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1 to 8 of 8 entries in August

1 August

Folklore from the old calendars

Burning Fern for Rain Lore and belief Scotland, StaffordshireA letter of 1 August 1636 from the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery to the high sheriff of Staffordshire said that the king was about to pass through the county.

5 August

Folklore from the old calendars

The Arm of St Oswald Lore and belief Northamptonshire, NorthumberlandThe arm of St Oswald, king of Northumbria, was one of the most prized relics of Peterborough, and King Stephen came to see it, giving his ring and remitting a debt of forty marks.

14 August, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

The Oakham Horseshoes Still kept RutlandOn 14 August 1654 John Evelyn rode through Oakham and noted that its barons, the Ferrers, held the town by the right to take a shoe from the horse of every nobleman who passed through with his lord, unless it was redeemed with a sum of money.

16 August

Folklore from the old calendars

The Tutbury Minstrels and the Bull-running No longer kept Derbyshire, StaffordshireJohn of Gaunt set up a court at Tutbury, held every 16 August, the day after the Assumption, to elect a king of the minstrels, try those who had misbehaved and license them for the year.

22 August, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

King Richard’s Well Lore and belief LeicestershireOn the field of Bosworth, fought on 22 August 1485, is a spring from which tradition says Richard III drank during the heat of the battle.

24 August

Folklore from the old calendars

Strewing Rushes at Dorrington No longer kept LincolnshireOn St Bartholomew's Day at Dorrington, near Sleaford, maidens in their best clothes used to walk in procession to a small chapel in the parish and strew its floor with rushes.
The Croyland Knives No longer kept LincolnshireBecause St Bartholomew was flayed alive, a knife became his emblem.

29 August, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

Bells for Benighted Travellers No longer kept Berkshire, Lincolnshire, London, OxfordshireChambers gathers old bequests made for travellers lost at night.

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