the going of the meat into the stomacke, and for expulsion in vomiting and brea∣king of winde. These two coats are continued with the two coats of the stomacke, and have the like site. Besides, the Gullet hath these parts composing it, as a veine from the Gate and Hollow ascendent veine, a nerve from the sixt conjugation, an Artery from that which creepes alongst the bottome of the stomacke with the vena Gastrica, or else from the Arteryes ascending the hollow part therof; but also besides all these vessels it may have a third coat from the membrane investing the Ribs, or Pleura. The magnitude of the Gullet is large enough, yet some be bigger, some lesse according to the variety of bodyes. The figure of it is round, that so it might be more large to swallow meat, and lesse subject to offence. It is placed betweene the backe bone and the weazon from the roots of the tongue even to the stomacke. But as it discends alongst the backe bone, when it comes to the fourth Vertebra of the Chest, it turnes to the right side, to give way to the great Artery Aorta and the de∣scendent Artery, then it turnes to the left side to the stomacke, or mouth of the ven∣tricle. Nature hath fastened it to the Diaphragma with strong membranous tyes, lest that, if it had laine upon the Artery it should have hindred the passage of the vitall spirit to the lower parts. It is onely one and that tyed to the forementioned parts, both by its vessels and membranes. It is of temper rather cold than hot, as all those parts, which are more nervous than fleshy, are. The Action thereof is to draw and carry downe the meat, and to cast forth such things by vomit as trouble the stomacke. Here you must note, that whilest we swallow downe, the Gullet is drawne downewards, and the weazon upwards, which is the cause that wee cannot sup and blow, swallow and breathe together at the same instant; which wee must thinke to happen by Gods singular providence; to whose name be glory for everlasting,
Amen.