Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
book_n dead_a life_n see_v 3,001 5 3.9761 3 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A31102 Bartholinus anatomy made from the precepts of his father, and from the observations of all modern anatomists, together with his own ... / published by Nich. Culpeper and Abdiah Cole. Bartholin, Thomas, 1616-1680.; Bartholin, Caspar, 1585-1629.; Walaeus, Johannes, 1604-1649. 1668 (1668) Wing B977; ESTC R24735 479,435 247

There are 5 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

vapour_n thick_a and_o earthy_a yet_o somewhat_o glewish_a and_o clammy_a it_o be_v therefore_o false_a which_o some_o affirm_v nutriment_n that_o the_o hair_n and_o nail_n be_v nourish_v and_o generate_v of_o good_a and_o laudable_a nutriment_n for_o they_o grow_v even_o in_o person_n consume_v and_o pine_v away_o and_o be_v cut_v they_o grow_v again_o in_o all_o age_n of_o a_o man_n life_n and_o the_o often_o they_o be_v cut_v the_o soon_o they_o grow_v again_o yea_o in_o dead_a man_n as_o on_o thief_n upon_o the_o gibbet_n etc._n etc._n they_o grow_v see_v paraeus_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n who_o have_v a_o embalm_v body_n in_o his_o house_n twenty_o four_o year_n together_o the_o hair_n and_o nail_n whereof_o grow_v again_o as_o often_o as_o they_o cut_v they_o they_o be_v therefore_o breed_v of_o sooty_a steam_n and_o vapour_n of_o the_o three_o concoction_n or_o of_o the_o fleshy_a substance_n itself_o by_o whatsoever_o heat_n resolve_v into_o vapour_n the_o remote_a matter_n be_v nothing_o hair_n seminal_a out_o of_o which_o the_o hair_n sprout_n as_o a_o flower_n nor_o any_o fat_a substance_n incline_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o seed_n or_o blood_n but_o a_o superfluous_a moisture_n especial_o that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o kernel_n and_o therefore_o where_o there_o be_v kernel_n in_o those_o place_n there_o breed_n be_v common_o hair_n as_o at_o the_o ear_n in_o the_o armpit_n in_o the_o groin_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o sometime_o there_o be_v kernel_n without_o hair_n this_o want_n of_o hair_n spring_v from_o a_o too_o great_a quantity_n of_o humour_n for_o the_o matter_n in_o which_o or_o the_o place_n where_o hair_n be_v breed_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v too_o moist_a nor_o too_o dry_a as_o we_o see_v nothing_o grow_v in_o a_o wet_a fuliginous_a soil_n nor_o in_o ground_n over_o dry_a and_o parch_a and_o therefore_o the_o skin_n because_o it_o be_v a_o temperate_a part_n as_o the_o place_n of_o generation_n hair_n of_o hair_n but_o if_o it_o be_v too_o moist_a or_o too_o dry_a as_o in_o some_o person_n it_o be_v the_o hair_n do_v not_o shoot_v forth_o and_o therefore_o crust_v animal_n as_o crab_n lobster_n oyster_n etc._n etc._n have_v no_o hair_n the_o skin_n therefore_o on_o which_o hair_n must_v be_v breed_v aught_o to_o be_v moderate_o dry_a lest_o the_o hair_n shall_v fall_v from_o its_o root_n but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v immoderate_o but_o lax_n and_o rare_a lest_o otherwise_o the_o hair_n shall_v not_o make_v its_o way_n through_o and_o therefore_o hair_n may_v grow_v all_o over_o the_o skin_n because_o it_o be_v every_o where_o porous_a and_o every_o poor_a have_v the_o root_n of_o a_o hair_n fasten_v therein_o except_v the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o sole_n of_o the_o foot_n which_o part_v because_o of_o their_o continual_a motion_n and_o wear_n have_v no_o hair_n and_o because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v of_o a_o exquisite_a sense_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n there_o grow_v no_o hair_n upon_o a_o scar_n because_o it_o have_v no_o pore_n hair_n also_o do_v sometime_o grow_v on_o the_o inner_a membrane_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o heart_n as_o be_v say_v before_o in_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o urinary_a passage_n witness_v hypocrates_n galen_n schenkius_n hair_n be_v find_v in_o the_o stomach_n by_o ●●eer_n and_o late_o in_o norway_n bair_n be_v void_v by_o vomit_n from_o the_o stomach_n whether_o breed_v there_o or_o take_v in_o at_o the_o danish_a hellespont_n red_a hair_n be_v late_o take_v out_o of_o the_o musculous_a flesh_n of_o a_o ox_n leg_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o hair_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n nor_o any_o vegetative_a hair-making_a faculty_n but_o moderate_a heat_n dry_v up_o those_o fuliginous_a vapour_n and_o thrust_v they_o forth_o into_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n these_o three_o thing_n already_o explain_v be_v the_o chief_a requisite_n for_o the_o generation_n hair_n of_o hair_n viz._n the_o matter_n the_o place_n convenient_a and_o heatt_z from_o whence_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n the_o cause_n of_o baldness_n may_v be_v baldness_n gather_v viz._n 1._o when_o matter_n be_v want_v 2._o when_o the_o skin_n be_v original_o too_o dry_a and_o afterward_o grow_v dry_a and_o be_v not_o moisten_v by_o any_o neighbour_a part_n now_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o head_n be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v which_o be_v common_o the_o only_a bald_a place_n for_o no_o man_n according_a to_o aristotle_n become_v bald_a on_o the_o hinder-part_n of_o his_o head_n for_o either_o fat_a or_o other_o moisture_n in_o the_o hinder-part_n and_o the_o temple_n keep_v they_o from_o baldness_n fat_a in_o the_o forepart_n the_o skin_n become_v dry_a and_o hard_a like_o a_o shell_n and_o therefore_o be_v bald_a 3._o by_o reason_n of_o too_o much_o or_o too_o little_a heat_n for_o weak_a heat_n do_v not_o sufficient_o dry_v the_o matter_n as_o in_o cold_a and_o moist_a person_n and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o year_n and_o therefore_o the_o humour_n grow_v over_o hot_a by_o carnal_a