The Gatehouse website record of a licence to crenellate for Norwich Bishops Palace (also all his manor houses in his see) granted on 1327

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In 1327, Willielmus, episcopus Norwich (William Ayermin; Ayermine) was possibly granted, by Edward III, (In year 1 of his reign) a Royal licence to crenellate palatium (atque omnia mansa maneriorum episcopatus sui) (Norwich Bishops Palace (also all his manor houses in his see))

There is insufficient evidence to be certain about this possible licence to crenellate. (Some licences may be lost from record and others may have wrongly presumed to have been granted or may be total inventions.)

Comments

In Parker's list as a licence by Privy Seal not on the patent roll, but Gatehouse can not find where it is enrolled (and since Coulson gives no reference other than Parker, presumedly neither could he).

Significant later sources are;

Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 167
Coulson, C., 1982, 'Hierarchism in Conventual Crenellation' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 26 p. 93 online copy
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 part 2 p. 422 online copy

William Ayermin (d. 1336)

He was a canon of St. Paul's, Lincoln and Hereford when he was named Lord Privy Seal about May 26, 1324. He held that office until January or February of 1325. Nominated to the see of Norwich on July 19, 1325 and was consecrated on February 6, 1327. Keeper of the Great Seal, usually known as the Lord Chancellor of England, from 1326 to 1327. Lord High Treasurer from 1331 to 1332. Died on March 27, 1336. (wikipedia)

Biographical source include;

Wikipedia entry (referencing Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde, 1961, Handbook of British Chronology (2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society))

More information about licences to crenellate can be found here.

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