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The earliest record of the apothecary in England seems to be of one Richard Fitznigel, who acted in that capacity to Henry II.
In 1345 we hear of one Coursus de Gangland receiving for his services as apothecary to Edward III.
It was purchased in 1633, mainly through the instrumentality of Gideon Delaune,[179] chief apothecary to Anne of Denmark, who was one of the retinue sent to attend her from Norway when she became the wife of James I.
The apothecary was paid for the medicine which he supplied, which was not by any means in small quantities, and so was supposed not to encroach ostensibly upon the province of the physician, who received his remuneration for advice only, and did not provide medicine.
It was customary to place each dose of medicine in a separate bottle, and charge it at the rate of one or two shillings a dose, so the apothecary naturally felt aggrieved at the glass tax, which, however, was soon afterwards repealed.
The ancient apothecary believed in the administration of physic in quantities which, in these advanced days of infinitesimal doses and concentrated preparations, would be considered something alarming.
” The materia medica of the old apothecary was largely drawn from the animal kingdom, the greater part of it being, no doubt, handed down from a very early period, when witchcraft and superstition exerted a powerful influence on the minds of the people.
Adamson, an apothecary of[196] Keswick, “for xxii dayes and his physick, £xiii.
” The apothecary apparently omits to mention that a heavy meal of very ordinary cheese, combined with the succulent fruit of the cucumber, before you go to bed, will also make you see marvellous and weird things in your sleep.
A curious little work, entitled The House Apothecary written by Dr.
The worthy doctor begins by recommending people to prepare their medicine at their own homes, it being a far safer and easier way than sending it to the apothecary to be made, and as a further inducement states: “And you shall[206] also save nineteen shillings in twenty shillings, according to the extravagant rates charged by many apothecaries, in so doing.
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