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
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
Chapter 3.LII.--How a certain kind of Pantagruelion is of that nature that the fire is not able to consume it

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