DE HVHANI CORPORIS FAnRICA LIBER V. ?17 
nullumfuiufum prxbcntcSjdeuoraudiaflcruanmr.Pra-tcrhoccnimquocldufmodianimalia 
fubinde ut pueri incaflum ucncrcm appctut,quo'nam paifto qucxfo, ctiam fi lota fcminis gcne 
randi uis glandofis corporibus incflctjtcftibus adcmptis fcnicn ca produccnt,quando relcifti 
tcflcsuafi ad glandofum corpusfaiicndefcrcnti nihil cxporrigcntfldcnimexlcclioncccrtO 
ccrtius c(i, nuUain omnino dcfcrcnti fcmcn uafi cum ucnis ac arierijs tcftium conimunioncni 
cflc,qua lcmcn citra tcftium opus aflumcrcnt.etfi quid talc eflci,quod aliquando mihi cum ple 
rilqp Anatomcs profcfloribus pcrfuafifTimum fuitjut fcilicct ucna & artcria in dcfcrctis lcmcn 
uafis naiura dcgcnerarct,cxq) ucna & artcria illud coformarctur,GaIcni dcmoftratio dun ta.-iat 
in illis animalibus locum habcrct, in quibus induftrius caftrator tcftcm ilUtrfis fcminart) s uafis 
(quod faclu cft impoflibile) adcmiffct. Quantumuis cnim ftuducris dcfcrentis fcmcn uafis fu- 
per teftcm circumac'tus,& fpiras,gyroscji ab intima teftis tunicarcfcindcrc, id non pra-ftabiSj 
quinuafispars quxtclti adnafcitur,alpcrain3:qualis(f 5(:ralauidcatur.Etfi forte in caftrando 
animali huius cxpcricntia; ftudiofis intimam teftis tunicaaliquacx partcdiuidcrcs,& lunicam 
ad feminaria uafa adhuc connatam rcIinquens,folam tcftis fubftaniiam cx tunica Iibcrarcs,riC' 
ccflarioadhucpori mcatuscf fcminaliiiuaforumdifrumpcrcntur, quarccrtopcrteftisfubftan' 
tiam digerinouimus. Hoccjiimgratiac.vpendendxAriftotclisfcntaix,qu.c tcftibusnullarrt 
fcminis gcncrandiuim tribuit, incanccxperius fum;quibdlc quidcm conualuit,fcdgcncra' 
tioni,utrcIic^uiquibus tcftcscrutilunt,incptus efleuidctur. namhic,ui&illiquoquc,obcfus 
admodum &ingcncrofiorrcdditus eft. Vcrum ut rcliqua taccam, luirumcft Galcnum no ani 
maduertilTc, quum huiufmodt texcrct dcmonftrationcni, ab Ariftotclis fcclatoribus fuam de> 
monftrationcm,ut tcftcs ad feminis gcncrationcm nihil conduccrc perfuadercnt, in hunc mo' 
duinretorquercpoftc: Siin tcftibus fcmcngigncrctur,animaliaquibusuafafcminariaquac3C 
periionaro cIabuntur,uincuIo itacflcnt intcrccpta, aut pra:fcif(a,ut tcftes in fcorto adhuc rclin- 
querentur, lcminis cxcrctioncmappctcrcnt.athancnouidcnturappctcrejnullumigiiurfcmen 
in teftibusgigni,cftperfpicuii:ScduIglandofumcorpus fi lemen generarct ablcftis icftibus 
fuo muncre,uipotc dcficicnteniatcria,tungi ncquiret:iiactiam tcftcs luum no obircnt munusj 
quum nuUus fanguis & fpintus,ipfis iam pra:fcclisuafis,dcduci poflii. 
DE VIRILIS MEMBRI -pBNISVE 
flruflura. Caput X 1 1 IL 
? E ]VI S fihricamimprimisojlatduntfgurcecdpitiiqnadrd^efimimnijibrifccmidi'. 
ut cr ui^-cfimafL^ura huius li!)ri,0-ii{^-f'"'''f<:""'d^hCr ui^cfima tcrtia. 
V AM- affabre Natura humanum pcncm cxftruxerit, ipfius fundtlones 
abunde documcto funt. Qiiippchxc quum fatiusforeduxifl^et^duosqui 
cdnimode gcncraiioni fublcruircnt homincs procrcarc,huic quidemad 
fufccpiioncm, altcri poiiflimum ad femmis excrctione idoncas partcs ada, 
ptauit. Viroigiiurmcnibrum femini in utcrum fundendo apiiflimum lar- 
CTitus cft,quod concubiius temporeuarios ob ufus tumidum, rigidum,& 
crcduin prorfus cflc oportuit. At fi pcrpctuo tcnftim & prxlogum quo^ 
lcruarctur,pcr lotam uitam pra-tcrquam congrclTus temporc,ufui incpium forct, ac prompte 
iniuriis no fecus afficeretur,quam fi quis manum fcmpcr protcnfam circumfcrret.Qiium itacp 
modo laxum,ctracilc & breue,mod6 uiciflim tcnfum tumidumcp ficri dcbuii,laudandus ucnit 
.,i,,,4^. rerum Opifcx,qui membrumhis ufibus idoncum cofinxerit.Pencm cnim poiifliinum e 'duo- 
' ' buscorponbus null.i inuniuerlo corporcpartcm (nififortepapillam) fibi fimilcinnancifcen- 
tibusfabrcfccit,quxfpirituixplctacrigi,produci9,&infionitcrturgerepoflunl,&riirfusco, 
dem fpiritu difloluio arclari.concidcrc, flacccfccrc, breuioraq; eftici. Non cnim aut ucna:,aut 
arterix,aul ncrui cxiftuni: quippc uti docebitur,cx ' oflibus oriCTincm ducunt . non tcndinesj 
quummufculorumnofinicneruationcs.nonuicanibus&muftclis ofla,autcarti!agincs ccn- 
feri queunt,quum laxata rcininaq; inftar ligamenti facile inuoluaniur.impliccnturcp. nccctiam 
harccorporaIigametacfl^uisticrcaflcrci,quumfenfumaximeparticipent,&forata)cauaq! 
ccrnantur, & etia uclut carncamolliaq) in ipforu mcdio(uti mox audics)cuadat, fanguincq! ni 
oro II-cus multo ac ligamcta oppleaiur. Qiiod uero Galcnus ha;c corpora nunqua rcfccueriti 
neqi illorum naturam pcrfpcdam habuerii,ipfius in dccimo quinio dc Partium ufuorationis 
feries plus fatis tibi argumento crit, fi modo tauri aut ariciis penein uirili coiuIcris,ac demu Ga 
leiiidcfcriptioncraillorumanimaliumpcnipropinquius.quamhoniiniscoucnircammaduer 
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