ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː hiː bˈɔːt θˈɜːtiːn ˈeɪkɚz ʌv lˈænd ænd θɹˈiː ɹˈuːdz ʌv mˈɛdoʊ fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θˈɜːtiːn z æt hˈɑːlbɔːɹn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dʒˈʌst ɐ lˈɪɾəl wˈeɪ aʊtsˈaɪd ðɪ ɛkspˈændɪŋ sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈʌndən, ænd ðɪs wʌz ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ɐ ɡˈʊd ɪnvˈɛstmənt.
On 30 September 1562 he bought 13 acres of land and 3 roods of meadow for £180 13s at Holborn, which was just a little way outside the expanding city of London, and this was therefore a good investment.