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Clerk, William (1)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Clerk, William (1),

a Scotch clergyman, was appointed to the living at Anstruther in 1565 as the first minister of the Protestant religion; in 1567 Kilrynnye was also in his charge, and in 1574 Abercrummy was added. He died in February, 1583. He was a man of most happy memory for godliness, wisdom, and love of his flock, the light and life of his parish, and beloved of all sorts of persons. See Fasti Eccles. Scoticanae, 2: 406.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Clerk, William (1)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/clerk-william-1.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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