He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford on 24 April 1635, aged about 17 and was a student of Gray's Inn in 1636. In 1658, he succeeded his father to the estate of Dawley in Harlington.
In 1635, he began studying at Pembroke College, Oxford; around this time, he was also a student at Gray's Inn. In 1658, he succeeded his father to the estate of Dawley in Harlington.