an English cleric and satirical writer. Life The son of the Rev. George Clubbe, rector of Whatfield, Suffolk, he was born in or about 1703. He matriculated as a sizar of King's College, Cambridge in 1722, and took the degree of B.A. in 1726. He was then ordained, became vicar of Debenham, Suffolk, in 1730, and five years later succeeded to his father's living of Whatfield. Clubbe died on 2 March 1773, at the age of seventy. Works Clubbe was reputed as a literary talent with a keen sense of humour. Apart from a sermon printed in 1751, all his writings were originally published anonymously, and included: * ''The History and Antiquities of the Ancient Villa of Wheatfield, in the count of Suffolk'', London, 1758, mainly a burlesque of Philip Morant's ''History and Antiquities of Colchester'', and frequently reprinted. * ''Physiognomy''; a sketch of a larger work, London, 1763. * ''A Letter of Free Advice to a Young Clergyman'', Ipswich, 1765. These three ...
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