copulation_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o baldness_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n boys_n and_o eunuch_n do_v not_o become_v bald_a 4._o also_o four_o husbandman_n near_o brussels_n become_v bald_a by_o poison_n as_o franciscus_n de_fw-fr paz_n the_o king_n of_o spain_n physician_n observe_v and_o write_v thereof_o ●o_o nicholas_n fontanus_n and_o hamelmannus_fw-la in_o his_o annal_n tell_v of_o a_o horse_n of_o the_o count_n of_o oldenburg_n which_o by_o poison_n be_v make_v bald_a hither_o because_o this_o poison_n have_v some_o specifical_a contrariety_n to_o the_o hair_n or_o because_o the_o spirit_n be_v extinguish_v and_o the_o vigour_n of_o the_o body_n quell_v the_o root_n of_o the_o hair_n can_v not_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o skin_n such_o a_o poison_n be_v the_o fat_a of_o a_o certain_a whale_n in_o the_o island_n of_o feroe_n new_o take_v out_o by_o which_o copper-vessel_n be_v also_o break_v the_o hair_n be_v common_o divide_v into_o such_o as_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o such_o as_o grow_v afterward_o those_o breed_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v threefold_a those_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o eyelid_n womb_n and_o the_o eyebrow_n the_o hair_n which_o grow_v afterward_o be_v such_o as_o spring_v up_o when_o a_o man_n come_v to_o a_o just_a age_n that_o be_v in_o a_o boy_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o breed_v sperm_n and_o in_o a_o maid_n when_o her_o course_n break_v forth_o for_o then_o the_o skin_n grow_v open_a also_o these_o be_v threefold_a for_o 1._o hair_n breed_v on_o the_o share_n seldom_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o heart_n 2._o in_o the_o armpit_n also_o in_o the_o nostril_n and_o ear_n 3._o on_o the_o chin_n of_o man_n but_o not_o of_o woman_n for_o in_o woman_n their_o course_n spend_v the_o matter_n of_o hair_n which_o shall_v make_v a_o beard_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o when_o their_o course_n be_v pox_v woman_n have_v hair_n grow_v on_o their_o chin_n it_o be_v a_o rare_a case_n for_o a_o young_a woman_n of_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n one_o of_o the_o arch-dutches_n of_o austria_n woman_n to_o have_v ever_o since_o she_o be_v a_o girl_n before_o her_o course_n break_v forth_o a_o long_a beard_n with_o mustachioe_n like_o a_o man_n and_o i_o see_v such_o a_o like_a girl_n not_o long_o since_o in_o the_o low-countries_n who_o be_v also_o hairy_a all_o her_o body_n over_o late_o helena_n marswin_n in_o fionia_n have_v a_o girl_n with_o a_o long_a beard_n of_o a_o red_a yellow_a colour_n the_o end_n or_o use_v of_o hair_n hair_n i._o be_v to_o cover_v the_o part_n ii_o to_o adorn_v they_o and_o this_o be_v chief_o see_v in_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n and_o face_n for_o 1._o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n do_v shield_v hair_n the_o brain_n from_o external_a injury_n of_o cold_a and_o heat_n etc._n etc._n so_o in_o aethiopia_n by_o a_o peculiar_a thrum_n of_o their_o hair_n they_o be_v defend_v from_o the_o heat_n and_o as_o a_o man_n have_v the_o great_a brain_n of_o all_o creature_n so_o have_v he_o thereon_o most_o plenty_n of_o hair_n 2._o they_o moderate_o heat_n as_o otherwise_o in_o the_o head_n there_o be_v no_o fat_a to_o keep_v it_o warm_v but_o rather_o a_o bony_a substance_n and_o that_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o heart_n now_o the_o hair_n according_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o physician_n be_v to_o be_v let_v grow_v or_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o this_o or_o that_o person_n but_o they_o must_v not_o be_v shave_v off_o because_o thereby_o defluxion_n be_v cause_v so_o also_o the_o beard_n do_v cherish_v and_o moderate_o warm_v the_o chin._n in_o person_n that_o be_v recover_v out_o of_o sickness_n the_o hair_n must_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o fear_v of_o a_o relapse_n touch_v
bridegroom_n come_v to_o suspect_v the_o virginity_n of_o his_o bride_n now_o what_o it_o be_v that_o hinder_v the_o yard_n from_o enter_v that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o virginity_n what_o part_n the_o token_n of_o virginity_n consist_v there_o be_v sundry_a opinion_n and_o difference_n i._o the_o arabian_n say_v the_o hymen_n be_v arabian_n a_o piece_n form_v of_o five_o vein_n at_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n insert_v on_o either_o side_n so_o that_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o rightside_n vein_n be_v join_v with_o those_o on_o the_o left_a these_o be_v fancy_n ii_o other_o among_o who_o be_v fernelius_n and_o ulmus_n do_v say_v that_o the_o opinion_n side_n of_o the_o neck_n grow_v together_o and_o when_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o widen_v the_o vein_n be_v break_v which_o run_v in_o those_o part_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o experience_n which_o witness_n that_o in_o little_a girl_n the_o neck_n have_v its_o cavity_n nor_o do_v the_o side_n thereof_o stick_v together_o iii_o other_o say_v it_o be_v a_o transverse_a membrane_n opinion_n and_o herein_o they_o be_v right_a but_o they_o be_v deceive_v who_o have_v feign_v it_o to_o have_v holes_n in_o it_o like_o a_o seive_v and_o place_v it_o in_o the_o low_a end_n of_o the_o neck_n through_o which_o they_o will_v have_v the_o urinal_n to_o be_v void_v iv._o the_o new_a opinion_n of_o all_o be_v that_o of_o severinus_n pinaeus_n a_o most_o opinion_n expert_a surgeon_n of_o paris_n who_o have_v write_v a_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o note_n of_o virginity_n not_o unprofitable_a to_o be_v read_v now_o he_o account_v the_o four_o myrtle-shaped_a caruncle_n to_o be_v the_o hymen_n tie_v together_o by_o a_o small_a membrane_n place_v in_o the_o outer_a part_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n