Introduction

Biography

James was the son of the rec­tor of Wes­ton Fa­vell and Coll­ing­tree, dio­cese of Pe­ter­bo­rough.

He was edu­cat­ed at the Free Gram­mar School, North­amp­ton, and Lin­coln College, Ox­ford. At Ox­ford, he had John Wes­ley, then a Fel­low of Lin­coln, as his tu­tor.

Ordained in 1736, he as­sist­ed his fa­ther for a short time, then be­came cur­ate of Dum­mer.

After a year there, he moved to De­von­shire, first as guest of a Mr. Or­chard, at Stoke Ab­bey, and then be­came cur­ate of Bi­de­ford.

In 1742, he left Bi­de­ford and re­joined his fa­ther, whom he suc­ceeded as rec­tor of Wes­ton-Fa­vell and Coll­ing­tree in 1742.

Works

• Meditations Among the Tombs, 1746
• Reflections on a Flow­er Gar­den, 1746
• Descant on Cre­ation, 1746
• Contemplations on the Night, 1746
• The Star­ry Hea­vens, 1746
• A Win­ter Piece, 1746