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called >c*t'€|ox«v , tho the former iikewife , ate round 
too. Nor is thereanyout of the body that I know ofF,that 
are thus fle^t^- S^igeliu's (^) ohkivt&Qnt dtgkum minimum 
latums So Tlaterus makes that, which he obferved to. be 
as-broadas his finger. SoMarcellus Donatus in a Bar- 
ber acr^7^^^^> ^^vfiidigitalilatztudine. Some compare ir^ 
tothe bignefsofaChild's finger, (c) Thilibert Sara^enus 
faw them digiti med^j l(^titudinem cequantes.. Tht breadth 
this Wcfm is various; both in the feveral parts of the 
body of the fame Worm h as alfo-in one Worm, compared 
with any other. The longer ihe Worm is, the broader 
ufually are the latter Joynts, That, of id) GuL Fabricius 
Hddanus wzs grana Sexlatus s and becaufe thiS:» and that 
other of Spigelms^ are often referredxo 5 I ihallhere give 
a part of the figures of both of them* . * rig. 7 , 8. 
2. The fecond particular I obferved was it's ^oynts. Vvom 
thefe large incifiires 6i the body^/a great number , or 
genus of Animals ^ h^ve the name of InfeUs. In Earth- 
Worms^ Leeches ^ &c. The Annulu which make up the 
length of the body^ are very remarkable ; but much dif- 
ferent from thofe In (?/^r prefent Subject 5 they being more 
proportionate to one another 5 and not of fo unequal a 
length. And in tht Teretesj znd Afcarides the {urf^Ce oi 
the bodyj feems more even, and fmooth> and not divided 
after this manner. Thefe Joynts are fo fet on> that the 
lines or extream edges of the former, come.over the.later* 
which is to be well obferved^ and maydiredl iis; to that 
part or extream , ^ where we : may fuppbfe thel:h^dd to 
be placed. Thefe edges of the former Joy nr* which fhoots 
over the later, in fome I have obferved to be plain, and 
ftnooth • in others cremated, and indentedj, in aUj by 
(e) SpLgeLde LmbricoLato p, 11, : u),: i >r'^ 
(b) Mar, Donms de Medic. Hin. miukX 4. C. 26. 
'(f) Ooi. chimg. Cut* 2, O&j. 70* 
' ■drawing,,; 
