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Gargantua and Pantagruel

François Rabelais

Chapter 3.XIV.--Panurge’s dream, with the interpretation thereof Chapter 3.XV.--Panurge’s excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef Chapter 3.XVI.--How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of Panzoust Chapter 3.XVII.--How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust Chapter 3.XVIII.--How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversely expound the verses of the Sibyl of Panzoust Chapter 3.XIX.--How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men Chapter 3.XX.--How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge Chapter 3.XXI.--How Panurge consulteth with an old French poet, named Raminagrobis Chapter 3.XXII.--How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the Order of the Begging Friars Chapter 3.XXIII.--How Panurge maketh the motion of a return to Raminagrobis Chapter 3.XXIV.--How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon Chapter 3.XXV.--How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa Chapter 3.XXVI.--How Panurge consulteth with Friar John of the Funnels Chapter 3.XXVII.--How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge Chapter 3.XXVIII.--How Friar John comforteth Panurge in the doubtful matter of cuckoldry Chapter 3.XXIX.--How Pantagruel convocated together a theologian, physician, lawyer, and philosopher, for extricating Panurge out of the perplexity wherein he was Chapter 3.XXX.--How the theologue, Hippothadee, giveth counsel to Panurge in the matter and business of his nuptial enterprise Chapter 3.XXXI.--How the physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge Chapter 3.XXXII.--How Rondibilis declareth cuckoldry to be naturally one of the appendances of marriage Chapter 3.XXXIII.--Rondibilis the physician’s cure of cuckoldry Chapter 3.XXXIV.--How women ordinarily have the greatest longing after things prohibited Chapter 3.XXXV.--How the philosopher Trouillogan handleth the difficulty of marriage Chapter 3.XXXVI.--A continuation of the answer of the Ephectic and Pyrrhonian philosopher Trouillogan Chapter 3.XXXVII.--How Pantagruel persuaded Panurge to take counsel of a fool Chapter 3.XXXVIII.--How Triboulet is set forth and blazed by Pantagruel and Panurge Chapter 3.XXXIX.--How Pantagruel was present at the trial of Judge Bridlegoose, who decided causes and controversies in law by the chance and fortune of the dice Chapter 3.XL.--How Bridlegoose giveth reasons why he looked upon those law- actions which he decided by the chance of the dice Chapter 3.XLI.--How Bridlegoose relateth the history of the reconcilers of parties at variance in matters of law Chapter 3.XLII.--How suits at law are bred at first, and how they come afterwards to their perfect growth Chapter 3.XLIII.--How Pantagruel excuseth Bridlegoose in the matter of sentencing actions at law by the chance of the dice Chapter 3.XLIV.--How Pantagruel relateth a strange history of the perplexity of human judgment Chapter 3.XLV.--How Panurge taketh advice of Triboulet Chapter 3.XLVI.--How Pantagruel and Panurge diversely interpret the words of Triboulet Chapter 3.XLVII.--How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the Oracle of the Holy Bottle Chapter 3.XLVIII.--How Gargantua showeth that the children ought not to marry without the special knowledge and advice of their fathers and mothers Chapter 3.XLIX.--How Pantagruel did put himself in a readiness to go to sea; and of the herb named Pantagruelion Chapter 3.L.--How the famous Pantagruelion ought to be prepared and wrought Chapter 3.LI.--Why it is called Pantagruelion, and of the admirable virtues thereof Chapter 3.LII.--How a certain kind of Pantagruelion is of that nature that the fire is not able to consume it THE FOURTH BOOK. The Translator’s Preface The Author’s Epistle Dedicatory The Author’s Prologue Chapter 4.I.--How Pantagruel went to sea to visit the oracle of Bacbuc, alias the Holy Bottle Chapter 4.II.--How Pantagruel bought many rarities in the island of Medamothy Chapter 4.III.--How Pantagruel received a letter from his father Gargantua, and of the strange way to have speedy news from far distant places Chapter 4.IV.--How Pantagruel writ to his father Gargantua, and sent him several curiosities Chapter 4.V.--How Pantagruel met a ship with passengers returning from Lantern-land Chapter 4.VI.--How, the fray being over, Panurge cheapened one of Dingdong’s sheep Chapter 4.VII.--Which if you read you’ll find how Panurge bargained with Dingdong Chapter 4.VIII.--How Panurge caused Dingdong and his sheep to be drowned in the sea Chapter 4.IX.--How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Ennasin, and of the strange ways of being akin in that country Chapter 4.X.--How Pantagruel went ashore at the island of Chely, where he saw King St. Panigon Chapter 4.XI.--Why monks love to be in kitchens Chapter 4.XII.--How Pantagruel passed by the land of Pettifogging, and of the strange way of living among the Catchpoles Chapter 4.XIII.--How, like Master Francis Villon, the Lord of Basche commended his servants Chapter 4.XIV.--A further account of catchpoles who were drubbed at Basche’s house Chapter 4.XV.--How the ancient custom at nuptials is renewed by the catchpole Chapter 4.XVI.--How Friar John made trial of the nature of the catchpoles Chapter 4.XVII.--How Pantagruel came to the islands of Tohu and Bohu; and of the strange death of Wide-nostrils, the swallower of windmills Chapter 4.XVIII.--How Pantagruel met with a great storm at sea Chapter 4.XIX.--What countenances Panurge and Friar John kept during the storm Chapter 4.XX.--How the pilots were forsaking their ships in the greatest stress of weather Chapter 4.XXI.--A continuation of the storm, with a short discourse on the subject of making testaments at sea Chapter 4.XXII.