Front Page Titles (by Subject) Sir William Clarke

Sir William Clarke

1623 - 1666

About the Author

Clarke studied law before joining the New Model Army as an assistant to the Secretary of the General. He participated in the invasion of Scotland and served as secretary of the Army of Occupation of Scotland. After the Restoration of the monarchy he was knighted and served as Secretary at War in 1661. He was mortally wounded in a sea battle against the Dutch in 1666.

In The Library:

• editor: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, 4 vols. (1901)
• editor: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 1 (1901)
• editor: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 2 (1894)
• editor: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 3 (1899)
• editor: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 4 (1901)
• editor: Puritanism and Liberty, being the Army Debates (1647-9) from the Clarke Manuscripts with Supplementary Documents (1938)