The Third Book

by François Rabelais

Francois Rabelais to the Soul of the Deceased Queen of Navarre

The Author's Prologue

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

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

Chapter III - How Panurge praiseth the debtors and borrowers

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

Chapter V - How Pantagruel altogether abhorreth the debtors and borrowers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter XVII - How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust

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

Chapter XIX - How Pantagruel praiseth the counsel of dumb men

Chapter XX - How Goatsnose by signs maketh answer to Panurge

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

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

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

Chapter XXIV - How Panurge consulteth with Epistemon

Chapter XXV - How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa

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

Chapter XXVII - How Friar John merrily and sportingly counselleth Panurge

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

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

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

Chapter XXXI - How the physician Rondibilis counselleth Panurge

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

Chapter XXXIII - Rondibilis the physician's cure of cuckoldry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter XLV - How Panurge taketh advice of Triboulet

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter LI - Why it is called Pantagruelion, and of the admirable virtues thereof

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