Nathaniel Greatrakes, Esq.r. A Nature of Waterford County, Ireland & most Remarkable for Curing many Disorders by the Stroke or Touch of his Hand only.
[n.d., c.1700.] Engraving. Sheet 155 x 95mm (6 x 3¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper at borders Portrait of Valentine Greatrakes (1628-82), also known as "Greatorex" or "The Stroker", an Irish faith healer who toured England in 1666, claiming to cure people by the laying on of hands. W 1204-5
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