Cowper, William: Myotomia Reformata: Or A New Administration Of All The Muscles Of Humane Bodies: Wherein The true Uses of the Muscles are Explained, the Errors of former Anatomists concerning them Confuted, and several Muscles not hitherto taken notice of Described ; T whick are subjoin'd, A Graphical Description of teh Bones, And other Anatomical Observations (London, 1694)

6% Os the Musdes
Orbiculare, and Stapes, and the Tendon
of the Musculus Stapidis, running out
os a Perforation in the Os Petrosum,
down to its Insirtion in the Head of the
Stapes, together with the Internal Sur-
sace of the Membrana Timpani, and
the long Prccefs os the Malleus lying
on it.
pabricias Extemus Amis vel Laxator Externum.
ab Aaui-
yiiive. f. This lies in the Upper Part of the
■*7- r. Meatus Audit or im, having a Ihort
Fleshy Body with a long slender Ten-
don. It Arises from the External and
Superior Margin of the Meatus Audi-
tories, soon becoming a ssender Ten-
don passes directly to the Upper part
of the Membrana Timpani^ on which
it Descends for some space to its Inser-
tion in the long Process of the Malleus,
where it is Contiguous to the said
Membrane. This draws the Manu-
brium of the Malleus, together with
die Membrana Timfani Forwards.
DuVerny ObliqilUS Aurls.
DeOrgan.
t.6.f.'$. This may be also called Semkircu-
c d.f.?, imm from jts Position it lying in the
Exter-