fl6 ftNDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS' 
vx caudicc fub rcnum ucnis cnafci, quo puriorcm fynccriorcm^ fangoincm tcfti oflcrat. Sic 
& utrafquc artcrias a magna paritcr oriri magnopcre cxpcdif,'ut tenuioris, impctu^ ruchtfs 
Cinguinis &: diuinam qua: femini incft animam, lpiritum'uc1nf*catum deducaeut. Quippe 
nemincmiam cficopinor, qui in artcri"js fanguincmcum Erafiftrato noncontineri,&fcmi- 
nales artcrias nihil prxtcr fpiricum teftibus adferreautumet.quanquam ctiam &C hoc Arifto- 
tclis fucritdogma,fcminalcsarfcrias fanguine uacuasefle fallo doccntis. Cxtcrum a finiftri ' 
rcnis uena, cius latcris tcftem, ipfius uenam in hoc obfinerc Galcnus cum ahjs Anatomicis o- 
miiibus attcftatur,ut hacc fcrofum fanguinem fcmini communicarci,cuius acriinonix & mor 
dicationis ui in feminis cmiffioncpruritus, titillatio^ in organo mukis ncruis implicifo,con - 
.citarcfur. Eiulrnodicnimhicdclcflationc Galenusficri fcribif,qualem cxfalfismordacibusqj 
fuccis fcabic laboranfibus cflc cognouimus, quandoilli ignc^autlecfti ftraguliscalcfafiipru, 
riunt, lcalpendoqp fuccis illis cutcm ftimulantibus locum dant . Hoc Galcni dccretum, &ii 
Anatomicorum uercar multittidinem, parum probabilc du co,quum mingctcs cx tanta fcrofi 
hunioris copiapruritu nonafficiantur, etiamfi rigidoexcalcfaflo^pcne crcbro & praccipue 
iis qui calculo ucxantur,urinarcddimoucrimus. Quinctia putridi icminis inuoluntario fluxu 
laboranieslanguido &flaccidopcncpruritumctiamfcntiunt, nul!apra:ccdentepcnem cxca* 
Ictacicntccaufa.Adhrcc,quicxramiciiuitio,aufaliaoccafioncfiniftro tcftecaftrantur,cocun- 
tcs, nequepruritu, ncqueuoluptatcafficcrcntur:quod falfumcflc^indicsabhisquibus ramcx 
manuciiratur, audimus. Qiioducro alij halifuofum feminis ipirituad dclciftationis cauftm 
ctiam concurrerc tcftantur, non mihi fatis arridet, quum ea pungcndi ftimulandicp uis Ipiritui 
VufisfmcJc incflc ncqucat. Vafis uero a tcftelcmcn defercnfis ad fcftcm appIantatio,nifi tcnuiflimis & an- 
fi-mtii Pcrii- ^ufiis " foraminulis,idcp intimx teftis tunicx interucntu fit, quod uas id durum,ualidum,dcn i 
c uricnc.a. ^^.^^^^ iniiirijsqi fcrcndis pcrtinax fierioportucrit, fcftis ucro fubftantia laxam, moUcmcp : adco 
ut prudcns Nartira hic,qucmadmodum ctiam nufquam,nulla cnentijs coffaria in unum coc, 
gerit, nifi copulam aliquam amicitia; focictatiscp conciliatricem in mediuin conrjciat.Qiianto 
ciiim auaiefemcn dcfcrentc, ''iniima fcftis tunica denfiiate duritiacp uincitur, tanio ipfa tcftcs 6 
fiipcrat,non quidcm pcruniucrlam circumfcrcniiam quatcftibusobduciiiir, fedcotantum Q 
Ioco,quo uafa lcminaria habct adnata. hiccnim quampcrreliquumcorpus molliorcxiftit, 
8<f,uldixi,tenuibusforaminibusperforaia. inhocnan^pofiflimumcrcatur^ulicftisfubftan- 
ticc cxquifitiflimum fiiinuolucruin.Vasautcmdefcrens lcmcntot anfraifiibus, (pirisq; iupcr 
teftem obuoluitur,ut cilius & copiofius a fcftibus fcmcn affumat, & aliquam quoquc clabo- 
rationcm in ipfo lcmen obiincat. Poftcriori ikto tcftis fedi, non autcm anterioriuas illud con 
nafciiur,ut quum iam fcmcn confccflum porrigat, contincatuc, tcftis autcm folum coiificiar, 
tutiori loco iias rcponaiur,fcftc propugnaculi loco u tens:atcp cadcm ratione quurn uas pcriio- 
najum ' ingrcditur, fub uena & artcria merito occuliamr, quod fcmcn fanguinc fpirituqi, ex ^ 
quibus lcmcn paramr,pcrfc(ftius cocineat, Dcxtrum uas cumfiniftro coit,atquc in ueficx ccr- ' 
^ uiccm amboinfinuaniur,ututriulqueteftislcmen femeI,codcmcptemporcinufcrumproijcia- 
i^af cor (uj. Qjji^jjuiQf^in-i ucrocorpus Cquodcaudatsc fimiac obtincnt maximum, &inftar nubium 
cnUo ddruu cxtcrius rcuolutum) urina;, feminiscj; in ucfica;ceruice mcatum huinecflarc certuin eft. [: t dfiiv 
dciiclutmcatuum qux pcr ipfum ii defcrciuibusuafisdigcruntur,ficuf&ucnarcim,&arcc. 
riarum,&ncruorum ucficarcorpori & ccruici diftributorum, fulcruinefle,&fortaflisetiam 
femiiii quandain pcrfcdlioncm indere,ad fcininiscp gencrationcm conferre uidcfur. Etcnim in 
inuoluntario iemiiiis fluxulaborantc,qucmPaiauii diflccuimus, corpushocglandofum quu 
diuiderctur, non minus quam fcftcs ipfos, fcminc opplcfum confpcximus : &fi ucrum fafcn> 
dum eft,intcr diflecandum in nulla pcnitus corporis partc, tanta fcminis uis ufquam,atqucin 
^ l . ^ his glandcilis adinuenicur, quancumuis illac a tcftium fubftantia molliiic irqualilateqi muliuin 
j ' uarient.CaEicruindepra;(enii glandolocorporcGalcnidcmonftrationcmad calccmfccundl 
jlntiotfui deScmincpofit.aadinirorplurimit : quiquumhocdiflccftionis impcriiosne prorlus quidcin 
gUdafumcor, cogno(cerc,pcriios ucro uno orc omncs affcrcre fcmcn illo coiincri,dixiflct,illoriJ opinioncm 
^T^ndo^TiSpr^ improbafurus,hanc frpius inculcatam ueram^& irrefutabilcm ab ipfo habitam dcmonftra> 
cjfc coficitur. tionemfubiecit. Siinglandulofisaftiiibus (utinfcrpretisuocc, ■^xsamt iiMuioaMs itaucrtcn 
tis, uocc utar) feincn gigneretur (periti lamcn,quibus glandulofum corpus cognilij fuif,con- 
tineri tantum dixerant) cxcrctioncm cius caftrata animalia appcicrcnt.at hanc no uidcnfur ap 
pcfcre: nullumigifur lcincn in hisgignipcrfpicuum cft. Profec^fofiGalcnilibri dc Dcmon- 
fti ationc, eiufmodi crebris fcatcnt demonftrationibus, qu?c ipfi (fi modo aufim proloqui) 
non infrcqucntcs,acpoti(Iimuin in quaplurimiim Galcnus cxcclkiit Anatome funt,noncft 
qiiod tantoperc eos hbros expctamus, illis^ ipfos imiideamus apud qijos a tincis & blaitis 
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