of_o which_o hereafter_o and_o some_o learned_a man_n be_v at_o this_o day_n of_o his_o opinion_n as_o bauhinus_n for_o one_o i_o can_v find_v no_o other_o in_o a_o young_a girl_n late_o dissect_v in_o this_o place_n v._o the_o more_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o the_o hymen_n be_v a_o transverse_a membrane_n author_n go_v athwart_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n a_o little_a above_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n which_o resist_v the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o yard_n and_o many_o experiment_n and_o authority_n stand_v up_o for_o this_o opinion_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o four_o most_o renown_a anatomist_n of_o milan_n vesalius_n fallopius_n aquapendent_a and_o casserius_n and_o all_o antiquity_n have_v some_o knowledge_n hereof_o hence_o the_o author_n of_o that_o old_a friar_n verse_n or_o rhyme_a verse_n est_fw-la magnum_fw-la crimen_fw-la perrumpere_fw-la virgin_n hymen_n it_o be_v a_o huge_a sin_n to_o break_v the_o skin_n of_o a_o virgin_n gim._n archangelus_n alexander_n benedictus_n and_o wierus_n assent_v hereunto_o carpus_n also_o know_v as_o m●…ger_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v ignorant_a hereof_o in_o the_o 1._o sect._n of_o his_o 175._o exercitation_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o root_n that_o extreme_o excite_v lust_n for_o he_o say_v if_o any_o shall_v piss_v thereon_o they_o say_v he_o will_v present_o be_v full_a of_o fleshy_a desire_n virgin_n that_o look_v to_o cattle_n in_o the_o field_n if_o they_o sit_v thereon_o or_o make_v water_n it_o be_v say_v the_o skin_n in_o their_o privity_n will_v break_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v deflower_v by_o a_o man._n columbus_n and_o sebizius_n do_v three_o time_n find_v it_o baubinus_n twice_o as_o he_o averr_v in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o similar_v part_n and_o wolfius_n seem_v in_o his_o institution_n to_o assent_v thereunto_o who_o witness_n that_o he_o find_v it_o at_o milan_n adrianus_n spigelius_n affirm_v that_o he_o find_v it_o in_o all_o the_o virgin_n that_o ever_o he_o do_v cut_v up_o and_o i_o myself_o and_o veslingus_n at_o the_o same_o time_n see_v it_o at_o milan_n nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o bring_v all_o the_o authority_n which_o may_v be_v have_v in_o this_o subject_n to_o this_o place_n and_o whereas_o columbus_n and_o paraeus_n virgin_n deny_v that_o it_o be_v always_o find_v and_o laurentius_n say_v he_o can_v never_o find_v it_o the_o reason_n be_v that_o they_o want_v body_n to_o dissect_v or_o be_v negligent_a in_o their_o work_n or_o they_o may_v dissect_v suppose_v virgin_n who_o have_v be_v deflower_v or_o if_o they_o dissect_v young_a virgin_n they_o through_o wantonness_n do_v sometime_o with_o their_o finger_n break_v the_o say_a skin_n or_o membrane_n but_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v they_o do_v cut_v up_o abortive_a birth_n girl_n of_o two_o or_o three_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n i_o answer_v it_o be_v incredible_a that_o the_o hymen_n shall_v be_v want_v in_o such_o see_v the_o authority_n and_o experience_n of_o skilful_a anatomist_n forecited_a be_v against_o it_o again_o if_o in_o some_o by_o they_o dissect_v it_o be_v want_v by_o the_o same_o right_n that_o they_o say_v this_o membrane_n be_v praeternatural_o present_a we_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v praeternatural_o absent_a for_o it_o be_v seldom_o absent_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n present_v and_o other_o that_o be_v for_o laurentius_n against_o we_o such_o as_o capivaccius_n and_o augenius_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v as_o person_n not_o skill_v in_o astronomy_n vi_o there_o be_v a_o middling_a opinion_n opinion_n of_o melchior_n sebizius_n viz._n that_o all_o the_o sign_n of_o virginity_n must_v be_v join_v together_o when_o they_o be_v present_a and_o when_o the_o hymen_n or_o skin_n so_o call_v be_v absent_a we_o must_v rest_v in_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o other_o mark_n which_o be_v widen_v in_o the_o first_o copulation_n pain_n and_o effusion_n of_o blood_n follow_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o solution_n of_o continuity_n these_o thing_n thus_o promise_v let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o structure_n of_o this_o hymen_n or_o thin_a skin_n which_o go_v cross_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n near_o the_o end_n thereof_o just_a behind_o the_o insertion_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n or_o a_o little_a more_o inward_a for_o the_o situation_n do_v now_o and_o then_o vary_v though_o the_o difference_n be_v but_o little_a and_o there_o this_o membrane_n go_v cross_v the_o cavity_n like_o the_o diaphragma_n or_o midriff_n it_o be_v figure_n in_o the_o middle_n it_o have_v a_o hole_n like_o a_o ring_n so_o that_o in_o grow_v maid_n it_o will_v admit_v the_o top_n of_o one_o little_a finger_n through_o which_o hole_n the_o course_n flow_v but_o aquapendent_a have_v many_o time_n find_v this_o hole_n in_o a_o threefold_a difference_n fashion_n i._o as_o be_v natural_o constitute_v and_o just_o opposite_a to_o the_o external_a privity_n ii_o high_a and_o not_o just_a against_o the_o privity_n iii_o that_o in_o the_o middle_n be_v no_o round_a hole_n but_o a_o chink_n somewhat_o long_o sebezius_n liken_n it_o to_o the_o horn_a moon_n a_o little_a full_a for_o nature_n sport_v herself_o in_o the_o variety_n of_o shape_n but_o seldom_o be_v the_o hymen_n without_o any_o hole_n 〈…〉_z then_o the_o course_n can_v come_v away_o whence_o f●…_n last_o dis●…_n death_n unless_o it_o be_v ope●…_n its_o magnitude_n on_o its_o side_n where_o it_o grow_v to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v thick_a than_o in_o the_o middle_n it_o be_v connexion_n it_o be_v