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Leland, John

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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English antiquary, born in London; travelled much on the Continent and amassed vast learning; held a commission from Henry VIII. to examine the antiquities and libraries of England, in fulfilment of which charge he spent six years in collecting a world of things that would otherwise have been lost, and the rest of his life, till he went insane, in arranging them (1506-1552).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Leland, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/leland-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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