 He was a chorister at Magdalen College from 1632 to 1642, and was educated in the choir school.He took no degree at Oxford, and the date of his ordination is not known.On 1 July 1661 he was appointed tenth minor canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, in 1675 he became sixth minor canon, on 30 May 1682 was admitted senior cardinal, and on 24 November of the same year sacrist.