▁Dr . ▁William ▁W ot ton , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Bu xt ed , ▁Sus sex , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁re ctor , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁cur ate , ▁Mr . ▁Ger ison , ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁U ck field ▁School , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁Jer em iah ▁Mark land , ▁then ▁also ▁living ▁at ▁U ck field ; ▁and ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Win chester ▁College . ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁entered ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁took ▁his ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 , ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 3 , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁M . A . ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁Vis count ▁Mid leton ▁presented ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁rect ory ▁of ▁Pe per har ow , ▁Sur rey . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁Clar ke ▁went ▁with ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Br istol ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁emb ass y ▁at ▁Madrid . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁he ▁accompanied ▁James ▁John ston , ▁the ▁Lieutenant - G overn or , ▁to ▁Men or ca ▁as ▁chap lain ▁and ▁secretary , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁same ▁post ▁under ▁succeed ing ▁govern ors . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁was ▁induct ed ▁to ▁the ▁vic ar age