Mayors of Bedford: 16th Century
1600 William Negus
1599 Simon Beckett
1598 John Stanton
1597 Thomas Abbys
1596 Thomas Hawes, Jun
1595 William Negus
1594 Robert Waller
1593 William Wilson
1592 Samuel Christye
1591 Thomas Hawes, Sen
1590 Thomas Abbys
1589 Richard Bell
1588 Alexander Hunte
1587 Thomas Hawes, Jun.
1586 Thomas Abbys
1585 Robert Waller
1584 Thomas Hawes, Sen.
1583 John Mighton
1581 Alexander Hunte
1580 Henry Lawrence
1578 Robert Waller
1577 John Mighton
1576 Simon Beckett
1575 Thomas Hawes
1574 Alexander Hunt
1573 Henry Lawrence
1566 Henry Lawrence
1565 Robert Paradyne
1564 Alexander Hunt
1563 Simon Beckett
1562 Henry Lawrence
1560 Humphrey Lawrence
1559 Richard Lawrence
1558 William Bull
1557 Thomas Dyve
1556 Thomas Leighe
1554 William Halle
1553 William Forde
1551 John Williams
1549 John Williams
1548 Henry Fitzhugh
1547 William Hall
1546 John Williams alias Scotte
1545 John Ward
1544 Henry Albony
1543 Thomas Russell
1542 Peter Carre
1541 William Forde
1538 William Borme
1537 John Baker
1535 Thomas Smyth
1534 Giles Lawrance
1529 Thomas West
1528 John Baker
1527 Thomas Rowthe
1522 John Albony
1521 Richard Halam
1520 Thomas Vinter
1519 John Pateman
1514 Simon West
1513 Richard Halam
1512 Thomas Knyght
1511 Thomas Heche
1510 Simon West
1509 Robert Smyth
1508 Alexander Crowle
1507 William Payne
1506 Robert Cokko
1504 Simon West