Biography of William Garrard 1507-1571

Around 1507 William Garrard was born.

Around 1546 [his son] John Garrard was born to William Garrard [aged 39].

In 1552 William Garrard [aged 45] was elected Sheriff of London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th July 1553. The xj day of July, at viij of the cloke in the mornyng, the yonge man for spykyng was sett on the pelere [pillory], and boyth ys heres cutt off; for ther was a harold, and a trompeter blohyng; and [in-] contenent he was taken downe, and cared to the [Counter]; and the same day was the yong man('s) master dwellyng [at] saint John('s) hed, ys nam was Sandur Onyone, and a-nodur, master Owen a gone-maker at Lundun bryge, drounyd, dwellyng at Ludgatt.

Note. Drowning of Ninion Saunders. Stowe has noticed more particularly the two incidents which happened to the young man and his master. "The 11. of July, Gilbert Pot, drawer to Ninion Saunders, vintner, dwelling at S. John's head within Ludgate, who was accused by the said Saunders his maister, was set on the pillory in Cheape with both his eares nailed and cleane cut off, for words-speaking at the tyme of the proclamation of ladie June; at which execution was a trumpet blowne, and a herault in his coat of armes read his offence, in presence of William Garrard [aged 46], one of the sheriffes of London. About 5. of the clocke the same day, in the afternoone, Ninion Saunders, master to the sayd Gilbert Pot, and John Owen, a gunmaker, both gunners of the Tower, comming from the Tower of London by water in a whirrie, and shooting London bridge towards the Blacke Fryers, were drowned at S. Mary Lock, and the whirrymen saved by their ores."

In 1555 William Garrard [aged 48] was elected Lord Mayor of London.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 29th October 1555. The xxix day of October ther wher ij goodly pennes [pinnaces] deckyd with gones and flages and stremars, and a m. penselles, the penes pentyd, on whyt and bluw, and the thodur yelow and red, and the oars and gowne [guns] lyke coler; and with trumpets and drumes, and alle the craftes in barges and stremars; and at the ix of the cloke my nuw lord mayre and the shreyffes and the althermen toke barge at the iij Cranes with trumpets and shalmes, and the whetes playhyng; and so rod to Westmynster, and toke ys othe in the cheyker, and all the way the penoys shutyng of gones and playhyng up and done; and so after cam backe to Powlles warffe, and landyd with gret shutyng of gownes and playng; and so in Powlles cherche-yerde ther mett the bachelars and a goody pagyant, and a lxvi. men in blue gownes, and with goodly targates and gaffelynes and a duwlle, and iiij talle men lyke wodys alle in gren, and trumpets playing a-for the mare-the iij yere of Quen Mare.

Note. P. 96. The lord mayor's pageant. The new mayor was "sir William Garrard [aged 48], haberdasher, a grave, sober, wise, and discreet citizen, equall with the best and inferior to none of our time, deceased 1571, in the parish of St. Christopher, but was buried in this church of St. Magnus [Map], as in the parish where he was borne. A faire monument is there raised on him. This monument is lately re-edified and new fenced by sir John Garrard [aged 9], his sonne, and L. Maior 1602." (Stowe's Survay.) "He dwelled at the pissing conduit in St. Xp'ofer's parish." Arms, Argent, on a fess sable a lion passant of the first. (Wm. Smith, Rouge-dragon.)

Henry Machyn's Diary. 10th May 1556. The x day of May was bered Annes [Heth], the wyff of John Heth, penter stayner, Anno M.v lvj. the iij yere of quen Mare, ser Wylliam Garrard [aged 49] being mayre of London, and master John Machyll and master Thomas [Leigh] shreyffes of London, and bered at Allalowes-staynyng Fanchurche-strett.

On 20th November 1558 Bishop Maurice Griffith [aged 51] died. He was buried at St Magnus the Martyr Church [Map]. His executors were William Petre [aged 53], William Garrard [aged 51] and Simon Lowe aka Fyfield.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th November 1558. The xxx day of November, was sant Andrewes day, the bysshope of Rochestur [deceased] was cared from the plasse in Sowthwarke unto sant Mangnus [Map] in London; for he was parsun ther; and he had a herse of wax, and a v dosen pensels, and the qwyre hangyd with blake and armes; and he had ij whyt branchys and ij dosen torchys; and he had ij haroldes of armes, ser Wylliam Peter [aged 53] cheyff morner, and ser Wylliam Garrett [aged 51], master Low, master Catter, and dyvers odur, and mony morners; and xij pore men had blake gownes, and xij of ys men bare torchys; and after my lord of Wynchester dyd pryche; and after he was bered they whent to ys plasse to dener, for ther was a grett dener, and he had a gret baner of armes and iiij baners of santes and viij dosen of skochyons.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th June 1560. The v day of June was bered master Husse [deceased] sqwyre, and a grett marchand-ventorer and of Muskovea and haburdassher, and with a C. mornars of men and vomen; hand he had v pennons of armes, and a cotte armur, and ij haroldes of armes master Clarenshux [aged 50] and master Somersett; and ther was Powlles qwyre and the clarkes of London, and bered at sant Martens at Ludgatt by ys sun; and all the cherche hangyd and ys plasse with blake and armes, and a vj dosen and d' of skochyons of armes; and master Alley the redere of Powlles prychyd boyth days; ser Wylliam Garrett [aged 53], ser Wylliam Chester [aged 51], master Loge the shreyf, master Argalle, master Bulle, and master Husse (his) sune, and dyver odur mornars, and after to the plasse to dener, a godly plasse.... Barwyke by captayn .... mantyll frys jerkens all gunners.

On 27th September 1571 William Garrard [aged 64] died. He was buried at St Magnus the Martyr Church [Map].