shire . ▁He ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁Mag d alen ▁Hall , ▁Oxford , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 6 0 4 , ▁and ▁graduated ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁( BA ) ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 6 0 7 . ▁When ▁he ▁proceeded ▁Oxford ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁( MA ▁Ox on ) ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 6 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁Hall . ▁T aking ▁holy ▁orders , ▁he ▁became ▁about ▁ 1 6 1 4 ▁chap lain ▁to ▁Edward ▁la ▁Z ou che , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Baron ▁Z ou che ▁of ▁Har ing ew orth , ▁Lord ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Port s ▁and ▁governor ▁of ▁D over ▁Castle . ▁ ▁After ▁pre aching ▁at ▁D over ▁many ▁ser m ons ▁before ▁his ▁patron , ▁Reading ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 6 1 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁parish ion ers , ▁appointed ▁minister ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Church , ▁D over . ▁He ▁secured ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁chap lain ▁to ▁Charles ▁I ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁( BD ) ▁Although ▁his ▁ser m ons ▁advoc ated ▁Pur itan ▁principles , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁king ' s ▁cause ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 2 ▁his ▁study ▁at ▁D over ▁was ▁pl under ed ▁by ▁parliament ary ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁imprison ed