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Fellow of St John's, Oxford.
Venn: Incorporation in another University. It conferred the privileges of their degree.'Incorp. B.D. 1672 from St John's College, Oxford. S. of Joseph, clerk. B. at Paulerspury, Northants. ' Matric. (Oxford) July 25, 1655; B.A. (Oxford) 1658-9; M.A. 1662; B.D. 1668; D.D. 1684. Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, 1673-91. Fellow of St John's, Oxford. R. of Cheam, Surrey, 1672-3. R. of Brightwell, Berks., 1691-7. F.R.S. 1673. Died Jan. 12, 1696-7. (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon., who makes him s. of Joseph.)