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could not accompliffi to pull thefe Nerves out of the 
Head, without breaking them and the Veins, until at 
length it did happen, that I did pull them out of the 
Head of the Gnat, without breaking off either of them, 
which, put before the Magnifying Glafs, I gave to the 
Defigner to draw, and that the rather, becaufe a Gentle- 
man of Quality did tell me, that a certain Perfon, when 
they came to fpeak of my Diflefting, did often objecSt, 
That it was impofiibie to do what I did affirm, becaufe 
the Inftruments I was to ufe for that purpofe, how fmall 
(bever I could make them, could not be fit to make thefe 
Difledions I did relate : But I do not matter thefe Ob- 
jeftors, perhaps it is one of them, that doth wifli he could 
do the fame. 
Fig. 5', R. S. T. flieweth the Nerves of the before- 
mentioned Gnat, as well as the Defigner could delineate , 
them, he oftentimes repeating, That it was impoffible 
to delineate all the Veffels he did fee. 
I have alfo, not only taken out of the Paws of the be- 
forefaid Gnat, the Fleiliy Mufcles^ to my full Satisfadi- 
on, but alfo the Two Pullers that are between each Joint 
of the Paw, whereof one doth extend, and the other 
contrafi the Joints ; and this isno Labour for me. But I 
conclude and remain, 
Belft^ May 9. 
169.8^ TOD Ks, &c . ' 
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