NCO404072 Thomas Ken (1637-1711), Bishop of Bath and Wells (oil on canvas) by Sheffer, F. (17th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) English cleric; the most eminent of the non-juring bishops; non-juror; one of the seven bishops who refused to publish the Declaration of Indulgence issued by James II; aversion to Roman Catholicism; committed to Tower on 8 June 1688; put on trial, and acquitted. ); British, out of copyright.