continue_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o neck_n as_o if_o it_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o same_o it_o be_v substance_n be_v partly_o membranous_a partly_o fleshy_a nor_o yet_o very_o thick_a and_o in_o some_o it_o be_v thin_a and_o weak_a than_o in_o other_o as_o in_o the_o prayan_a virgin_n of_o campania_n who_o be_v there_o all_o devirginate_a after_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n partly_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n partly_o of_o their_o own_o body_n break_v the_o membrane_n as_o i_o be_v tell_v by_o relation_n of_o friend_n there_o in_o some_o it_o be_v more_o soil_v and_o thick_a and_o sometime_o so_o strong_a that_o it_o must_v be_v cut_v open_a especial_o when_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v lazy_a and_o impotent_a for_o if_o he_o be_v a_o lusty_a carl_n he_o be_v wont_n after_o some_o month_n labour_n to_o make_v his_o way_n through_o this_o membrane_n be_v furnish_v with_o many_o little_a vein_n which_o be_v break_v in_o the_o first_o copulation_n pain_n and_o bloodshed_n arise_v final_o it_o wear_v away_o at_o last_o either_o through_o copulation_n or_o wanton_a rub_n even_o as_o in_o man_n the_o fraenum_fw-la or_o bridle_v of_o the_o yard_n be_v sometime_o tear_v but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o serious_a question_n whether_o or_o no_o in_o the_o first_o carnal_a act_n all_o copulation_n virgin_n must_v needs_o void_a blood_n as_o a_o certain_a sign_n of_o their_o virginity_n i_o answer_v that_o
5._o chap._n de_fw-fr usu_n pulsus_fw-la the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n be_v not_o visible_a to_o our_o eye_n and_o if_o you_o shall_v just_o refuse_v to_o believe_v they_o as_o not_o credible_a enough_o you_o may_v be_v bring_v by_o other_o reason_n dellver_v by_o the_o ancient_n to_o believe_v there_o be_v such_o thing_n and_o not_o a_o ●●l●_n by_o this_o plain_a token_n that_o in_o case_n a_o man_n shall_v take_v any_o of_o those_o creature_n in_o who_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n be_v manifest_a as_o a_o ox_n a_o hog_n a_o ass_n a_o horse_n a_o sheep_n a_o bear_n a_o libard_n a_o ape●_n or_o a_o man_n himself_o and_o open_v many_o large_a artery_n in_o the_o say_a creature_n he_o may_v draw_v all_o the_o blood_n in_o its_o body_n out_o through_o the_o say_a artery_n i_o have_v divers_a time_n experiment_v the_o same_o and_o find_v always_o that_o the_o vein_n be_v empty_v with_o the_o artery_n i_o do_v persuade_v myself_o that_o the_o opinion_n be_v true_a concern_v the_o common_a mouth_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n and_o of_o the_o common_a passage_n of_o the_o blood_n from_o one_o to_o another_o yea_o it_o be_v a_o receive_v and_o common_a opinion_n that_o the_o arterial_a blood_n do_v natural_o enter_v into_o the_o small_a vein_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o part_n may_v be_v nourish_v with_o arterial_a and_o venal_a blood_n and_o that_o indeed_o and_o in_o truth_n the_o vein_n blood_n do_v natural_o pass_v in_o live_a creature_n out_o of_o the_o artery_n into_o the_o vein_n by_o those_o little_a mouth_n these_o sign_n do_v cleen_o witness_v he_o that_o in_o live_a dissection_n shall_v sh●●_n consider_v that_o quantity_n of_o blood_n which_o by_o the_o artery_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o part_n and_o vein_n can_v hardly_o persuade_v himself_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v all_o consume_v in_o nourish_v the_o part_n especial_o if_o he_o shall_v consider_v that_o the_o arterial_a blood_n be_v thick_a enough_o and_o not_o a_o four_o part_n thin_a than_o the_o venal_a blood_n as_o i_o have_v often_o obs●●●ed_v when_o i_o have_v suffer_v both_o of_o they_o to_o grow_v cold_a and_o 〈…〉_z whence_o we_o may_v just_o conclude_v with_o harvey_n that_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v communicate_v from_o the_o artery_n to_o the_o vein_n and_o part_n do_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o return_v back_o again_o to_o the_o large_a vein_n moreover_o when_o we_o open_v a_o vein_n in_o a_o bind_v arm_n if_o you_o press_v that_o blood-letting_a part_n of_o the_o swell_a vein_n with_o your_o thumb_n which_o be_v near_o the_o orifice_n betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o hand_n or_o if_o you_o make_v such_o a_o ligature_n as_o the_o former_a betwixt_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o orifice_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o no_o blood_n will_v come_v forth_o whence_o it_o seem_v to_o follow_v that_o the_o blood_n come_v from_o the_o hand_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o orifice_n and_o see_v some_o pound_n of_o blood_n be_v draw_v away_o by_o such_o a_o blood-letting_a and_o so_o much_o can_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o arm_n it_o must_v needs_o come_v thither_o from_o the_o artery_n which_o be_v not_o stop_v by_o that_o ligature_n above_o the_o orifice_n as_o their_o pulse_n remain_v entire_a do_v testify_v but_o that_o we_o may_v see_v the_o same_o with_o our_o eye_n we_o have_v divers_a time_n in_o anatomy_n great_a live_a dog_n free_v the_o large_a vein_n and_o artery_n in_o the_o groin_n from_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v hinder_v their_o sight_n which_o may_v be_v easy_o do_v if_o they_o lie_v not_o beneath_o the_o muscle_n and_o we_o bind_v the_o say_a vein_n with_o a_o thread_n and_o we_o observe_v that_o part_n of_o the_o vein_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la to_o empty_a and_o fall_v in_o and_o the_o other_o part_n towards_o the_o foot_n exceed_o to_o swell_v so_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o fullness_n it_o seem_v hard_a than_o the_o artery_n itself_o but_o the_o ligature_n be_v loose_v the_o blood_n present_o move_v upward_o and_o the_o fullness_n and_o hardness_n of_o the_o vein_n be_v very_o