it'4 THK HISTORY OK CHEMISTRY, 



by the fupreme council, until the loth April, 

 1666. I. Schrocder gave to the world in 1644, 

 a chemico-mcdical pharmacopoeia, which was 

 printed, for the third time, with many addi- 

 tions, in 1649. It delineated exactly the phar- 

 macy of thofe times, and enumerated almoft all 

 the chemical medicines that were kno\in to- 

 wards the clofe of this period. About the lame 

 time, the Auguftan aud London difpcnfatorics 

 were publifhed. The Copenhagen difpenfato- 

 ry did not appear before 1658. All of them 

 wonderful performances, coniidcring the ilateof 

 phyfic at that day. The diieoverics and im- 

 provements fubfcquent to thefe do not come 

 within the limits of the oblcufc period. 



It was long before (hops for the fale of medi- 

 cines were eftablifhed in Sweden. When Guf- 

 tuvus I. was on his death-bed, Johannes, the 

 Ordinary of Stockholm had the charge both of 

 his body and mind. In (lead of an apothecary, 

 Lucas was employed ; but it i> probable he was- 

 not furnifhed with any medicines of his own, but 

 rather preferred and prepared, when neccilary, 

 thofe for the ufe of the royal family. Tiling 4 ; 

 were fo circumflanced at the time, that John 

 III. granted on the 2 ill March, 1575, to An- 

 thony Bufenius, the power of felling medicines, 

 thnt they might not be fpoiled with age; on 

 condition that a proper and frcfh aflbrtment 

 wan always rcr.dy. The records of that time 



