Gargantua and Pantagruel · François Rabelais

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

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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