page_title: John Ward (vicar)
hierarchical_section_title: John Ward (vicar)
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of bottom half of page 140 of John Ward's diary, written c. 1662-1663.
context_page_description: John Ward was vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon from 1662 to 1681. He is noted for his diary in which he recorded anecdotes about William Shakespeare, his family, and others.
  Ward's diary extends from 1648 to 1679. The original manuscript, preserved in the Library of the Medical Society of London, was transcribed and published in 1839 by Charles Severn. It is now held by the Folger Shakespeare Library.
context_section_description: John Ward (1629–1681) was vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon from 1662 to 1681. He is noted for his diary in which he recorded anecdotes about William Shakespeare, his family, and others.
  Ward's diary extends from 1648 to 1679. The original manuscript, preserved in the Library of the Medical Society of London, was transcribed and published in 1839 by Charles Severn. It is now held by the Folger Shakespeare Library.
caption: Image of bottom half of page 140 of John Ward's diary, written c. 1662-1663, containing the passage beginning "I have heard that Mr. Shakspeare was a natural wit...". Folger Shakespeare Library V.a.292.
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