| Description | The relationship between the College and the Apothecaries was not an easy one. Under the College Charter of 1692 the College was granted certain powers to inspect apothecaries shops, which powers were later extended by Acts of Parliament. On the establishment of the Apothecaries' Hall in 1791 the College was given some additional powers over apothecaries including the right to judge of appeals of those who failed in their applications for an Apothecaries' Certificate. The main area of contention between the two bodies came in the mid-nineteenth century with the passing of the Medical Acts of 1858 and 1886. Under these Acts the Apothecaries claimed the right to be able to issue licenses to practice medicine, a claim that was contested by the College. The College also acted to prevent the Apothecaries' Hall and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland from forming a joint examinations board, again because the College believed that the Medical Acts did not grant the Hall the power to do so. This section contains papers relating to the College's role in inspecting apothecaries shops, their actions against the Apothecaries' Hall and other papers relating to the Apothecaries' Hall. |