A true relation of the wonderful cure of Mary Maillard, (lame almost ever since she was born,) on Sunday the 26th of November 1693 : with the affidavits and certificates of the girl, and several other credible and worthy persons, who knew her both before and since her being cured : to which is added, a letter from Dr. Welwood to the Right Honourable the Lady Mayoress, upon that subject.

Date:
1787
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Credit: A true relation of the wonderful cure of Mary Maillard, (lame almost ever since she was born,) on Sunday the 26th of November 1693 : with the affidavits and certificates of the girl, and several other credible and worthy persons, who knew her both before and since her being cured : to which is added, a letter from Dr. Welwood to the Right Honourable the Lady Mayoress, upon that subject. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    convinced of it. Now as thofe feigned Miracles were only eftablifiied through the Ignorance of the deluded People ; fo we faw therfl in fome Manner to difappear af- ter the taking of Conflanlinople, when Learn- ing was forced to take its Sanctuary in the Wejl: They began then to queftion the Truth of Vifions, and the Credit and Ho- nefty of the Clergy, which made Miracles lefsfrequent: Butasfoonasthe great Light of the Refortnaiion appeared, they vanifhed away I entirely; and fince that Time have not I dared to fliew themfelves on our Horizon, but in Hugger-mugger, if I may be allowed , that common Word. It is true, the Jefuits V'fay that they have role digaim in Japan and in China; but fince they produce no other Witneffes for the Proof of fuch a Report, but the Fathers of their own Society, which makes them very much to be fufpe&ed, we do not think it worth our While and Pains ,to go about to lliew that thefe Aliracles are no more real, than an infinite Number of other Stories related in the'Legend. The many Tricks and Cheats which have been already difcovered upon this SubjeH, ought to oblige every rational Man to Hand Upon his Guard, and not to believe over- liaftily all the Miracles that are faid to have been wrought. This is a very juft precau- tion, and not to be blamed; but then it is only thus far that our Miftruft ought to ex- tend ;