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.

CHAP. V. Of the vessles called Vasa deferentia, or Leading vessels.

THE Vessels which Leade the seede called vasa deferentia [Table 3. figure 3. ^{H I} separated from the Testicles] are called by Herophilus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, by Falopius, Canalis seminarius, the seede-cane.

They are scituate partly without the Abdomen in the scrotum or Cod, part∣ly * 1.1 within the cauitie or den of the Hip-bones on eïther side one, at the head

of the testicle, and are produced from the Parastatae, to which they are continuated, [Tab. 1 fig. 1, γ, α, β] as also are the preparing vessels, [Tab. 1. fig. 1. ^{s r}] although their names bee di∣uers according to their distinct officies and scituations.

Their substance is neruous and crumpled or writhen, [Table 2 x the descent of the Lea∣ding * 1.2 vessells, from ⁱ to ^r the reflection or turning of it; and Table 1. figure 2 ^y is the original of this vessell, his descent at α, his reuolution at β. Table 3. Figure 3. from ^E to ^F downward] contorted at the lower end of the resticle; but where they are parted from the Testicles, * 1.3 they are round and white, and their cauity or hollownesse is but obscure [Table. 3. fig. 3 ^H sheweth the porous surface of the leading vessell, where it groweth to the couering of the testicle] neyther needed it to bee more open, because the seede by reason of his a∣boundance of spirites wherewith it riseth and houeth or worketh vppe, can easilie passe thorough.

They arise vpward [Table 3. fig. 3, ^G] and are tyed to the preparing vesselles [Table 2. at 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] by the mediation of a thinne and small Membrane, presently after (by the same way by * 1.4 which the preparers descended) they are carried through the productions of the Peritonae∣um [Table 2. at e. Tab. 3. fig. 2 o 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] to the Share-bone, at which place the bone hath a super∣ficiarie cauity [Table, 26, lib. 3. figure 12, 13, ^y] which giueth way vnto the roundnesse of these vessels. After being returned downward [Table 1. Figure 1. from ^y to ζ, Tab. 3. Fig. 2. π 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] like Nerues, and tyed on the backe side (where the humour they containe is nowe become white) to the Peritonaeum, they are led ouer the [Table 3. Figure 2, n n] Vreters, and * 1.5 vnder the backe side of the bladder aboue the right gut neere vnto the necke of the Blad∣der; a little before theyr vniting together [Table 1. Figure 2. ♌. and Table 3. figure 2, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, is the vniting of the Leading vesselles] they are on eyther side dilated and become thicker, where these small Bladderets of seede [Table 2. Figure 1, ζ ζ] called Vesiculae Seminariae, are adioyned vnto theyr sides, but the Leading Vesselles themselues are spent, the right into the right, the lefte into the lefte Prostate Glandule. [Table 1. Figure 2. n n. Table 3, Fi∣gure 2, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉]

The vse of these Leading vesselles, is to carrie or leade the seede after it is laboured * 1.6 in the Parastatae, and made fruitefull and prolificall by the Testicles, vnto those Prostate Glandules, as it were vnto certaine Magazines or Store-houses, where the right Ves∣selle meeteth and coupleth with the lefte, that the seede of each Testicle might toge∣ther and at once bee thither conueyed, and so snot together into the Womb by the Virile Member.

Moreouer, their oblique passage furthereth much the seedes perfection; for as in ma∣king of Aqua-vitae or such like strong spirits of wine, wee see the liquor first ascendeth and then descendeth, so the seede being to become a frothy body, was of necessity to bee perfe∣cted by such sublimation and precipitation.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Their scitua∣tion.
• * 1.2

  Their substāce
• * 1.3

  Connexion.
• * 1.4

  Progresse.
• * 1.5

  Vniting.
• * 1.6

  Their vse.