--An end of the storm Chapter 4.XXIII.--How Panurge played the good fellow when the storm was over Chapter 4.XXIV.--How Panurge was said to have been afraid without reason during the storm Chapter 4.XXV.--How, after the storm, Pantagruel went on shore in the islands of the Macreons Chapter 4.XXVI.--How the good Macrobius gave us an account of the mansion and decease of the heroes Chapter 4.XXVII.--Pantagruel’s discourse of the decease of heroic souls; and of the dreadful prodigies that happened before the death of the late Lord de Langey Chapter 4.XXVIII.--How Pantagruel related a very sad story of the death of the heroes Chapter 4.XXIX.--How Pantagruel sailed by the Sneaking Island, where Shrovetide reigned Chapter 4.XXX.--How Shrovetide is anatomized and described by Xenomanes Chapter 4.XXXI.--Shrovetide’s outward parts anatomized Chapter 4.XXXII.--A continuation of Shrovetide’s countenance Chapter 4.XXXIII.--How Pantagruel discovered a monstrous physeter, or whirlpool, near the Wild Island Chapter 4.XXXIV.--How the monstrous physeter was slain by Pantagruel Chapter 4.XXXV.--How Pantagruel went on shore in the Wild Island, the ancient abode of the Chitterlings Chapter 4.XXXVI.--How the wild Chitterlings laid an ambuscado for Pantagruel Chapter 4.XXXVII.--How Pantagruel sent for Colonel Maul-chitterling and Colonel Cut-pudding; with a discourse well worth your hearing about the names of places and persons Chapter 4.XXXVIII.--How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men Chapter 4.XXXIX.--How Friar John joined with the cooks to fight the Chitterlings Chapter 4.XL.--How Friar John fitted up the sow; and of the valiant cooks that went into it Chapter 4.XLI.--How Pantagruel broke the Chitterlings at the knees Chapter 4.XLII.--How Pantagruel held a treaty with Niphleseth, Queen of the Chitterlings Chapter 4.XLIII.--How Pantagruel went into the island of Ruach Chapter 4.XLIV.--How small rain lays a high wind Chapter 4.XLV.--How Pantagruel went ashore in the island of Pope-Figland Chapter 4.XLVI.--How a junior devil was fooled by a husbandman of Pope- Figland Chapter 4.XLVII.--How the devil was deceived by an old woman of Pope- Figland Chapter 4.XLVIII.--How Pantagruel went ashore at the island of Papimany Chapter 4.XLIX.--How Homenas, Bishop of Papimany, showed us the Uranopet decretals Chapter 4.L.--How Homenas showed us the archetype, or representation of a pope Chapter 4.LI.--Table-talk in praise of the decretals Chapter 4.LII.--A continuation of the miracles caused by the decretals Chapter 4.LIII.--How, by the virtue of the decretals, gold is subtilely drawn out of France to Rome Chapter 4.LIV.--How Homenas gave Pantagruel some bon-Christian pears Chapter 4.LV.--How Pantagruel, being at sea, heard various unfrozen words Chapter 4.LVI.--How among the frozen words Pantagruel found some odd ones Chapter 4.LVII.--How Pantagruel went ashore at the dwelling of Gaster, the first master of arts in the world Chapter 4.LVIII.--How, at the court of the master of ingenuity, Pantagruel detested the Engastrimythes and the Gastrolaters Chapter 4.LIX.--Of the ridiculous statue Manduce; and how and what the Gastrolaters sacrifice to their ventripotent god Chapter 4.LX.--What the Gastrolaters sacrificed to their god on interlarded fish-days Chapter 4.LXI.--How Gaster invented means to get and preserve corn Chapter 4.LXII.--How Gaster invented an art to avoid being hurt or touched by cannon-balls Chapter 4.LXIII.--How Pantagruel fell asleep near the island of Chaneph, and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked Chapter 4.LXIV.--How Pantagruel gave no answer to the problems Chapter 4.LXV.--How Pantagruel passed the time with his servants Chapter 4.LXVI.--How, by Pantagruel’s order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim Chapter 4.LXVII.--How Panurge berayed himself for fear; and of the huge cat Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil THE FIFTH BOOK. The Author’s Prologue Chapter 5.I.--How Pantagruel arrived at the Ringing Island, and of the noise that we heard Chapter 5.II.--How the Ringing Island had been inhabited by the Siticines, who were become birds Chapter 5.III.--How there is but one pope-hawk in the Ringing Island Chapter 5.IV.--How the birds of the Ringing Island were all passengers Chapter 5.V.--Of the dumb Knight-hawks of the Ringing Island Chapter 5.VI.--How the birds are crammed in the Ringing Island Chapter 5.VII.--How Panurge related to Master Aedituus the fable of the horse and the ass Chapter 5.VIII.--How with much ado we got a sight of the pope-hawk Chapter 5.IX.--How we arrived at the island of Tools Chapter 5.X.--How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Sharping Chapter 5.XI.--How we passed through the wicket inhabited by Gripe-men-all, Archduke of the Furred Law-cats Chapter 5.XII.--How Gripe-men-all propounded a riddle to us Chapter 5.XIII.--How Panurge solved Gripe-men-all’s riddle Chapter 5.XIV.--How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption Chapter 5.XV.--How Friar John talks of rooting out the Furred Law-cats Chapter 5.XVI.--How Pantagruel came to the island of the Apedefers, or Ignoramuses, with long claws and crooked paws, and of terrible adventures and monsters there Chapter 5.XVII.--How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed Chapter 5.XVIII.--How our ships were stranded, and we were relieved by some people that were subject to Queen Whims (qui tenoient de la Quinte) Chapter 5.XIX.--How we arrived at the queendom of Whims or Entelechy Chapter 5.XX.--How the Quintessence cured the sick with a song Chapter 5.XXI.--How the Queen passed her time after dinner Chapter 5.XXII.--How Queen Whims’ officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors Chapter 5.XXIII.--How the Queen was served at dinner, and of her way of eating