The works of Ambrose Parey, chyrurgeon to Henry II. Francis II. Charles IX. and Henry III. Kings of France. : Wherein are contained an introduction to chirurgery in general : a discourse of animals, and of the excellency of man. The anatomy of man's body. A treatise of praeternatural tumors ... Illustrated with variety of figures, and the cuts of the most useful instruments in chirurgery. Recommended by the University of Paris to all students in physick and chirurgery, particularly such as practised in camps and the sea.

  • Ambroise Paré
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M DC XCI. [1691]
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Credit: The works of Ambrose Parey, chyrurgeon to Henry II. Francis II. Charles IX. and Henry III. Kings of France. : Wherein are contained an introduction to chirurgery in general : a discourse of animals, and of the excellency of man. The anatomy of man's body. A treatise of praeternatural tumors ... Illustrated with variety of figures, and the cuts of the most useful instruments in chirurgery. Recommended by the University of Paris to all students in physick and chirurgery, particularly such as practised in camps and the sea. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The fourth! Its propaga- tions. Its two bran¬ ches. The outer. The innen The fifth Nerve. The fixth. / Concerning the TSlerVeL T r a c T. Ill, ..- -... I —-- ■' . - . - . -■ — , the cubit, being always equally diftant from the fccond Nerve, and is carried into the protuberation of the inlide of the arm, and the fore-part thereof. When it hath paft this, it iffues forth many pro¬ pagations [taki. 4^] which together with the branches that are derived from the fifth Nerve, which is carried through the hinder region of the fame protuberation, are diftributed into the mufcles that are feated on the infide of the cubit, and arife from the inner protuberation of the arm: fuch are the two that bend the uttermoli bones of the fore-fingers, and that which bends the third joint of the thumb. After this it fends out another propagation, which is carried down between the faid mufcles through the radius together with a vein and artery to the wrift i and paffing through under the tranf- verfe ligament, fcatters fome fmall fprigs into the mufcle that moves the thumb outward from the fingers, and the two that bend the firh joint of the fame. After this, when it is come to the palm of the hand, it is divided [tab.i, x] into three branches i the firft of which fcatters two twigs into the thumb, the fecond as many into the fore-finger, the third fends one to the middle finger on the infide. Thefourth Nerve [tab.2.fig.i.]^']is thebiggeft of all them which are carried to the arm,as being al- moft thrice thicker then the reft.This arifes as well as the other,from the net-like complication,and from thence is carried down through the arm, in like manner as the third is, lying deep every where among the mufcles, having the bafilick Vein and axillary artery for its companions. • But prefently after it hath entered the arm, it derives many, but fmall fprigs into the heads of the mufcles that extend the cubit y and before it is come to half the length of the upper part of the arm, it is con¬ torted obliquely downward to the bone thereof and palTes on betwixt that and the mufcles which extend the cubit. Butbeforeit be wholly refledfed, it fends forth a furclc r] from its infide, which goes betwixt the faid mufcles, as alfb the fecond of them that bend the cubit, and is fpent upon the skin that clothes the inlide of the arm, fome fibres being propagated upward and downward. Having difleminated this mopagation it goes by degrees through the hinder parr to the outfide of the arm, being carried through the cavity of the outer protuberation of the upper bone of the arm that is cut out in the back fide thereof, where likewife it fends out a furcle \jab.2,jig.i. going to the skin, that covers the lower part of the outfide of the arm j and then another 1. 0] which is' diftributed into the skin, as far as to the wrift. After that near to the joint of the cubit it is divided into two branches, an outer and an inner one, which being hid deep, and among the mufcles, as the whole Trunk alfo, defeend to the wrift. The outer branch \_tab.2.fig.i, goes along the radius or wand, and when it is come to the wrift, pafles through the tranfverfe ligament •on the outer part, and by and by isfubdivided mto two branches, of which one goes with a double fprig into the outfide of the thumb, the other is fpent partly upon the fore-finger, part¬ ly on themiddle one. Butthe inner branch ltab.2,fig,i,U'] reaching along the cubit fcatters more propagations i the firft {tah.2 .fig,i. ^3 i«fo the firft nrufcle that extends the fingers, the fecond [tah, 2»fig,i. into the fecond that extends the fingers j the third \jab.2,fig.i0'^~\ into the inner mqfcle that extends the wrift. But in its progrefs it affords propagations to the thr^e be¬ ginnings of the mufcles that take their original from the ulna^ or greater bone of the cubit. .The re¬ mainder of it ends in the wrift, 1.313 The fifth Nerve ^ab.i0num.^2jj arihng lower than any of the fore-mentioned, out of the fame net- like complication, and being joined to the fourth, defeends through the infide of the arm, bet ween the mufcles that bend and extend the cubit. This fcatters no propagation from it felf, but remains en¬ tire till it be come to the inner protuberation of the arm, at whofe hinder cavity it is refleefted,' and is diftributed afterward in the fame manner with the third Nerve, which palTes through the fore-fideof the fame protuberation. For both of them beftow propagations ^tab.i .3 3I upon the mufcles which grow out of the inner protuberation of the arm, and keep the infide of the cubit. It iffues forth a propagation alfo 1.3 4] which being carried through the radius or wand, goes between the mufcles which bend the fecond and third joints of the fingers, and fo to the palm of the hand, and fends out the firft branch, which being parted into two, is implanted into the infide of the little fingery then another, which being alfo cut in two, goes into the ring-finger, and at laft another that goes to the outer part of the infide of the middle finger. But from this fame fifth Nerve, and from the out¬ fide near to the middle of the length of the radius or wand, there grows out a certain other furcle ^jabti .3 which being divided into three brandies is difleminated into the outer-part of the middle, the ring finger, and the little one. The fixth Nerve [tAi.«.3B.] iffues out of the loweft part ofthe net-like complication, and going through the arm-pit and infide of the upper part of the arm and of the cubit, under the skin it makes hafte to the inner protuberation of the upper bone of the arm, difperfing many furcles in its way to the neighbouring skin \jub,i *3 7*3 7*1 foon as it hath attained to this protuberation, it is cleft into many propagations, fbme of which lie under the branches of the bafilick vein, fome lie over, and fo being carried under the skin, when they are come down to the wrift, they end [jab.i .3 8.J CHAP. VIII. Of the Nerves that are diftributed through the Crura, or thighs. Legs, and Feet. THere are four pairs of Nerves which are propagated through the Crura. They arife from the three lower conjugations of the loins, and the four upper ones of the Osfacrum, or great bone, which after they are gone forth through the common holes of the rack-bones as well as the Nerves, which are diftributed through the arm, make a certain complication like the meilhing of a net, but far greater than that other. Nor are thefe Nerves of equal bignefs, but the firft [tab.i, num.a,6f[ and the third [tab.i.d.] are fmall, wherefore alfo they reach but to the thigh •, the fecond [tab. 1.5 o.^ is fomewhat thicker and reaches to the leg, but the fourth [tab. 1.61 .Jalone is thicker than the three other put together, and is carried down as far as to the utmoft ends ofthe toes.