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Raul’s School, of which the grammarian Lillye Was-then Maher, removed to Clirift’s College, Cam­ bridge . Greek -being little taught in this country,•he removed to Paris to hudy that language *.

On his return to England, having taken orders,he was appointed by Henry VIII . one of his Chap-lains; and, in "X533, King’s Antiquary, an office■created and dying with him, and never fince re-eftablifhed. His commiffion empowered him tofearch for ancient writings in all the libraries ofCalieges, Abbies, Priories, &c. within his Maj ci-ty's dominions.

He foon afterwards fet Out on his travels in fearchof antiquities, which employed him fix years ; du-ring which time he -vifited every part of England,where monuments of antiquity were likely to befound. On theconclufion of his tours, he devotedfix years more of his time to digesting and ^preparinghis materials for publication.

In 154.7, P oor Leland was at Srft feized with adeep melancholy, which was fhortly followed by atotal deprivation of reafon. In this dreadful f atehe remained till 1552, when death happily came tohis releafe.

He was a man of great learning, an univerfalnguift, an excellent Latin Poet, and a mofi inde-

* Cave a Grads, ne fias heretiens, was a common maxim.Such profane learning was thought prejudicial to Chrifti-anity,

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