Before 14th November 1554 John Cardmaker was appointed Vicar of St Bride's Church, Fleet Street.
Henry Machyn's Diary. After 14th November 1554. The (blank) day of November cam to the Fleet [Map] [Barlow [aged 56]] sumtyme bysshope of (Bath and Wells), and master Kardmaker parsun of sant Brydes in Fletstret was the.... thay wher gohyng over see lyke marchands.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 28th January 1555. The xxviij day of January was examynyd at sant Mare Overes [Map] bysshope Hoper [aged 60], doctor Crom, and Cardmaker, and odur, and Cardmaker recantyd.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 25th May 1555. [The xxv day of May were arraigned at St. Paul's for heresy, before the bishop, master Cardmaker sometime vicar of St. Bride's in Fleet-street, and one] John Warren a cloth [worker in Walbrook] and a-nodur of (blank), and cast to be brent; and [carried back to] Nugatt [Map].
On 30th May 1555 two Protestants were burned at the stake at Smithfield [Map]:
John Cardmaker
John Warne [aged 29]
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th May 1555. The xxx day of May was burnt in Smythfeld [Map] master Cardmaker sum-tyme veker of sant Bryd and master Varren [aged 29] clothworker dwellyng aganst sant Johns in Walbroke, an hupholster, and ys wyff behyng in [Newgate].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 23rd August 1555. The xxiij day of August was bornyd at [Stratford]-of-bowe, in the conte of Mydyllsex, a woman, [wife] of John Waren, clothworker, a huphulster [over] agaynst sant Johns in Walbroke; the wyche .... John her hosband was bornyd with on Cardmaker in Smythfeld, for herese boyth; and the sam woman had a sune taken at her bornyng and cared to Nuwgatt [Map] [to his] syster, for they will borne [burn] boyth.