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Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries is a very special group of people who work with medicines and drugs. They are like medicine doctors who help people feel better when they are sick or have aches and pains.

The Society was started a long time ago in England by some people who wanted to make sure that the medicines people were taking were safe and helpful. They wanted to make sure that people who were giving out medicines knew what they were doing and were properly trained.

Nowadays, the Society does lots of things to help people in different ways. They have a big garden full of plants that are used to make different medicines. They also train people who want to become pharmacists or doctors, and they give out special awards to people who do good work in the field of medicine.

So, the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries is basically a group of really smart and helpful people who work with medicines to make sure people stay healthy and feel better when they get sick.