William Ward was an English goldsmith and financier from London, involved in the manufacture of glass.
[1] In December 1627 he sold her a tablet or locket costing £700 to be a gift to the ambassador from Mantua.
[2] He and one of his brothers (whose name is not recorded) was involved in a setting up a glass house in Scotland in 1617.
A Venetian glassmaker, John Maria de Aqua, was invited to work in Scotland by Agmondesham Pickayes, he left the employ of Sir Robert Mansell, and his expenses were paid by William Ward.
[3] In January 1620 Ward was required to defend himself from the charge of seducing dell' Aqua from Mansell's employment.