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Valentine Greatrakes (14 Feb 1628 Co Nov 1683). "Greatorex"/"The Stroker"! Toured England 1666; said he could cure people by the laying on of hands. Summoned to Whitehall by Charles II! Then went back to farming. Mentioned in Ulysses! https://t.co/Ov3S4m9RBj

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Valentine Greatrakes (14 Feb 1628 Co Nov 1682). "Greatorex"/"The Stroker"! Toured England 1666; said he could cure people by the laying on of hands. Summoned to Whitehall by Charles II! Then went back to farming. Mentioned in Ulysses! https://t.co/f7UoCXvz7U

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Valentine Greatrakes was born in 1628 in Affane A faith healer he cured by laying his hands on sufferers, earning him the name 'the stroker'. He published an account of his work in 1666, and you can find a copy in our
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