sˈɛlbi lˈoʊndz, hˌuː wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə kˈaʊnti kwˈɔːɹɾɚ sˈɛʃənz æt ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌv mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts wɪð bˈoʊθ dʒuːdˈɪʃəl ænd ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz, hæd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən æz ɐ dɪsˈɛntɪŋ mˈɪnɪstɚ tə ðə ɹˈɛvɚɹˌɛnd pˈiːɾɚ tˈaɪlɚ hˌuː hæd ɐ kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən æt hˈædənˌæm, bˈʌkɪŋˌæmʃɚ.
Selby Lowndes, who was Chairman of the county Quarter Sessions (at this period a body of magistrates with both judicial and administrative responsibilities), had refused registration as a dissenting minister to the Reverend Peter Tyler who had a congregation at Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.