General Notes

The beginning of the end of the glorious days of Newark Castle came when Bishop Holbeach had to surrender his palace stronghold to Henry VIII in the year 1547. From that time, its history is one of a slow-falling into complete ruin. Although Crown property, neither Henry nor his successors seem to have had any use for it, and in 1560, Queen Elizabeth leased it to Sir Francis Leake for twenty-one years.
In 1569, there was a serious rebellion against Elizabeth in favour of Mary and the old religion. The insurgents were mostly from the north and east of the country, and a large army was mustered at Newark in the following year to stop their advance. Among the leaders of this loyal army was the Earl of Rutland, who seems to have been much impressed by the grand appearance of Newark Castle, so much so, indeed, that five years later he petitioned the Queen to grant him a lease of it, giving as his reason that he had not any house within the county of Nottingham. The Queen granted his request, but he had to wait until the expiration of the lease of twenty-one years which had been granted to the existing lessee, Sir Francis Leake, at the end of which period he achieved his desire.
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EARL OF SCARSDALE
LEAKE, 11 November 1645.
Sir Francis Leake baronet was created by king James the first 26 October 1624 lord Deincourt, and afterwards earl of Scarsdale, which title became extinct upon die death of Nicholas, fifth earl of Scarsdale, -- July 1736.
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SCARSDALE, a view of the Horse Forces showed at Chesterfield.
Name of Rider    Lances    Light Horse  Petronels
Sir Francis Leake          2            1               1
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