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[illustration] ¶Of the makinge of mānes 〈…〉〈…〉▪
THe Man is Lorde and ender of all thīges here on erthe / and is also the moste perfitest and full made thinge of all leuynge creatures that euer god created as the scripture testefieth & criste blewe lyfe into hym and of a rybbe he made him an helpe to the entente whan they come roged through full power that he them gaue that they sholde engender. Exemplū whan he saide Cresite / waxe and mul¦tiply through thencreasinge of ye sede And thus he hathe created man & wo¦man because they sholde bringe forth of their sede / which sede is named sper¦ma / and is a profitable parte of ye fode cōmynge after the first disiestyon / and that sperma is apoynted to frutefull vessell is to the entent that our huma∣nite sholde contynewe the lenger and nat ende / But he that soweth tomo∣che of this sede / that is to vnderstande they that occupy tomoche with womē they wex sone feble of lȳmes / and dye within shorte space / Wherfore Galie¦nus saith he that is gelded may lyue a lōge season / and men that haue but lytell conuersacyon with womē may lyue longer than women / for they be hoter of nature.