William Ermested
William Ermested (died 31 October 1558)[1] was a Canon of Windsor from 1554 – 1558[2] and Master of the Temple.
Having previously graduated M.A. at a university abroad, Ermested was incorporated at Oxford on 12 December 1527, and graduated B.D. on 12 December 1527, later advancing to D.D.[1]
Career[edit]
- Rector of Fryerning, Essex, 1533
- Vicar of Birstall, West Yorkshire, 1535
- Rector of Adel, West Yorkshire, 1536
- Prebendary of Neasden at St Paul's Cathedral, 1539–1558
- Rector of Kislingbury, Northamptonshire, 1542–1558
- Vicar of All Saints' Church, Northampton, 1545–1550
- Master of the Temple[4]
He re-founded Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton in 1548.[5]
He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1554, and held the stall until 1558.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses: Armistead, William. Vol. 1. p. 31. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ Dawson, W. Harbutt (1882). History of Skipton. pp. 224–230. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ The Inner Temple: Its early history… Inner Temple London. H Sotheran and Co, Stevens and Haynes, Stevens and Sons. 1896.
- ^ "About". Ermysted's Grammar School. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
 | This article about a member of the Christian clergy in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |