'. ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁household ▁of ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁H ales , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Roll s , ▁and ▁after ▁nine ▁years ' ▁service ▁there , ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁after ▁having ▁expressed ▁a ▁wish ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁employ ment . ▁By ▁ 1 5 3 5 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁Thomas ▁C rom well . ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Sir ▁John ▁G ost wick ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁First ▁F ruits ▁and ▁T enth s , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 5 4 1 ▁had ▁become ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Han aper , ▁Sir ▁Ralph ▁Sad ler . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁H ales ▁and ▁Sad ler ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁joint ▁pat ent ▁for ▁the ▁office . ▁According ▁to ▁Bind off , ▁the ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁H ales ▁' b ore ▁the ▁br unt ▁of ▁the ▁work ' ▁at ▁the ▁Han aper , ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁assist ed ▁Sad ler ▁with ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Ward ro be . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 5 4 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster ies , ▁H ales ▁purchased ▁from ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Mor ison ▁the ▁former ▁Pri ory ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁Without ▁B ish ops gate ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁£ 5 0 0 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 5 4 4 ▁purchased ▁from ▁Sir ▁Ralph ▁Sad ler