Mountague, John. Account of the number of people touched by Charles II to cure the King's Evil

Folger bibliographic ID: 232476
Folger call number: X.d.698
Folger holdings ID: 280986
Accession Number: 266450

Lists the number of people attending 31 different healing ceremonies for the King's Evil (i.e. scrofula) over a six-month period in 1683. According to the statement signed by Dr. Mountague, Clerk of the Closet, Charles II touched 4,566 individuals and gave each attendee a medal. Signatures of J. Pearse or Ri. Riley follow the lines for each month's ceremonies

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Bifolium Acquired from Samuel Gedge in 2010

Item information about Folger X.d.698

Adopted by Steven Dunn, Acquisitions Night 2012

Extended title: Account of the number of people touched by Charles II to cure the King's Evil 1682/1683 January 8-July 12
Alternate titles: Number of persons that have been touched for the Evill and for many meddalls delivered for that use are according to the following particulars from the eight of January 1682 too the tweleth of July 1683 four thousand five hundred & sixty six, Cert. for healing from Jany. 1682 to the July 1683

Royal touch Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685

author: Mountague, John, -1728
subject: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
signer: Pearse, J., active 1683
signer: Riley, Ri., active 1683
associated with: Great Britain. Clerk of the Closet