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In 1598, Count John Von Oldenburg caused an apothe-cary’s shop to be established at Oldenburg, for the. generalgood of the country.

In 1565, an apothecary’s shop was established in Hanover,near the Council-house, under the auspices of the consort ofDuke Philip, of the House of Grubenhagen, a princess ofthe House of Brunswick, married A.D. 1560, who, with amost commendable charity, supported in her court anapothecary’s shop and a still-house, for the benefit of herservants and the poor. The Letzners Dasselsche vnd Eim-becksche Chronica, printed at Erfurt , A.D. 1596, furnishesthe following motive for this establishment: “ By her apothe-“ cary’s shop and still-house, one may discover what real“ compassion the Christian Electress showed towards the“ poor who were sick or infirm; as by having medicines“ prepared, and causing all kinds of waters to be distilled,“ she did not mean to assist only her own people, and those“ belonging to her house, but the poor in general, whether“ natives or foreigners; and not for the sake of advantage“ or gain, but gratis, and for the love of God .” DukeJulius came to the government of Brunswick, in 1568; hecaused apothecaries’ shops to be established in his ter-ritories ; and his consort, daughter of the Elector of Bran-denburg, in imitation of the last-named Electress, kept forthe use of the poor, an expensive apothecary’s shop in herpalace; and the citizens of New Heinrichstadt, near Wolf-enbuttd, when afflicted by any epidemical disease, or di-sentry, quinsey, scurvy, or stone, were directed to besupplied from it with medicines free of expense. 10

An apothecary’s shop, at the court of Dresden , wasfounded by the Electress Ann, a Danish princess, A.D.1581. In 1609, it was renewed by Hedwig, widow of theElector Christian I ; and in 1718, it received very greatimprovements.

Gustavus Erickson, King of Sweden , first establishedan apothecary’s shop in Stockholm , his capital ; and on the20th of March, 1547, he requested Dr. John Audelius, ofLubec, to send him an experienced physician and a goodapothecary. On the 5th of May, 1550, his body physician

10 This account, our authority says, is extracted from information collected byP^fnsor Spittier t in the Geschichte der Furstenthums Hannover, from the Gottingen press, 1786. That the council of Gottingen very early paid great attention tothe medical art, the following passage from the Gottiugischen Chronike of Franciscus Lubecus , will evidence: “A.D. 1380, the city procured a surgeon from Eschwege ,who with his servant, was to be exempt from contributions and watching, and toreceive clothes yearly from the council.” See Beschreibung der Stadt Gottingen .