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DE HVHflNI CORPORIS FABRICA L I B E R V. 511 
propcUitur.Meritoigiturmtcftmis,nonautcmueiunculo,mcaius/Ikbn 
tatur,ncqucobitercuiuisintcfiinorumfcdi.(cdfcreduodcnitcrmino,qu6didprimumm, 
tcUmorum fit.quodqj m co bilis citius fuum qucm i.itcftinis prxftat ufum confcrat. Duodc 
in autcm tcrminus tantum a ucntriculo rcmouctur.ut rari^s bilcm in uentriculum cx in tcfti, 
nis iurlumconfccnderccontingat.QLianquam &id b.liolls naturis familiare ilt, quotics his 
iemniisucntcrpaulodiutius(utipfcquoq)nonnunquamcxpcrior)torquctur.Athomincs 
quibiI,sucficuIacarcrent,quosAriftotclcsenarrat.ctpofthunccumaIi,spermultisPlinius, 
hosuitafirmiffimoseftiaffirmans^ha&nusnondumcompcri.Quanquamfaalcficripofti 
arbitrcr,utcx iccoread intcftinameatus aliquis bilemdefcrat, itauteain ucficulamquam. 
piamprmsnoncolligatiir.bthaudmcdiocriterintcrdifficandummirarifol,tusfum,quam. 
obrem b,lis rcdo ductu ex iccorc in intcftina non pellatur . non ignarus intcnm fubtilis cius 
Anatomicorum commcnti.qui bilcm infuam ucficulamancruari docent, ut iecura putredi. 
neuindicetmon cxpcndcntcs quam innumcrosbilis foliculos & cercbro,&:licniA'pulmoni 
bus,etplcrilquealiiscorporispartibus,ncipfa:quoqueputrcdincmcontrahcrcnt.Naturam 
adhibere oporiu iffct. 
DE LTENE. C^T^VT IX. 
L I E N potiPmum(lmtnortahtllhdtciin<rfigur<ttxprimUur.<:aram 
cctimm cum omtnti portiont ill, connata exprimit,Jtcwida cauum omcnto Ubtrtwt.ttrtia licnis 
^ibbum.quarta ciufdcmftibjlantia utcunjjproponit. Quanju..vn ctia. hcn in corpore adhucfcr 
uatusjnfccudafigtira ad charaacrc d, er infixta ad U.^in vi^cfiima adO^O, P occurrat. 
lE N E H adfiniftramuentriculifcdemfecu'ndijm infcrioramagisacpo LiahRtusi 
ftcriora"locatum,iamantcarcccnfuimus.Non cnimis.ut mcdicorum 
turbaarbitratur/anisalioquinhominibus c.vtiacoftas.quafiadabdo- 
minis medium antcrioraqj non adamufTim cofvis,ceu tutiflimis uallis fe 
ptus,prominct,ncq)ctiamtafluadmodumdcprLvhcdipotcft:quamuis 
mcdiciilIiranmollis,autdurusfit,inomnibusfcfeequeconiingercpcr>- 
r , -r fuafum habeat.Innitituritaq^Iicn/iKftra-DartiYcpatranfucrfi^medius 
tcrc mte, fimltram uertcbrarum corporum (idcm,& fin liaru, coftarum canilagincs.' For ™' 
raam adipifotur fedi fira proportioncrcfpondcntem, ac iecoris ,nodo a uicinis partibus fibi 
miprdiam.C>acn,mfcptu.nconti,igit,utidlcu,Winibicauumcft,itaetianilienIcuiicraib, 
ccrnitur.Qua uentriculus lieniquodammodo innititur, utamplus ille& inftar ora.fdio 
nsgob,hiccxtuberat,ficquoqjlienhiimanusmodiccacinfupcrficicduntaxat,cauusoccur> 
rit.iNam porcis cambus ac bubus.quum longior, itdarfliorlicn obtigerit , acucntriculi o.b, 
bo longion interuallo in i]s obtcndaiu,-,magis quoq; cauus magisq. quaria- circuli partis mo> 
do ucntnculum complcctitur, Homo quidcn caftum & magnum & latum , fcd breuiorcm 
quam ,II,us gencns animalia liciem exigit , non tamcn cxactc, ut quifpiam fortea fplcniorum 
tormamomtusarbitrarctur,quadratum.Longiiudonamq!latitudincmipfiusimpcnfefupe- 
rar.dcndefuperior pars infcriori paulo elatior uifitur, u t lingux ad inciforios dcn tcs tantum 
protcnfac imaginiproxime.iccedat.undcciiamlicn linguofum uifcus appcllatur .'' Humilior 
enimipfiusparsadcorporisantcrioramagisprotefa,inobtufum dcfinitanguIum:Tupcrior 
autcmmobiufiorcmadhucangulumadeocomprimitur.uthccpars utrinqi unumobtufura 
cxpnmat angulum.Siniftrum latus lcuitcr gibbum cft.dcxtrum ucro duabus quodammodo 
leu,bus imprcffionibus ,nodice fimum . Porio licnis non mcdiocris,&omni cx partc propc 
moduma;quaIiscraflitics,abipfiuslatitiidincacmultoadhucmagisaIongitudincuinciturj 
Lieniscauuprofundiori'lineafccundumciusIo.igitudincmduaaabundat,qua'rc(rta qui- 
demducitur,&incqualitcrcxtuberans,finuataq;,lienisuafa(utraoxaudics)admiitit.Atreli, 
quatpfius fupcrficies no ita ut iccoris,aut rcnu.lcuis eft/cd obfcuris quibufda,n ct Icuitcr pro 
mincntibustuberibus,adcamfcreform5quacIcphantiafimorboinfigniterIabor.T;tiu,iicuti3 
inaiqualiicrextumcfcerecofiicuit.Neqiillifolum incqualicutis fupcrficieirefpondctlicn ue> ^•'""^fip'*' 
rum ctia colorcm quoq; illius affktim cxprimit. Parifijs enim in diui Lazariraonaftcrio,&in ^^'"""'''^ 
plcnfcp fuperioris Germania: agris,& alibiquoq) clcphantiafi morbo aftcdos uidi,nigricante 
Iicnishumanicolorefuperficicmqjcxa(flercfci-entcs,nofccusquamfiquisexlicnceos1:onfin> 
xiflct . hi homine naq. hoc uifcus atro quodam & pcrquam obfcuro colorcnigricat, in cane 
autem fplendidius plcrun^ ipfoiccorcrubct. Sues albicantcra inagis lienem cxTgunt.Ncque 
u 4 ucro 
