 In February 1668 he preached by request in the parish church of Betley, Staffordshire, a circumstance of which accounts were reported in the House of Commons.Not till the short-lived indulgence of 1672 did he resume his public ministry in his licensed house, still avoiding encroachment on church hours.On the withdrawal of the indulgence, he continued to preach without molestation till 1681, when he was fined for keeping conventicles.