An enquiry into the designs of the late petition presented to Parliament by the Company of Apothecaries. With remarks, how far it deserved attention. Whereby the apothecary's present monstrous profits are exposed, how far it deserved attention ... to which is annexed a scheme, tending to prevent the empirical apothecary from practising; and the chemist from preparing and vending sophisticated medicines, and compared with those of the chemist. In a letter to the Company of Apothecaries ... occasioned by a late pamphlet, called Frauds detected in drugs [by J. Chandler].

Date:
1748
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Credit: An enquiry into the designs of the late petition presented to Parliament by the Company of Apothecaries. With remarks, how far it deserved attention. Whereby the apothecary's present monstrous profits are exposed, how far it deserved attention ... to which is annexed a scheme, tending to prevent the empirical apothecary from practising; and the chemist from preparing and vending sophisticated medicines, and compared with those of the chemist. In a letter to the Company of Apothecaries ... occasioned by a late pamphlet, called Frauds detected in drugs [by J. Chandler]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 2 9 ] cary of the Chemift, The Parliament certainly underftood as much a priori, or they would have heard your Petition; but it was evident, that your Defigns were founded on felf-interefting Principles, confequently, that you were not a pro¬ per Body to be entrufted with Autho¬ rity, on Account of your Integrity, as well as Judgment. By this iniquitous Scheme you have difclofed the Eyes of the Public, and henceforth your Fame will fly like a yelping Cur, with a Bladder at- his Tail, the Jeft and Sport of every Chemift’s Apprentice between Wapping and Weji- minller. But now let us ferioufly fuppofe, what would have proved the Confe- quence, had you fucceeded in your In¬ tentions \ how far it would affedt Trade in general. It is plain that if your Com¬ pany had obtained an Authority to re¬ gulate Druggifts, Chemifts, and Apothe¬ caries, within, and feven Miles round, the City of London-, that you would firft con¬ trive Means to fatisfy yourfelves for the Trouble, as in your laft Grant, whereby every Shop became obliged annually to ' prefent