But the fecond thing which later Difcoveries 

 have made probable, is, that thefe Animalcles 

 are originally in Semine Murium non in Focmi- 

 nis. And this I collect from thefe Confidera- 

 tions : i. That there are innumerable Animal- 

 cula difcover'd in Semine Mafculo omnium Ani- 

 malium. Mr. Leewenhoec( has made this fo evi- 

 dent by fo many Obfervations, that I do not 

 in the leaft queftion the truth of the thing. 

 The reatbn of their Multitude, and fbme of the 

 Difficulties which arile thereupon, he has clear- 

 ed to very good Purpofe, fo that I (hall not re- 

 peat them. 2. The observing the Rudiments 

 of the Foetus in Eggs, which have been fecun- 

 dated by the Male* and the feeing no fuch thing 

 in thole which are not fecundated, as appears 

 from Malfighius his Obfervations, make it very 

 probable that thefe Rudiments proceed origi- 

 nally from the Male, and not from the Female. 

 5. The refemblance between the Rudiments of 

 the Foetus in Ovo, both before and after Incu- 

 bation, and the Animalcle, makes it very pro- 

 bable, that they are one and the fame. The 

 fame Shape and Figure which Mr. Leexvcnhoeck. 

 gives us of the Animalcles Malfighius like wife 

 gives of the Rudiments \ of the Foetus, both be- 

 fore and after Incubation ; yea, and even the 

 Foetus'' s y of Animals do appear fo at flrlt to the 

 xiaded Eye, fo that Dr. Harvey does acknow- 

 ledge that all Animals, even the moft perfect, 

 are begotten of a Worm, De Gen. Anim. Ex. 



4. This gives a. rational account of many 

 Foetus'* s at one Birth, efpecially that of the Coun- 

 ted of Holland, and how at leaft a whole Chi- 

 ller .of Eggs in a Hen are fecundated by one 

 Coition of the Male. 5*. This gives a new light, 

 as it were, to the firft Prophecy concerning the 



Mefpah* 



