Parliament awarded him £100,000, and with this he bought two manors in the town, including the land the monument now stands on.
pˈɑːɹləmənt ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd hˌɪm pˈaʊnd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, ænd wɪð ðɪs hiː bˈɔːt tˈuː mˈænɚz ɪnðə tˈaʊn, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə lˈænd ðə mˈɑːnjuːmənt nˈaʊ stˈændz ˈɔn.