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The Holy Cross with Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch and Saint John Nepomuk, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured woodcut.
Reference: 11165i- Pictures
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Saint Anastasius: his head as an amulet against plague and witchcraft. Line engraving, 17--.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 586604i- Pictures
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The Holy Cross, surrounded by Saint Sebastian, Saint Roch, and Saint John Nepomuk, and (above) the appearance of the Trinity; serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Coloured etching.
Reference: 11164i- Books
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The true inquisition or The sad soules search : Wherein you may reade King Davids physicke against the plague. First preached at Newport, May 29. 1632 at the visitation in the Isle of wight. By W. Iones, B. of D. late preacher to Arreton in the Isle of Wight. Thought necessary to be republished, and read, and layd to heart, in this dangerous time of the pestilence.
Jones, William, 1581 or 1582-Date: 1636- Books
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Long livers: a curious history of such persons of both sexes who have liv'd several ages, and grown young again: with the rare secret of rejuvenescency of Arnoldus de Villa Nova, And a great many approv'd and invaluable Rules to prolong Life: AS Also, How to prepare the Universal Medicine. Most humbly dedicated to the Grand Master, Masters, Wardens and Brethren of the most Antient and most Honourable Fraternity of the Free-Masons of Great Britain and Ireland. By Eugenius Philalethes, F. R. S. Author of the Treatise of the Plague.
Harcouet de Longeville, approximately 1660-1720.Date: 1722- Archives and manuscripts
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Scrap-book containing newspaper and journal cuttings, ephemera of the British Red Cross and Indian Voluntary Aid Contingent, manuals and handbooks on first aid, off prints, invitations, leaflets, 3 photographs (of casualty evacuation training)
Date: 1887-1935Reference: MS.7922Part of: Cantlie, Sir James, F.R.C.S. (1851-1926)- Pictures
Two huts, marked with crosses inside circles indicating the number of deaths from plague which occurred there, during the epidemic of plague in Bombay. Photograph attributed to Captain C. Moss, 1897.
Moss, C., Captain, active approximately 1897.Date: [1897?]Reference: 37916iPart of: Moss, C., Captain, fl. ca. 1897.- Books
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The first part of the treatise of the late dreadful plague in France, compared with that terrible plague in London, in the year 1665. In which died near A Hundred Thousand Persons. Together with the Method of Cure used to those who Recovered in London, not One having Died that used it: And Bules for its Prevention and Cure. Published for the Preservation and Benefit of all Persons who may at any Time be, where this terrible Infection may reach. And is proper to be kept in Every Family to be ready at Hand in the Day of Tribulation and Affiction, and Time of Need. Dedicated to Dr. Sloane. This Book is Given Gratis, Up One pair of Stairs at the Sign of The Anodyne Necklace without Temple-Bar. At Mr Grog's Bookseller next Northumberland-House Charing-Cross. And At Mrs Garway's at the Royal Exchange-Gate next to Cornhill.
Date: 1722- Books
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Farewel life: welcome the plague, or the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Shewing the business of a Christian, both antecedaneous to, concomitant with, and consequent upon, a sore Visitation; represented in several sermons. By Samuel Shaw, M. A. Some Time Rector of Long-Whatton, Leicester-Shire.
Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.Date: [1769]- Books
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The gallimaufry; or, budget of Momus: containing the tinker's song, and beggar's song, in the pantomime of Merry Sherwood. Prologue to The farce of Crotchet Lodge. The comic song of the waiter. The strolling player and the farmer, a Tale. Epilogue to speculation. Money is your friend, a comic song. A plague on both your houses. The poor old woman of eighty. Two new songs in the Farce of lock and key. The Dutch fisherman. Song, sung by Mr. Munden, in the Mysteries of the castle.
Date: [1796?]- Books
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The mourning-cross: or, England's Lord have mercy upon us : Containing the certain causes of pestilential diseases; with an accompt of several modern plagues or visitation in times past, as well in other countries as in the city of London; as also, the number of those that then died, not onely on the plague, but of all diseases, Continued down to this present day, August 29. 1665. To which is likewise added, a necessary prayer for this present time.
Date: MDCLXV. [1665]- Books
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A modest defence of the caueat giuen to the wearers of impoisoned amulets, as preseruatiues from the plague : wherein that point is somewhat more lergely reasoned and debated with an ancient physician, who hath mainteined them by publicke writing: as likewise that vnlearned and dangerous opinion, that the plague is not infectious, lately broched in London, is briefly glansed at, and refuted by way of preface, by Fr. Hering D. in Physicke. Reade without preiudice; iudge without partialitie.
Herring, Francis, -1628Date: 1604- Pictures
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The Holy Cross, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching on silk.
Reference: 32340i- Books
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The Gallimaufry; or, Budget of momus: second edition, with additions. Containing the tinker's song, and beggar's song, in the Pantomime of Merry Sherwood. Prologue to the farce of Crotchet Lodge. The comic song of the waiter. The strolling player and the farmer, a tale. Epilogue to speculation. Money is your friend, a comic song. A plague on both your houses. The poor old woman of eighty. Two new songs in the farce of lock and key. The Dutch fisherman. Song, sung by Mr. Munden, in the mysteries of the castle. And the favorite song of the Gloucestershire bumpkin.
Date: [1800?]- Pictures
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The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut.
Reference: 32325i- Pictures
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The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Etching.
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The Holy Cross with the wounds of Christ, serving as an amulet against plagues, witchcraft etc. Woodcut on silk.
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The Holy Cross with the Virgin and Christ Child, serving as an amulet against plagues and witchcraft etc. Etching.
Reference: 32329i- Pictures
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Two holy men lie side by side affected by the plague: in the background, the plague epidemic. Drawing.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 979900i- Digital Images
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A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)
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A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)
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A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)
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A sermon intended for Paul's Crosse, but preached in the Church of St. Paul's, London, the III. of December, M.DC.XXV. Vpon the late decrease and withdrawing of Gods heauie visitation of the plague of pestilence from the said citie. By Tho: Fuller, Master of Arts in Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge.
Fuller, Thomas, Master of ArtsDate: 1626- Books
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The Red-crosse, or, Englands Lord have mercie upon us : [l?]amentable relation of many visitations by the plague in times past, as well in other countries as in the citie of London, and the certaine causes thereof : with a true number of all those that dyed in the last great visitation, and also the number of all those that have dyed in this present visitation.
Date: 1636- Books
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The Red-Crosse: or, Englands Lord haue mercy vpon vs : [A lamen]table relation of many visitations by the plague in times past, as well in other countries as in the city of London, and the certaine causes thereof: with a true number of all those that dyed in the last great visitation, at the comming in of King Iames: and also the number of all those that haue dyed this present visitation; with two speciall medicines against the plague.
Date: 1625