Mikrokosmographia a description of the body of man. Together vvith the controuersies thereto belonging. Collected and translated out of all the best authors of anatomy, especially out of Gasper Bauhinus and Andreas Laurentius. By Helkiah Crooke Doctor of Physicke, physitian to His Maiestie, and his Highnesse professor in anatomy and chyrurgerie. Published by the Kings Maiesties especiall direction and warrant according to the first integrity, as it was originally written by the author.

The Praeface.

OVR Webbe now weares neare the Threds. The glory and beau∣ty of this stately Mansion of the Soule we declared in the first book. The outward walles we dismantled in the second. The Cooke∣roomes and sculleries with all the houses of Office and roomes of repast we suruayed in the third. The Geniall bed and the Nurse∣ry we viewed in the fourth and fift. In the sixt we were ledde into the rich Parlor of pleasure, wherein we were entertained by a leuy of Damozels; one Modest as Modesty it selfe; another Shamefast, another Coy, another Iocond and merry, another Sad and lumpish, and a world of such Pas∣sions we found inhabiting in the Little world, there also we saw the curious clocke of the heart mooued by a perpetuall motion; the Heralds of honor, those nimble and quicke Purseuants, those agile spirits whose presence giues life, whose pleasance giues cheere & refreshment whether soeuer they are sent. From thence wee ascended in the seauenth Booke by staires of Iuory into the presence Chamber, where the Soule maketh her chiefe abode; there we saw the Counsell gathered, the Records opened, and Dispatches made and signed for the good gouernement of the whole family. From thence in the eight Booke we clombe vnto the battlements, and saw the watch of the Senses set to discouer and giue warning of the approches of enemies or friends. In the ninth we obserued the guard appointed to fetch in the prouision from without, to entertaine or giue the repulse, to defend or offend as cause required. In the tenth we discouered the Materials which filled vp the empty distances in the walles, and parted the roomes asunder. In the eleuenth we followed the courses & conuayances, the enteries and Lobyes which leade through∣out the whole edifice from chamber to chamber, out of one office into another. Now we are ariued neare the principals of the building, where we may see how they are ioyned, how they are fastened and bound together, how they are couered and defended, how they are interlaced and intertexed. And finally, in the next and last booke wee shall with God to friend come vnto the Principals themselues and to the very foundation & ground∣worke whereon the whole Frame is raysed.