"For his honoured and beloved Mr. John Clarke, an eminent witnes of Christ Jesus ag'st ye bloodie Doctrine of persecution, &c." Roger Williams wrote for John in the front of his gift of his book The Bloody Tenent Yet More Bloody (1652)
John Clarke (1609–1676): Pioneer in American Medicine, Democratic Ideals, and Champion of Religious Liberty
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Notables: John Clarke http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/notables/clarke.htm Infoplease: John Clarke http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0812436.html The Forgotten Patriot ttp://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/04/28/the_forgotten_patriot/ |