hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn əvə klˈɔθiɚ, bˌʌt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ klˈɔθiɚɹ ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz dˈɛθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, ænd kəmbˈaɪnd ðə tˈuː bˈɪznəsᵻz, tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌɔn pɹˈɑːpɚɾi wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn lˈiːst tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚ.
He was the son of a clothier, but became a clothier in his own right before his father's death in 1520, and combined the two businesses, taking on property which had been leased to his father.