▁the ▁former ▁monaster y ▁of ▁the ▁White fri ars ▁in ▁Cov entry ▁for ▁£ 8 3 ▁ 1 2 s ▁ 6 d . ▁H ales ▁converted ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁White fri ars ▁into ▁a ▁residence , ▁H ales ▁Place , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁free ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁cho ir . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁lic ence ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁free ▁school ▁as ▁King ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Cov entry . ▁H ales ▁provided ▁lands ▁val ued ▁at ▁ 2 0 0 ▁marks ▁for ▁the ▁school ' s ▁maintenance . ▁ ▁Under ▁Edward ▁VI ▁When ▁King ▁Edward ▁VI ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 , ▁H ales ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁M idd les ex ▁and ▁War wick shire , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁Pr eston , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁H ales ▁supported ▁the ▁economic ▁policies ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁King ' s ▁uncle , ▁Prote ctor ▁Som erset . ▁H ales ▁was ▁particularly ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁en closure ▁of ▁land , ▁and ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁of ▁the ▁commission ers ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 8 ▁to ▁red ress ▁this ▁evil . ▁However ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁carry ▁several ▁rem ed ial ▁measures ▁through ▁Parliament . ▁When ▁Som erset ▁fell ▁from ▁power ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 5 4 9 , ▁H ales ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in