The Anatomy of a T YG M 1 E, "83 



urbanus nuces d fimi deprof^ptas in medium abjiceret : id Jimi<e videntes 

 tripudij oblitie, id quod erat , /imi£ pro faltatoribuf evaJerHnt , Ferfonas 

 conterebant^ vejiitum difcerpebant, invicemque pro fiu£libus depugnabant^ 

 ita ut Pyrriches ordo dijfolveretur, a Theatroque ridebatur. And in another 

 place (98) he tells the like Story of Qeopairds Apes. So that they can, 

 not only go ereft, but can dance in a figure too,if taught to do fo. But 

 this is not natural^ but acquired by Art j and even Dogs have been 

 taught to do the fame. So JElian (^<^) tells us, that an Ape is eafily 

 taught to perform any Adtion 5 if 'tis taught to Dance, 'twill Dance, or 

 Play upon the Pipe ; and that once Jie faw one fupply the Place of a 

 Coachman ; holding the Reins 5 pulling them in, or letting them loofe., 

 and ufing the Whip, as there was occafioh. And that Story in Ker- 

 cher (100), of the Embaffie that the King o^ Bengal fcnt to the 

 Great Mogul m the Year 1660, is very remarkable, where a great Ape 

 richly adorned, did drive a Chariot magnificently gilded, and fet with 

 Jewels 5 and did it with the greateft State and Pageantry in the World „ 

 and as skilfully as the beft Coach-man could do. 



It would be infinite to relate all the Stories that are told us of them 5 

 and I have been too tedious already, I (hall therefore haften now : But 

 muft inform the Reader, that I am obliged to my good Friend Mr. Cow- 

 per, not only for defigning all my figures ^ but obtained of him like- 

 wife to draw up this enfuing account of the Mufcles 5 whofe great Skill 

 and Knowledge herein, is fufficiently made evident by his Myotonia Re- 

 formata, or, Nevp Adminijiration of all the Mufcles in Humane Bodies , 

 publilhed fometime fince : To which I refer my Reader^ for a fuller ac- 

 count of them, whenever 'tis faid , that fuch and fuch Mufcles in the 

 Pygmie refembled thofe in Humane Bodies. And for his greater Eafe, 

 there are References all along made, to tht figures ; where the firfl: Num- 

 ber fignifies the Figure^ or Table ; the fecond Number the Mufcle exhibi- 

 ted or reprefented there. 



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