cided 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

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
Lantern-land

Chapter 4.VI.--How, the fray being over, Panurge cheapened one of
Dingdong's sheep

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 Panta