hiː tɹˈævəld ɐbɹˈɔːd ɪn fɹˈæns ænd ˈɪɾəli fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd pˈæduːə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv vɛnˈiːʃə.
He travelled abroad in France and Italy from 1696 to 1698 and attended Padua University in  1697, in the region of Venetia.