The Explanation of the Fourth Table.
LL. SOme branches of the air-vessels, AA. represented in the former plate, running to the Egg-cluster, or Ovarium.
MM. The air-vessels as they are seen in, and upon the film which covers the Egg-cluster.
N. The same air-vessels toge∣ther with a part of the egg-cluster, taken out of the body; where ve∣ry neatly is represented how these air-vessels are joyned to the Eggs, like as the stalk of a bunch of grapes is joyned to each grape.
OOOO. The air-vessels run∣ning to the heart; where I have not delineated all the vessels, which are sent from the two great trunks of the air-vessels AA, to prevent confusion, by reason of the very great number that run thereto.
TT. Apart of the heart which here and there swelleth out; its natural place in the body is in the back, and runs along the whole back.
VVVV. Some air-vessels cut and broke off which run to the heart and other parts.
XXXX. The parts where the heart swelleth out and wideneth.
cc. The Muscles moving the Six Gills, and five Finns placed on each side of the body, to which do run considerable Nerves to communicate to the same, life and motion.
ff. The Stomach and the Guts, as they appear and swell through the Egg-cluster; the Stomach and Guts are very neatly represented in the 5th figure of this same Ta∣ble.
g. The form or shape of the Eggs, which are flattish and ob∣long round.
ii. The Muscles of the Rectum, or straight Gut, which serves for