The apothecary order – the origin and formation. Part 3

Abstract

The third part of the article is devoted to a review of sources reflecting the functions of the apothecary order. To these sources Historian scientists include: petitions, memories and releases (copies) from petitions, correspondence with regional authorities, decrees and decree royal letters, voivode's formal replices, order records, paintings (lists) of objects and people, order books, fairy tales and inspections, receipt and expenditure books and preserved recipes. In addition, in the corpus of documents of the apothecary order there are extracts from the report, interrogation speeches, copies of court cases, genealogical paintings, rank, boyar scribe books, etc. Analysis of the content of these sources allows us to establish the role of the apothecary order in the structure of state management of the pharmacy business.