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fcntcriOjOmciito & licnc cx ticntrccxempta mcnfc imponcntur. ac ftatim cum omentiportio' 
ncextraclolicnc, " omentiparslicniobnata unguibiisabillo cftdifccrpendajUtexpcndasqui 
lienis tuntca ab omcnto iiiitium ducat.Qtiod ucro attctiflime fummaq; diligcntia infpicicndum 
fitj num meatus aliquis a licne in ucjitriculi orilicium pcrtingat, qua:^ ualorum hichabcatur 
fcricSjCtiam (]' taccam,ncmincm ambigcrc reor. Coctcrum ut licnis fubftantia obfcrucs, alsquot 
' fcdiones ipliinduccs,&iIlointcrduosalTercs comprclIo,ipliusfubftantiaabilliinfcrtisua(is 
aliquot locis lcparabis, hatq; rationcuafa aliquotfoIa& licniscarncenudatafpeclabis.Vcn' 
triculumuero Iauanduni,dcindcucliCcCinftarinflandumdabis,utipfiuscapacitatcm,quxfa' 
nz cft quam maxima,intucaris,& tunicas ipfius, ut in intcftinis faciendum prarccpimus,'" exa^ 
mincSjpoftmodumcj) inuertas,ac bilis mcatus " infertioncm in intcftinu quod adhuc ucntricU' 
lo appcndct,uideas. Porro ubihaccomniaexemeris, li quis languisalibi effluxcrit, & qux in 
ucntrcadhuc rcliquafuntoblilcrauerit, Ipongia aquacopioliori,nonautcmaceto imbuta,le- 
mel atquc iterum clucndus eft. nam fi lino abfterlcris, plus tingendo oberis . Solent cnim ple^ 
runquccxigui uaforit duclus, multa adipc &membranulis obliti,difticulteradinodum in ho' 
minercpcriri,idq) magis fi fanguincoblitcrentur. Eluto itaquclanguinc,ac obiter ijs quar-ad- 
huc in ucntrc rcliqua lunt abfc^ fcflionc inljicdis, & iccorc nulla cx partcuulncrato, fcd ucna: 
caua;gratiaincorpoieaircruato,primummcinbranulas,qux uclutucnxcaux lecundiiconfti 
tuunt tunicam,ad facrum iifquc os aucllerc conabcris, diligi:tcr prxcaucns nc ° dcxtra femina- 
lcm artcria, qua: caux corpus tranfcendit,fimul cum membranis adimas. Eft cnim ha.'c tcnuis 
&mcinbranxmodo albicans,multacppingucdinein homineobducla.QLiapropler comode 
admodum feccris, fi priulquam aliquid corum quac in ucntre adhuc rcliqua iunt aggrcdiaris, 
artcrias leminalcs inquiras, ac dcinde nc tedatur in rcliquarij partiii adminiftrationc caueas. 
Vtuero id pra;ftes accuratius,animumadhibcbis'' dextra:feminaliucnx,quacxcauaoritur: 
dcinde &'artcria: cxortuijquac inferiorem mefcnterrj fcdem adit.In ter hxcduo organa partim 
afcendcns,partim defccndens, niteris obtufo cultello cauam ucnam ex finiftro iplius latcrc ab 
artcriamagnadirimerc,membranofis libris,quorum intcruentuha:cuafacommittuntur,dilTe 
cftis, Inhocopcrc duarum feminalium arteriarumradiccsincolpcftumuenieni, ea?qp quoillx 
porrigantur commonftrabunt, fi' modoabcxortucasarteriascxmembranulis quibusinuol' 
uuntur ad fcminalcs uenas ufque cjuibus landcm committuntur fcdulo,nullaqf in trahcndo ui 
fada libcraucris.Hxcubipra;ftiteris,ucnaq)caua & magnaartcriautcommodiusinconfpc- 
dlum ueniant,membranulis fucrint dciciSa:, ramos quos in ipfo per uentrem ducftu cmittunt 
cxaminabis,ac primum' uenas rcnum pinguibus mcmbranis implcxas,& dcinde magna:arte- 
rixaccaua; 'propaginesrcnibLtslerofumTanguincmdcfcrcntcs. Horumoriginecitraomncm 
fcflionis opcram inlpcfla.ucnx caux propagine dcxtro rcni propriam fuis mcmbranulis dcie 
ges,& dcinde renis quo quc pinguem mem branam unguibus laccran s,quo paflo illi ° inuolui- 
tur diligenter examinabis. Dcnudato rene " urinarius mcatus quaex rencprodii,culicllo cft in^ 
quirendus:dcindc&arierigmagna?propago dcxtrumrencmaccedcns,qu6limul iiitcgcrrcn 
ucna & artcria & urinan] mcatus principiuin conrpidantur. Licebii modo aui lotam rcnis na 
turam cxaminarc, autquoufqucaliaquxdam dinccucris,rcncmrclinqucrc.' Vtcuncpucroid 
modo portcaue feccris, ucna; caux,artcrixq; magna- propagincs uinculis iuxta rcnis cauum 
intercipi dcbcnt, & dcindc nouacula acutioriledio refla fccundum rcnis longiiudinc in ipfius 
gibbo ucrfus cauumeft ducenda,rencf itabipartitusaperiendus,fanguisqf,fiquis fit,fpongia 
madcntecluendus ucnit. Ita cnim ilicorenis finuumnatura, dcinde & urinarij meatusprinci^ 
pium intucbutur, nificadauer naftus fueris obcfius.lolctcnim pinguciudo in lccundo huma 
nircnis finu collc(Sa,impedimcntoeirc, cur minus finuum naturapenitus lccanti occurrat. 
Quapropter operxprecium fuerit, canisrencm diligentcrprius cxaminare, &cxiIlodcinhii- 
manum cognofccrc. Diuifo igitur fecundum gibbum lcu cxtcriuslaius rcnc, primilim digito 
finuslccundiinqucmurina colaturlaterainquires, &foraminis quod inmedio ipfius, feuin 
primi finus membranci renumcorporiscxtcrnolatcrcapparct, ftylumimmittcs,quiinurina- 
riummeaiuuerfus ueficafaciTeprotrudciur.Dcindeubiincmbranci huius corporisprimiue 
rcnisfinusanteriorumramorum cuinpofterioribusramiscoiium,quinonproculab cxterno 
rcnisperficiturIatcre,obleruaueris,utilIorumrainorumduifms,&primi finusrcliquum cor.- 
pus & fccundi finus formam naturamcp adinuenias, ea fecTione diuifum & adapertum rcncm 
uiciflim claudcs&rccludcs, quo mutuus nupcr dicTorumramorum coitus manifeftiusappa' 
reai:dein ftylum fccundo finuiindcs, &ubi ipfius formam cxpcnderis,ab antcrioribus primi 
finusramiseainrcnis prxrcindcs(ubftantiam,qua;poftcrioriillarum fediobnafcitur;apoftc- 
rioribusautemramiseamadimes,quxillarumantenorifcdiconiinuatur,utmod6intcgcrap 
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