Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction — John Shaqi
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of ReproductionDavenport, John
Philosophy
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction
Davenport, John
Phallicism; Sex; Sex customs -- France -- History -- 17th century
Case IV. Peter Damour being accused of impotency by his wife Louisa
Tillot an inspection was ordered to be made by Rainset and Afforti,
physicians, and Franchet and Colignon, surgeons. They report as
follows:--"We have proceeded to inspect Peter Damour, master saddler at
Paris, and having attententively examined his parts of generation, we
have found them well constituted and in good condition as to their size,
conformation and situation for the conjugal act; according, however to
the statement of the said Damour himself, the erection is imperfect, the
penis not being sufficiently rigid for perforating the vagina; admitting
this, however, to be the case, we are of opinion that the imperfection
may be remedied, repaired, and rectified, in time, by proper remedies.
Signed January 16, 1703." In consequence the official, M. Vivant, refused
Villot's demand, and ordered her to go home to her husband and cohabit
with him as her lawful spouse.
Case V. In the suit of Demoiselle Maris Louise Buchères accusing of
impotence Antoine de Bret, an inspection was ordered and performed by
Venage and Lita, physicians, Lombard and Delon, surgeons. They reported
as follows: "We find the string of the foreskin shorter than it should
be for giving the nut free scope to extend itself when turgid:--that the
body of the left testicle is very diminutive and decayed, its tunicle
separated, the spermatic vessels very much disordered by crooked swollen
veins--that the right testicle is not of a due thickness, though thicker
than the other: that it is somewhat withered and the spermatic vessels
disordered by crooked swollen veins. On all which accounts we do not
think that the natural parts of the said Sieur de Bret have all the
disposition requisite for the well performing the functions they were
designed for; yet we cannot say that he is impotent until we have
inspected the wife. Paris July 11, 1703, Signed." On the 22d of July,
1703, the wife was inspected by the said physicians and surgeons and by
two matrons; the result of which was that they observed no visciousness
of conformation in her womb: the valvula were circular and the carunclæ
myrtiformes, placed in the neck of the vagina, were soft, supple,
flexible, entire, and did not seem to have suffered any violence or
displacing, and the cavity of the womb-pipe was free and without any
obstacle. Therefore they are of opinion that she is not capable of the
conjugal act, and that there has been no intromission, consequently that
she is a virgin, and that if the marriage had not been consummated, it
is her husband's fault, because of his great debility and defective
conformation of his parts of generation. Another inspection of the same
parties was ordered Aug. 1, 1703. Bourges and Thuillier being the
physicians, and Tranchet and Meri the surgeons, who declared that after
due and careful examination they had found no defect which could hinder
generation. Their report is dated Paris, Aug. 13, 1703. M. Chapelier
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account