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
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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
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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
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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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THE FOURTH BOOK.
The Translator's Preface
The Author's Epistle Dedicatory
The Author's Prologue
Chapter 4.I.--How Pantagruel went to sea to visit the oracle of Bacbuc, alias the Holy Bottle
Chapter 4.II.--How Pantagruel bought many rarities in the island of
Medamothy
Chapter 4.III.--How Pantagruel received a letter from his father Gargantua, and of the strange way to have speedy news from far distant places
Chapter 4.IV.--How Pantagruel writ to his father Gargantua, and sent him several curiosities
Chapter 4.V.--How Pantagruel met a ship with passengers returning from
Lanternland
Chapter 4.VI.--How, the fray being over, Panurge cheapened one of
Dingdong's sheep
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Chapter 4.VII.--Which if you read you'll find how Panurge bargained with
Dingdong
Chapter 4.VIII.--How Panurge caused Dingdong and his sheep to be drowned in the sea
Chapter 4.IX.--How Pantagruel arrived at the island of Ennasin, and of the strange ways of being akin in that country
Chapter 4.X.--How Pantagruel went ashore at the island of Chely, where he saw King St. Panigon
Chapter 4.XI.--Why monks love to be in kitchens
Chapter 4.XII.--How Pantagruel passed by the land of Pettifogging, and of the strange way of living among the Catchpoles
Chapter 4.XIII.--How, like Master Francis Villon, the Lord of Basche commended his servants
Chapter 4.XIV.--A further account of catchpoles who were drubbed at
Basche's house
Chapter 4.XV.--How the ancient custom at nuptials is renewed by the catchpole
Chapter 4.XVI.--How Friar John made trial of the nature of the catchpoles
Chapter 4.XVII.--How Pantagruel came to the islands of Tohu and Bohu; and
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of the strange death of Wide-nostrils, the swallower of windmills
Chapter 4.XVIII.--How Pantagruel met with a great storm at sea
Chapter 4.XIX.--What countenances Panurge and Friar John kept during the storm
Chapter 4.XX.--How the pilots were forsaking their ships in the greatest stress of weather
Chapter 4.XXI.--A continuation of the storm, with a short discourse on the subject of making testaments at sea
Chapter 4.XXII.--An end of the storm
Chapter 4.XXIII.--How Panurge played the good fellow when the storm was over
Chapter 4.XXIV.--How Panurge was said to have been afraid without reason during the storm
Chapter