After receiving his baccalaureate degree from Oxford in 1656, he took holy orders and the following year was installed as the rector at Saint Mary's Church in Credenhill near Hereford.
He took. Holy orders was installed as the rector at Saint Mary's Church in Credenhill near Hereford. The following year was installed as the rector at Saint Mary's Church in Credenhill near Hereford. He was receiving his baccalaureate degree from Oxford in 1656.