much_o abate_v and_o the_o artery_n be_v bind_v that_o part_n thereof_o do_v wonderful_o swell_v which_o be_v near_a aorta_n and_o the_o other_o part_n more_o remote_a do_v fall_v in_o through_o emptiness_n nor_o do_v the_o vein_n then_o bind_v evident_o swell_v and_o this_o we_o do_v many_o time_n and_o the_o effect_n be_v still_o the_o same_o and_o that_o we_o may_v have_v no_o scruple_n remain_v and_o may_v observe_v withal_o creature_n what_o be_v do_v within_o in_o the_o vein_n we_o do_v lift_v up_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n be_v thus_o make_v bare_a and_o under_o they_o we_o firm_o bind_v the_o thigh_n itself_o that_o the_o blood_n may_v not_o move_v upward_o or_o downward_o by_o any_o other_o vein_n ●ave_n that_o which_o we_o have_v lift_v up_o the●_n the_o vein_n be_v hold_v up_o and_o also_o shut_v with_o a_o thread_n as_o be_v express_v in_o this_o figure_n we_o open_v it_o above_o and_o below_o the_o thread_n with_o a_o small_a orifice_n now_o immediate_o from_o that_o part_n of_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v far_a from_o the_o heart_n the_o blood_n fly_v out_o violent_o plentiful_o and_o in_o a_o full_a stream_n but_o that_o part_n of_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o thread_n towards_o the_o heart_n do_v only_o drop_v out_o a_o few_o drop_n whence_o it_o seem_v to_o we_o to_o be_v a_o clear_a case_n that_o the_o blood_n do_v not_o come_v downward_o from_o the_o great_a vessel_n but_o upward_o out_o of_o the_o small_a vessel_n into_o the_o great_a especial_o when_o have_v make_v another_o ligature_n upon_o the_o same_o vein_n further_o from_o the_o heart_n betwixt_o the_o foresay_a orifice_n and_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o beast_n we_o see_v no_o blood_n at_o all_o come_v from_o that_o orifice_n whence_o before_o it_o issue_v with_o such_o violence_n for_o we_o conceive_v those_o drop_n which_o sell_v from_o the_o orifice_n near_o the_o heart_n may_v proceed_v from_o blood_n which_o possible_o be_v in_o the_o vein_n when_o it_o be_v open_v or_o which_o it_o may_v continual_o receive_v from_o some_o small_a branch_n of_o the_o crural_a vein_n situate_v above_o the_o thread_n but_o this_o cause_n will_v anon_o appear_v more_o evident_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v this_o experiment_n skin_n without_o any_o open_n of_o a_o vein_n in_o such_o person_n as_o have_v the_o vein_n of_o their_o arm_n very_o conspicuous_a in_o who_o if_o you_o stop_v the_o vein_n near_o the_o hand_n with_o one_o finger_n and_o with_o your_o other_o hand_n force_v the_o blood_n upward_o and_o the_o whole_a vein_n will_v appear_v empty_a ●_o which_o will_v soon_o after_o be_v fill_v when_o you_o take_v away_o your_o low_a finger_n but_o not_o if_o you_o take_v only_o your_o upper_a as_o harvey_n also_o observe_v in_o the_o 13._o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n for_o the_o upper_a blood_n go_v into_o the_o great_a vein_n and_o the_o valve_n hinder_v it_o from_o descend_v which_o will_v hardly_o let_v anything_o pass_v by_o unless_o the_o vein_n be_v so_o far_o widen_v that_o a_o great_a space_n remain_v between_o it_o and_o the_o valve_n see_v therefore_o the_o blood_n come_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n and_o they_o do_v not_o breed_v new_a blood_n so_o as_o to_o supply_v the_o whole_a body_n therewith_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o blood_n in_o those_o part_n continual_o and_o natural_o go_v into_o the_o vein_n and_o out_o of_o the_o lesser_a vein_n into_o the_o great_a table_n i._n the_o explication_n of_o the_o figure_n a._n the_o right_a leg_n of_o the_o dog_n b._n the_o left_a leg_n of_o the_o dog_n cd_o the_o ligature_n make_v under_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n which_o fast_o bind_v the_o thigh_n express_v in_o the_o right_a thigh_n lest_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o line_n may_v disturb_v the_o spectator_n in_o the_o left_a thigh_n e._n the_o crural_a artery_n f._n the_o crural_a vein_n g._n the_o string_n wherewith_o the_o vein_n be_v tie_v and_o bear_v up_o h._n the_o needle_n through_o which_o the_o thread_n go_v i._o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o vein_n which_o flag_n upon_o the_o bind_n k._n the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o vein_n swell_v after_o the_o ligature_n l._n the_o drop_n of_o blood_n which_o fall_v leisurely_o from_o the_o orifice_n in_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o vein_n m._n the_o stream_n of_o blood_n continual_o spin_v ●●●_o of_o the_o 〈…〉_z part_n of_o the_o vein_n 〈…〉_z page_n 362_o nor_o do_v i_o fear_v that_o the_o arterial_a blood_n can_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o single_a coat_n of_o
into_o the_o vein_n from_o the_o vein_n into_o the_o heart_n be_v continual_a never_o cleasing_a nor_o once_o stop_v or_o interrupt_v for_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v see_v the_o say_a motion_n be_v make_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o because_o the_o heart_n receive_v and_o transmits_n and_o see_v this_o motion_n last_v perpetual_o all_o the_o life_n long_o the_o say_a motion_n of_o the_o blood_n can_v but_o natural_o be_v continual_a also_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v quick_a for_o a_o artery_n or_o vein_n be_v bind_v compress_v it_o immediate_o quick_a swell_v and_o grow_v round_a and_o hard_o and_o when_o the_o ligature_n and_o compressure_n be_v take_v away_o the_o blood_n be_v see_v to_o be_v swift_o move_v but_o how_o soon_o the_o blood_n perform_v its_o circuit_n from_o the_o heart_n and_o to_o hour_n the_o heart_n again_o i_o can_v precise_o determine_v we_o observe_v it_o be_v do_v soon_o by_o a_o anastomosis_n near_o the_o heart_n than_o by_o one_o off_o nor_o will_v i_o be_v much_o against_o he_o that_o shall_v say_v the_o great_a circuit_n from_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v