▁there ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁in ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁months ▁in ▁found ing ▁the ▁county ▁inf irm ary ▁at ▁North am pton . ▁So on ▁after ▁coming ▁to ▁North am pton ▁he ▁also ▁made ▁close ▁friend ships ▁with ▁Philip ▁D odd ridge ▁and ▁James ▁Her vey , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁religious ▁conversion . ▁He ▁now ▁considered ▁taking ▁orders ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 7 4 9 ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Here ford ▁in ▁Here ford ▁C athedral , ▁and ▁a ▁week ▁later ▁priest ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Br istol ▁in ▁Br istol ▁C athedral . ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁this ▁he ▁remained ▁at ▁North am pton ▁and ▁pract ised ▁in ▁medicine . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁he ▁attended ▁Her vey ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁St on house ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Lord ▁Rad nor ▁to ▁the ▁rect ory ▁of ▁Little ▁Che ver ell , ▁near ▁Dev izes , ▁W ilt shire ; ▁and ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁he ▁held ▁with ▁it ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁rect ory ▁of ▁Great ▁Che ver ell . ▁He ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁Br istol ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁its ▁waters . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁perman ently ▁at ▁Hot well s . ▁There ▁he ▁pre ached , ▁without ▁st ip end , ▁as ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁All