James Stanier Clarke

James Stanier Clarke
Memorial tablet to Clarke in All Hallows Church, Tillington, West Sussex
Satirical print from 1814, The Divine and the Donkey–or Petworth Frolicks against George (the Prince Regent) and James Stanier Clarke. A drunken parson is being put to bed with an ass-foal wrapped in a petticoat, a prank after celebrations of the battle of Leipzig. The parson is identified in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as Clarke:[1] he was being 'punished' for setting up an assignation with a servant-girl. The incident at Petworth House was real, but the presence of George seems to be fictional.

James Stanier Clarke (1766–1834)[1] was an English cleric, naval author and man of letters. He became librarian in 1799 to George, Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent, then George IV).[2]

  1. ^ a b Morriss, Roger. "Clarke, James Stanier". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5504. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "A Field Guide to the English Clergy' Butler-Gallie, F p149: London, Oneworld Publications, 2018 ISBN 9781786074416