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An Act that persons, being no common surgeons, may administer outward medicines
Henry VIII Regis. Cap VIII
In Consideration whereof, and For the Ease, Comfort, Succour, Help, Relief, and Health of the King’s poor subjects. Inhabitants of this realm, now pained or diseased
Be It Ordained, Established and Enacted
By Authority of the present Parliament. That at all Time From henceforth, it shall be lawful to every Person being the King’s subject having knowledge and experience of the Nature of Herbs, Roots, and Waters, or of the Operation of the same, by Speculation or Practise, within any part of the Realm of England, or within any other of the King’s domininions, to practise, use, and minister in and to any outward sore, Uncome Wound, Apostemations, outward Swellings or Disease, any Herb or Herbs, Ointments, Baths, Pultess, and Emplaisters, according to their Cunning, Experience, and Knowledge in any of the diseases, Sores and Maladies beforesaid, and all others like to the same, or drinks For the Stone, Strangury or Agues, without suit, vexation, trouble, penalty, or loss of their goods; the Forsaid Statute in the Forsaid Third Year of the King’s most gracious reign, or any other Act, Ordinance or Statutes to the contrary heretofore made in anywise, notwithstanding.
Signed by
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