bˈɔːɹn ɪn lˈʌndən, hɪz fˈæmɪli kˈeɪm fɹʌm wˈɛst sˈʌsɪks, ɐn ˈɛɹiə sˈɑːlɪdli pˌɑːɹləməntˈɛɹiən æt ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ ɪn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
Born in London, his family came from West Sussex, an area solidly Parliamentarian at the outbreak of the First English Civil War in August 1642.