aries ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁G ale , ▁de an ▁of ▁York , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁ ▁Barbara , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Roger ▁P ep ys , ▁ ▁and ▁brother ▁of ▁Roger ▁G ale , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁St ▁Fa ith ' s , ▁London , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 6 8 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December , ▁ ▁his ▁cousin ▁Samuel ▁P ep ys ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁god f athers . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁School , ▁London , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁High ▁Master , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁got ▁to ▁university . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁custom ▁house , ▁London . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁survey ors ▁of ▁the ▁custom s , ▁and ▁search er ▁of ▁the ▁books ▁and ▁curios ities ▁imported ▁into ▁England . ▁G ale ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁rev ived ▁Society ▁of ▁Anti qu aries , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁its ▁first ▁tre as urer ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 1 8 . ▁He ▁res ign ing ▁the ▁tre as ur ership ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ald ing ▁Society , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Bra z enn ose ▁Liter ary ▁Society ▁at ▁St am ford ▁( f ounded ▁ 1 7 4 5