r-4 ANDREAE VESALIt BRVXELLENSIS 
caprcolorum uitis imagincm exprimerc, (ed uti diccbam hic rcdta, illic traiifucrfim & obliqtie 
uarieqj admodii promiticrc. Atquc ab liac fimilitudinc rcot" parentcs illos omni laude dignilTi' 
inos,qui domi pucros ut letflionc & fcripturaj (ic ctiam m cadaucrum confcflionibtis cxcrcC' 
bat,corpushoc (t:(i!-i>jM ?i|n:sirTitu,quafiuaricoiuiuad tcH:csanill:cntcdiccrcs,appcllallc,Quan 
quam Hcrophilus, Lycus, Marinus, & diflcctionis proccru primarius Galcnus, ctiam id no 
nicii''alii parti,ncqucilIifcmpcrcidcm,utimoxdicam,accommodcnt, Ca:tcrumunicusmihi 
cx tot Galcni libris occurrit locus,ubipra:fcns corpus uariciformcm plcxum appcllat.atqucis i„ MtE,F, 
cft in nono cicPartium ufu, quo rcticularc in caluaria plcxum fuis bobus dclulus cftingit. Vi^ '^- "«n.t. 
Itr.pltiws ue- cunducucroicjcorpusnuncupcs, '' bafi luaclatioripartiintimar tcftis tunicx,quamucrepri- ,'1""' 
iauflisful-Jld fncici! i-?n<Ai<Avn:Jlii uocatamarbitror,adnalcic, acmultosramulosrcctananctumcapcrroran 
tivffuKjipTa tcsclatioriquoquctcftispartidiftnbuit,multiplicitcrpcrtcftisfubftantiam perindca'ciccoris """i 
xnnum ir.mlu ucna^in ipfius fubftantiamdilTcminatos, & pcrquam tcnuiconftantes tunica. Prxtcr ramos, ^sa/aini 
crummfemo. ^^,35 corpus id tcftis fubftantix oftcrt, alias pcr arabiturri dida- nunc tunicx ficquctcs, ,iftun 
& ucnis in oculi ' tunicaadhxrcntc fparfis,quam fimilimas foboles difiundit, a quibus dcnuo -ih-fiQf 
gcrmina in tcftis fubftantiapcrtingunt. Hxc ucnxacartcrix fcminaliti cft Icrics, quas fiuc ita, '^'^^J^^ 
fiucuafatefti fanguinc fpiritum^ dcfcrentia,autprxparantia nunctTpcs,nihilmoror,mod6 ■4/1.7,,,] 
^'"n' '■'a^caiamreccnfcndo 'uafcprorftisdiftinguas. Adcxtcrinienimuaricofi illius corporislatus tiextrtfi- 
VJcenicSJc, '^ft' appfuatur," aliud corpus album & durioris ncrui modo durum,intimx tcltis tunicx ^"^^■'fe-'» 
jirencii hiflo, adnafcitur,hincqj incipit. Hoccxteriusquatcftinocomittiturgibbum,& quodamodotcrcs u\'z,\;ii., 
cft.nam latiusnonihil quam craftum uifiturtqua ucro tunicc illi connatij eft,lccundu conucxu >■ ■<"( >» 
tcftis id cauum ' cxiftit. Sccundu hoc corpusab extcnio uaricofi corporis latcre, ad ipfius po- 
ftcriorcm fcdcm fcrtiir, & dcorfum modice uerfus intcriora prorcpcns, lccundii poftcriorcm 
tcftis fcdc intinix teftis tunicx ualidiflime tantilpcr adnafcitur, donccad humiliorc tcftis " dc- 
fccndcriifcdcm,3quadenu6 furftim'rcflc(fliturintima-tcftis tunica-attenlum,incumbcns^ iSEjiJF. 
