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due_a time_n take_v a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a and_o general_a a_o consequence_n into_o their_o consideration_n and_o provide_v some_o effectual_a mean_n of_o reduce_v this_o company_n within_o some_o reasonable_a bound_n and_o keep_v it_o so_o page_z 10_o 11._o salmon_n it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a to_o be_v hope_v that_o the_o parliament_n may_v in_o a_o short_a time_n take_v a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a and_o general_a a_o consequence_n into_o their_o consideration_n as_o all_o prosecution_n at_o law_n by_o pretend_a act_n of_o parliament_n which_o never_o pass_v the_o royal_a assent_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o same_o for_o the_o future_a and_o to_o declare_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n all_o such_o pretend_a act_n null_a and_o void_a and_o to_o be_v hold_v for_o no_o law_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v none_o and_o to_o provide_v some_o effectual_a mean_n of_o reduce_v the_o fellow_n of_o warwick-lane_n into_o some_o reasonable_a bound_n of_o moderation_n and_o to_o keep_v 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do_v as_o though_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n do_v not_o know_v their_o business_n without_o their_o direction_n but_o the_o jest_n of_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord-mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n shall_v so_o much_o demean_v themselves_o or_o have_v so_o little_a to_o do_v as_o to_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o the_o town_n after_o their_o tail_n i_o fancy_v they_o have_v business_n of_o much_o great_a concern_v and_o what_o be_v infinite_o better_a and_o more_o necessary_a as_o more_o become_v their_o honour_n place_n and_o station_n in_o the_o government_n of_o this_o imperial_a and_o mighty_a city_n but_o what_o be_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n be_v to_o do_v why_o it_o be_v to_o rate_n and_o publish_v the_o price_n of_o all_o simple_a and_o compound_v medicine_n a_o thing_n as_o much_o out_o of_o the_o element_n and_o far_o from_o the_o business_n of_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o this_o city_n as_o i_o be_o distant_a from_o constantinople_n or_o either_o of_o the_o indies_n how_o shall_v the_o lord_n mayor_n etc._n etc._n if_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n come_v to_o know_v the_o prize_n of_o drug_n and_o compound_v medicine_n since_o the_o prize_n of_o drugsalter_n and_o change_v every_o day_n and_o how_o often_o in_o the_o year_n must_v he_o look_v after_o it_o and_o alter_v the_o old_a price_n and_o set_v a_o new_a price_n upon_o all_o apothecary_n compound_v medicine_n i_o fear_v i_o if_o he_o be_v to_o do_v this_o and_o to_o do_v it_o just_o it_o will_v not_o only_o take_v up_o all_o his_o time_n but_o be_v a_o impossible_a work_n to_o be_v do_v to_o boot_v nor_o will_v three_o or_o fourscore_o time_n a_o year_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v his_o review_n and_o alteration_n of_o the_o prize_n 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o answer_v that_o the_o college_n of_o physician_n shall_v be_v conjoin_v to_o they_o and_o assistant_n with_o they_o in_o perform_v this_o work_n and_o this_o they_o think_v mend_v the_o matter_n which_o i_o think_v not_o for_o i_o believe_v that_o not_o a_o member_n of_o that_o body_n nor_o all_o the_o member_n together_o be_v able_a to_o do_v this_o thing_n to_o do_v it_o true_o and_o just_o and_o i_o question_v whether_o they_o have_v so_o much_o skill_n in_o arithmetic_n or_o the_o operation_n of_o number_n as_o artful_o to_o do_v it_o nor_o do_v i_o believe_v that_o if_o they_o can_v do_v it_o that_o they_o will_v afford_v themselves_o the_o time_n or_o liberty_n to_o undertake_v and_o perform_v so_o great_a indesatigable_a and_o endless_a a_o task_n these_o be_v only_a word_n of_o course_n to_o amuse_v mankind_n withal_o and_o abuse_v unthinking_a people_n xvii_o blew-book_n our_o apothecary_n be_v force_v to_o keep_v they_o viz._n their_o medicine_n too_o long_o in_o their_o snops_n and_o sometime_o till_o they_o rot_v and_o be_v only_o fit_a to_o be_v throw_v away_o it_o will_v seem_v unreasonable_a to_o any_o think_v man_n that_o a_o poor_a patient_n must_v pay_v dear_a for_o his_o medicine_n because_o they_o be_v rot_v and_o destructive_a to_o his_o body_n too_o page_z 12_o and_o 13._o all_z of_o they_o not_o have_v sale_n enough_o for_o their_o drug_n they_o be_v and_o still_o as_o their_o number_n increase_v will_v be_v more_o and_o more_o oblige_v to_o keep_v they_o till_o they_o rot_v and_o to_o do_v mischief_n when_o prescribe_v no_o patient_n be_v judge_n of_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n of_o they_o page_n 11._o salmon_n a_o man_n can_v hardly_o forbear_v smile_v to_o see_v how_o these_o spark_n here_o pity_v the_o poor_a patient_n whilst_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n will_v give_v they_o leave_v to_o take_v excessive_a unjust_a exorbitant_a and_o unreasonable_a fee_n of_o poor_a and_o mean_a people_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n for_o the_o same_o else_o how_o