Tillingham : A second Virgin Mary! : from some fragmentary leaves, in the possession of Charles Clark. (Fac-simile reprint) / printed by Charles Clark, (an amateur) at his Private Press.

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[between 1850 abd 1880?]
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Tillingham : A second Virgin Mary! : from some fragmentary leaves, in the possession of Charles Clark. (Fac-simile reprint) / printed by Charles Clark, (an amateur) at his Private Press. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Privately printed account of Mary Adams' delusions tht she was the Virgin Mary, pregnant with the true Messiah, imprisoned for blasphemy where she gave birth to a dead, misshapen baby and killed herself rather than repent of her sins, on 17 January 1652.

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[between 1850 abd 1880?]
[Essex, England?] : Charles Clark, (an amateur) at his Private Press, [between 1850 and 1880?]

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1 sheet ; 35 x 11 cm

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