 The royal touch was not the only " miraculous " healing power attributed to European rulers . Members of the House of Habsburg were believed to be able to cure stuttering by a mouth @-@ kiss . The medieval monarchs of Castile were reputed to possess the ability to exorcise demons by making the sign of the cross and calling on God , while their Hungarian counterparts supposedly cured jaundice . Similarly , English monarchs distributed cramp @-@ rings , which were said to be a cure for " diabolical " sicknesses such as cramps and epilepsy . 
