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The motto - SACRARIUM REGIS, CUNABULA LEGIS - emphasises the historic importance of Bury St. Edmunds. The first part "Shrine of the Kind" refers to the burial place of King Edmund, around whose shrine was built the greatest ever Benedictine Abbey. "Cradle of the Law" refers to Magna Carta and reminds us that the law which gave Englishmen the freedom had its origin at Bury St. Edmunds. Towards the end of 1214, according to the Chronicler, Roger of Wendover, a number of Barons, disguised as pilgrims, took an oath before the High Altar in the Abbey at Bury St. Edmunds, that they would make King John put his seal to the Great Charter. This he did at Runnymede, on the banks of the Thames near Windsor in June 1215. From the provisions of Magna Carta, developed and amended from time to time, have come many laws to | The motto - SACRARIUM REGIS, CUNABULA LEGIS - emphasises the historic importance of Bury St. Edmunds. The first part "Shrine of the Kind" refers to the burial place of King Edmund, around whose shrine was built the greatest ever Benedictine Abbey. "Cradle of the Law" refers to Magna Carta and reminds us that the law which gave Englishmen the freedom had its origin at Bury St. Edmunds. Towards the end of 1214, according to the Chronicler, Roger of Wendover, a number of Barons, disguised as pilgrims, took an oath before the High Altar in the Abbey at Bury St. Edmunds, that they would make King John put his seal to the Great Charter. This he did at Runnymede, on the banks of the Thames near Windsor in June 1215. From the provisions of Magna Carta, developed and amended from time to time, have come many laws to | ||
prevent oppression and injustice. | prevent oppression and injustice. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Literature]] : Image and information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net) | ||