Editing Thomas Cavendish (section)

==Early life==
Cavendish was baptized on 19 September 1560 in St Martin's Church, [[Trimley St Martin]], Suffolk. He was the third son of William Cavendish and Mary Wentworth. When his father died in 1572, Cavendish inherited a sizeable estate and was placed under the guardianship of [[Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth]]. Wentworth was required to ensure that the boy was prepared for a university education.<ref name="odnb">{{Cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4942|title=Cavendish, Thomas}}</ref>

In the spring of 1576 at the age of 15, he entered [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] but left in November 1577 without taking a degree.<ref>{{acad|id=CVNS576T|name=Cavendish, Thomas}}</ref> He then entered [[Gray's Inn]], London, and for the next several years maintained a lavish lifestyle, making connections in London society including the royal court. He also came to know [[Richard Hakluyt]] and others in his circle who were advocating for the English colonization of North America. Cavendish gained a reputation as a spendthrift and between 1583 and in 1585 he was taken to court for non-payment of debts.<ref name="odnb"/>