59 SOME ROYAL VISITS TO BURTON. 
“ begun to reign in England, made a journey to the Shrine of the 
“ Virgin, who had evinced this Divine vengeance.” I had occasion 
recently to look in the Patent Rolls, and also in two Royal Itineries, 
namely, that of John and Edward I, and from these | gathered the 
following Royal visits to Burton :— 
Wittiam I (I hope to get the date some day). 
Joun—1200, March 31st. April Ist. 
1204, August 22nd. 
1208, December 14th. 
Epwarp I—1275, August 18th. 
1284, February 22nd, 27th. 
Epwarp IJI—1328, January 3rd. 
Epwarp 1[V—1473, September 4th, 5th. 
From these quotations we may judge that there were good reasons 
for a King’s Chamber at Burton Abbey. I had not time to continue 
my search further, and doubt not, that given time for further search, 
other visits of our Kings to Burton might be found. 
The unfortunate Mary, Queen of Scots, passed through Burton 
on her way from Chartley to Fotheringay, says Molyneux, as appears’ 
from the following memorial formerly over the door of the Manor 
House, at Abbots Bromley : ‘ Maria regina Scotiz quondam transibat 
istam villam 21 Septembris 1586 usque Burton.” 
We can now add another Royal visit, Edward VII, 1902, Feb- 
ruary 21-24. 
