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He was elected fellow of Oriel in 1798, and afterwards took orders, holding a curacy at Southampton in 1802.

In 1808 he published The Simpliciad, this satirical poem was addressed in verse to William Wordsworth, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with notes relating to his parodies and allusions to the originals.

He was appointed to the vicarage of Coggeshall, Essex in ( 1810 ) and in 1811 he became Bampton Lecturer.

In 1816 was made rector of St Botolph's, and in 1820 became Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora, ( Ireland ).

In 1823 he was translated to Down and Connor, and from 1842 he became the Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore when the two dioceses united.