40 Phoca^najOr the 
Jjiatomy of a forpefs. 
very fair. How the GlandnU Pwealis was, we did not 
well obferve, it being moft decayed, as we fuppofed by 
keeping. But the Tumca Choroides did Ipread its lelf in 
both ventricles, and being united on the Medulla Qbbn- 
^ata^ did run dou^n tlie length of above half an Lich ; ^twas 
the breadth of a Goofe-quill, and did feem thicker than 
ufual, and was a curious contexture of bloud-veflfek 
Asfortheinw^ard parts of the Brain we did obferveallas 
delkieated in Dx.Willish figures ; and though Mr. R^y 
does fay that he did not obferve in that which he difled- 
ed, thofe Protuberances calPd Ahtes and Tejks^ yet 
wefaw them both very fair, but the Ttfts were much 
larger dian the Nam. Iht^fdjlama Akdnllans in the 
Ctrthdlum "was very Curious and ramified like Feme. 
From the McdnlU Sfmdss upw^ards the CertbelLim was 
flatter an J lefs protuberant than in other Animals. The 
MednlU Spm.tlts was covered, as is related before with a 
tliick Glandulous, or at leaft vafcular Tunicle, it fends 
forth abundance of Nerves, and at lengdi makes a large 
hU.Ilty faith that tlie largenefs of the Brain in this 
fiRi, and the Correfpondence of it to that of a Man's 
arguesthisCrcaturetobeof amore than ordinary Wit 
and Capacity, and makes to feem lels fabulous and im- 
probable thofe anricnt flories related by Herodotus con- 
xrning by (-0 P% the Elder concerning aDoI- 
)hin enamoured of a Boy, whom he was wont to carry 
rofs a Bay of the Sea from BaU to Puteoli to School 
ind by {f) Plhy the j'ounger of another enamoured 
)f a Boy at IMpf>o in Jfnca^ whom lie was wont to 
urryonhis backinfike manner, {c) Fa^fwias has a 
ike Rory, and {d) Flutanh relates how Eualus was fa- 
ed by Dolphins in like manner as Jam. Dio Chry- 
(lorn not only relates thi flory of Anon, but adds that 
'leMarmers were executed, and Jo. Scdig^r tn Anma 
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