The Third Book电子书

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Francois Rabelais to the Soul of the Deceased Queen of Navarre

The Author's Prologue to the Third Book

Chapter 1 - How Pantagruel transported a colony of Utopians into Dipsody

Chapter 2 - How Panurge was made Laird of Salmigondin in Dipsody, and did waste his revenue before it came in

Chapter 3 - How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers

Chapter 4 - Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borrowers and lenders

Chapter 5 - How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers

Chapter 6 - Why new married men were privileged from going to the wars

Chapter 7 - How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear any longer his magnificent codpiece

Chapter 8 - Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour amongst warriors

Chapter 9 - How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should marry, yea, or no

Chapter 10 - How Pantagruel representeth unto Panurge the difficulty of giving advice in the matter of marriage; and to that purpose mentioneth somewhat of the Homeric and Virgilian lotteries

Chapter 11 - How Pantagruel showeth the trial of one's fortune by the throwing of dice to be unlawful

Chapter 12 - How Pantagruel doth explore by the Virgilian lottery what fortune Panurge shall have in his marriage

Chapter 13 - How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future good or bad luck of his marriage by dreams

Chapter 14 - Panurge's dream, with the interpretation thereof

Chapter 15 - Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef

Chapter 16 - How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to consult with the Sibyl of Panzoust

Chapter 17 - How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust

Chapter 18 - How Pantagruel and Panurge did diversely expound the verses of the Sibyl of Panzoust

Chapter 19 - How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men

Chapter 20 - How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge

Chapter 21 - How Panurge consulteth with an old French poet, named Raminagrobis

Chapter 22 - How Panurge patrocinates and defendeth the Order of the Begging Friars

Chapter 23 - How Panurge maketh the motion of a return to Raminagrobis

Chapter 24 - How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon

Chapter 25 - How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa

Chapter 26 - How Panurge consulteth with Friar John of the Funnels

Chapter 27 - How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge

Chapter 28 - How Friar John comforteth Panurge in the doubtful matter of cuckoldry

Chapter 29 - How Pantagruel convocated together a theologian, physician, lawyer, and philosopher, for extricating Panurge out of the perplexity wherein he was

Chapter 30 - How the theologue, Hippothadee, giveth counsel to Panurge in the matter and business of his nuptial enterprise

Chapter 31 - How the physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge

Chapter 32 - How Rondibilis declareth cuckoldry to be naturally one of the appendances of marriage

Chapter 33 - Rondibilis the physician's cure of cuckoldry

Chapter 34 - How women ordinarily have the greatest longing after things prohibited

Chapter 35 - How the philosopher Trouillogan handleth the difficulty of marriage

Chapter 36 - A continuation of the answer of the Ephectic and Pyrrhonian philosopher Trouillogan

Chapter 37 - How Pantagruel persuaded Panurge to take counsel of a fool

Chapter 38 - How Triboulet is set forth and blazed by Pantagruel and Panurge

Chapter 39 - 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 40 - How Bridlegoose giveth reasons why he looked upon those law-actions which he decided by the chance of the dice

Chapter 41 - How Bridlegoose relateth the history of the reconcilers of parties at variance in matters of law

Chapter 42 - How suits at law are bred at first, and how they come afterwards to their perfect growth

Chapter 43 - How Pantagruel excuseth Bridlegoose in the matter of sentencing actions at law by the chance of the dice

Chapter 44 - How Pantagruel relateth a strange history of the perplexity of human judgment

Chapter 45 - How Panurge taketh advice of Triboulet

Chapter 46 - How Pantagruel and Panurge diversely interpret the words of Triboulet

Chapter 47 - How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the Oracle of the Holy Bottle

Chapter 48 - How Gargantua showeth that the children ought not to marry without the special knowledge and advice of their fathers and mothers

Chapter 49 - How Pantagruel did put himself in a readiness to go to sea; and of the herb named Pantagruelion

Chapter 50 - How the famous Pantagruelion ought to be prepared and wrought

Chapter 51 - How Bridlegoose relateth the history of the reconcilers of parties at variance in matters of law

Chapter 52 - How suits at law are bred at first, and how they come afterwards to their perfect growth