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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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judse otche Strensch ot a Cun, or Wtrecher it be
vell Forrified Or nOt. This is ulually done wich a
Pair oc Calliper Compasses; and it the Piece BC
TTome Bored, the Diamerer lels by the heighe dividec
by 2 is ehe ThickneIs at any Place.
TEST, che Came a5 che Cuppel, Ox C Oppet, ar
Instrument uled by Chymists and ReknerS, W Pu
risie 60Id or Silver. Sec Cuppel.
TESTACFODS Fistres, are such Whole ArOns
and thick Stells are entire and aIl oF one piece; 25
the Oyser, EscolloD, Cockle, (9C. BuE thole
Whose Shrellsare Potrer and chinner, and wrtrich are
divided inco distinet soines, and compoled ot seve-
ral Rccces, Tuck 25 LobAers, Crawsim, Crabs, (9c.
are called Crustaceons Fistres.
TESTAMENT, is che Last Will or Declaration
OE the Mind oF a Perion deccaled; and is OF ENO
Kinds, viz. A restament in Wricing, and A Testa
ment in Words, Which is called a Noncupative Te-
stament; Wrhich is, irhen a Man being Sict, and
For seax lest Death, tvane ot Memorr, or Specch,
hou.d come (0 Cuddentr upon him, chac he Mould
be prevenced it he Aay d che Weiring oF his Testa-
meut, desires his Neichbours and Priends eo bear
Wicnes oF his LaAt Will, and chen declares the
Came betore chem by WVords, wrhich atrer his DC-
ceale, is proved by Winesses, and pur in WVririns
by che Ordinarr, and chen stands in as go0d force
as it ic had ac che tirst, in che Lite oF the Tectator,
been pur in Wricing, excepronty For Lands, Wwtich
are devilable buc by a Testament pur in WVririns in
etie Lite oF che Testator.
ZESTATOM, is a Wric in Personal ActiOnS, 25
iC the Detendant cannor be Arrected upon a Capias
in che Conner wrhere the Action is laid, buc is re-
curned non est inventus by the Sherif.
ThC Wric Mall be sene into any other Counerr
irhere such Person is thoushe ro hare whereich
eo Satishre; and is called a Vestatum, because
ehe Shreris hach formeriy restifred, Thac the De-
Tendane vas nocro be Found in his Barliwick.
TESLE, is 2 Word commoniy uled in the last
Pare of erery Wrir, Wherein che Dare is contained
ertrich begins ich chese NVords, Teste meipso, ecC.
TESTES; che Testicles oF a Male are justiu
seckoned amons che principal Parts, because
iher are necellary to the Conserrarion oF rhie
Species.
Bur betore L procced to an Anatomical Descrip-
tion of them, FIS necessary r0 PaY Lomething OF che
Vasa Praeparantia, Wrhich prepare the Macter out ot
ertrich che semen in the Testicles is claborared; a
Mall atterwards deleribe the Vasa Deferentia
chât Corhe Reader may have this grear and won
dertul apparatus all betore him ac one view.
IH Mal Lome ot the Vasa Praeparantia aforl
Macter For che Semen, a5 the Arteriae Spermaricae
Ochers brins back again che Blood that is superAu
ous, t0 the mateins of che semen, and tothe Nou-
ristiment of the Testicles; and chele are the Vena
Vasa Praeparantia, ehich are laid to prepare Mar.
For the Semen, chele are oF rWvO (OrES, Arteries ane
Veins.
elc uletu iide it i du, da dut et I
Frunk oF che Vena Cava, runs obliquely coche Veir
ot chat lame Side; a5 alo he lett, marches ro che
Vein oF ThatStele.
From che lrunke ot che Vena Cava, a lirele belons
che Emulgene; the letr From ene CMtuse Il LCH
For orhervile it must hare sone over the Aorta
itierebr ic mishe hare bcen in datset O bleak
ins; Or rather, by che continual Pulse OF thC ArrC
ey, che recourse oEche Venal Blood mishe hare been
recarded.
Non Bor chese Veins and Arteries, alicele alter
etieir rise, meet, and are invested bochin onc Mem-
brane, made ot che Peritonaum, and chen run
Areishe chrouxh che Resion oF che Loins abore the
Muscles Psoae on cach Side, and abore theDreters;
25 cher 50, bestowins licele Stips here and chere
upon chePeritonaum, between whose Duplicature
eher descend, and (o arrive at its Processes. The
Veins divide very otten into many Branches, and
by and by inolculate and unice again; but the AF-
teries 0 alons br onc Pipe ontr on cach Side, un
eil wichin 3 or 4 Fingers breadch of che Testicles
Where each is dirided inco rvo Branches, the lels
Lelclese, ale do Llal enes cescenca oectoel
hollon likre a Omil; buc in Man, cheinner Mem-
laddets oecule et iio olu cpelglulo. Du c
Jhe Arteries are cvo; ane spuz sont ene crunt
Oie Aorra, commonty evo Lingers breau unaee
Fore part, the risH WHICICOL CMMIOHIS over Me
TheVeinsarc allo civo. Therighe arises ulually
Whereot runs co che Lpididimys, che larser ro the
che Membranes oFchie Peritoneum, (9 cher pass inco
che scroum Serween chem, noc pertoracins che in-
ner in esle Processes, a5 in Dogs and other Crea-
tures, Wieleche Processes oF the Peritonaum al
brane ot e Leonum hues the Hlole, sell M
Inrestines Fall by ic inco che Scrocum; oE wrtrich
there is steacet Canser in him, (and ve see ir often
curm cothevasa Praeparantia
It has been generally Tauphr, Tharchere are di-
vers lnosculations ot the Arreries, wich che Veins
in illers Passage, Wwhereby che Venal and Arrerial
Bloodare mixed; burchis Opinion is nou exploded,
et chac grancins che Circularion oF che Blood, ic is
impor. For the Bl00d in che Arreries descends
tovards che Testicles, and thac in che Veins a(-
cerue chem, Cochac ifthese tvo Vessels Mould
openone intothe ocher, the Blood in one of chem
musi sccas be driven back, or else sagnarino, di
nd and break the VesselS. Bur the crurt is, che
Blood boch for Nouristiment of the Pesticles, and
che akins oFrhe semen Aous donn byche Arteries
onts, and char in an eren undirided Course, wich
out ans bt chole Windines and Twirtines likre che
Lence et eins calkd so much oE (a5 che Curi-
ous de Crais. trom his oun Frequene Inspection,
celtites) and ene Vems bis Back semun ten
Spermalieae, and boch chele Arreries and Veins vere
Formeriy calseur asa Praexarantia. Sle Mahe the
Senen, a5 che l’elticles; lome conver ATrom eee
1o ls Lonlerratory or Scorehouse, a5 the Vasa De-
Seeha: Some contain che semen rill che rime ot
Copulation, and chese are che resiculae Seminales:
Some dilcharse the semen into che Marrix in Coi-
cn; this is done by che Penis; and Pome, lastly
moisten the Passase (viz. che Drethra) Wrhereby che
semen istues, and chole are che Prostates. OF 211
potich in ocdel. Mae  ot rtie
corse u  cheir inmost Membrane, by almost in-
numerable Roors, by wrhich ther imbibe che Paid
Blood, and arc most admirably interwoven and
inosculared one wich anocher, rill about four ox sive
Fingers breadch abore the Testicle, which Spaceis
Cles whatof che Blood remains From cheir Nourim-
mere and ma e esse semen; and thele, indeca,
called Corpus Pyramidate, Plexus Pampiniformis, et
arieoss.