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Contents

• VOLUME I: THE TABLE
• J. De La Salle, to the Honoured, Noble Translatour of Rabelais
• Rablophila
• Rabelais to the Reader
• The Authors Prologue to the First Book
• THE FIRST BOOK
• Chap.
• I. Of the Genealogy and Antiquity of Gargantua
• II. The Antidoted Fanfreluches: or, a Galimatia of extravagant Conceits found in an ancient Monument
• III. How Gargantua was carried Eleven Moneths in his Mothers Belly
• IV. How Gargamelle, being great with Gargantua, did eate a huge Deale of Tripes
• V. The Discourse of the Drinkers
• VI. How Gargantua was broen in a strange manner
• VII. After what Manner Gargantua had his name given hi, and how he tippled, bibbed and currried the canne
• VIII. How they apparelled Gargantua
• IX. The Colours and Liveries of Gargantua
• X. Of that which is signified by the Colours, White and Blew
• XI. Of the Youthful Age of Gargantua
• XII. Of Gargantuas Wooden Horses
• XIII. How Gargantuas wonderful Understanding, became known to his Father Grangousier, by the invention of a Torchecul or Wipebreech
• XIV. How Gargantua was tought Latine by a Sophister
• XV. How Gargantua was put under other Schoolmasters
• 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
• XVII. How Gargantua payed his Welcome to the Parisians, and how he took away the great Bells of our Ladies Church
• XVIII. How Janotus de Bragmardo was set to Gargantua, to recover the Great Bells
• XIX. The Oration of Master Janotus de Bradmardo, for the recovery of the bells
• XX. How the Sophister carried away his Cloth, and how he had a Suite in Law against the other Masters
• XXI. The Study of Gargantua according to the Discipline of his Schoolmasters the Sophisters
• XXII. The games of Gargantua
• XXIII. How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one Hour of the Day
• XXIV. How Gargantua spent his Time in Rainie Weather
• XXV. How there was great Strife and Debate raised betwixt the Cake-Bakers of Lerne, and those Gargantuas Countrey, whereupon were waged great Warres
• XXVI. How the Inhabitants of Lerne, by the Commandment of Picrochole their King assaulted the Shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
• XXVII. How a Monk of Sevile saved the Closse of the Abbey from being ransacked by the Enemie
• XXVIII. How Picrochole stormed and took by Assault the Rock Clermond, and of Grangousiers Unwillingnesse and Aversion from the Undertaking of the Warre
• XXIX. The Tenor of the Letter which Grangousier wrote to his Sonne Gargantua
• XXX. How Ulrich Gallet was sent unto Picrochole
• XXXI. The Speech made by Gallet to Picrochole
• XXXII. How Grangousier to buy Peace, caused the Cakes to be restored
• XXXIII. How some statesmen of Picrochole, by hairebrain'd Counsel, put him in extreme danger
• XXXIV. How Gargantua left the City of Paris, to succour his Countrey, and how Gymnast encountered with the Enemy
• XXXV. How Gymnast very souply and cunningly killed Captain Tripet and others of Picrocholes men
• XXXVI. How Gargantua demolished the Castle at the Forde of Vede and how they past the Ford
• XXXVII. How Gargantua is combing is Head made the great Cannon-Balls fall out of his Haire
• XXXVIII. How Gargantua did eate up six Pilgrims in a Sallet
• XXXIX. How the Monk was feasted by Gargantua and of thejovial Discourse they had at supper
• XL. Why Monks are the Outcasts of the World, and wherefore some have bigger noses than others
• XLI. How the Monk made Gargantua sleep and of his Houres and Breviaries
• XLII. How the Monk encouraged his Fellow-Champions and how hehanged upon a tree
• XLIII. How The Scouts and Fore-paty of Picrochole were met with by Gargantua and how the Monk slew Captain Draw-forth and then was taken prisoner
• XLIV. How the Monk rid himself of his keepers, and how Picrocholes Forlorne Hope was defeated
• XLV. How the Monk carried along with him the Pilgrims and of the good Words that Grangousier gave them
• XLVI. How Grangousier did very kindly entertain Touchfaucet his Prisoner
• XLVII. How Gransousier sent for his legions and how Touchfaucet slew Rashcalf and was afterwards executed by the command of Picrochole
• XLVIII. How Gargantua set upon Picrochole within the Rock Clermond and utterly defeated the Army of the said Pircrchole
• XLIX. How Picrochole in his Flight fell into great misfortunes and what Gargantua did after Battel
• L. Gargantua Speech to the Vanquished
• LI. How the victorious Gargantuists were recompensed after the Battel
• LII. How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abey of Theleme
• LIII. How the Abbey of the Thelemites was built and endowed
• LIV. The Inscription set upon the great Gatte of Theleme
• LV. What Manner of Dwelling the Thelemites had
• LVI. How the Men and Women of the Religious order of Theleme was apparelled
• LVII. How the Thelemites were governed and of their manner of living
• LVIII. Aa propheticall Riddle
• THE TABLE OF THE SECOND BOOOK
• THE SECOND BOOK
• FOR THE READER
• MR HUGH SALEL TO RABELAIS
• THE AUTHOR'S PROLOGUE TO THE SECOND BOOK
• Chapt.
