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Adenochoiradelogia, or, An anatomick-chirurgical treatise of glandules & strumaes, or Kings-Evil-swellings

Together with the royal gift of healing, or cure thereof by contact or imposition of hands, performed for above 640 years by our Kings of England, continued with their admirable effects, and miraculous events; and concluded with many wonderful examples of cures by their sacred touch

by John Browne

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

3 part in 1 volume (82 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 207; 22 unnumbered pages, 122 pages, 4 unnumbered pages; 20 unnumbered pages, 196 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : 19 cm (8vo) Each part has its own title and separate t.p., although signing is continuous Pt. [1] has same imprint as main title.--Pt. [2] is the same but with initials T.N. in place of Tho. Newcomb.--Imprint of Pt. [3] omits all mention of the printer and reads "London : Printed for Sam Lowndes ... "--All three have the same date "An account of the persons touched by his Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second, for the cure of the Kings Evil, from May 1660. taken from a register kept by Thomas Haynes " final 6 unnumbered leaves of Pt. [3] Publishers' advertisements: final page Frontispiece engravings signed R. White.--One is a portrait of the author, the other a scene of Charles II giving the Royal Touch: in some variants this has an engraved title: "The Royal gift of healing", in others there is no title Variants: In some copies the "Si" of the t.p. motto is displaced upwards, and the final "s" of "Lowndes" is displaced further downwards than usual [1]. Adenographia, or, An exact anatomical treatise of the glandules ...--[2]. Chaeradelogia: or, An exact discourse of strumaes, or Kings-Evil-swellings ...--[3]. Charisma basilicon, or, The royal gift of healing strumaes, or Kings-Evil

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Together with the royal gift of healing, or cure thereof by contact or imposition of hands, performed for above 640 years by our Kings of England, continued with their admirable effects, and miraculous events; and concluded with many wonderful examples of cures by their sacred touch

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1684-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Sam. Lowndes, over against Exeter-Exchange in the StrandEnglishPublic digitized item

together with the royal gift of healing, or cure thereof by contact or imposition of hands, performed for above 640 years by our kings of England, continued with their admirable effects, and miraculous events ...]

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1684Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Sam. LowndesEnglishNo ebook

Together with the royal gift of healing, or cure thereof by contact or imposition of hands, performed for above 640 years by our Kings of England, continued with their admirable effects, and miraculous events; and concluded with many wonderful examples of cures by their sacred touch

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1684Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Sam. Lowndes, over against Exeter-Exchange in the StrandEnglishUnclassified

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  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
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