Concepedia

Abstract

largeness in body, nor no sickness, nor lack of natural functions in those things that properly belong to the procreation of child- ren, but contrarywise, by judgement of physicians that know her estate on those things and by the opinion of women, being most acquainted with her Majesty's body in such things as properly appertain, to show probability of her aptness to have children, even at this day."3If the evidence of this memorandum is accepted, the factors which influenced Elizabeth against marriage were probably political, psychological, and religious, not to mention personal survival, rather than any physical complaint.