The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey translated out of Latine and compared with the French. by Th: Johnson

CHAP. II. Of the containing parts of the Epigastrium, and the preparation to Anatomicall administration.

THe containing parts of the Epigastrium are the Epidermis or thinne outward * 1.1 skinne, the true skinne, the fleshie or fatty Pannicle, the eight muscles of the Epigastrium with their common coate, the Rim of the belly, the five vertebra's of the loines, all the holy-bone, the hanch-bone, share-bone, the white line, and midriffe. Of these parts some are common to the whole body, as the three first; the other proper to the parts contained in the Epigastrium taken in generall. Which that you may see in their order, first you must cut round about the navell, to the upper superficies of the muscles, that so wee may keepe it, till such time, as occasion shall offer it self, to shew the vmbilicall vessels lying in that place, which are one veine, two arteries, & the vrachus (if it be there.) Which being done, you must draw a straight line from the chest, over the breast-blade, even to the share-bone, which may divide the common containing parts, even to the white line.

Then presently it will be convenient to draw two other lines acrosse, or overtwhart, of the like depth on each hand, from the circumference of the navell, even to the sides, that so on each part wee may draw the skinne more commodiously from the parts lying vnder it; the sight of which otherwise it would hinder. These things being done, the skinne must bee devided from the parts lying under it from the de∣signed circumference left about the navell. Wee must teach how the skinne is two-fold, the true and false, and render a reason of the name, which we will every where doe, as farre as the thing will suffer, and it shall lie in our power. And in doing or examining these things, it will be convenient diligently to inquire into the nine things mentioned in the preface. Wee will beginne with the skinne, because that part is first obvious to our senses.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The contai∣ning parts of the lower bel∣ly.