▁scholar ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 7 0 2 ; ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 7 0 3 – 4 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁and ▁B . D . ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁M . A . ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 6 ▁and ▁D . D . ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 7 . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁he ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁at ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁academic ▁Water land ▁was ▁cons cient ious , ▁and ▁devoted ▁to ▁tutorial ▁work ▁and ▁university ▁business . ▁He ▁was ▁exam iner ▁in ▁arts ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 1 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁visitor , ▁Lord ▁Su ff olk ▁and ▁Bind on , ▁to ▁the ▁master ship ▁of ▁his ▁college , ▁vac ant ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Gabriel ▁Qu ad ring , ▁and ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁rect ory ▁of ▁Ell ingham , ▁Nor folk . ▁At ▁the ▁public ▁comm enc ement ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁disput ation ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Sher lock ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁A rian ▁subscription . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁Sher lock ▁as ▁vice - chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 6 ▁he ▁pre ached