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X X X, The Fat in its firlt Rudiment, being of an oily fubltance, and fo of‘afi‘gfifffic‘"; and lower Wings of the Caul in their various Connexions, with the Sto- fiuid nature, is confined in the thin walls of many fine Concave Membranes, Hm)" Iii ‘ nmch, Splene, Duodenum, Pylorus, do fecure them in their peculiar feats, which is cli'ec‘ted by the upper Circuits of the Membranes 0f the Laul, to fecure the fluid fatty Matter within more folid limits , in order to 33:31:13: Concretion: So that the minute globules of Fat, modelled into various Fi- "a" which are firmly tied to the faid Vi rem, becaufe [ht 10W" Margents of gurus, feared in the Ambient parts and more inward Recefl‘es of their fruits [he Caul are left loofe, and may ealily be levered from the Inteftincs With- inl Divaricarions, are every where encircled within the Concave Cpacts of out any violation of the Can], or Inteltiues . ‘ "WWW The Surfaces 0f thefe Membranes, are beautifiedfl Withkgreat evennels, imtiifriiil and unevennefs of rifes and falls, which make diverhtics of Figures, feared iiiihmii-iiiiffs in the different divarications of the globules of Fat, and tziC feveral {frgx "‘3‘ interpofed', {0 that the greater branches of Fat, accompanying the hurtful Ramulets of Vellels, do render the furface of the upper and lower h/lem. braues ofthc Caul ( interceding the ramifications of Fat,and Veflbls) uneven) and the empty Spaces remain fmooth in the upper and lower Surfaces, of the Anterior and l'ofierior Membranes. , . ' . . Thcmgm. As to the Magnitude of the Caul, it is in divers Perfons very different, xii-17:33: as more or lefs Expanded, and thereupon invelteth greater or lefs poctl. cm in films on of the Ititefiittes : It is commonly extended no farther then the NaVJl, PM" and then it is folded up in divers wreaths, as I have often feen in divers Bodies, which are obferved in lean I'erfons; but in thole that are well lined Iris the Opinion of divers Anatomilts, that it's farther Expanded in Men, fiance, much different from the unfiuous nature of Fat, which is Colliquaé ted, and not Concrctcd by heat, as is the ferous part of the Blood : Again, Fat is inflammable which is not found in the Cryftalline Liquor of Blood. Caul, malteth a Circle as derived from the middle of the Back, to the en- middle of the Back; fo that the Inferior Semicircle may be affigned, as pro- And as to the other ferous part of the Blood, it holdeth much Analogy Wherefore, I humbly crave Pardon of Learned Anatomifts, deriving it The hilphurcfrom Blood, as conceiving in my Judgment, that it borroweth its (Prime Sta- $332233,» mind, its material Origen, from the fulphureous and themore uné'tuous and $3,331? buttry parts of the Milky Humour. The great difficulty that rendreth the manner productive of Far, very pcrplex in the Caul, is the want of Secretory Organs, reputed to be Glands, which are few, according to divers Anatomifls 3 but in truth, upon a. finer fearch, are found in inofi parts ( where this Unt'tnous Matter is gene- ceeding from the concave region of the Splene, and f0 pafling along the rated) numerous Glands, difperfed through the fpacious Territories of the Body, which is very evident in its habit; the Melbntery,Groins, Mitfcxtli Back to the right tide of the ventricle, according to the lower Membrane (31mm~ and many other parts, where Fat is Exuberant. of the Caul. And we may afcribe the upper Semicircle, to the Superior or anterior Membrane, and fo beginncth the Semicircular courfe of the Caul from the right fide, and iscarried all along under the bottom of the Stomach, to the concave furface of the Splene, which formeth the Superior Semicircle of the Caul. And Bauhinur will have its Figure refemble that of a Filh Net. Ifihiugidii: The beftance of the Caul is very thin and Tranfparent, pinked with