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BRVXELLENSIS 
truncosdiuidiccmcs.quorumunusquidcm dcxtrilatcriscoftantm 
radicibus,altcrawie finiftricxporrigitur/uicplatcriscoftis,quapro^ 
rcpit,ramosoftert.Intcrdumucr6 afiniftroucncparicarcntislatcre 
in cadcm propcmodum rcgionc, grandem ucnam pronafci obfcrua. 
bis,' illiprorfus fimilem quac aportKucnainferiorcmomcntimem 
branamadcuntiumfacilemaximaeft. Ha-ccnimubiprimumtranf 5.,, 
uerfim ucrtebrx illius cui cxporrigitur corpus tranfccndit, in duos 
ramos diffunditur,quorum altcr furfum,al£crdeorfum fcciidum co 
fl:arumradiccsfertur,acfuarumcoftarumintcrua!lisramosdcriuat. 
NonlccusfanequamfiNaturaaliquandomaluiirctjUnumgradcm 
ramum a dextro latcrcliic ad finiftrum porrigi,quam fupcr fingulas 
ucrtcbras unumtcnuegracilcmq; ramulumfcrri.Adco utmihi ctia 
perfuafum fit (quamuis id nunquam uiderim) interdum a fimftro 
caua; caudicis latcrcjubiiugulum contingitjUcnam dcpromi.qua: fe 
citdum finiftrii ucrtcbrarn latus dccliuis duc^a, finiftris coftis ramos 
offcrat,illa quam finepari ucna nuncupamus dcxtras coftas dutaxat 
alcnte. Atqi huiufinodi ucnjc ortLim no tantii a iugulo primum pof 
fefierijfcd paulo infcriiis , ctia agnus atceftaiur, in quo talc aliquid fcy 
melobfcruaui.Verumeiufmodinonnifirariflimeoccurrcntcsucna 
rumfcries.Anatomcs ftudiofononaliter cxpcndcndas putaucrim, 
quamfiintcrdumfcxtuminmanudigitum,aIiud'ucmonftruofum 
fc fpccftandum offerret. Adeo ut fi quado in publicis fcflionibus hcc 
obferuo,ca tanqua non effent,tacitepra-tcrcam,ne artis candidati in 
omnibus corporibus hxc obfcruariarbitrcntur . Idqj tanto, no in fc 
(Sionibusfolum,fcdmod6in abfolutihominis hiftoriapcrfcqucn' 
da/aciendumduxiftudiofius,quanto pertinaciusipfosmonftruofaillaadmirari,cxpericntia 
non fcmcldidici: quiiintcrim ipfis dolcndu magis cffct, talcad intcgrafedioncm corpus obti 
giffe,quodabhorain[icanoneplurimiiuariat,nififorteetiacrcbro abfo!utorij&nonmoffa-u 
oforti hominii fedionibus aftitiftcntjGaleni prcccpta ad finclibri primi de Adininiftrandis fe 
ftionibus nobis datii nunc|uancgligctes . Porro iam fermoni adi)cicnducft, mihi haftcnus in Ucch, U 
hominenihilcffcpra;tcrmiffum:utiranearbitrabitur,quiGaleniplacitafccIuI6euolucns,pri <!''i'"j,+ 
mum a mc quintam pulmonis fibram feu lobij rcquiret,quo caua in in tcruallo in tcr fcptum & J;', ^^j^J* 
cordisinuolucrum cx Galeni fententia fuffulcirctur . Quippe quum hunc lobum G.ilenus tubbn^^ 
in fimiis reperiftctjimmcrito ofcitantia: alios diffec"tionis proccres arguit, quafi illum ignoraf- ^■"■<:- 
fcnt: uti (ane& Galcnum is latcrcc, fi hominum cadaucra potius quam fimiaru fccarcaggref 
fus fuiftct.Qiium cnim in hominc nullii fit intcruallum duflus ucnf caup a fcpto in cordrs in- 
uolucrum,fcdutifupcriusdocui,hccduofimuIconnaca unafemcl9pcrforencur,nullusfane 
pulmonis lobus hic cofiftcre poccft,qui in illo inccruallo ucna fuftincret,nifi forcehunc(quod 
fumme eft abfonum) in cordis inuolucrum rcponi quis fcdionum impericus arbitrarctur . hi 
caudatis ucr6 fimfjs,etmagis adhucin canibus,amplum occurritintcruallu,interfcptum Craf- 
uerfum&inuolucricordismucrone,achicintermcbranaschoraceinccrfepicnccsinaneuacu- 
um'uceft(pacium,perquodcauaprorcpic,fibifubftracumhabcspulmonisl6bi;,quomirabi- 
liNacurxopificioiscauxcaudexcanquammanuapprehcndituretfuffuldtcu-.Proindcquan 
doGaIcnidcfcriptioncmcanibus,noftramautcmhoniinibus confcres,ucramqueucramcffe 
faccbere. Veriim Galcni fcnccntia nufquam non a caua priufquam cor pcrtingat,uaias in me- 
branas thoracem incercipicnccs,dcduci ac diftribui docens,uericaci parcic,quum ha? mcmbra- 
na!uenasaffumanc,parcimab"illisramis quos aiuguloadhas fcrri audics,parcim aucnafi- fi- .jJ.li. 
nepari.Cauaaucem quum ad corfcrcur,inccrfcpicnccs thoracis cauicatcm mcmbranas ncco- Vflf^ 
cingitquidcm,cantumabcftucramulosipfisitaccnucsucinilIasdigcridebcanc,offcrac.Pra'ce ' ' " 
reaaliusGalenuminlibrodeVenarumfeclione^probeaffecutusmirabicur^quipriufquam ca 
ua;fupracorprogrcffumaccingcrcm,acauaftatimatqueincorpercingic'uenamarterialcmin f <5/''«l- 
pulmoncsporriginonafcripferim,quuminterimilludGalcnifitdogma.QLiodquamucrita- °' 
ticonfcntiac,ipfa uaforum concinuicas arguic:quippequumnihilabaIiopronafciucrcdica- 
mus,nifiideificcontiguum,autfaltcmattiguum,artcriaIcmuenama caua principium duce- 
re ncutiqua quis affcret.prajterquam cnim quod arccrialis ucna fexcuplo craffiori conflac'' cor- «■/'«■"< 
porcquam caua, illa hanc non concingic, fcd non mcdiocris cordis fubftantia- porcio inccr ca- 
ua; orificij clatiorern fcdem Sidcxcram orificij arccrialis ucna;, intcrccdit . Dein arterialis uena; 
orificium 
