| In olden time, scrofula, or the 'king's evil', was cured by the touch of the king. |
| The coronation ceremony stressed his semi-spiritual quality, which seemed proven by the alleged power of the royal touch to cure the skin disease scrofula. |
| These coins were handed out as talismans by the monarch at a special ceremony to sufferers of the skin disease, scrofula. |
| One attendee looked dangerously close to asking if she could heal his scrofula. |
| They are sickly, infected with scrofula and own no shacks or even teepees, using only bark and brush. |
| She also uses some uncommon remedies such as geranium for colds and columbine for scrofula. |
