John Garbrand or Herks was an English cleric, a prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral and friend of Bishop Jewell.
Background
Garbrand was born at Oxford. His father, Garbrand Herks or Herks Garbrand, was a Dutch Protestant who had fled from religious persecution in his native country, and settled as a bookseller at Bulkeley Hall, in Saint Mary"s parish, Oxford.
Career
John, the third son, entered Winchester College in 1556, was admitted probationary fellow of New College, Oxford, 24 March 1560, and perpetual fellow in 1562, proceeding Bachelor of Arts 22 April 1563, and Master of Arts 25 February 1566-1567. In 1565 Bishop John Jewel, who was friendly with Garbrand"s father, presented him to a prebendal stall in Salisbury Cathedral, where he subsequently held two other prebends. In 1567 he left Oxford to become rector of North Crawley, Buckinghamshire.
In 1568 he was incorporated Master of Arts at Cambridge, and on 5 July 1582 proceeded Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity at Oxford.
Until 1578 he was a prebendary of Wells Cathedral, and for some time he was rector of Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, to the poor of which parish he gave £5. He died at North Crawley on 17 November 1589, and was buried in the church.
An inscription describes him as "a benefactor to the poor". When Jewel died in 1571 he bequeathed his papers to Garbrand, who by will devised them to Doctor Robert Chaloner and Doctor John Rainolds.