di- finle‘mdtran- vets .Mmute Perforationstwhere it is free from Divarications of Velfels, ' and f0 it mult be produced either our of the Red Craflament, 0r herons WOW? 1 iq'LlOl'S it feemerh very improbable, thatit lltould be propagated out of the iiedCraffament, becaufe it is Very hot and fpirituous, and contrary to the nature of Far, which is Oily, and of a temperate heat. then in other Animals 3 which I humbly conceive, is upon this account: Be- of the produ- trance of the Vena (Port/t into the Liver, and from thence carried all along $332323; the bottom of the Stomach, to the hollow of the Splene, and then to the Pa dimenrs: The Ancient and Modern Anatomil‘rs derive it from the Blood, Blooithc with the Albuminous part of an Egg, and being Concreted with fuchFa heat of Fire, as will Colliquate Fat, is turned into a white tenacious fuba their Progreflive Motion, the Caul is more apt to Contraét it felf i'iittigurcsf The Figure of the Caul may be in fome fort {tiled Orbicular, if it be iifcrciadihiir Conlidered, Tranfverlly, as it runneth from fide to fide, and involveth the gffiirfii‘cum Anterior, and Pofierior region of the Intefiines ; fo that the progrcfs of the "f "‘C ""1' The Fat of the Caul may offer divers things to our Notice, the firlt mat: tcr and manner of its Production : As to its Stamina Radicalia, or firlt Ru- with Fat, it is extended from theDiapbragn/c to the 0: Tubby. As we lately faw it in a \Voman (Dilfcéled at the Collcdg of Phyficians) in whom the Caul lay more fmooth, and free from wrinckles then ordinarily. caufc Man going in an upright poflure of Body, the weight of the Caul naturally draweth down toward the Or Pubir: But Bruits, being prone in mmnncr many Membranous Cells, which are emptied of the lumps of it in great Colliquarions. The innumerable Minute Membranes, appear to an Eye, aHilicd with a T1" Cd‘s K" Niicrofcopc, to be hollowed with many fmall Circumferences, refemblinq iii-iiii-Iigcihc the lV'linutc Cavities of a Hony Comb (cncloling that Elixir of Nature) it", or the fmall Holes, feared in the pulpy part of an Orcnge, as f0 many R pofirories of an Acid grateful Liquor. aflocrated With larger Ramifications of Fat, making the molt bulky part of the Caul, becaufe the Membranous part is a vail finely doubled, over{hading the greatefi part of the furface of the Inteflines. AM 35 [0 the Whole Compage of the Caul, it is Organick, compofed of many Similar Palm, 0? an Aggregate body confif'ting of Membranes, Fat, Velfels, of different Families, Arteries, Veins, moft Sanguiferous, and 8 few Milky, and Nerves: And alfo of Minute Glandulous bodies, befettiflg the‘Caulin divers parts of it. The And it is very obfervable in Fat lodged under the Skin, that there are 211m; mifla many Minute Glands feared: Learned Bart/Joline is of an Opinion, the iitzt‘licsFlitdo,‘ Caul is furnilhed with many linall Glands. And Vefaliur, an Oracle of mum Anatomy, calleth the Caul a Glandulous Body; and it is very probable, that all Nicmbranes have many Miliary Glands, affixed to them, which are very confpicuous in the Dun: and (Pia Mater, the Mefcntery, and the like: $3552?" And Ihnve often difcerned, many Glands lodged in Far, and I believe that 31004311021" there are many Minute ones all covered with Fat in the Caul, which ificiiicofiztu may be f0 many Colatories, fevering and tranfinitting the oily parts of the Milky Humour, into the fubltance of thofe Glands , which exuding through them, are conveyed to the outfide of the Sanguiduéts, to which they are accreted, when they are fecerned from the Chyine. But if this feems only Conjeétural for want of Glands in the Caul, I will 3:31:21? ,1, take the freedom, with your Pcrmifliou, to offer other inflruments of Se- Eh: Caulfnai cretion, Which may be the numerous thin Membranes, through whofe fine iiicfl£33113: B b ‘b COHCCXI'UIC of Eli: Blomlu |