Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)Paris, John Ayrton
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Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
Paris, John Ayrton
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
pernicious, or hurtful, to burn before the Offender’s Doors. And also to
lay, impose, and exact Mulcts, and other Pains and Penalties, by Fines
and Amerciaments, upon such Offenders, according to their sound
discretions, and the Ordinances by them and their Successors so as
aforesaid to be made and appointed, shall be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
_And be it further Enacted_, That in lieu and stead thereof, the said
Master, Wardens, and Society of Apothecaries for the time being, and
their Successors, or any of the Assistants, or any other person or
persons properly qualified, as hereinafter is mentioned, to be by the
Master and Wardens nominated and assigned, not being fewer in number
than Two Persons at the least, shall and may from time to time, and at
all seasonable and convenient times, in the day time, as often as to the
said Master and Wardens it shall seem expedient, go and enter into any
Shop or Shops, of any person or persons whatever, using or exercising
the Art or Mystery of an Apothecary in any part of _England_ or _Wales_;
and shall and may search, survey, prove, and determine, if the
Medicines, simple or compound, Wares, Drugs, or any thing or things
whatsoever therein contained, and belonging to the Art or Mystery of
Apothecaries aforesaid, be wholesome, meet, and fit for the cure,
health, and ease of His Majesty’s Subjects; and all and every such
Medicines, Wares, Drugs, and all other things belonging to the aforesaid
Art, which they shall find false, unlawful, deceitful, stale,
unwholesome, corrupt, pernicious or hurtful, shall and may burn, or
otherwise destroy; and also shall and may report to the Master, Wardens,
and Assistants of the said Society, the Name or Names of such person or
persons as shall be found to have the same in their possession; and the
said Master, Wardens, and Assistants, shall and may impose and levy the
following Fines and Penalties upon each and every person whose Name
shall be so reported to them, as hereinafter mentioned: For the first
offence the Sum of Five Pounds; for the second offence the Sum of Ten
Pounds; and for the third, and every other offence, the Sum of Twenty
Pounds.
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