*TEWKSBURY, (Gloucestershire) 9 m. from the city, 79 cm. 96 mm. from London, noted for the great battle, May 4, 1471, bet. the houses of York and Lancaster, is a large, beautiful, populous T. at the conflux of the Severn and Avon, which with the little rs. Carron and Swallyate encompass it. It had its first privileges in the R. of Edw. II. confirmed by several of his successors, and lastly by James I. who reincorporated it. It is governed by 24 burgesses, of whom 2 are yearly chosen bailiffs, who with 2 others are the ruling magistrates. It first sent members to Pt. in the R. of Q. Eliz. This corp. was one of those dissolved in 1688, by a proclamation of Ja. II. Here are a fr. sc. (which was erected in 1625 by Will. Ferrers) a hos. an almsh. in the Ch.-yard for 10 poor widows, a ch. sc. for 40 boys, both taught and cloathed, and a noble Ch. one of the largest in England, that is not collegiate, or cathedral, with a stately tower, a communion-table of one entire marble-stone, near 14 foot long, and the monuments of some very great men, as several of the Es. of Glocester and Warwic, Pr. Edward son of Hen. VI. and the D. of Clarence, brother to Edw. IV. This pile is the only remains of its ancient abby, whose abbot was mitred and sat in Pt. The chief mf. here is woollen-cloth and stockings; and its cloathing- trade is the better accommodated, by reason of its nearness to Coteswold-Hills for the fleece, and to Stroud-Water, which is impregnated with that secret quality for the scarlet dye. It has been long noted also for its mf. of mustard-balls. This place formerly gave title of Baron to the E. of Essex in the R. of Cha. II. as it did to his present Majesty, when Prince of Wales. Its Mts. are Wed. and S. Fairs Feb. 24, May 3, June 11, Aug. 24, Sept. 29, procured by Hugh Despencer and Henry E. of Warwic, besides the first W. in Sept. for cheese. The Ham, near this place, is noted for horse-races. This p. is 6 m. round. The manor, which was formerly in the crown, was granted by Ja. I. to the corp. The late Q. Mary granted 40 l. a year, to be paid out of the exchequer, for the maintenance of 13 poor people here and a reader, to be disposed of by the corp.