Returning to England, he officiated as chaplain to George Talbot, 14th Earl of Shrewsbury; then to Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet at Aldenham Park, Shropshire; and subsequently (1763--5) to Robert Berkeley of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire.
Returning to England, he officiated as chaplain to George Talbot, 14th Earl of Shrewsbury, at Heythrop Park from 1739 to 1753. He then was chaplain to Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet at Aldenham Park, Shropshire; and subsequently (1763--5) to Robert Berkeley of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire.