Works of Francis Rabelais (Contents)

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Volume I

Page Title
135 CHAP. I. Of the Genealogy and Antiquity of GARGANTUA.
138 CHAP. II. The Antidoted Conundrums, Found in an Ancient Monument
144 CHAP. III. How Gargantua was carried eleven Months in his Mother's Belly.
148 CHAP. IV. How Gargamelle, being big with Gargantua, did eat a huge deal of Tripes.
150 CHAP. V. How they chirped over their Cups.
157 CHAP. VI. How Gargantua was born in a strange manner.
163 CHAP. VII. After what Manner Gargantua had his Name given him; and how he tippled, bibbed, and curried the Can.
166 CHAP. VIII. How they apparelled Gargantua.
172 CHAP. IX. The Colours and Liveries of Gargantua.
176 CHAP. X. Of that which is signified by the Colours, White and Blue.
182 CHAP. XI. Of the youthful Age of Gargantua.
187 CHAP. XII. Of Gargantua's wooden Horses.
192 CHAP. XIII. How Gargantua's wonderful Understanding became known to his Father Grangousier, by the Invention of a Torchcul, or Wipe-breech.
198 CHAP. XIV. How Gargantua was taught Latin by a Sophister.
202 CHAP. XV. How Gargantua was put under other Schoolmasters.
206 CHAP. XVI. How Gargantua was sent to Paris, and of the huge great Mare that he rode on; How she destroyed the Ox-flies of the Beauce.
209 CHAP. XVII. How Gargantua paid his Beverage to the Parisians, and how he took away the great Bells of our Lady's Church.
213 CHAP. XVIII. How Janotus de Bragmardo was sent to Gargantua to recover the great Bells.
215 CHAP. XIX. The Harangue of Master Janotus de Bragmardo, for the Recovery of the Bells.
223 CHAP. XX. How the Sophister carried away his Cloth, and how he had a Suit in Law against the other Masters. 253
229 CHAP. XXI. The Study of Gargantua, according to the Discipline of his Schoolmasters the Sophisters.
233 CHAP. XXII. The Games of Gargantua.
239 CHAP. XXIII. How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one Hour of the Day.
249 CHAP. XXIV. How Gargantua spent his Time in rainy Weather.
253 CHAP. XXV. How there was great Strife and Debate raised betwixt the Cake-bakers of Lernè, and those of Gargantua's Country; whereupon were waged great Wars.
259 CHAP. XXVI. How the Inhabitants of Lernè, by the Commandment of Picrochole, their King, assaulted the Shepherds of Gargantua, unexpectedly and on a sudden.
262 CHAP. XXVII. How a Monk of Sevilé saved the Close of the Abbey from being ravaged by the Enemy.
270 CHAP. XXVIII. How Picrochole stormed and took by Assault the Rock Clermond, and of Grangousier's Unwillingness and Aversion from the undertaking of War.
273 CHAP. XXIX. The Tenor of the Letter which Grangousier wrote to his Son Gargantua.
275 CHAP. XXX. How ULRICH GALLET was sent unto PICROCHOLE.
276 CHAP. XXXI. The Speech made by GALLET to PICROCHOLE.
280 CHAP. XXXII. How Grangousier, to buy Peace, caused the Cakes to be restored.
284 CHAP. XXXIII. How some Ministers of Picrochole, by Hair-brain'd Counsel, put him in extreme Danger.
290 CHAP. XXXIV. How Gargantua left the City of Paris to succour his Country, and how Gymnast encountered with the Enemy.
293 CHAP. XXXV. How Gymnast very nimbly kill'd Captain Tripet, and others of Picrochole's Men.
297 CHAP. XXXVI. How Gargantua demolished the Castle at the Ford of Vede, and how they past the Ford.
300 CHAP. XXXVII. How Gargantua, in combing his Head, made great Cannon-balls fall out of his Hair.
302 CHAP. XXXVIII. How Gargantua did eat up six Pilgrims in a Sallet.
307 CHAP. XXXIX. How the Monk was feasted by Gargantua, and of the jovial Discourse they had at Supper.
313 CHAP. XL. Why Monks are the Out-casts of the World? and wherefore some have bigger Noses than others?
318 CHAP. XLI. How the Monk made Gargantua sleep, and of his Hours and Breviaries.
321 CHAP. XLII. How the Monk encouraged his Fellow-Champions, and how he hanged upon a Tree.
325 CHAP. XLIII. How the Scouts and Fore-party of Picrochole were met with by Gargantua, and how the Monk slew Captain Drawforth, and then was taken Prisoner by his Enemies.
330 CHAP. XLIV. How the Monk rid himself of his Keepers, and how Picrochole's Forlorn Hope was defeated.
333 CHAP. XLV. How the Monk carried along with him the Pilgrims, and of the good Words that Grangousier gave them.
337 CHAP. XLVI. How Grangousier did very kindly entertain Touchfaucet his Prisoner.
341 CHAP. XLVII. How Grangousier sent for his Legions, and how Touchfaucet slew Rashcalf, and was afterwards executed by the Command of Picrochole.
346 CHAP. XLVIII. How Gargantua set upon Picrochole, within the Rock Clermond, and utterly defeated the Army of the said Picrochole.
349 CHAP. XLIX. How Picrochole in his Flight fell into great Misfortunes, and what Gargantua did after the Battle.
352 CHAP. L. GARGANTUA's Speech to the Vanquish'd.
358 CHAP. LI. How the victorious Gargantuists were recompensed after the Battle.
360 CHAP. LII. How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
364 CHAP. LIII. How the Abbey of the Thelemites was Built and Endowed.
368 CHAP. LIV. The Inscription set upon the great Gate of Theleme.
371 CHAP. LV. What Manner of Dwelling the Thelemites had.
374 CHAP. LVI. How the Men and Women of the Religious Order of Theleme were apparelled.
378 CHAP. LVII. How the Thelemites were governed, and of their Manner of Living.
380 CHAP. LVIII. (1. ) A Prophetical Riddle in the Style of Merlin.


Volume II

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11 CHAP. I. Of the Original and Antiquity of the Great Pantagruel.
20 CHAP. II. Of the Nativity of the most dread and redoubted Pantagruel.
25 CHAP. III. Of the Grief wherewith Gargantua was moved at the Decease of his Wife Badebec.
28 CHAP. IV. Of the Infancy of Pantagruel.
33 CHAP. V. Of the Acts of the noble Pantagruel in his youthful Age.
40 CHAP. VI. How Pantagruel met with a Limousin, who affected to speak in learned Phrase.
45 CHAP. VII. How Pantagruel came to Paris, and of the choice Books of the Library of St. Victor.
84 CHAP. VIII. How Pantagruel, being at Paris, received Letters from his Father Gargantua, and the Copy of them.
91 CHAP. IX. How Pantagruel found Panurge, whom he loved all his life-time.
98 CHAP. X. How Pantagruel equitably decided a Cause which was wonderfully intricate and obscure: whereby he was reputed to have a most admirable Judgment.
105 CHAP. XI. How the Lords of Kissebreech and Suckfist did plead before Pantagruel, without Advocates.
113 CHAP. XII. How the Lord of Suckfist pleaded before Pantagruel.
120 CHAP. XIII. How Pantagruel gave Judgment upon the Difference of the two Lords.
125 CHAP. XIV. How Panurge related the Manner how he escaped out of the Hands of the Turks.
134 CHAP. XV. How Panurge shewed a very new way to build the Walls of Paris.
141 CHAP. XVI. Of the Qualities and Conditions of Panurge.
147 CHAP. XVII. How Panurge gained the Pardons, and married the old Women; and of the Suit in Law which he had at Paris.
153 CHAP. XVIII. How a great Scholar of England would have argued against Pantagruel, and was overcome by Panurge.
161 CHAP. XIX. How Panurge put to a Non-plus the Englishman that argued by Signs.
166 CHAP. XX. How Thaumast relateth the Virtues and Knowledge of Panurge.
169 CHAP. XXI. How Panurge was in Love with a Lady of Paris.
174 CHAP. XXII. How Panurge served the Parisian Lady a Trick that pleased her not very well.
179 CHAP. XXIII. How Pantagruel departed from Paris, hearing the News that the Dipsodes had invaded the Land of the Amaurots: and the Cause wherefore the Leagues are so short in France.
182 CHAP. XXIV. A Letter which a Messenger brought to Pantagruel from a Lady of Paris; together with the Exposition of a Posy, written in a Gold Ring.
188 CHAP. XXV. How Panurge, Carpalim, Eusthenes, and Epistemon (the Gentlemen Attendants of Pantagruel) vanquished and discomfited Six hundred and threescore Horsemen very cunningly.
191 CHAP. XXVI. How Pantagruel and his Company were weary in eating salt Meats; and how Carpalim went a hunting to have some Venison.
196 CHAP. XXVII. How Pantagruel set up one Trophy in memorial of their Valour, and Panurge another in remembrance of the Hares. How Pantagruel likewise with his Farts begat little Men, and with his Fisgs ...
201 CHAP. XXVIII. How Pantagruel got the Victory very strangely over the Dipsodes, and the Giants.
207 CHAP. XXIX. How Pantagruel discomfited the three hundred Giants armed with Free-stone, and Loupgarou their Captain.
215 CHAP. XXX. How Epistemon, (I. ) who had his Head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge; and of the News which he brought from the Devils, and damned People in Hell.
232 CHAP. XXXI. How Pantagruel entered into the City of the Amaurots, and how Panurge married King Anarchus to an old Lantern-carrying Hag, and made him a Crier of Green-sauce.
237 CHAP. XXXII. How Pantagruel with his Tongue covered a whole Army, and what the Author saw in his Mouth.
243 CHAP. XXXIII. How Pantagruel became sick, and the Manner how he was recovered.
247 CHAP. XXXIV. The Conclusion of this present BOOK, and the Excuse of the Author.

Volume III

Page Title
1 CHAP. I. How Pantagruel transported a Colony of Utopians into Dipsodie.
8 CHAP. II. How Panurge was made Laird of Salmygondin in Dipsodie, and did waste his Revenue before it came in.
16 CHAP. III. How Panurge praiseth the Debtors and Borrowers.
24 CHAP. IV. Panurge continueth his Discourse in Praise of Borrowers and Lenders.
29 CHAP. V. How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the Debtors and Borrowers
33 CHAP. VI. Why new Married Men were priviledged from going to the Wars.
37 CHAP. VII. How Panurge had a Flea in his Ear, and forbore to wear any longer his magnificent Codpiece.
43 CHAP. VIII. Why the Cod-piece is held to be the chief (or rather first) Piece of Armour amongst Warriours.
49 CHAP. IX. How Panurge asketh Counsel of Pantagruel whether he should marry, yea, or no.
55 CHAP. X. How Pantagruel representeth unto Panurge, the Difficulty of giving Advice in the Matter of Marriage; and to that Purpose mentioneth somewhat of the (1) Homeric and Virgilian Lotteries.
62 CHAP. XI. How Pantagruel sheweth the Trial of ones Fortune by the throwing of Dice to be unlawful.
66 CHAP. XII. How Pantagruel doth explore by the Virgilian Lottery what Fortune Panurge shall have in his Marriage.
73 CHAP. XIII. How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future Good or bad Luck of his Marriage by Dreams.
83 CHAP. XIV. Panurge's Dream, with the Interpretation thereof.
93 CHAP. XV. Panurge's Excuse and Exposition of the Monastic Mystery concerning Pouder'd Beef.
98 CHAP. XVI. How Pantagruel advised Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of Panzoust.
104 CHAP. XVII. How Panurge spoke to the Sybil of Panzoust.
110 CHAP. XVIII. How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversly expound the Verses of the Sybil of Panzoust.
117 CHAP. XIX. How Pantagruel praiseth the Counsel of Dumb Men.
125 CHAP. XX. How Goatsnose by Signs maketh answer to Panurge.
132 CHAP. XXI. How Panurge consulteth with an old French Poet, named Raminagrobis.
137 CHAP. XXII. How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the Order of the begging Friars.
142 CHAP. XXIII. How Panurge maketh the Motion of a Return to Raminagrobis.
152 CHAP. XXIV. How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon.
158 CHAP. XXV. How Panurge consulteth with Her Trippa.
168 CHAP. XXVI. How Panurge consulteth with Friar John of the Funnels.
175 CHAP. XXVII. How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge.
180 CHAP. XXVIII. How Friar John comforteth Panurge in the doubtful Matter of Cuckoldry.
193 CHAP. XXIX. How Pantagruel convocated together a Theologian, Physician, Lawyer, and Philosopher, for extricating Panurge out of the Perplexity wherein he was.
197 CHAP. XXX. How the Theologue, Hippothadeus giveth Counsel to Panurge in the Matter and Business of his Nuptial Enterprize.
203 CHAP. XXXI. How the Physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge.
214 CHAP. XXXII. How Rondibilis declareth Cuckoldry to be naturally one of the Appendances of Marriage.
221 CHAP. XXXIII. Rondibilis the Physician's Cure of Cuckoldry.
227 CHAP. XXXIV. How Women (I) ordinarily have the greatest Longing after Things prohibited.
235 CHAP. XXXV. How the Philosopher Trouillogan handleth the difficulty of Marriage.
239 CHAP. XXXVI. A Continuation of the Answers of the Ephectic and Pyrrhonian Philosopher Trouillogan.
248 CHAP. XXXVII. How Pantagruel perswaded Panurge to take Counsel of a Fool.
254 CHAP. XXXVIII. How Triboulet is set forth and blazoned by Pantagruel and Panurge.
261 CHAP. XXXIX. How Pantagruel was present at the Tryal of Judge Bridlegoose, who decided Causes and Controversies in Law, by the Chance and Fortune of the Dice.
267 CHAP. XL. How Bridlegoose giveth Reasons, why be looked over those Law-Papers which he decided by the Chance of the Dice.
272 CHAP. XLI. How Bridlegoose relateth the History of the Reconcilers of Parties at variance in Matters of Law.
281 CHAP. XLII. How Suits at Law are bred at first, and how they come afterwards to their perfect Growth.
290 CHAP. XLIII. How Pantagruel excuseth Bridlegoose, in the Matter of Sentencing Actions at Law, by the Chance of the Dice.
305 CHAP. XLIV. How Pantagruel relateth a strange History of the Perplexity of Humane Judgment.
311 CHAP. XLV. How Panurge taketh Advice of Triboulet.
317 CHAP. XLVI. How Pantagruel and Panurge diversly interpret the Words of Triboulet.
321 CHAP. XLVII. How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a Visit to the Oracle of the Holy Bottle.
325 CHAP. XLVIII. How Gargantua sheweth, that the Children ought not to Marry without the special Knowledge and Advice of their Fathers and Mothers.
335 CHAP. XLIX. How Pantagruel did put himself in a readiness to go to Sea; and of the Herb named Pantagruelion.
340 CHAP. L. How the famous Pantagruelion ought to be prepar'd and wrought.
348 CHAP. LI. Why is it called Pantagruelion, and of the admirable Virtues thereof.
359 CHAP. LII. How a certain kind of Pantagruelion is of that Nature, that the Fire is not able to consume it.