He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1688, graduating B.A.
He became chaplain to Archbishop Thomas Tenison in 1702.
Subsequently, he had rectories in Kent: Biddenden (1702); Ivychurch from 1705; and Great Mongeham from 1707.
He was a canon of Canterbury Cathedral from 1707 to 1728 (Stall IV).
[2] He was chaplain to George I of Great Britain, from 1716 to 1728.