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==Early life and education== Most evidence for Leland's life and career comes from his own writings, especially his poetry. He was born in [[London]] on 13 September, most probably in about 1503, and had an older brother, also named John.<ref name=ODNB /><ref>Leland was traditionally thought to have been born in about 1506, but as he claimed to be slightly older than his friend [[William Paget, 1st Baron Paget|William Paget]], [[James Carley]] argues for ''c''.1503 as his date of birth. See J. P. Carley, "John Leland (1503?–18 April 1552)", in D. A. Richardson (ed.), ''Sixteenth-Century British Nondramatic Writers Second Series'', Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 136 (Detroit, 1994), pp. 224–9.</ref> Having lost both his parents at an early age, he and his brother were raised by Thomas Myles. Leland was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]], London, under its first headmaster, [[William Lilye|William Lily]].<ref name=ODNB /> It was here that he already met some of his future benefactors, notably [[William Paget, 1st Baron Paget|William Paget]].<ref name=ODNB /> Leland was subsequently sent to [[Christ's College, Cambridge]],<ref>{{acad|id=LLNT521J|name=Leland, John}}</ref> graduating in 1522 (BA).<ref name=ODNB /> While studying there, he was for a short time imprisoned, having accused a certain knight of collaborating with [[Richard de la Pole]], the Yorkist claimant to the throne (d. 1525).<ref name=ODNB /> He proceeded to Lambeth, London, serving [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk]], as tutor to his son [[Lord Thomas Howard|Thomas]].<ref name=ODNB /> When the duke died in 1524, the king sent Leland to [[Oxford University|Oxford]], where as [[Anthony Wood (antiquary)|Anthony Wood]] later claimed from tradition, he became a fellow of [[All Souls College, Oxford|All Souls College]].<ref name=ODNB /> He would later deplore the state of education at Oxford, which he felt was too conservative in its approach to classical studies.<ref name=ODNB /> Between 1526 and 1528, Leland proceeded to [[University of Paris|Paris]], studying along with many fellow expatriates, both English and German. His original plan to study in Italy, too, never succeeded.<ref name=ODNB /> Leland honed his skills at composing Latin poetry and sought the acquaintance of humanist scholars whom he much admired, such as [[Guillaume Budé]] and [[Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples]]. A scholar of particular importance for Leland was [[François Dubois]] (Silvius), professor at the [[Collège de Tournai]], who had a profound effect on his poetic as well as antiquarian interests.<ref name=ODNB /><ref name=CarleyPetitmengin196>Carley and Petitmengin, "Pre-Conquest manuscripts from Malmesbury Abbey", p. 196.</ref> While in France, Leland kept in touch with his friends and sponsors in England, probably including [[Thomas Wolsey]] (d. 1530), Cardinal and Lord Chancellor, who made him rector at [[Laverstoke]], Hampshire.<ref name=ODNB /><ref name=CarleyPetitmengin196 />
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