perform_v in_o less_o than_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n for_o the_o blood_n pass_v with_o exceed_a celerity_n howbeit_o it_o go_v not_o so_o swift_o as_o we_o see_v it_o leap_v out_o when_o a_o vein_n or_o artery_n be_v open_v because_o than_o it_o be_v move_v in_o the_o free_a and_o open_a air_n but_o within_o the_o body_n it_o be_v compress_v to_o lift_v up_o its_o vessel_n and_o to_o thrust_v on_o the_o forego_n blood_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v a_o artery_n be_v cut_v open_a especial_o if_o near_o the_o heart_n be_v soon_o empty_v than_o the_o heart_n can_v supply_v it_o with_o new_a blood_n but_o if_o this_o be_v true_a why_o do_v fever_n return_v once_o in_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n other_o see_v the_o fit_a seem_v then_o to_o happen_v when_o the_o corrupt_a matter_n come_v to_o the_o heart_n whereas_o now_o some_o fit_n come_v every_o day_n other_o every_o three_o and_o some_o every_o four_o day_n true_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o that_o when_o the_o corrupt_a matter_n come_v to_o the_o heart_n the_o fit_a may_v happen_v as_o harvey_n have_v a_o example_n thereof_o in_o the_o 16_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n but_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o be_v necessary_a for_o some_o portion_n may_v slip_v out_o of_o the_o corrupt_a seminary_n or_o some_o sooty_a stream_n may_v arise_v and_o go_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o raise_v the_o fever_n as_o most_o fever_n be_v see_v to_o arise_v from_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o part_n which_o the_o imposthume_n be_v open_v and_o the_o quittor_n remove_v do_v cease_v and_o as_o such_o kind_n of_o symptomatick_a fever_n even_o so_o also_o may_v some_o intermit_a fever_n and_o ague_n happen_v by_o reason_n of_o ●ome_o matter_n shut_v up_o within_o or_o without_o the_o vessel_n which_o by_o putrify_v every_o day_n every_o three_o day_n or_o every_o four_o day_n regurgitate_v or_o fume_v into_o the_o large_a vessel_n may_v bring_v the_o fit_n in_o continual_a fever_n i_o confess_v who_o fever_n matter_n be_v to_o stick_v to_o the_o large_a vessel_n it_o be_v hard_a to_o show_v a_o reason_n why_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o fit_a or_o exacerbation_n at_o every_o circuit_n of_o the_o blood_n but_o i_o conceive_v i_o may_v allege_v the_o same_o cause_n which_o be_v vulgar_o give_v why_o continual_a fever_n be_v not_o always_o alike_o fierce_a because_o though_o the_o matter_n be_v sufficient_o near_o the_o heart_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o cause_v a_o paroxysm_n till_o it_o have_v attain_v a_o certain_a degree_n of_o putrefaction_n and_o that_o the_o fit_a last_v so_o long_o till_o that_o putrid_a matter_n be_v evacuate_v which_o touch_v the_o heart_n or_o send_v its_o fume_n thereto_o but_o i_o suppose_v no_o man_n because_o of_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o return_n of_o ague-fits_a which_o be_v altogether_o abstruse_a and_o unknown_a will_v deny_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o blood_n to_o be_v very_o quick_a which_o be_v a_o very_a manifest_a thing_n beside_o swiftness_n the_o blood_n have_v vehemence_n in_o its_o motion_n which_o appear_v vehement_a from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v touch_v the_o hardness_n and_o tension_n or_o stretch_v which_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n acquire_v when_o they_o be_v bind_v for_o nothing_o can_v be_v distend_v by_o a_o liquid_a substance_n into_o a_o extreme_a hardness_n especial_o upward_o unless_o it_o be_v vehement_o drive_v thereinto_o or_o retain_v therein_o but_o this_o vehemence_n of_o motion_n be_v chief_o near_o the_o heart_n vein_n remove_v from_o which_o it_o grow_v by_o degree_n lesser_a and_o lesser_a so_o that_o the_o little_a artery_n in_o the_o remote_a part_n do_v not_o pulse_n unless_o some_o impulse_n of_o blood_n great_a than_o ordinary_a do_v happen_v as_o we_o observe_v to_o happen_v in_o fever_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o the_o vein_n be_v not_o see_v to_o pulse_n because_o the_o impulse_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v less_o in_o they_o than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o small_a artery_n and_o because_o the_o vein_n soyn_v to_o the_o artery_n by_o anastomosis_n when_o they_o go_v from_o they_o divide_v themselves_o into_o more_o little_a branch_n and_o twig_n than_o the_o artery_n do_v for_o when_o river_n be_v divide_v into_o divers_a arm_n the_o force_n of_o the_o water_n motion_n be_v abate_v and_o therefore_o when_o some_o arm_n of_o a_o vein_n be_v shut_v either_o by_o something_o press_v they_o as_o in_o certain_a tumour_n or_o somewhat_o which_o stop_v they_o as_o in_o the_o varices_fw-la the_o blood_n slip_v back_o by_o its_o own_o weight_n the_o force_n of_o the_o blood_n motion_n be_v then_o again_o observe_v and_o the_o vein_n be_v see_v to_o pulse_n for_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v in_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v transparent_a through_o the_o skin_n that_o most_o of_o those_o palpitation_n in_o the_o part_n which_o be_v think_v to_o proceed_v from_o wind_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o pussation_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o because_o the_o motion_n be_v more_o vehement_a both_o in_o the_o artery_n than_o in_o the_o vein_n it_o seem_v at_o first_o sight_n to_o be_v swift_a also_o in_o the_o artery_n than_o in_o the_o vein_n just_a as_o man_n horse_n and_o other_o animal_n which_o move_v themselves_o with_o great_a labour_n and_o through_o mistake_v judge_v many_o time_n to_o make_v the_o great_a speed_n for_o the_o blood_n force_v through_o the_o artery_n can_v all_o pass_v through_o the_o anastomosis_n because_o it_o come_v out_o of_o a_o wide_a place_n into_o a_o