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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/exemptions-of-apothecaries-act-1694/section-II",
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  "legislation": "aep/WillandMar/6-7/4",
  "legislation_title": "Exemptions of Apothecaries Act 1694",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/exemptions-of-apothecaries-act-1694",
  "path": "section/II",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Country Apothecaries, who have served Seven Years, exempted from Offices.",
  "text": "5 Eliz. c. 4; Apothecaries already chosen not exempted.\nAnd bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That all persons useing and exerciseing or that hereafter shall use and exercise the said Art of an Apothecary within any other parts of this Kingdome Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed and who have been brought upp and served or hereafter shall bee brought upp and serve in the said Art as an Apprentice by the space of Seven yeares according to the Statute of the Fifth of Queen Elizabeth shall likewise from henceforth bee freed and exempted from all and singuler the Offices and Duties aforesaid within the several Counties Cities and Places where they live and inhabitt for soe long as hee or they shall use and exercise the said Art and noe longer and if any person or persons soe qualified shall bee elected or chosen into any of the said Offices or returned to serve in any Jury Leet or Enquest such nomination election returne and appointment shall bee void unlesse such person or persons shall voluntarily consent and agree to hold such Office or serve upon such Jury Leet or Enquest. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall bee construed to exempt or excuse any Apothecary that is or shall before the comencement of this Act bee elected or appointed to serve any of the said Offices from serving in the said Offices for the usual time for which hee was soe elected and appointed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/6-7/4/section/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:24:06.134918+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}