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of other parts for modulating it , can only make fueh a 
found as we obferve in their hifling. 
ivig. ^.ccx ^ The r^^^/^ are of ^ forcs,t i. The leffer^which are feated 
in each Jaw^ and ferve for the catching, and retaining 
* vi^'et^' Che food 2. l\\QPoyfonous ^ Fangs which kill it , and are 
vfg.\j placed without the T^^/^rj^^/P:, are dWCaniniot Jpprehen^ 
Jores s for fince they do not chew or bruife their Food , 
but fwallow all hole as they meet with it ^ there is no 
need of M<?/<^r^j*. 
Of the firft fort ofTeetb; In the Lower Jaro there are two 
Rows on each fide, 5 in a row, the Inward lefler than the 
Outward, fo that there are here 20 in all: lr\iheVpper 
Jawih^it are but 16^ 5 on each fide placed backwards 
arid 6 before^ Thefe do no harm, Y^hich ^as known to 
Mountebanks ( as Cifcilpinus and others obferve ) formerly^ 
who to give a proof of the force of their Antidotes ^v^o^^^ 
fuffer themfelves to be bitten by Viper s-^ but firft took care 
tofpoil them of their Fangs. 
Tbefe Fangs^xt placed without the Upper ^^^^n^j-, to wards 
the forepart of the mouth , not fattened to the M^^^'Zi'^, 
as the other Teeth ; but the || two outmoft and largeft 
+ /. Fangs were fixt to that t "Bone , which if any , may be 
thought to be the Bare Bone. The other Fangs I could 
not perceive were fattened to any hwiioMufcles 
or Tendons there, Thefe Fangs or larger Teeth were not 
to be perceived upon firtt opening the Mouth, they 1/ing 
couched under a ftrong Membrane ov Sheath > butfoas 
did make a large rifeing there on the out fide of the Lejser 
Teeth of the Maxilla but atpleafure when alive they 
could raife them to do execution with:» not unlike as a 
Lyon or a f<35^ does it's claws. There Teeth were hooked 
and bent like the Teeth of a BarbarojSa --^ butfomeofthe 
*fmalier of them were bent at T^ght Angles --^ but their 
' ' fliape and bignefs will be beft underftood by the Figures 
we have made of them. On each fide we met v^ith about 
6or7 not altogether placed foexadl as is reprefented 
in the Head in the 5 Scheme ^ which v^as don for the 
ftiewing 