narrow_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v accumulate_v in_o the_o artery_n they_o be_v dilate_v in_o which_o dilation_n they_o persist_v a_o small_a time_n wherefore_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o dilation_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o rest_n that_o same_o force_n do_v very_o little_o further_o the_o quickness_n of_o the_o blood_n motion_n which_o motion_n be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n more_o free_a in_o the_o vein_n because_o it_o come_v out_o of_o a_o strait_a into_o a_o wide_a place_n and_o be_v perform_v by_o more_o way_n now_o reason_n do_v teach_v we_o in_o this_o case_n that_o in_o this_o motion_n of_o blood_n the_o swiftness_n hereof_o must_v be_v alike_o in_o the_o artery_n and_o the_o vein_n for_o as_o much_o blood_n as_o the_o liver_n send_v to_o the_o heart_n make_v of_o new_a chyle_n and_o as_o much_o nourishment_n as_o the_o artery_n give_v to_o the_o part_n must_v be_v repay_v or_o the_o heart_n will_v at_o last_o be_v void_a of_o all_o moisture_n which_o thing_n also_o sense_n confirm_v for_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la pulse_n so_o often_o in_o that_o whole_a tract_n from_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o jugulum_fw-la and_o therefore_o drive_v into_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o artery_n be_v observe_v to_o pulse_n and_o therefore_o to_o receive_v from_o the_o heart_n but_o we_o shall_v hereof_o speak_v more_o anon_o howbeit_o in_o the_o artery_n themselves_o the_o blood_n be_v move_v more_o beat_v aimble_o when_o the_o heart_n drive_v it_o from_o which_o quickness_n it_o depart_v by_o little_a and_o little_a when_o the_o heart_n begin_v to_o rest_n and_o be_v afterward_o dilate_a yea_o and_o in_o the_o vein_n themselves_o the_o motion_n of_o blood_n be_v more_o vehement_a and_o quick_a when_o the_o heart_n pulse_n which_o as_o we_o have_v observe_v in_o live_a anatomy_n so_o have_v we_o often_o note_v the_o same_o when_o a_o vein_n have_v be_v open_v in_o the_o arm_n in_o which_o the_o vein_n be_v not_o much_o distend_v with_o the_o ligature_n also_o the_o foresay_a palpitation_n of_o the_o vein_n seem_v to_o proceed_v from_o no_o other_o
four_o chapter_n so_o that_o the_o blood_n come_v chief_o by_o pulsion_n into_o the_o right_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n also_o but_o be_v it_o not_o also_o draw_v both_o into_o the_o earlet_n and_o the_o right_a ventricle_n i_o conceive_v so_o for_o with_o part_n of_o that_o blood_n which_o they_o receive_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v nourish_v within_o now_o that_o which_o must_v nourish_v must_v be_v draw_v to_o the_o end_n the_o part_n may_v receive_v that_o blood_n which_o be_v most_o useful_a to_o it_o for_o by_o pulsion_n also_o that_o which_o be_v unprofitable_a be_v send_v away_o as_o galen_n excellent_o according_a to_o his_o wont_a manner_n in_o other_o case_n do_v infer_v in_o his_o 1_o 2_o and_o 3._o book_n de_fw-fr n●●_n fac_fw-la now_o this_o draw_v be_v not_o only_o of_o that_o blood_n which_o be_v near_o but_o also_o of_o that_o which_o be_v far_o off_o as_o all_o part_n have_v that_o faculty_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v soon_o destitute_a of_o nourishment_n but_o do_v not_o the_o heart_n also_o draw_v because_o it_o be_v widen_v to_o avoid_v vacuum_n as_o we_o be_v wont_n to_o say_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a because_o in_o its_o dilatation_n there_o can_v be_v no_o fear_n of_o vacuum_n as_o shall_v hereafter_o more_o evident_o appear_v as_o the_o blood_n come_v to_o the_o right_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o also_o it_o come_v to_o the_o same_o left_a save_v that_o we_o can_v not_o observe_v the_o impulse_n of_o the_o blood_n when_o the_o lung_n fall_v to_o be_v so_o strong_a out_o of_o the_o arteria_fw-la venosa_fw-la into_o the_o left_a earlet_n as_o out_o of_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la yet_o there_o be_v manifest_o some_o but_o the_o impulse_n into_o both_o earlet_n and_o moment_n into_o both_o the_o ventricles_n happen_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o moment_n of_o time_n save_v in_o creature_n ready_a to_o die_v in_o which_o we_o have_v observe_v that_o both_o earlet_n and_o both_o ventricles_n do_v not_o pulse_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n but_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v thus_o drive_v into_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o heart_n have_v no_o motion_n evident_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o put_v our_o finger_n upon_o the_o heart_n we_o perceive_v somewhat_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o the_o heart_n become_v full_a which_o also_o harvey_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o 4._o chapter_n yea_o we_o have_v observe_v that_o the_o earlet_n have_v pulse_v seventy_o sometime_o a_o hundred_o pulse_n before_o any_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n follow_v so_o that_o we_o see_v how_o the_o blood_n be_v move_v into_o the_o heart_n let_v we_o now_o see_v how_o it_o be_v move_v into_o the_o artery_n the_o blood_n be_v move_v into_o the_o artery_n by_o way_n of_o pulsion_n or_o drive_v contract_v for●_n a_o hole_n be_v make_v in_o the_o heart_n we_o see_v blood_n come_v forth_o when_o the_o heart_n contract_v itself_o also_o the_o aorta_fw-la or_o vena_fw-la arteriosa_fw-la be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o heart_n we_o see_v blood_n pour_v forth_o when_o the_o heart_n do_v straiten_v itself_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o the_o heart_n ser_fw-mi upright_o we_o see_v the_o blood_n expel_v and_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n the_o heart_n be_v cut_v a_o thwart_a in_o the_o middle_n we_o see_v the_o blood_n expel_v in_o the_o systole_n but_o we_o never_o see_v it_o go_v out_o