'|S4 ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
HOMINEM NECESS^RIG CORRVVT lONI 
obnoxium mortakmue cJJe:quo autem diutius uiuerct augerctur^} :, inHrumentis ipfim e^uifft 
multijiriam nutritionijimulantihus, ac dcmum cjutE inflrumcnta nutritioni cir-' 
cacibospotus^uerfantipriuatimfintextruBa, Caput I. 
V A N D O Q_V I D E M corporishumanigc.icratio 
nis primordia,&coriimquibus idconftitiiiturmatc 
riajiomincm ficri iramortalcm prohibucrut, rcrum 
autorDcuSjUtillequam diutinimeuiuat,nccp3liqua, 
do f}5ccics ipfius deliciat,fcdfempcr immorialis pcrfir 
ucrct/olicite machinatus eft.Sanguis ciiim mcftriius 
fcincncpgcnitaIcgcncrationisnoftra:funt principia: 
ille ccu matcria quardam apta concinnacj , & femini 
adquiduislcquax ; hocopificis rationcnTobtincns. 
Conftatautemhorumutrumcpcxi)fdcmgcncrc cle- 
incntis,aqua,tcrra_,igni.,&ac!rc, quamuisintcrimmu 
tuo icmpcramcnti mcnfura uaricnl, fiquidem in femi 
nc plus cft ignea; fubftantix atcj! a<:rcx,in fanguinc a- 
quca; tcrrcxq; . quanquam prarpollcaiinhocquocy 
fc<:caliduinhigido,c«;humidumhcco.boqjfit,utnonficcusinftarpili,autonis,icd humidus 
mcrito dicatur. Atfcmcn fanguincquidem ficcius eft,cclcrum ipfum ctiainhumidum fiuxilccjr 
fciuiiur . Atq; ita nobis uirinquc cx humida fubftan tia gcniiurx origo fucccdii . quam tamcn 
humidam feruarinonlicebal,fimodocxcaucna:,aricrix,nerui,mcmbranx,ligamcnta,carti- 
la<Jines,ofta,&idgcnus alia ficri dcbebanl. Ergomox ingcncraiionis initio coniundum 
ccipiofius opoituit clemcntum, quod ficcandi facultate pollerct:eft uero id naiura quidcm ma 
xime ignis,l'cd tamcn&tciTa.Vcrumhuiusplusmifccriprincipiisnooporlcbal^fimodohcc 
humidaerantfutura.Ignisigiturinulrocpprincipiotantumadmixiumcft,quantumnon tor 
rcn s abunde ficcct. Ab hoc itacp primiim cogitur,pauIum^ concrcfcit quod in uicro conca:^ 
p)umeft:moxficciusrcdditum,uelutilincamcnta quxdam rudimcnia cuiufquc mcmbri 
adipifcitiir.Vlieriusucroctiam(icccfccns,nonlincamcntarudimcniaucfolijm,fed&cuiulcg 
mcnibri cxacfiam fpecicmcxprimit.Iam ucro in lucem ediium,inagniiudinc proficit,& ficcius 
ualentiusq! taniifper clticitur,doncc ad fummum pcriingatincrcmcntum. Tum ucro £\ incrc 
nicntum omne fiftitur^offibus nimirum ipfis per ficciiatem non ultra fequacibus , bC uafa lan- 
guinis ac fpiritus amplifiima fiin t : cuncfta dcniquc membra non folum robufta cuac u i it , ied 
ctiam uiicsfuasfummasobiincnl.Siibfequcntiautemtempore,omnibusiampariibus fupra 
iuftum ficcefccnlibus,non folum cuiufqucoflriciumminusprobeadminiftratur,fcdciiaincor 
pus ipfum macilcnlius graciliusq; quam crat antca,rcdditur;ac proindc ulira ficcaiii, non ma- 
ComhteU cilcntius modo,lcd&rugofumcuadit.Sicciiatis !tacj)cxcenushomini,utomni gcnito corpo 
hominicmnd, ri,corruptclxinierituscp connatacftncccfnias.Cuialtcraacccdit,quxctiamjnanimalibus prc 
txmcrfikd, j.ipui; Q[,(^,|.u3[m.^|-o[ius nimirum fubftanlix fluor,ab infito calore excitatus.Qiium igitur tO' 
ISSuriitiomi ta hominis molcs in pci-pciuo fluorc fit.quumq! nifi altcra fimilis fubftantiain dcfluxx locum 
tirctjmas. acccderci,uniucrfailicocuaporaiadiffiparctur,fummusrcrumOpifcx nonhomini duniaxat 
cxicrisqj aniinalibus,ucrum ctiam ftirpibus infiias quafdam uircs dcficies ac dcfidcratum lcm 
pcr appclcnics,ab initio ftaiim indidii . Non cnim fugerc,uclci,bibcre,au t refpirarc a quoqua 
difcimusufquam,fcdftatimaprincipiofeculialesinnobishabcmus,quxhxcomnia citrado 
' ccnicm pcrficiant: & cibo quicquid ficcioris fubftantixcfHuxitrcftituimus,polionequicquid 
humidius,atcf iiaadpriftinam commcnfurationeamboreducimus.Sicucro&acrexigncxq! 
Injlnmento f^bftantix modum,rcfpiralu artcriarumq; pulfu tucmur . Cxtcrum quumid quodfingulis 
'Zdonifiljcl paitibus dcfluit,talcnaturafit,qualisipfacftpariicula,nihiIautcmcorum quxbibunturcduii 
mmtium ne- tiir'uc,aut infpiraniiir,ciufmodi prorfus occurrayicccfTum fuit animanti, caprimum afl^umc- 
ceptai. re,dcin cinulare& concoquerc,ac quam maxime licet,corpori alcndo rcftitucndoqt fimiliaef- 
ficcrc,ac dcmum rccremcntaquxnecenariohas cmutaiiones fubfcquuniurexpellerc. Atque 
hacpotiflimumoccafioncNaturanutriiionisinftrumentaincorporetriplicia inftiluit;'qux- 
dam priinaraiioncadidquodaflumitur concipicndum claborandumqj,&intotum corpus 
dcfcrcnduin.al!afecunda,quxcxcrcmentoruinluntrcceptacula.Reliquasparics raiionclcr- 
tia,qux horum cxaetionibus mittcndis,& nc intempcftiucprofluant cohibciidis , fuo^ tcm- 
pore 
