An outline of the history of pharmacy in Ireland / By William D. Moore ... extracted from the Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science, no. XI., for August, 1848.

  • William Daniel Moore
Date:
MDCCCXLVIII. [1848]
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Credit: An outline of the history of pharmacy in Ireland / By William D. Moore ... extracted from the Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science, no. XI., for August, 1848. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mitted by the master and wardens, and major part of the brethren of the said guild, under a penalty of five pounds for every month of trespass. • It would appear that this corporation for some time used the same coat of arms as the Corporation of Barber-Surgeons of London, “ with some small difference, being a note of dimi¬ nution or subordination.” But it being necessary that corpo¬ rations of different and independent cities, though of like profession, should have some difference in their arms, this cor¬ poration, u having no dependence on any other citty,” received from “ William Roberts, Doctor of the Civil Lawe, Yluester Kinge of Armes of the whole Kingdome of Ireland,” &c. &c., by virtue of the power committed to him, and in consideration of services rendered by the corporation to the Crown, the fol¬ lowing independent coat of arms, viz.: “ Parted by a crosse of England, charged with a lion passant gardant, argent, crowned or; these two coates armour quartered, viz. the first argent, a cheveron gules betwixt three cinquefoyles azure; the second coate armour azure, a harpe crowned or; the third as the se¬ cond ; the fourth as the first; the creast, on a helme and wreath argent and gules, St. Mary Magdalene, &c. Mayitled gules; double argent supported by a leopard proper and an Irish greyhound argent, each gorged with a ducal coronet, and standing on a scrowle, with their motto, viz., ‘ 4“ Christi, Salus Nostra.’ ”(a) Mr. Farrell has likewise in his possession a charter granted by James II. to the same corporation; it is dated 10th Fe¬ bruary, 1687, in the third year of his reign. It commences by reciting the seizing of the franchises, liberties, and privileges of the city of Dublin, by a judgment of the Court of Exche¬ quer, by which the body corporate, as well as “ the minor guilds composing the great body corporate were dissolved,”(£) (a) See Grant of Arms, in the possession of Michael Farrell, Esq. (b) “ In 1686 the Earl of Tyrconnel, then Lord Deputy, had endeavoured to persuade the city to admit Roman Catholics to freedoms and offices in it, B
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