An Extradi of an Italian Letter 
Written from Venice by Signer ]2iComoGx?Siii,to an Acquaint' 
tance of his in homoxxy concerning Jome Anatomical obferva- 
tions^^and two odd Births: Mngliflidbj the Publijher ^ as fol- 
Ims, 
HAving been honoured here with the place of Publick 
Anatomift of Venice, though I have given as yet but a 
very flender accompt; of my performances, in comparifon of 
the iliuftrious example of Mundinta j Feflingius , Molineta j 
^c. yet I ftiall acquaint you with fome particulars that have 
occurred to me. In my Anatomical Difedlions of the firft 
YearJ met with nothing curious , but the rirfungian Chan- 
nel^ manifeftly inferting it felf in the Spleen, and admit- 
ting a Silver-ftilettov which I had never obferv'd in any Corps: 
And then, a Liver divided inca five Lobes, together with a 
Spleen of the figure of a Saw, of extraordinary bignefs, Laft 
year, one drowned of about 35 years of age, had the laiieous 
veffels fo apparent and fo hig,that having (hewn them ho^v they 
lay in the body, I fliew'd them yet the day after^in the Mefentery 
taken out and difplay'd upon a Table. 
Befides , I lighted upon two odd Births 5 one wais of Twin- 
Females, very handfom, but fo faftn'd together by the breaft, 
that there was not difcern'd but one only Trunk of the bo- 
dy 5 which having their Chin united together, feem'd to kifs 
one another. I could not diffeil them as I would, becaufe 
they were delivered to me to embalm, and the indigent Fa^ 
ther of them , who looked for gain , would not let me have 
them but for a great Sum of money. Wherefore, not to 
fpoil them for the purpofe defign'd, having only open d them 
upwards from the Navel , which was common to them both, 
I took out the Inteftins, the Stomack, the Heart, the Lungs. 
There was but one Heart, though greater and rounder than 
ordinary, fo that Nature feem'd to have united the matter 
of two into one. They had two Lungs , and one Stomack, 
