Chapter 2

.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 little women; and how Panurge broke a great staff over two glasses

## Chapter 2 .XXVIII.--How Pantagruel got the victory very strangely over the

Dipsodes and the Giants

## Chapter 2 .XXIX.--How Pantagruel discomfited the three hundred giants armed

with free-stone, and Loupgarou their captain

## Chapter 2 .XXX.--How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed

by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell

## Chapter 2 .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

## Chapter 2 .XXXII.--How Pantagruel with his tongue covered a whole army, and

what the author saw in his mouth

## Chapter 2 .XXXIII.--How Pantagruel became sick, and the manner how he was

recovered

## Chapter 2 .XXXIV.--The conclusion of this present book, and the excuse of

the author

THE THIRD BOOK.

Francois Rabelais to the Soul of the Deceased Queen of Navarre

The Author’s Prologue

## Chapter 3 .I.--How Pantagruel transported a colony of Utopians into Dipsody

## Chapter 3 .II.--How Panurge was made Laird of Salmigondin in Dipsody, and

did waste his revenue before it came in

## Chapter 3 .III.--How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers

## Chapter 3 .IV.--Panurge continueth his discourse in the praise of borrowers

and lenders

## Chapter 3 .V.--How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers

## Chapter 3 .VI.--Why new married men were privileged from going to the wars

## Chapter 3 .VII.--How Panurge had a flea in his ear, and forbore to wear any

longer his magnificent codpiece

## Chapter 3 .VIII.--Why the codpiece is held to be the chief piece of armour

amongst warriors

## Chapter 3 .IX.--How Panurge asketh counsel of Pantagruel whether he should

marry, yea, or no

## Chapter 3 .X.--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 3 .XI.--How Pantagruel showeth the trial of one’s fortune by the

throwing of dice to be unlawful

## Chapter 3 .XII.--How Pantagruel doth explore by the Virgilian lottery what

fortune Panurge shall have in his marriage

## Chapter 3 .XIII.--How Pantagruel adviseth Panurge to try the future good or

bad luck of his marriage by dreams

## 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

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