Born in Shropshire, Jenks attended the English College, Douai, where he served as Professor of Philosophy from 1680 to 1686.
Upon his return to England, he laboured as a missionary in or near London and was appointed Archdeacon of Surrey and Kent.
Bishops Giffard and Witham wrote Rome to say that Jenks had been ill, and that it would be better to defer his consecration until after parliament had been dissolved to avoid any disturbance.
[2] Among Jenks's works are: A portrait engraved by le Pouter in 1694 is prefixed to a Paris edition of A Contrite and Humble Heart.
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