▁volumes ▁of ▁William ▁Boy ce ' s ▁compos itions . ▁The ▁only ▁criticism ▁of ▁Lang don ▁by ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁" fre quent " ▁absence ▁and ▁dis ob ed ience ▁of ▁the ▁sub - chan ter . ▁So on ▁after ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 7 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁permission ▁for ▁five ▁weeks ▁of ▁absence . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁Lang don ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁time ▁studying ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁B Mus ▁at ▁Ex eter ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 7 6 1 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁failing ▁health , ▁H icks ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁of ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁ch or ister s ▁and ▁Lang don ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁position ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 2 ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁( except ing ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 ) ▁that ▁the ▁position ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁ch or ister s ▁and ▁organ ist ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁person . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁he ▁married ▁Sus anna ▁Evans . ▁Lang don ▁res igned ▁his ▁position ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Jackson ▁of ▁Ex eter , ▁who ▁said ▁this ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁" he ▁res igned , ▁for ▁a ▁pec uni ary ▁consideration , ▁in ▁my ▁favour ". ▁ ▁Br istol ▁and