They primarily tried to heal the skin disease called “The King’s Evil”, scrofula (picture), a tuberculosis infection of the lymph nodes in the neck, but also dabbled in curing other ailments caused by witchcraft.
They did this by placing a live toad, or a toad leg, in a muslin bag and hanging it around the sick person’s neck.
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