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apothecary (n.)

I do remember an apothecary,—

And hereabouts he dwells.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Romeo and Juliet. Act v. Sc. 1.

  Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.