in_o the_o diastole_n and_o whereas_o some_o say_v they_o have_v see_v in_o live_a dissection_n the_o blood_n come_v out_o in_o the_o diastole_n i_o conceive_v they_o be_v deceive_v by_o take_v that_o to_o be_v a_o diastole_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o systole_n which_o also_o that_o rare_a anatomist_n columbus_n observe_v in_o his_o 14._o book_n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi anatomica_fw-la for_o in_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n we_o must_v exact_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o constriction_n quiet_v and_o dilatation_n thereof_o in_o the_o constriction_n or_o systole_n of_o the_o heart_n heart_n the_o point_n of_o the_o heart_n draw_v near_o to_o the_o basis_n and_o therefore_o it_o become_v a_o little_o broad_a and_o in_o his_o animal_n in_o which_o the_o aorta_n be_v infer_v not_o into_o the_o basis_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o a_o little_a towards_o the_o middle_n as_o in_o rabbit_n e●ls_n and_o such_o like_a the_o basis_n also_o of_o the_o heart_n draw_v towards_o the_o point_n now_o the_o side_n of_o the_o heart_n seat_v against_o the_o right_n and_o left_a rib_n do_v come_v one_o near_a to_o another_o so_o that_o if_o you_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o tip_n of_o either_o side_n so_o that_o it_o may_v hang_v in_o the_o constriction_n it_o will_v return_v unto_o the_o sound_a side_n and_o as_o it_o be_v into_o its_o place_n but_o the_o side_n of_o the_o heart_n against_o the_o breastbone_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o especial_o towards_o the_o basis_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a heart_n be_v bend_v and_o stretch_v on_o all_o side_n and_o that_o part_n mea●_n the_o basis_n be_v lift_v up_o seem_v most_o of_o all_o to_o smite_v the_o breast_n and_o to_o make_v that_o beat_n which_o we_o feel_v although_o the_o point_n also_o may_v do_v it_o which_o that_o great_a anatomist_n riolanus_n observe_v in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o his_o anthropologia_n chapter_n 12._o and_o that_o i_o may_v be_v the_o better_o assure_v that_o this_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n now_o describe_v be_v the_o constriction_n thereof_o i_o have_v sometime_o cut_v off_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o sometime_o cut_v it_o asunder_o athwart_o through_o the_o middle_n and_o i_o manifest_o see_v when_o it_o make_v the_o foresay_a motion_n that_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o ventricles_n become_v less_o and_o my_o finger_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hole_n i_o feel_v the_o ventricles_n contract_v themselves_o to_o ●y_a finger_n and_o the_o self_n same_o motion_n which_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o heart_n make_v external_o when_o it_o contract_v itself_o it_o show_v also_o inward_o save_v that_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o motion_n in_o the_o septum_fw-la intermedium_fw-la peradventure_o lest_o the_o septum_fw-la to_o straiten_v the_o left_a ventricle_n shall_v come_v near_o the_o left_a side_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o shall_v leave_v the_o right_a ventricle_n wide_o this_o be_v the_o ●ension_n and_o constriction_n fibre_n of_o the_o heart_n whereby_o the_o blood_n be_v force_v out_o of_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o heart_n into_o the_o vena_fw-la arteriosa_fw-la and_o the_o aorta_fw-mi and_o when_o it_o be_v languish_v it_o be_v make_v only_o by_o the_o help_n of_o those_o fibre_n wherewith_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v furnish_v but_o to_o make_v a_o strong_a constriction_n those_o great_a fibre_n concur_v which_o be_v see_v in_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v in_o dissect_v the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o live_v anatomy_n now_o those_o fibre_n in_o the_o ventricles_n and_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o heart_n itself_o do_v manifest_o cause_v the_o constriction_n because_o they_o be_v on_o all_o side_n distend_v broadwise_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v abbreviate_v as_o to_o length_n just_a as_o all_o the_o musculous_a part_n of_o our_o body_n do_v in_o like_a manner_n perform_v their_o motion_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o will_v chew_v ou●_n meat_n we_o feel_v our_o temporal_a muscle_n swell_v and_o grow_v hard_a by_o reason_n of_o this_o swell_a the_o cavity_n of_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v make_v more_o sirait_o and_o this_o turor_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o great_a fibre_n begin_v at_o the_o basis_n and_o proceed_v gradual_o unto_o the_o ●ip_n in_o regard_n of_o which_o motion_n if_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr cord_n call_v the_o heart_n a_o strong_a muscle_n he_o do_v true_o after_o a_o elegant_a manner_n express_v the_o manner_n of_o its_o motion_n when_o the_o heart_n by_o its_o constriction_n state_n have_v force_v the_o blood_n into_o the_o artery_n it_o return_v to_o it_o natural_a state_n for_o the_o point_n return_v from_o the_o basis_n as_o also_o the_o basis_n from_o the_o point_n in_o those_o animal_n which_o have_v no_o passage_n into_o the_o aorta_n in_o their_o basis_n but_o the_o left_a and_o right_a side_n of_o the_o heart_n extend_v itself_o towards_o the_o rib_n and_o that_o side_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o breastbone_n fall_v in_o especial_o there_o where_o it_o answer_v to_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o aorta_fw-mi and_o then_o the_o whole_a heart_n rest_v and_o be_v find_v loose_a and_o soft_a and_o unless_o that_o upper_a side_n do_v settle_v and_o fall_v in_o the_o heart_n will_v be_v dilate_v in_o this_o return_n hereof_o to_o its_o natural_a state_n as_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v and_o feel_v