William Clement was an English priest."The Clergy-Man's Vade Mecum: Or, an Account of the Antient and Present Church of England; the Duties and Rights of the Clergy; and of Their Privileges and Hardships, Etc."Johnson, J. p284: London; John Nicholson; 1706
Clement was born in Mere, Wiltshire and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Chocke-Colepeper Clement was Rector of Dauntsey from 1674, Master of St John's Hospital, Bath from 1684, and then a Canon of Wells and Prebendary of Ilton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells from 1689. Clement was Archdeacon of Bath from his appointment on 31 October 1690 until his death on 11 December 1711. References