He was burned at the stake at the age of eighty-three, in company with Ridley, Bishop of London, by Queen Mary.

His memorable words to his fellow-martyr are: "We shall this day light a candle in England which, I trust, shall never be put out." John Leland, or Laylonde, died 1552: an eminent antiquary, who, by order of Henry VIII., examined, _con amore_, the records of libraries, cathedrals, priories, abbeys, colleges, etc., and has left a vast amount of curious antiquarian learning behind him.

He became insane by reason of the pressure of his labors.
George Cavendish, died 1557: wrote "The Negotiations of Woolsey, the Great Cardinal of England," etc., which was republished as the "Life and Death of Thomas Woolsey." From this, it is said, Shakspeare drew in writing his "Henry VIII." Roger Ascham, 1515-1568: specially famous as the successful instructor of Elizabeth and Lady Jane Grey, whom he was able to imbue with a taste for classical learning.

He wrote a treatise on the use of the bow, called _Toxophilus_, and _The Schoolmaster_, which contains many excellent and judicious suggestions, worthy to be carried out in modern education.

It was highly praised by Dr.Johnson.It was written for the use of the children of Sackville, Lord Buckhurst..