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 with a silver salver, was presented to him at the Athenæum, Sunderland, on 3 Feb. 1848, by the Marquis of Londonderry and others, in recognition of his inventions. Incomplete lists of Clanny’s writings are given in the ‘Royal Society’s Catalogue of Scientific Papers,’ and in Dechambre’s ‘Dict. Encyclopédique des Sciences Médicales,’ 1st ser. vol. xvii

 CLANRICARDE, fifth. [See, 1604-1657.]

CLANWILLIAM,, third. [See, 1795-1879.]

CLAPHAM, DAVID (d. 1551), translator, eldest son and heir of John Clapham, the fourth son of Thomas Clapham of Beamesley, Yorkshire, was probably born in that county. Wood assumes that, ‘after he had spent some time in trivials,’ he ‘did solely addict his mind to the study of the civil law’ at Oxford, though it does not appear whether he took a degree in that faculty. It is certain, however that he was a member of the university of Cambridge, where he proceeded bachelor of the civil law in 1533. He practised as a rector in the ecclesiastical courts at Doctors’ Commons, and his abilities brought him into favour with Sir William Cecil, secretary of state to Edward VI, and other noted men. Bale, who knew him well, tells us that ‘præter legis peritiam, in qua plurimum excellebat, in diversis eruditus fuit’ (De Scriptoribus, i. 717). He died at his house, near Doctors’ Commons, on 14 July 1551, and was buried in the church of St. Faith, under St. Paul’s Cathedral. He left several children by Joan, his wife. Thomas, his eldest son, was for some time seated at Helpston, Northamptonshire.

He translated from the Latin of Cornelius Agrippa into English:
 * 1) ‘A Treatise of Nobility,' London, 1542, 4to.
 * 2) ‘The Excellency of Womenkind,’ London, 1542, 8vo.
 * 3) ‘The Commendation of Matrimony,' London, 1545, 8vo. Dedicated to Gregory Cromwell, son of Lord Cromwell.

 CLAPHAM, HENOCH (fl. 1600), theological writer, appears to have been in 1595 the pastor of a congregation of English-speaking people in Amsterdam, for in that year was printed a ‘Sommons to Doome's-daie, sent unto his beloved England as a memoriall of his deepe printed Love and Loyaltie, by Henoch Clapham.’ This was published at Edinburgh by Hebert Waldegrave, and contains a refutation of ‘Napier's vain notion that the Latter Day, or end of the world, is covertly indicated in the Scriptures.’ In 1596 the same printer published, by the same author, ‘His Sinners Sleep, wherein Christ willing her to arise receiveth but an untoward answer,’ and also ‘A Briefe of the Bible’s Historie drawne first into English Poesy and then illustrated by apt Annotations.’ This is Clapham’s best known but not most interesting work. Other editions appeared in 1603, 1608, and 1639. Each edition has various additions to and improvements upon the preceding one. The first part of the first edition contains a dedication to the Right Worshipful Master Thomas Mylot, Esquier, signed ‘your poore unworthy kinsman.’ The dedication of the second part is to ‘one of her Majesty’s chief commissioners in causes ecclesiastical,' Richard Topclyf, Esquier, and thanks him for having been ‘so ready to stir up the queen’s honourable counsell (if not also her majesty’s own person) to commiserate his dungeon estate,’ ‘whereby I obtained in all good conscience happy deliverance.’ In 1597 was published at Amsterdam ‘Bibliotheca Theologica: or a Librarye Theological; containing “a general analysis or resolution,” and “a briefe elucidation of the most sacred chapters of Elohim, his Bible; drawen for the use of yonge Christians, specially of the poorer sorte una le to purchase variety of holy men theyr writings.”’ This was probably the first draft of a book published by Clapham in 1601 with the title ‘Aelohim-triune, displayed by his workes Physicall and Meta-pgysicall, in a Poems of diverse forme, &hellip; together with necessarie marginall notes for relieving of the young student.’ In 1597 there also appeared ‘ Theological Axioms or Conclusions, publikly controverted, discussed, and concluded by that poore English Congregation in Amstelredam, to whom H. C. for the present administereth the Ghospel. Together with an Examination of the saide conclusions by Henoch Clapham.' To this is added ‘The Carpenter.’ In 1598, at Amsterdam, was published ‘The Syn aginst the Holy Ghoste made manifest, &c., Eccles. vii. 18, 19.’ In 1600 appeared ‘Antidoton, or a sovraigne remedie against schisme and heresie.’ In 1603 Clapham was actively engaged in ministerial work in London when the city was attacked by the plague. His experiences