APOTHECARIES' HALL
\ɐpˈɒθɪkəɹiz hˈɔːl], \ɐpˈɒθɪkəɹiz hˈɔːl], \ɐ_p_ˈɒ_θ_ɪ_k_ə_ɹ_i_z h_ˈɔː_l]\
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Hall of the Corporation or Society of Apothecaries of London, where medicines are prepared and sold under their direction. This Company obtained a charter of incorporation in the 15th year of James the First. No general practitioner can establish himself in England or Wales, without having obtained a license from the Court of Examiners of the Company.
By Robley Dunglison
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onopordum
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