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thecaries of our city of London." The masters, wardens, and 
assistants for the time being, were invested with the power 
of making laws and by-laws for the regulation of the corpora- 
tion and its concerns. In making laws, however, respecting 
medicines, they were bound to take the advice of the presi- 
dent and censors of the College of Physicians. Freemen of 
the Grocers' Company, or of any other arts, were prohibited 
from keeping Apothecaries' shops, as well as all persons who 
had not served a seven years' apprenticeship to some freeman 
apothecary, and been examined, and found competent by the 
master, wardens, and president of the College of Physicians, 
or such physicians as he shall appoint for the performance of 
the duty." Extensive powers were also granted them to 
" enter into any shop or shops, house or houses, cellar or 
cellars, of any persons whatsoever, using or exercising the art 
or mystery of Apothecaries, or any part thereof, within the city 
of London, or within seven miles of the same city, as well 
within the liberty as without, where any medicines, simple or 
compound, wares, drugs, receipts, distilled waters, chemical 
oils, syrups, conserves, electuaries, pills, powders, troches, 
oils, ointments, emplasters, or any other thing whatsoever, 
which belong or appertain to the art or mystery of Apothe- 
caries, shall be probable and likely to be found, and to search, 
survey and prove if the same be, * * and shall be, wholesome, 
medicinable, meet and fit for the cure, health, and ease of our 
subjects; and, also * * to try all and singular persons professing, 
using, or exercising, or which hereafter shall profess, use, 
or exercise, the art or mystery of Apothecaries, or any part 
thereof, within the aforesaid city of London, the liberties or 
suburbs thereof, or within seven miles of the same city, as well 
within liberties, as without, touching or concerning their, and 
every of their knowledge, skill or understanding, in the afore- 
said art and mystery of Apothecaries, and to remove and 
prohibit all those from the exercise, use, or practice, of the 
aforesaid art or mystery, whom hereafter they shall find un- 
skilful, ignorant, or insufficient, or obstinate, or repugnant to 
