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Valentine Greatrakes

(Greatrakes, Valentine, 1629-1683)

Valentine Greatrakes (14 February 1628 – 28 November 1682), also known as "Greatorex" or "The Stroker", was an Irish faith healer who toured England in 1666, claiming to cure people by the laying on of hands. (From Wikipedia)

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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691

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The Miraculous Conformist: or, An Account of Severall Marvailous Cures Performed by the Stroking of the Hands of Mr. Valentine Greatarick, With a Physicall Discourse Thereupon (Oxford, UK: Printed by H. Hall for Ric: Davis, 1666), by Henry Stubbe (HTML at EEBO TCP)

1 additional book about Valentine Greatrakes in the extended shelves:

Wonders no miracles, or, Mr. Valentine Greatrates gift of healing examined upon occasion of a sad effect of his stroaking, March the 7, 1665, at one Mr. Cressets house in Charter-house-yard : in a letter to a reverend divine, living near that place. (London : Printed for Sam. Speed ..., 1666), by David Lloyd (HTML at EEBO TCP)

Books by Valentine Greatrakes:

Greatrakes, Valentine, 1629-1683: A Brief Account of Mr. Valentine Greatraks, and Divers of the Strange Cures by Him Lately Performed: Written by Himself In a Letter Addressed to the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., Whereunto Are Annexed the Testimonials of Several Eminent and Worthy Persons of the Chief Matters of Fact Therein Related (London: Printed for J. Starkey, 1666), contrib. by Robert Boyle
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Additional books by Valentine Greatrakes in the extended shelves:

Greatrakes, Valentine, 1629-1683: The great cures and strange miracles performed by Mr. Valentine Gertrux who restoreth the blind to sight, the deaf to hearing, the lame to strength, and cripples to walk without crutches : as also, he cureth all manner of diseases, with a stroak of his hand and prayer ... (London : Printed for John Thomas, 1666) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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