An outline of the history of pharmacy in Ireland / by William D. Moore.

  • Moore, William Daniel, 1813-1871.
Date:
1848
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Credit: An outline of the history of pharmacy in Ireland / by William D. Moore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    amount for it; that he had reduced Rochelle salt to one-fourth its former price, and prepared 12,000 lbs. of it; and that, not- withstanding the heavy duty, he had established a considerable export trade to Bristol and London, thus opening a new branch of commerce; and praying the House to assist him in erecting an “ apparatus for preparing sal ammoniac and seve- ral other articles, for which large sums were annually sent to Italy and Holland.” The committee, to whom the petition had been referred, reported that he had fully proved his allegation, and that he deserved the aid of Parliament. June 26, 1777. The corporation rescinded an order of March, 1750, by which none but actually practising apothe- caries were to be members of the guild; the same day they ad- mitted Dr. Mac Bride as an honorary brother; his freedom was presented to him in a silver box with the following inscription: “ To Dr. David Mac Bride, from the corporation of apothe- caries, as a mark of their esteem.” The Rev. James Hastings was admitted and appointed chaplain(a). Dr. Frederick Jebb had his honorary freedom presented in a silver box. A bill was brought into the House of Commons in March, 1778, for the improvement of surgery, by separating the sur- geons of this city from the corporation of barber-surgeons, and making them two corporations. The rising reputation of surgery had doubtless rendered this union incongruous. This bill was not persevered with, but on the 11th of February, 1784, the principal surgeons of Dublin were, by royal charter, incorpo- rated as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, a body which rapidly rose to the high position it at present occupies. Some Acts of Parliament were passed about this time, which, as they affect the apothecary, should be noticed here. By 17, 18 Geo. III. c. 28, s. 1(5), it was enacted that jus- (а) Rev. Dr. M‘Donnell had been appointed chaplain in 1763. (б) An Act for preserving the Health of Prisoners in Gaol, and prevent- ing the Gaol Distemper.