hiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə mˈɪdəl tˈɛmpəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, ænd mætɹˈɪkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd æt kɹˈaɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ, ˈɑːksfɚd ˌɔn twˈɛnti ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən.
He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1708, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 20 October 1711.