1. John Clavell is known for his poem A Recantation of an Ill Led Life, and his play The Soddered Citizen.
11 Facts About John Clavell
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John Clavell's life is mainly split into two parts: his early life in England, where he grew up, lived as a highwayman, and started his reformation, and the latter part of his life in England and Ireland where he was a lawyer and physician.
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John Clavell was baptized at Wootton Glanville and grew up in Sherborne, England where he spent 18 years of his life.
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John Clavell's father was plagued by a life of financial trouble; he borrowed money from his son-in-law Robert Freake, but never paid off the loan.
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John Clavell was said to have attended "Spiritual Court" for "moral behaviour"; allegedly he engaged in an affair while married to Frances.
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John Clavell was a knight banneret and gained this title in 1599.
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John Clavell was active in commercial and industrial ventures, and was John Clavell's connection to Ireland, where Clavell spent part of his life.
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John Clavell attended Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1619 to 1621.
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In 1625 John Clavell was imprisoned in King's Bench Prison as a convicted felon.
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However, John Clavell's signature was found on the manuscript, and events in his life match up with the prologue.
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Some sources speculate that John Clavell was influenced by Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff from Henry IV as a source for ideas in A Recantation.