6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁anti qu arian ▁and ▁officer ▁of ▁arms ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Great ▁Y arm outh , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁another ▁John ▁I ves , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁merchant . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁at ▁a ▁Cong reg ational ist ▁church ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁Cong reg ational ist ▁minister ▁that ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁earliest ▁educational ▁instruction . ▁He ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁attend ▁Gon ville ▁and ▁C ai us ▁College ▁but ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁counting - house ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 7 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁wealth , ▁I ves ▁did ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job , ▁and ▁his ▁growing ▁interest ▁in ▁British ▁anti qu ities ▁made ▁it ▁und es irable . ▁I ves ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Anti qu aries ▁of ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 7 7 1 . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁I ves ▁began ▁to ▁assemble ▁material ▁for ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁L othing land , ▁the ▁north - e astern most ▁part ▁of ▁Su ff olk . ▁This ▁was ▁never ▁published , ▁but ▁a ▁manuscript ▁version ▁of ▁it , ▁entitled ▁Collect ane a ▁L othing land ia ▁or ▁The ▁History ▁and ▁Anti qu ities ▁of ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁L othing land ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Library . ▁ ▁I ves ▁was ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁collect or , ▁thanks ▁to