acuaiaru riu 
y:,a ft N D R H AE V E S A L I I B R V X E L L E N S I S 
dlionis frcqiientia'& copia(quibus illa a uiris !ongeuincutur)mct!endum fit. Porro mulicbriu 
uarorumSitcftiumfundioncacufumjCa quacdeuirifcminariis organisprodidimus,iatiscO' 
monftrant. Sic quoq) iit uteruSj & potiflimumipfius ccruixcxacfto lcnfu donarctur.ncruos il- 
lis frcqucntes inlcrtos liiille,quc nunc ob tincnt icnfiis liquido attcftatur.Cartcrum ucnis quas 
inftmdumutcri&ccruiccpcrtinercdiximus,utcrum,&quando concocpitmulicrrjsquglun- 
do pcculiarcs funtjfcctum quoqs cnutrin:artcrias ucro communi, quod illx rcliquo pra-ftaiit 
corpori ofticio fungi certum cft,ipfacf fctftio in utcro gcrentibus.id no minus iucundiniirie cp 
MSflratpuT luculcntifnincattcftatur,EtmuIia'ummcnftruas purgationcs cxuterumquocf petcntibusuc- 
gduones^im^^ ^^^^ cuacuariindubitatum cftrat quo modo id fiat,& per quas poiinimum ucnas, tundi lcilicct, 
an ccruicis ille fanguis profluat,Iortaflis fi diligcns Naturx opcrum fucris admirator,ncqi in a- 
licuius iuraucris ucrbamagiftri,& tu quoq; no mccum mod6,uerum ctiam cum a"udi tillimis 
uiris lo AC HIMO ROEL ANTS primarioapudMcchlinienfcs mcdico,noftrxqjBra 
' bantia- fingulari ornamento,ac VtTO tritonio athesino, ftudiorummihi 
dulcifliinocomite,quihacdcrenonIcmcImccum tumproptcraliasoccafioncs, tuni niaxime 
proptcr Hippocratis Aphorifmum lcxagcfimum libri quinri,& Galcni in cundcm commcnta 
rium literiscgeriit,ambigas.Nonfanequodquismenltruus fitfanguis,& qurcipfius natura, 
&qiiantus,&quarationcin muliercabundet,&quifcctCinutriai,quamc];lalfa dcipfiuspra- 
uitatc &graueolcntiaPIinius,& cum alijs plcrifqj Albertus ille fcripfcrint,noslatcat.Ncqi(ctfi 
quibufdamlccusuifum fit)dubitamus,paritcrIanguincmillurainfundifinumtotomcnfisin, 
tcruallo fcnfim minimecoaccruari,acmenfis pcriodo turgcntc iautcro promanare.Hoc enim 
fi accidcrct,fanguis menftruus neutiquam tenuis,fluidus, ac illiperquam fimilis cfTct qui ena- 
nbusguttaiimdiftillat:aquomeftruusncqimanandiforma,ncq; aliisomnibusdiftert,nifilor 
tallis pleruncftenuior&aquofior^aliaucciufmodiqualitatcprcditusoccurrat.Quifimutero 
fcruaretur,quisignorarepoflct,ilIumconcrcti5 &li'uftulatim cduccndu f uttaccam fuiidiorifi 
cium tum nifi' purgaiis mefibus no polfc in congrcflu rccludi.alioquin quando mulicr inirct, 
ac fundi ore lemcn acciperct,aut id os fcme cmittcrct,ciiam languini mcnftruo uia paterct , isqp 
profluerct.Qiun&magnamhuiusreiconiefluradantmulicrcs qu;rdam,nupcr a partunecp 
fluidum ncq; tenuem fanguincm cmittcntcs,uerum magna cocrcri languinis cum fcrofo quo- 
piam humorc frufta,pcrindeac fi fanguincm in ucncfccflioncextrac^um^aK^ in uitrum aliquot 
horis collecftum in partes cultro diuidcrcs,ac illum tunc in terram abfjccres. Eius namq; forma: 
illismulieribusfanguincmproflucrcaliquando conIpexi,haudaliter£j!fiapcrta:adhucin utC' 
, rifundumpcrtincntcsucna[!,qua:fccundinisinnafccbantur,inutcrifinum languincmcflunde 
rent:& is ita concretus,non autcm ftillatim,ut alias folct,ex pudcndo manarct.adco ut facilc in 
fundi cauitatem fanis mulieribus fanguine menftruum nequaqua fcnfim aflcruari,ccrt6 poffi- 
mus coIligere,& arbitrari ut in fociuum diflecflionc iniuemur,uenas ad fijndum ceruiccmqj pcr 
tincntes,quafuis fuffulciuntur mcmbranis , fanguincm huncpaulatim accruare, ac turgeics iL 
lum fiiigulis mcnfibus apcriis ipfarum ofculis cmittere. Quod cx mulierum quidcm fccftione 
mihiuifumcnfeaffirmarenequco:ucrumquodinquodamha-morrhoidumuitio labonTteno 
illubcnicrcxpcndi,idmihiccrtiflim6in uenisillumIanguincm,nonauicminfundiampliiudi, 
ncaflcruariargumcio cft.Hicnancf ordinatis uicibus,utmulicrcsfuis menfibus,cx ucnis in 
dem pertinentibus, fanguinis craffioris fluxu ucxari confucucrat:& quucx nigro arquaio icco 
riscpmiraduriticpcriiflet^numporia^ramijancauaj.hunc languinc cuacuareiu indagaturus, 
illum diflccui^aicp uenx portx' ramii fub coliinieftini finc,& lotarecfii longitudinc in mefcnte 
rio duclii pollicis fcre craflitie a:quare,& fanguinc illo crafliori luiofo^ lurgerc animaduerii, 
caurc uenx' ramis hucpcrtincntibus nihil prorfus immutatis.adco ut perqi ftupidus cenfercr, 
fi pofthacanibigcrcm,numcxporta;ramis,an cauf, mclancholicusfanguisexfcdefrcquctius 
promanarct:& noccriinimoniihipcrfuaderc,ucnashasiiimiiiopp!ctas, quiiiamfcnfim fan- 
guiiic illum admiferint,apcrtis ipfaru oris erudare. Atcf itain mulieribus fieri arbitror . an la* 
me cx fundi ueiiis,an ucr6 cx ceruicis fcmpcr,aut mod6 ex his,mod6cx illis mefcs defluat, igiio 
rarc iiic,neqi c"|uicq; ccrti quod mihi omni exparte laiiCi efle uideiur^poftcafliirmare fateor.Ha- 
clcnuseiiim nondum mulicrem non pracgnantc , qua; uenarii craffitieab alrjs diffcrret iiiucni, 
quanq; tame diucrfo modo aftccfias pleralcp uidcrim.Lutcric cnim in publica fccflionc prarftaii 
tiforma & floridcc xtatis mcrctnce fufpcndio nccatam primum fccui.Patauf) quotj; altera ob- 
tigit,qua; fibilaquco morte intulcrat.Dcindemonachi cuiufdam diuo Antonio hlcfacri clcgas 
lcortumrcpcntcucluicxutcri ftragulatu, autattonitomorbo,moriuu,Patauii ftudiofi exmo- 
nunicntocrcptiiadpublicamfecftioneattu!cre,mirainduftriacadaucr uniuerla cute liber.Tics, 
nca:monacliodignofceretur,quiidemonumetoereptij cumfcorriparcntibusapud urbispre 
fcclum 
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