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I am adding information on Margaret Kennix. There has not been an article already created, so I plan on adding as much background information as possible. I would like to have a bit of discussion about the medicine that she practiced and who her patients were. I would also like to talk about her relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and how the Queen intervened on her behalf. If I can find information on the specifics of her interactions with the College of Physicians I would like to add that as well. I am still looking for more sources.

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Morris, Kathryn. "The Royal Doctors, 1485–1714: Medical Personnel at the Tudor and Stuart Courts Elizabeth Lane Furdell. Rochester, N.Y: University of Rochester Press, 2001, 305 p.,"Canadian Bulletin of Medical History 20, no. 1 (2003): 190-92. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jakeboone1 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

ROUGH DRAFT MARGARET KENNIX:

Margaret Kennix was an unlicensed medical practitioner during the Elizabethan Era in London. She had her own medical practice from the years 1571-1585. Margaret was not native to London, and she was known as a Dutch empiric that practiced medicine in London. It is believed that she lived on the street Old Seacole Lane in London.

Margaret Kennix dealt with issues regarding her authority to practice medicine in London. She particularly dealt with the Royal College of Physicians that had a strong presence in the city of London. The Royal College of Physicians was one of the main governing bodies of medicine. It was established as a Royal Charter by King Henry VII in 1918. The college attempted to completely shut down Margaret's medical practice. The college held the belief that women were not the ideal candidates for being responsible for someone else's health.

Margaret Kennix turned to the royal family for help after the College had consistently attempted to shut down her practice entirely. Margaret knew that having someone in the royal family vouching for her was very beneficial. Queen Elizabeth I informed the College in 1581 of her support for Margaret Kennix. Sir Francis Walsingham informed the College of Queen Elizabeth's support for Margaret, and he listed two separate reasons as to why she should be allowed to practice medicine. The first reason was, "God has given her a special knowledge to the benefit of the poorer sort." He also informed the college that her family, "wholly depend on the exercise of her skill." This was due to Margaret's husband not being able to work. The College responded to this act of support with a resounding and stout answer. The writer for the College said that Margaret Kennix was an, "outlandish, ignorant, sorry woman." The College also suggested that allowing Margaret Kennix to practice medicine would set a harmful standard and would be breaking the "Holsome Lawes" that prevent medical practices foreign to the College. The College believed her "weakness and insufficiency" were enough to warrant such a response.

The final decision of the College is unknown.