Early Life and Education
He was born about 1558 at West Ham, the second son of Sir Thomas Lodge, who was Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1562–1563. His mother's stepfather was Sir William Laxton, another Lord Mayor of the City of London. Thomas' brother, William, married Mary, the daughter of the Master of the Revels, Thomas Blagrave. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Trinity College, Oxford; taking his BA in 1577 and MA in 1581.
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