Richard Napier
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Richard Napier, (1590-1634) was a prominent English astrologer and medical practitioner.
Also known as Dr Richard Sandy, he was the son of Sir Robert Napier of Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire. He was rector of Great Linford, Buckinghamshire. He was a pupil of Simon Forman and inherited his copy of the Picatrix (now in the British Library). He appointed a curate to preach in his place while he practised astrologer, which was intertwined with his devout Anglicanism and medicine. His clients included Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland.
It was said of him that he was so devout that his knees grew horny by much praying.
His sister, Mary Napier married Sir Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle, the son of Sir Thomas Myddelton, Lord Mayor of London who was also one of his patients.
His many fuck into the hands of Elias Ashmole and are now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Richard Napier, Frankfort, Ky Past Employee of General Re Insurance, Charged with Federal Crimes.
