Discourses on the gout, a rheumatism, and the King's Evil / [Sir Richard Blackmore].

  • Blackmore, Richard, Sir, 1654-1729.
Date:
1726
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Credit: Discourses on the gout, a rheumatism, and the King's Evil / [Sir Richard Blackmore]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    while they prepared the ignorant and unthoughtful People to believe it: Arid no doubt when thofe Princes were firjl perfuaded to try their Power of Healing, the crafty Priefts with their Partifans and Inflruments, like Setters and Retainers employ'd by Mountebanks and pretended Dollars, prepared all Things for the Succefs of their Scheme, and having taken due Care to fpread abroad the firjl pretended Wonders wrought by their King, the Belief of the Impojlure might be foon propagated far and wide, as we fee the lame] of pre¬ tended Cures by Shrines, Rehques, and powerful Trinkets was eajily ufher'd in among the Viulgar by thofe crafty Jugglers fruitful in Invention °f ft tous Frauds, legendary Wonders, and religious Knight-Errantry' ■ for they always found artful Means to perfuade the People to receive their groffejl Impojlures, and among the d reft