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Show The PREFACE. ThePREFAee. the Cells of the adipofe Membrane, fitted in hiagnitudc and Every Mufcle feemeth to be a dif'tint‘t Body, encircled with EV", M, a proper Coat, which l conceive, is a Tendon, framed of $3,111,] viii Figure to the fulphureous Atomes of the Vital juyce, which are coagulated into Fat, when they are extravafiited, and lodg, ed in the Cells of the adipofe h'iembrane, theh: Olly‘ parts have been difcerned in morbid Conflittiions upon Difieciion, to float in the mafs of Blood, obferved by Learned Dr. (ill/jail, and Dr. Wharton, in the opening a Body dead of the Scorby1 ‘ in St. (Thomas his Hofpital. The féurth The fourthcovering of the Body is theadipofe Membrane $66332: ( receiving this Appellative , as raced With a concreted or] $233,??? fubftance) made up of the numerous Blood/veiels, and nor, vous Fibrils, curioufly interwoven. This Membrane is be, for with numerous finall Cells, as fo many allodgments of co; agulated fulphureous Matter, anointing the Skin, Ligaments, and Mufcles, whereby they are rendred pliable and ht for motion 3 and this Membrane is furnifhed with many perfo, rations, tranfniitting variety of Veflels from the more inward Receffes to the ambient parts of the Body, and [Ervetli as a fort Pillow for diverie parts to lean upon, (0 that lean Bodies being deftitute of Fat, are rendred' uneafy, attended with fiequent complaints of pain, when Patients have been long con, fined to their Bed in great weaknefs, upon Chronick Difeafes. The fifth The fifth Integument ( as I humbly conceive) may be fly, ix many nervous and tendinous Fibrils, clofely conjoyned, which Zl'fopcl' hold an entercourfe with thofe of the body of the Mufcles and M terminations of them, To that every Mufcle in its more pecuz liar Confiitution, may be ilyled a Syfleme of various iinall Thcpmpcr Fibres, conjoyned by an immediate Contact, whole interme/ K1501 a dial parts differ from theextreme, both in colour and confii'p once, and are united to the Tendon ( encloiing the Body of the MuI-Cle) by tranfverle Fibrils. And the middle part of the Mufcles, do Teen) to make an oblique angular paralieli» pipede, and the oppofite Tendons, two Tctragon l'rifines. \ The carnous Fibres ( integrating the bod of the Mufcles ) The Figure being conjoyned do refemble a Parallelipipede, whole Plane "mum" ext emes ( according to Learned Stem) being continued to the Tendons, do comprehend oblique Angles; and the late; ral Plane, both in reference to the extreme and tranfverie Planes do make right Angles. v Mufcles being {0 many Engines of Motion, are affixed in mfg}? their Bodies to various Bones ( by virtue of many Fibres) and mtg Forms, according to their extremities are more firongly implanted in; :SrSCoF-mo- to them, as into feveral Centers ofMotion, in relation to Bones [m immoveable , which do pull others (which are moveable) I" n ngfigpé: led the common coat of the Mufcles, and is a rare membra' calledthe nous Contexture, made up of many nervous Filaments, finemitt-time 1y fpun, clofi: firuck, and rarely interwoven, making a thin white tranfparent Membrane, which being feated immediatel under the [l/Ieinlirnna adiprflz, encircleth the Nlufcles of the whole Body to which it is failenecl as well as to the adipofe more nearly to them, whereb' the Mufcles do make feveral motions of the Limbs and Trunk of the Body, as our various occafions of necefsity or delight do prefent themfelves. The Mufcles do celebrate their motions, as the carnous, nera 3:31:13" vous, and tendinous Fibres are invigorated by the ipiriruous and lcbtfli" . elaf‘tick Particles of the nervous Liquor, whereby the various (rigid?) Membrane, by the interpofition of many finall Fibres, or Fibres of the Mufcles , being rendred plum Membranes; whereupon this Membrane is conducive to pre- contract the ambient parts toward the more inward, 15 that: the fgg‘ngffi' Iérve the hdufcles in their proper feats from ill outward acci- dents, as a common Repoiitory. iTnileegiiflm The Ifixth Integument (immediately encompafsing the oftheBones Bones, is more thick and flefhy, as being compofed of many $313: fine numerous divarications of Veilels , Arteries , Veins, Lymphatduc'ts (containing variety of Liquors) and more efpecially of carnous, nervous, and tendinous Fibres, of which the hilt unite in the extremities of Mufcles, and confiitute firong Tendons, implanted into Bones, as the Centers of Morion. outward Coat of the Mufcle groweth Emiewhat relaxed antlclssofAnt niglLiquor, {hriveled Having given you a fight inrrmfim of the common l in Th" ‘30" ieguments and Mufcles, as the VValls of this curious Fabric}; iiiirvéhf the I will now prefent you with a prolpec't of its more inward WW parts of the line hangings, and choice fiirniture of the loweit Apartiment, feared above with an arched Midriflfe, and floor- ed below with the Sharebones before, and behind with the Vera tebers of the LOiHS ( adorned with curious carved work of acute oblique, and tranfverfe I'roceffes) and on the tides with the 05 Ilium, and Coxendix. c Every and tenfe , do 3:3,"? 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