1471 in J. T. Fowler (1875) 151 Johannes Eksmyth, gyrthman, fecit finem ijs., applicatum fabricæ ecclesiæ pro portacione le gyrthrod.
1875 J. T. Fowler (1875) Add. & Corrig. 383 It appears that these [Gyrthrods] were staves with banners, carried before the feretory at Rogation-tide by the Girthmen.