can_v some_o who_o leap_v from_o the_o pulpit_n scarce_o worth_a a_o groat_n some_o few_o year_n since_o get_v such_o vast_a and_o prodigious_a estate_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n but_o to_o the_o matter_n scandal_n and_o detraction_n be_v all_o the_o business_n of_o this_o blue_a quack-book_n if_o the_o magistrate_n or_o the_o government_n will_v not_o do_v the_o business_n for_o they_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o endeavour_v to_o do_v it_o themselves_o and_o that_o by_o all_o manner_n of_o ill_a way_n they_o can_v imagine_v as_o defamation_n and_o detraction_n and_o take_v away_o the_o apothecary_n good_a name_n and_o as_o base_o as_o may_v be_v suggest_v to_o the_o world_n that_o their_o drug_n and_o medicament_n be_v rot_v and_o fit_a only_a to_o be_v throw_v away_o and_o destructive_a to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o patient_n suppose_v by_o such_o false_a story_n the_o people_n may_v be_v make_v to_o believe_v it_o and_o then_o they_o think_v the_o apothecary_n credit_n will_v be_v so_o wound_v that_o all_o people_n will_v at_o once_o and_o in_o a_o lump_n as_o it_o be_v leave_v they_o and_o so_o come_v and_o stick_v close_o to_o the_o blew-book-man_n now_o let_v we_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o apothecary_n medicament_n be_v so_o subject_a to_o rot_v true_o the_o fault_n be_v original_o in_o the_o warwick-lane-man_n who_o make_v the_o pharmacopoeia_fw-la or_o dispensatory_a in_o which_o they_o have_v hardly_o put_v one_o good_a medicine_n but_o thing_n of_o little_a worth_n and_o very_o apt_a to_o rot_v and_o decay_v so_o that_o such_o fault_n it_o may_v be_v be_v whole_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o they_o and_o true_o i_o question_v whether_o they_o know_v any_o better_a thing_n or_o hand_n skill_n enough_o among_o heap_n of_o prescription_n to_o choose_v those_o which_o be_v best_a there_o be_v medicine_n to_o be_v prepare_v and_o make_v which_o will_v not_o rot_v or_o decay_v in_o many_o age_n and_o such_o be_v those_o in_o my_o pharmacopoeiae_n chirurgica_n late_o publish_v in_o my_o art_n of_o chirurgery_n which_o set_v of_o medicament_n if_o they_o be_v establish_v by_o law_n for_o the_o apothecary_n to_o make_v and_o furnish_v their_o shop_n with_o the_o warwick-lane-man_n can_v never_o just_o complain_v of_o ill_a medicine_n and_o such_o as_o will_v rot_v or_o spoil_v but_o why_o the_o apothecary_n preparation_n shall_v not_o keep_v as_o well_o from_o rot_v as_o the_o blew-book-mens_n preparation_n which_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o i_o know_v not_o unless_o it_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n that_o the_o prescription_n of_o the_o dispensatory_a be_v vast_o numerous_a and_o most_o make_v of_o perish_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o spoil_v by_o the_o prescription_n of_o which_o obsolete_a book_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v up_o all_o their_o composition_n and_o since_o the_o spark_n have_v with_o admirable_a sagacity_n reduce_v the_o whole_a practice_n of_o physic_n chief_o to_o the_o five_o aforenamed_a thing_n viz._n the_o cortex_fw-la steel_n opium_n mercury_n and_o bloodsucking_a it_o follow_v of_o consequence_n that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o apothecary_n composition_n and_o medicament_n for_o want_n of_o be_v prescribe_v to_o must_v spoil_v and_o rot_v to_o the_o very_a great_a prejudice_n and_o damage_n of_o the_o trade_n whereas_o be_v the_o medicament_n of_o the_o shop_n the_o same_o with_o those_o in_o my_o pharmapaeia_n chirurgica_n they_o will_v not_o be_v damnify_v by_o long_a keep_n if_o there_o be_v not_o that_o general_n use_v for_o some_o thing_n as_o there_o may_v be_v for_o other_o those_o preparation_n in_o respect_n to_o their_o virtue_n excellency_n smallness_n of_o dose_n and_o durability_n will_v always_o be_v as_o good_a as_o plate_n to_o lie_v by_o one_o and_o be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o most_o fine_a gold_n they_o say_v no_o patient_n be_v judge_n of_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n of_o they_o i._n e._n of_o apothecary_n medicament_n true_a nor_o be_v any_o patient_a judge_n of_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n of_o the_o blew-book-mens_n composition_n and_o preparation_n and_o so_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v please_v or_o think_v it_o in_o their_o conscience_n to_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o public_a it_o will_v be_v as_o equal_o impossible_a to_o discover_v it_o i_o be_o sure_a their_o probity_n and_o moral_n will_v give_v we_o no_o assurance_n to_o the_o contrary_a witness_v their_o illegal_a and_o unjust_a deal_n with_o the_o learned_a dr._n badger_n xviii_o blew-book_n but_o we_o must_v leave_v to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o of_o our_o magistrate_n to_o regulate_v these_o matter_n the_o best_a way_n they_o will_v think_v proper_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o rich._n page_n 13._o salmon_n i_o find_v that_o their_o chief_a care_n be_v that_o these_o matter_n may_v be_v regulate_v the_o best_a way_n for_o the_o benefit_n
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