From the London Gazette of 18 November 1672....
"His Majesty [Charles II] has commanded that notice be given that no persons whatsoever do come to be healed of the King's Evil unless they bring a certificate under the hands and seals of the ministry and churchwardens of the parishes where they inhabit [stating] that they have not been touched before. [No pre-existing conditions!] And His Majesty requires that the ministers in their respective parishes keep a constant register of such persons to whom they give these certificates." [A clear invasion of privacy!]
England has the best health care system in the world! Write your Member of Parliament forthwith to protest against this unnecessary enlargement of government bureaucracy and unwarranted intrusion into the sovereign-subject relationship!
[The quotation above appears in Jeffrey Kacirk's "Forgotten English" calendar for 2009.]
