William Ayscough or Aiscough (c. 1395 – 29 June 1450) was a medieval English cleric who served as
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat ...
from 1438 until his death.
Ayscough was nominated on 11 February 1438 and consecrated on 20 July 1438.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 271 He was a royal
confessor
Confessor is a title used within Christianity in several ways.
Confessor of the Faith
Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith but not to the point of death.royal council.
Ayscough was murdered at Edington, Wiltshire, on 29 June 1450 by an angry mob during
Jack Cade's Rebellion
Jack Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country between the months of April and July. It stemmed from local grievances regarding the corruption, maladmin ...
. He was present at the marriage of Henry VI and his wife, Margaret of Anjou, who were very unpopular at the time.''
The Gentleman's Magazine
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