• I. Of the original and antiquity of the great Pantagruel
• II. Of the nativity of the most dread and redoubted Pantagruel
• III. OF the grief wherewith Gargantua was moved at the decease of his Wife Badebec
• IV. Of the infancie of Pantagruel
• V. Of the acts of the noble Patagruel in his youthful age
• VI. How Pantagruel met with a limousin, who too affectedly did counterfeit the french language
• VII. How Pantagruel came to Paris and of the choise books of the library of St Victor
• VIII. How Pantagruel being at Paris received letters from hs Father Gargantua and the copy of them
• IX. How Pantagruel fround Panurge who he loved all his lifetime
• X. How Pantagruel judged so equitably of a Controversie
• XI. How the lords of Kessebreech and Suckfist did plead before Pantagruel without an attorney
• XII. How the Lord of Suckfist pleaded before Pantagruel
• XIII. How Pantagruel gave judgement upon the difference of the two lords
• XIV. How Panurge related the manner who he escaped out of the hands of the turks
• XV. How Panurge showed a very new way to build the walls of paris
• XVI. Of the Qualities and conditions of panurge
• XVII. How Panurge gained the pardons and married the old woemen and of the suit in law which he had at Paris
• XVIII. How a great scholar of england would have argued against Pantagruel and was overcome by Panurge
• XIX. How Panurge put to a non-plus the Englishman tha argued by Signes
• XX. How Thaumast relateth the vertues and knowledge of Panurge
• XXI. How Panurge was in love with a lady of paris
• XXII. How Panurge served a parisian lady a gtrick that pleased her not very well
• XXIII. How Pantagruel departed from paris
• XXIV. A letter which a messenger brought to Pantagruel from a lady of Paris together with the Exposition of a posie written in a gold Ring
• XXV. How Panurge, Carpalin, Eusthenes and Epistemon vanquished and discomfitted six hundred and threescore Horsemen very cunningly
• XXVI. How Pantagruel and his company were weary in eating still salt meats, and how carpalin went a hunting to have some venison
• XXVII. How Pantagruel set up on Trophee in Memorial of their Valour
• XXVIII. How Pantagruel got the victory very strangely over the dipsodes and the giants
• XXIS. How Pantagruel discomfitted the three hundred giants armed with Free Stone
• XXX. How Epistemon who had his head cut off was finely healed by Panruge and of the Newes which he brought from the devils
• 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 Cryer of Green Sauce
• XXXII. How Pantagruel with his tongue covered a whole army and what the author saw in his mouth
• XXXIII. How Pantagruel became sick and the manner how he was recovered
• XXXIV. The conclusion of this present book and the excuse of the Author
• THE THIRD BOOK
• FRANCIS RABELAIS TO THE SOUL OF THE DECESEDA QUEEN OF NAVARRE
• THE AUTHOR'S PROLOGUE TO THE THIRD BOOK
• I. How Pantagruel trasnsported a Colony of Utopians into Dypsodie
• II. How Panurge was made LAird of Salmygondin in Dypsodie
• III. How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers
• IV. Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borowers and lenders
• V. How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers
• VI. Why new-marry'd Men were privileged from going to the wars
• VII. How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear anylonger his magnificence codpiece
• VIII. Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour amongst warriors
• IX. How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should marry, yea o rno
• X How Pantagruel representeth unto Panurge
• XI. How Pantagruel sheweth the Trial of ones fortune by the throwing of dice to be unlawful
• XII. How Pantagruel doth explore by the virgilian lottery what fortune Panurge shall have in his marriage
• XIII. How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future good or bad luck of his marriage by dreams
• XIV. Panurge's dream, with the interpretation thereof
• XV. Panurge's excuse and exposition of the Monastick Mystery concerning Pouder'd beef
• XVI. How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of Panzoust
• XVII. How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust
• XVIII. How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversly expound the verses of the Sibyl of Panzoust
• XIX. How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men
• XX. How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge
• XXI. How Panurge consulteth with an old French Poet
• XXII. How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the order of the begging fryars
• XXIII. How Panurge maketh the motion of return to Raminagrobis
• XXIV. How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon
• XXI. How Panurge consulteth with Her Trippa
• XXVI. How Panurge consulteth with Fryar Jhon of the funnels
• XXVII. How Fryar Jhon merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge
• XXVIII. How Fryar Jhon comforteth Panurge in the doubtful matter of cuckoldry
• XXIX. How Pantagruel convocated together a theologian
• XXX. How the Theologue Hippothadee, giveth counsel to Panurge in the mater and business of his Nuptial Enterprize
• XXXI. How the Physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge
• XXXII. How Rondibilis declareth Cuckoldry to be naturally one of the Appendances of Marriage
• XXXIII. Rondibilis the physicia'sn cure of cuckoldry
• XXXIV. How women ordinarinly have the greatest longing after this prohibited
• XXXV. How the Philosopher Trouillogan handleth the Difficulty of Marriage