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  • - cum salis grano on Thu 19 Aug 2010, 12:39am. Flag this

    not a potty carrier
    OED
    pothecary, n. pottycary,
    pothecar, n.
    Now rare (chiefly regional in later use).

    Forms: {alpha}. ME potekary, ME poticaris (plural), ME potikary, ME-15 potycary, ME-15 potycarye, ME-16 potecarie, ME-16 potecarye, ME- potecary (now Eng. regional), 15 potecari, 15 potecaryse (plural), 15 poticarye, 15 potticarye, 15 pottycary, 15-16 poticarie, 15- poticary (now Eng. regional), 16 pottecary, 16 (18 Eng. regional) potticary, 17-18 ‘poticary, 18 ‘potecary.{beta}. ME-16 pothecarie, ME- pothecary, 15-16 pothicary, 17- ‘pothecary.

    An apothecary.
    {alpha} c1387-95 CHAUCER Canterbury Tales Prol. 425 Ful redy hadde he at the potecaries To sende hym drogges and his letuaries. 1437,,,
    1558 W. BULLEIN Govt. Healthe f. 120v, There is no trust in some of the Poticaries. 1669 S. PEPYS Diary 8 Feb. (1976) IX. 441 Going to visit Roger Pepys at the poticary’s in King’s-street.

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1667
Jun: 13, 14, 28
Jul: 8, 15
Aug: 18, 22, 25
Sep: 1, 8, 10, 15, 22, 27
Oct: 6, 20
Dec: 1, 25, 28
1668
Jan: 5, 19
Feb: 2, 7, 9
Mar: 12, 15, 23, 27, 29, 31
Apr: 1, 5
Jun: 18, 28
Jul: 5, 12, 13
Aug: 2, 11, 12, 23
Sep: 27
Oct: 12
Nov: 8, 15
1669
Jan: 10