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dcm intcrni femoris capicis proptcr genu pertingat.' Ibidem enini extcnuatus , &rin tcrctcm t .o fi!.. /. 
LiL-^deAd, ciuoq!(nonucr6ucG5lcnusdocctjlaium)dcgcncrans'tendinem,intibijcantcriorareRefti, ' si^ cW 
'"•■M'0- tur.eadcmrcgioncquanupcrcommcmorari.infertioncm tcntans .Sed cius mufculi tendo 
hocfibipriuatimucndicat,qu6dantcriori tibicefcdiadinternumacutarilliuslincarlatushar' 
rcns,ad medium ufcjj longitudinis tibia: propcrer, alijs tcndinibus tibia: infcrtis , haud a-que 
defccndcntibus.GalcnusnuIIimufculotibiammoacnti,adc6obliquumafIignatduflum,at- ui^uii 
quehuictcrtioinonanimaducrtcns, primum"mufcuIumlongcobIiquiusdLici,quumisfci- m. 
licctabiliumofreantrorfuminintcriorafcmorisadpofterioraufqjpropcmodumdcfcendat, x ,oi.ti,.f. 
&hincrurfusobliquodu(ftu in prioratibixfcratur . Deinde" muiculusquiordincquartus 
erit,obliquiortcrtiouifitur. illum nanqifimilitcratqjhuncacoxendicisolTcpronatum^in an- 
terioratibixfccundumfcmoris cxtcrnum caput.prorcpcrcaudies. Vndcctiamtantoobliqui 
orcmipfotertioquartusiflcfitumcxigit quantocoxcndiciso(Iis(cdcs,undeutcrcii principiu 
fumit,fcmorisinterioramagisfpeflat.TertiusiTiufculusinprffcriptaGalcniorationefcxtus 
cfi:,qucm inibi inquit tibiam in intcrnum latus inclinantcm Heflcrc. In libris ucro de Admini^ 
ftrandisfeclionibusutobliquiifimumipfiduclumafli.onat^itaquoqucobliquiilimimotus il 
lumautorcm{l:atuit.NccefIccnim(inquit)crt,tibiahactra(fiamanfa,rctrorfumfurfumcpfcr- 
ri,&hacin orbcm conuolui . Atq; huncquidcm motuni obimus , at non quicfcentefemorc. 
Qudrtiu. ncccfrumenimefthocmotutibiamflc(fti,&femurextrorfum circumuerti. * Qiiartus m u- " 
feuIusnona;qu(;Iatumprincipiuiri,atcptcriius,cxcoxendiciso^l!s° appcndiccducit. Huius 
cnim' principium gracilius efi.fed fpiflum tamcn. Dcindc ad tcrtri mufculi ^ principi) cxtcr . f ■> m.,'^ 
mfr^t '^"^"^ nonnihil fub ipfo occultatum enafcitur . Falfum cnim cft.quod a Galeno in quin- 
timufculienarrationc,dccapitibusacoxcndicisoffisappcndiccprincipiumduccntibusnflc 
rit,quumquatuorcapitum abilloofTcorigincmdiicentium,quartihuiusmufculiextimum h uu.i. 
en(;fcribit,&deindcfucccderctcrtiimufculicaput.Ca:terumprincipiumquartimufcuIipau 
16 fubcxortu primum cfficiturcarneu, exa^ftimufculiformam multo quam tertiicrafliorem 
refcrens,acpcrfcmoris poftcriorafenfimdcorfum,uerfus extcrioradcfccndens.Q.uum uer6 
mufculusfemorismcdi;ilongitudincfupcrauit,tcnuiorredditur,&cxtcrnafuifedc ncrueus 
admodi;,qualitcdinemcdu(flurus,apparct.lnintcrnaautcmfcdc,'aliaparscarnofahicexfe c t,u.r. 
morepronata ipfi ubi tendine uidcturprocrcaturus,ita adnafcitur,ac fi alius hicoi-irctur mu- 
fculiJS,quiquartumaugcrct:atq!fimuIexambobusunuseftormarcturmufculus, quidenu6 
craflcfccns carncicuiuldam mufculi imagincm cxprimit, & deorfum protefus extcrioricp par 
teadmodum ncruofus,infigni tcndine Hbuleimplantatur,ualidam infcrtioncin ^ proccftum ''■'^ 
fuperioris appendicis fibula; pertinacitcr molitus. Huius cnim tcndinis occafionc fibulaacu " ' 
tumhuiufmodiprocefrum,quatibia; coar(f}atur,cxigit.Quinetiamfcn-ioriscxtcrnumcaput 
inexternoipfiusIatereoblongum'finumgcrit,tendinishuius occafione,utapte actutouche ' 
retur,priuatimexcuIptum.Ca:tcrum fiuequartum huncmufculum uniusloco,autduoi-u '°''''''^' 
cnumcrcs,nihil intcrcft: quanquam Galeni gratia,ne ordinem pcrturbcs , unicum opportu- 
nius ftatues, Is enim quum hunc mufculum in homine non uiderit, unicum duntaxat iftum 
recenfet,atcputincaudatisfimris iUiJcgorcpcridcfcribit.In fimrjscnim afcmoris offccnalccs 
portio,quarto mufculo nonadmifcctur,fed is unicus eft admodum infignis ctlatus. Vndee- 
tiamGaIenusiIIumpcrpetu6latum,inIibrisdeAdminiftrandis fciflionibus appcllat. Hunc 
mufculum pra;fcripta; ex tcrtio dc Partium ufu orationis fcptimii collocabimus, quo ibidcm 
Galenusaflcrittibiacxn-orfum.fimulcumflexioneabduci&quodammodoinuolui.InfccU' 
do autcdcAdminiftradis fecnonibus^totam tibiam huius ope fimplici moiu in cxtcrna parte 
agi attcftatur,eorir qua; inlibris dc Vfu partm tradidcrat oblitus, ct proculdubio huius mu- 
fi^^iIii^turSexacfliflimdproptercurforemillu^cuihuncinccrtamineauuIfum uiderat, coono 
tyffiit ^'^"•'^«^"''™''^<^"™''ft'GalcnuiIIocurforisfymptoi-natcalMri,frdul6 
■ rainfimi)sperpcndiflc,at9tunc(utfanedebuifl^:tinomnibu,s)didiciffe,huncfimpliciquod 
adgenuarticuluattinct,motui anaturafuiflcpra;fcd;um,&flexioncmin neutrum latusin- 
clinantcm moliri, utcunqucctiam obliquo duc^u quartus hicmufculus ad tibiam prorepat. 
2J™.,„/''' Poi^TOquintummufcuIuGalenusrcccnfet^quemacoxcndicisoflctertiumcaputfubtertiiti" 
''^cl'Z«Zm t"'^'^ moucntismufcuIi&quarti'principiisaflumerctcftatur,qucci)nonintibia-antcriora 
tendinemcumreliquisporrigercfcribit^uerumadfcmoriscaput&i^mufculiiibia-principiri, 'LTZ^t 
tiisfic. parteintcrnainfcri,&fimulIigamcntumarticulumcircundansappra;hendcre.Pra;fensmu' '«<ni' 
fculus,in pra-fcripta Galcni ex libris dc Vfupartium oratione cft numcro 0(Sauus , ciiius au ''' " 
xilio totum femurfledi, &cum eo fimul totam tibiameueIli,^bideiTi docct.In fecundoautcm ^ 
deAdminiftrandisfedionibus primum huctibiamfenfimincxtcrioracircijuerterc,acmotu 
tertij 
