( 4^2X ). 
Armes,as well diftinguiihable as appears inthis Figure-^ which 
reprelents it jafi: as it was given me, I durft not yet attempt to 
feparate the Fkih from thefe little Bones^or ratfjer from tliefe 
ftnall Cartilsges/which in time become Bones^ all thefe parrs 
being yet too tender tomake an accurate difle(SioQ of them^ 
In /-iiewri^VlL is delineated a child,which is already furoiibed 
with all its Cartilages, though it had been conceived but three 
weeks; It being fallen into my hands , I attempted to fever 
the jkin and the fltfh from the Cartilages^ holding ihe place 
of the Bones, and Ifucceeded well enough in it, and keepftili 
by me the Skeleton thereof, truly rcprefented inthis Figure. 
The Head 3 wherein the Brain is to lodge and all mans 
w^ifdomcj is nothing but a fimplc membrane inflated with wind 
or Spirits. TheArmes are diftinft from the Body, and the 
Hands have now their fingers perfedly difticft. One 
may eafily count in this contexture of Cartilages, how many 
Ribbs there will be. And laftly the diftin<aion of the Toes 
of the Feet is as pcrceptiblcjas that of the fingers ofthcHands, 
But we muftadd withall 5 that all thefe parts are no longer 
then hairs, and conlcquently a great dexterity and nicenels is 
to be ufcd for difplaying them. 
WigHte VIIL reprclents a f£tm of a monetb, having now the 
whole humane fhapejand the Bones thereof firm enough in ma- 
ny places to fupportthe parts. Behold the Figure W'elljwhich 
reprefents this litle Engin in its natural fize. It already in a 
manner fuftains it felf The two J aw-bones appear ; the cla- 
vicles are formed) and all the Ribbs are very diftind:, ex» 
cept the firft and laft 5 which are not wont tohave^evcn in the 
Second VLiQmi\\\xt confiftence of Bones, One may lee in the 
Armes the Joynts of the Shoulder-bones and of the Elbows5 as 
alfo the Thighs and both the Lcggs, together with their 
bones, called ¥ocils 5 which! had not obferved, when I wrote 
my nt^x\{^^i^t Gmer4^Hon of ihe Bones. All what you fee of 
white in this eight figure, hath at this time the quality of bones. 
Where I have a fair cccafion to enlarge and to difcufs that great 
queftion, whence proceeds tht hardnefsiD Bones? Aod I could 
not give a better,nor a more curious reafon for it, than by 
allcdgingihe dotariae^ that fervtth for a ground to all Chy-, 
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