quidem,atn6ampliusipficonnatu,&noeandemformamrctincns. PcrtotumcnimdtKftum, zi^.^ifg- 
quo ccftis tunicx corpus id nc(ftit,propcmodij xqualitcr craflum ciufdemq; figurx cft, quara 
compacto uitis,aut cucurbitx caprcolo aflimilarc queas. quanquii tamcn noin orbc,Icd uclut 
inlatcra,huius corporis rcuolutioncs fiant,adcum fcre modu quo angiics&anguillas ocyus 
rcpcrc ccrninius. Huius nanc]; corporis anfraftus & inuolutioncs admodli inuiccm cotinux 
& connatx coipiciuntur, ut & lignorii uermibus eas affimilarc intcgrum fit.Rcfpodcnt cnim 
illiS,&;dcindcetiamultumrcfcruntccrcbclli"proccfriis,quosin(eptimolibroaucriTiiumima j""^'^'^ 
gincnonicninucniflcdicam. Atcyhinceti.ifortalfisinArabiiintcrpretibus lumbriumnomcn 
lcfiturfitacnimprxlcnscorpus^qua tcfti connafcitur,Arabiinonulliuocauincuidentur.nam 
corum aliquis etiS ' implexum ucnx,artcrixq) fupra fedcm tcftis elatiorc,ita nuncupaucrc.Por '^^ 
ro (ccundum hoc corpus quod ucrmi aflSmilaba^nihil prorfus uaricibus, qui ina^qualitcr ncq- , ■ , jo. 
cadcm (cric cxtubcrant,acccdit. Qtianqua fi bcnc Galcni fcntcntiam in libris dc Scmincpcrci 
piam,ahbihas reuolutioncs cx Hcrophili fuftragio lu^QaM -n^tt^Tbjj appellari uclit:a!ibiau. 
tcm co nomincalia cius quod iam traclamus corporis' partcm,qua id pcni infcritur,ita uocet: tfmijhi^ 
qux ucro ca fit,ubi corpus hoc,fcrmonc ad pcncm uf(5 dcduxcro,audics. Ad hunc itacf modii fii'"'"' V 
corpusidinrima-tcltis tunicxconafcitur, &cxtcriusdemptisreuolutionii!mprcnionibus Ix ' ' 
uccft,iiitus ucroquumabintima teftis tunicaacutioricultcllo adimitur, afpcru, (cd nullis qux 
ociilisfubijciunturmcatibuspcruiumcft. Ncqucctiamalitercauumcncuifitur, nohicfolum ''=;'»ife 
qua tcftis tunicx connafcitur, fed ncque qua ab illa abfccdcns furfum fcrtur. Qtaim primum °^'^'''', ^'^ 
nanquc ad infcriorem tcftis partcm dcfccndit,rcfla ' furfiim rcflexum anguftius,magisq: teres ,.m ij fig. 
fenfimcft"icitur,&nonampliusinuolutum,in terctemquafincruumdcfinit.atqucidipfimaxi c,d 
nie cuenit,ubi clatiore teftis partem furfum fcandcns fuperat. Qub quum pcrtigcrit,antcriori 
eius ' corporis,quod nos u.aricofum cfle diximus, parti uerfus interiora innititur,& ipfi tcniiis gu,-x „yj)£ 
mcmbranufcintcrucntuconncxum, alyus tantilpcrproccdit,donccpcridem pcritonxi fo- ^ 
ramcn, quoduenam acartcriam feminalcs tranfcunt, injscritonxi amplitudinem pcrtingat.ln 'l^jf^'"' 
quo tranfim corpus id nonampliusantcrioriucnxartcrixqjparti ^ attcndittir, fcdinpoftcrio ii:,,,fi.f,i 
ra rcflcxtim,fub illis inpcritonxum tranfccndit.'" Hinc cx dcxtro latcrc(dcxtri enim tcftis cnar fndtx- 
rationcm profcquor^ad poftcriorcm piibis oflis lcdcmrcflcftitur, & poftcriori pcritonxi Ij'""^'^^ 
particonncxum, fupcr' urinariumdcxtri latcris mcatum liib ucfica dcducittir. Lodcmpari f,i,„. 
mninorationc a finiftro tcftecorpus fimilcperfcrtur,&; ambo fub poftcriori ueficxlcde fupcr («/ig.*. 
' rcctiim in tcftinum ad ucficx ccruicis initium protenla,(enfim mutu6 "' appropinquant,& la " 
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tiora cralfioraqj facta, mtcr Ic t,andcm coc.unt,unumq) corpiis lub ticlicr ccruicisinitio conlti, ^j^-, 
tuunt,iu"glandulofaquxnuncdiccmusorganaabfumptii.Hoc fani;corpusateftcad liunc /isj.u/./. 
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