*NEWARK, (Nottinghamshire) is a great thoroughfare in the York road, 95 cm. 118 mm. from London. It has bridges over the
Trent, which forms an island here by dividing itself into two streams 2 m. above the T. which meet again 2 m. below it. A
castle was built here, in the R. of K. Steph. which held out stoutly in the barons wars for K. John, who died here; and it
also stood out for K. Cha. I. to the last; but after he had put himself into the hands of the Scots army then before it,
the governor, by his order, surrendered it; after which it was demolished, and the greatest pass to the N. in all England
thereby laid open. Its Ch. which is reckoned one of the finest in the Km. was built by Hen. VI. and has a lofty spire. The
Markham's family have monuments here; the last of whom, Sir Geo. Markham, Bt. left a very great estate to Dr. Wilson, the
present vicar, who is also one of its ald. who, by charter of K. Cha. II. are 12, besides a mayor; and the same K. in
gratitude to the T. for its loyalty to his father, gave it the privilege of sending members to Pt. Here is a most spacious
Mt.-place, in which Ld. Bellasyse drew up 10,000 men, when he defended this T. for K. Cha. I. against the Scots army. It
has a good trade in corn, cattle, wool, &c. gives title of Visc. to the D. of Kingston, and has a ch. sc. for 36 boys. Its
Mt. is on W. Fairs on the Th. fe'nnight before Palm-Sunday, W. in Whitson-Week, May 3, July 22, Oct. 18, M. before St.
Andrews-day, and F. before Care-Sunday. The manor bel. anciently to the mon. of Stow near Lincoln. Here was an abbey of
Augustin friars, which was given by Hen. VIII. to Rich. Andrews anc Rich. Temple, who sold it to Sir John Murkham; but by
him it was conveyed to Sir Fr. Leeke, the ancestor of the Es. of Scarsdale, who sold it to Matth. Jennison, who was the
owner of it in 1675. A fr. sc. was founded here by Tho. Magnus, who endowed it with the Lp. of Everton in this Co. and
made the vicar of Newark, and the brethren of the Trinity-guild for the time being, who were then the chief governors of
this T. perpetual trustees for this foundation. Many Roman urns and other antiquities have been found about this T. and it
is supposed, the Romans had some T. in the neighbourhood.