he dyed. His Genitals, both Tefticlesand Pen#, were of 
a large fize. 
There is no doubt but that the weakncfs of his Sto- 
mach, and the hardnefs of the Aorta, were the Caafes of 
his Death. The -Coats of the Stomach were fo thin, 
that they had not ftrength. enough to keep out the Air, 
and confequehtfy his Digeftion muft have been fpoilecL 
He had not cat Meat for feme .years, and of late he lived 
only on Small Beer, Bread and Butter, and Sugars. And 
it was impollible that his Blood could circulate duly,, 
whileft the great Artery, having loft its Ehftkity, by be- 
ing become Cartilaginous^ could give no motion to the 
Blood. It is very probable that this was the Caufe of 
his irregular, and intermitting Pulfe, which I have felt 
feme years before lie dyed. It is* oBfervable, that th? 
greateft part of his Blood ( which was in greater quantity 
than I expefted ) was contained in the Arteries, whereas 
generally in all dead Bodies the Veins are full, and the 
Arteries almoft empty 5 for the Arteries being diftended 
by the Blood, which they receive upon the laft Syftole of 
the Heart, by their natural Elafticiry contraft agsin, and 
empty themfelves into the Veins,, from whence it returns 
no more ^ but in this Man, the Great Artery having loft: 
the power of contra&ing itfelf, it retained the Blood it 
received by the laft Syftole of the Heart. 
This account agrees with that given of old Pam By 
the famous Harvey in moft particulars, except in the 
Caufes of their Deaths. But in both nothing feetns more 
remarkably the effefts of old age than the fmalineft of 
their Spleens, which undoubtedly was owing to the cop- 
traftion of their Fibres in fuch a lax and fpongious 
Bowel. 
The whitenefs of the Bowels in both muft be like wife 
either from the fame contraftion or clofeoefs of the Coats 
of the Blood Veffels, or from a want of Bloo^. Barfizy 
fays nothing of die quantity of Blood, he found in old 
Pane • 
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