William Ermested (died 31 October 1558) was an English cleric, Canon of Windsor from 1554 to 1558, 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.
Career
He was appointed:
- 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
He re-founded Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton in 1548.
He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1554, and held the stall until 1558.
References
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Armistead, William" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- 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.
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