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of_o the_o chirurgeon_n apothecary_n but_o have_v appoint_v the_o two_o person_n who_o the_o lord_n former_o discharge_v to_o officiat_fw-la to_o be_v again_o receive_v viz._n john_n baillie_n and_o mr._n james_n mackmath_n and_o therefore_o humble_o crave_v that_o see_v the_o lord_n by_o their_o deliverance_n in_o march_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o six_o year_n declare_v if_o the_o town-council_n will_v proceed_v to_o nominat_fw-la a_o chyrurgeon-apothecary_n to_o be_v the_o petitioner_n visitor_n in_o time-coming_a the_o lord_n will_v allow_v the_o petitioner_n to_o nominat_fw-la their_o own_a visitor_n and_o likewise_o they_o have_v refuse_v to_o produce_v their_o patent_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o december_n last_o though_o they_o found_v their_o answer_n thereupon_o to_o the_o petitioner_n petition_v that_o therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v please_v upon_o the_o consideration_n aforesaid_a in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o discharge_v john_n baillie_n &_o mr._n 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several_a act_n and_o diliverance_n to_o nominat_fw-la one_o of_o their_o fraternity_n to_o be_v visitor_n of_o the_o call_v and_o the_o town_n have_v always_o comply_v with_o the_o chyrurgeon-apothecary_n who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o trad_n to_o nominat_fw-la one_o of_o their_o number_n to_o be_v visitor_n to_o the_o apothecary_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v find_v so_o unreasonable_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o separation_n that_o now_o for_o these_o four_o year_n by_o past_a when_o they_o do_v nominat_fw-la a_fw-mi chyrurgeon-apothecarie_n the_o lord_n do_v most_o just_o rescind_v the_o say_a nomination_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o contimacie_n and_o disobedience_n do_v themselves_o nominat_fw-la one_fw-mi simple_a apothecary_n for_o these_o several_a year_n by_o past_a and_o do_v so_o far_o resent_v the_o disobedience_n that_o in_o march_n 1685_o year_n sir_n patrick_n hume_n the_o town_n assessor_n for_o the_o time_n be_v call_v in_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o public_o rebuke_v for_o give_v the_o town_n so_o unreasonable_a a_o advice_n and_o particular_o in_o march_n 1686_o year_n the_o lord_n by_o their_o act_n in_o the_o apothecary_n favour_n which_o be_v produce_v in_o process_n sand_n that_o the_o nomination_n of_o david_n pringle_n a_o chyrurgeon-apothecarie_n be_v void_a and_o null_a and_o in_o his_o place_n appoint_v john_n joisie_n a_o simple_a apothecary_n to_o be_v sole_a visitor_n for_o that_o year_n and_o far_o declare_v that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n and_o town_n council_n of_o edinburgh_n shall_v at_o a_o time_n thereafter_o nominate_v one_fw-mi chyrurgeon-apothecarie_n to_o be_v visitor_n of_o the_o apothecary_n fraternity_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v allow_v the_o petitioner_n to_o name_v their_o own_o visitor_n in_o all_o time_n come_v likea_n the_o town_n council_n of_o edinburgh_n have_v in_o december_n 1686_o year_n upon_o pretence_n of_o a_o patent_n late_o obtain_v from_o his_o majesty_n in_o favour_n of_o 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