and with his fingers to break the Receptacle % and fometimes on the 
left fide the DuStm Th&rAcicm^^ little under the Suhelavlar 5 whereby 
it hath come to pafs, that Dogs, well fed allthewhile, have thrown 
out all the Chyle into the opened part of the Thorax ^ and^though p!en» 
tifully fedj were ftarved within three daies : there appearing mean 
time in the Veins opened a crafs bloud, deftitute of Scrumy but hoc 
any mixture oftranfmitted Chyle. 
Having rejeded the Ldlicous aud Lymphatick veffels from this of- 
ficcj he declareth, that we muft reft in the Ancient Dodrine^ which 
layeth the task of conveighing the S^ccfd^ nutritlm, to the ^^e^/i and 
Wef»by upon the Arteries ; unlefs the Nerves be calFd in for aid, for 
conveighing fome of the Juyce, to be mixed with the Nh^ 
tritiom^ to give life and vigour 5 And having proved thif^^ he takes no- 
tice of the Anafiompfes^ remarkable in the womb of pregnant Crea- 
tures ; and fubjoyns a difculfion of the way how the Aliment d fujce 
is in the womb fevered from the mafs of the hleud % whether by meer 
FerceUtiin, or by fome Ferment^ working upon the Bloud^ and thence 
precipitating what is proper for the ufe of that part. 
In the Second Chapt-er he treats of the fUcentds and GlmdnUt^ and 
fhewsj How many waies the ^ujce is derived from the Womb to the 
Icetm : Firft, fimply from the Membrane of the Uterm to the Mem« 
brane of the Tceius ; as in all Oviparons Creatures 5 and among vivt- 
p4r0usy in a Siw all the time of her bearing 5 in a Mare^ for hiilf the 
time 5 and in a Woman^ the firft month only. Seco^Mj^ by a Maj!^ of 
fejh, filtring the Juyce % as in all Cde-bearing ( called by the Latines, 
Fiacemiferajmd in all Kernel-kmngfcalkd GUnMifera)or Rumim- 
ting Animals. Where he giveth a particular account of the double 
fliLcenu or C4l'^5 to be found InRAhbets^ Hares ^ Mice^ Mdes^^^cmd 
examines the learned Dr, Whdrtons Do(9:rine, alfigning a double Fla- 
cent A to at leaft all Vivifareus Animals^ fo as one half of it belongs to 
theM/^r«/j the other to the Cherim : fhewing how far this is true, 
and declaring the variety of ihefe Fhanomen^i together with a very 
ingenious affignarion of the Caufe of that variety. Where do occur 
many uncommon Obfervations concerning the d-ffnsnce of Milk m 
ruminating and other Animals \ the vA^iem degrees oitbicknefs of the 
Uterin liquor m Odparousand Viviparous creatures - the property 
of thehumour^ turning into Eggs, with a hint of the caufe of their be- 
ing excluded, and not quickned and formed within s asalfo, of the 
caufe of Moles in the womb; and of many kernelly and flelliy fubft an ■ 
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