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V. Becaufe Infants were for a confiderabic 

 Time to feed upon Milk, which needs no chew- 

 ing, and left Teeth {hould hurt the tender Nip- 

 ples of the Nurfe, Nature hath dcferr'd the Pro- 

 ducSion of them for many Months in a human 

 Fcetus'y whereas thofe^of divers other Animals, 

 which are reduc'd to feek betimes Food that 

 needs Maftication, are born with them. 



VI. The different Figure and Shape of the 

 Teeth is remarkable. That the fore Teeth 

 {hould be form'd broad, and with a thin and 

 (harp Edge, like Chiffels, to cut off and take 

 away a Morfel from any folid Food, call'd there- 

 fore Incijores, The next, one on each fide, ftrong- 

 er, and deeper rooted, and more pointed, call'd 

 therefore Camm^ in Englijh^ Eye-Teeth, to tear 

 the more tough and refifting fort of Aliments. 

 The reft, call'd Jaw-teeth, or Grinders, in Latin^ 

 Molares^ are made flat and broad a-top, and withal 

 fomewhat uneven and rugged, that by their 

 Knobs and little Cavities they may the better re- 

 tain, grind, and commix the Aliments. 



VII. Becaufe the Operations to be performed 

 by the Teeth oftentimes require a confiderable 

 Firmnefs and Strength, partly in the Teeth them- 

 felves, partly in the Inftruments which move the 

 lower Jaw, which alone is moveable, Nature 

 hath provided this with ftrong Mufcles, to make 

 it bear forcibly againft the upper Jaw 5 and thus 



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