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A free and impartial enquiry into the antiquity and efficacy of touching for the cure of the King's evil. Written some time since, in two letters: the one to Dr. Steigertahl, Physician to his Majesty, Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society; the other to Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. President of the College of Physicians, and Vice-President of the Royal Society. Now first published, in order to a compleat Confutation of that supposed supernatural Power, lately justified in a Pamphlet, intituled, A Letter from a Gentleman at Rome, to his Friend in London, &c.. To which is added, a collection of records. By William Beckett, Surgeon, and F. R. S.

Title
A free and impartial enquiry into the antiquity and efficacy of touching for the cure of the King's evil. [electronic resource] : Written some time since, in two letters: the one to Dr. Steigertahl, Physician to his Majesty, Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society; the other to Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. President of the College of Physicians, and Vice-President of the Royal Society. Now first published, in order to a compleat Confutation of that supposed supernatural Power, lately justified in a Pamphlet, intituled, A Letter from a Gentleman at Rome, to his Friend in London, &c.. To which is added, a collection of records. By William Beckett, Surgeon, and F. R. S.
Author
Beckett, William, 1684-1738.
Publication
London : printed, and sold by J. Peele, at Locke's-Head in Pater-Noster Row, [1722]

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Description
63,[1];24p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Royal touch > Early works to 1800
  • Scrofula > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Letters.
Note
  • 'A collection of records referred to in the preceding papers' has its own pagination and register.
  • Price from imprint: price One Shilling.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642755206
  • T94500
Author
Beckett, William, 1684-1738.
Title
A free and impartial enquiry into the antiquity and efficacy of touching for the cure of the King's evil. [electronic resource] : Written some time since, in two letters: the one to Dr. Steigertahl, Physician to his Majesty, Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society; the other to Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. President of the College of Physicians, and Vice-President of the Royal Society. Now first published, in order to a compleat Confutation of that supposed supernatural Power, lately justified in a Pamphlet, intituled, A Letter from a Gentleman at Rome, to his Friend in London, &c.. To which is added, a collection of records. By William Beckett, Surgeon, and F. R. S.
Imprint
London : printed, and sold by J. Peele, at Locke's-Head in Pater-Noster Row, [1722]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T94500.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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Gale (Firm)
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