It is reasonable to suppose that he gained his love of antiquities at All Souls College for John Leyland, who was in 1531 chaplain and librarian to King Henry VIII employed by the King for his expertise in antiquities and manuscripts, had studies at All Souls at the same time as, or slightly before, Recorde.
Ito ay sa makatwirang ipalagay na siya ay nagkamit ng kanyang pag-ibig ng antiquities sa Lahat ng diwa College para sa John Leyland, na noon ay sa 1531 kapelyan at librarian sa King Henry VIII trabaho sa pamamagitan ng King para sa kanyang kadalubhasaan sa antiquities at manuscripts, may pag-aaral sa lahat ng diwa at ang parehong oras na, o bahagyang bago, Recorde.