William Ermested

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William Ermested (died 31 October 1558) was an English cleric, Canon of Windsor from 1554 to 1558,Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Master of the Temple in London.

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.{{alox1|title=Armistead, William}}

Career

He was appointed:{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=W. Harbutt|year=1882|title=History of Skipton|pages=224–230|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofskipton00daws/page/224|access-date=1 September 2020}}

He re-founded Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton in 1548.{{cite web|website=Ermysted's Grammar School|title=About|url=https://www.ermysteds.co.uk/about/|access-date=1 September 2020}}

He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1554, and held the stall until 1558.

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