ɐmˌʌŋst ðə vˈɪkɚz ˈɛnəmiz wɜː mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd lˈɔːɹd ʌvðə mˈænɚɹ ˈæmbɹoʊz lˈɛθbɹɪdʒ ɡˈɑːdɚd, ænd ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə swˈɪndən ˈædvɚtˌaɪzɚ, wˈɪljəm mˈɔːɹɪs.
Amongst the vicar's enemies were Member of Parliament and Lord of the Manor Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard, and the editor of the Swindon Advertiser, William Morris.