Mayors of Bedford: 17th Century
1700 Thomas Wilkes
1699 John Kidd
1698 John Deare
1697 William Faldo
1696 George Maddy
1695 Richard Chichely
1694 John Peck
1693 John Pawlin
1692 Ralph Smith
1691 Thomas Battison
1690 John Eston
1689 William Becket (8th March)
1688 William Isaack
1688 William Isaack
1688 Thomas Underwood (29th October)
1688 Paul Cobb (17th October)
1687 Thomas Underwood
1686 Francis Becket
1685 William Faldo, Senior
1684 Paul Cobb, Senior (died in office)
1683 Paul Cobb, Senior
1682 John Paradine
1681 Paul Bamforth
1680 Anthony Bolton
1679 William Bamforth
1679 Robert Fitzhugh (24th August)
1678 William Fenn (died in office)
1677 Simon Beckett, Senior
1676 Ralph Smith
1675 William Becket
1674 John White
1673 John Crawley
1672 Thomas Paley
1671 Richard Mightnall
1670 William Lane
1669 William Faldo, Junior
1668 Thomas Underwood
1667 Francis Becket
1666 William Faldo, Senior
1665 John Crawley
1665 John White
1664 William Faldo, Senior (died in office)
1663 John Crawley
1662 William Riseley
1661 Simon Becket
1660 Robert Bell
1659 John Eston
1658 John Hancock
1657 Richard Mightnall
1656 John Eston (19th March)
1656 John Grew (21st March)
1656 Robert Fitzhugh
1655 Simon Beckett, Senior (removed from office)
1654 John Crawley
1653 Thomas Spencer
1652 William Faldo, Senior
1651 Robert Bell
1650 John Eston
1649 Henry Fitzhugh
1648 John Faldo
1647 John Hancock
1646 John Grew
1645 Francis Bannester
1644 Simon Beckett, Senior
1643 William Paley
1642 Robert Bell
1641 Robert Bamforth
1640 Thomas Hawes
1639 John Eston
1638 Robert Hawes
1637 John Spencer
1636 John Whitaker
1635 Francis Bannester
1634 William Abbys
1633 Thomas Hawes
1632 Thomas Paradine
1631 William Waller
1630 Thomas Waller
1629 Robert Bamforth
1628 John Spencer
1627 Steven Luxford
1626 William Abbys
1625 William Waller
1624 William Faldoe
1623 Thomas Spencer
1622 Peter Bamfonh
1621 Robert Bamforth
1620 Robert Hawes
1619 William Abbys
1618 Thomas Hawes, Junior
1617 William Waller
1616 Jacob Lawrence
1615 John Goodhall
1614 Simon Beckett
1613 Thomas Paradine
1612 William Abbys
1611 Peter Bamford
1610 Thomas Hawes, Senior
1609 Thomas Hawes, Junior
1608 Jasper Chrystie
1607 James Payley
1606 Simon Beckett, Senior
1605 Robert Hawes
1604 Thomas Abbys
1603 Robert Lawrence
1602 Thomas Hawes, Senior
1601 Thomas Hawes, Junior