HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE, - Horntip

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with, and altered by, the venous blood, it fhould fup-
ply materials for forming the feed, which is afterwards
to be tranfmitted to the teflicles. What confirms this
opinion of Sennertius, is, that according to the different
formation of the reins and renal veffels (in which
nature in other cafes often fports), fome rnen are more
prone to luft than others, and far more notable per-
formers. We have inftances of this in Albertus's ob-
fe vations, and in Riolanus's anatomy. Each of tilde
diffeEted the body of a malefaelor, and fay they found
Three Emulgents defcending into the right rein, and
the fpermatick veins on each fide proceeding from the
emulgent. Albertus rightly concludes from hence,
that the perfon muft have a more plentiful flood of
feed, and an inexhaufted and almoft infatiable falacity ;
and which, indeed, the fellow complained of a little
before he was executed. Riolanus fays, that his man
was wholly devoted to luft, and was hanged for having
three wives all living at the fame time. Befides thefe,
S.almuth fays that he diffeaed two men that were
famous for venery, the latter of which had reins of a
prodigious fize, fo as to equal three, nay, four of thofe
in common men. Sennertius goes on, and enquires,
unlefs this opinion be admitted, whence proceeds that
rank