The second book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick treating of the heroick deeds and sayings of the good Pantagruel. Written originally in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English. By S.T.U.C.

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The second book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick treating of the heroick deeds and sayings of the good Pantagruel. Written originally in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English. By S.T.U.C.

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Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?

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London :: printed for Richard Baddeley, within the middle Temple-gate,

1653.

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Contents

• title page
• to the reader
• errata
  • The ERRATAES of the First Book.
  • The EKRATA of the Second Book.
• Mr. HUGH SALEL TO Rabelais.
• THE AUTHORS Prologue.
• The Second Book of RABELAIS, Treating of the Heroick Deeds and Sayings of the good PANTAGRUEL.
• CHAP. II. Of the Nativity of the most dread and redoubt∣ed Pantagruel.
• CHAP. III. Of the grief wherewith Gargantua was mo∣ved at the decease of his wife Badebec.
• CHAP. IV. Of the Infancie of Pantagruel.
• CHAP. V. Of the Acts of the noble Pantagruel in his youthful age.
• CHAP. VI. How Pantagruel met with a Limousin, who too affestedly did counterfeit the French Language.
• CHAP. VII. How Pantagruel came to Paris, and of the choise Books of the Library of St. Victor.
• CHAP. VIII. How Pantagruel being at Paris received let∣ters from his father Gargantua, and the Copy of them.
• CHAP. IX. How Pantagruel found Panurge, whom he lo∣ved all his life-time.
• CHAP. X. How Pantagruel judged so equitably of a Contro∣versie, which was wonderfully obscure and difficult: that by reason of his just de∣cree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgement.
• CHAP. XI. How the Lords of Kissebreech and Suckfist did plead before Pantagruel without an Atturney.
• CHAP. XII. How the Lord of Suckfist pleaded before Pantagruel.
• CHAP. XIII. How Pahtagruel gave judgement upon the dif∣ference of the two Lords.
• CHAP. XIV. How Panurge related the manner how he esca∣ped out of the hands of the Turks.
• CHAP. XV. How Panurge shewed a very new way to build the walls of Paris.
• CHAP. XVI. Of the qualities and conditions of Panurge.
• CHAP. XVII. How Panurge gained the pardons, and married the old women, and of the suit in law which he had at Paris.
• CHAP. XVIII. How a great Scholar of England would have argued against Pantagruel, and was o∣vercome by Panurge.
• CHAP. XIX. How Panurge put to a non-plus the English∣man, that argued by signes.
• CHAP. XX. How Thaumast relateth the vertues, and know∣ledge of Panurge.
• CHAP. XXI. How Panutge was in love with a Lady of Paris.
• CHAP. XXII. How Panurge served a Parisian Lady a trick that pleased her not very well.
• CHAP. XXIII. How Pantagruel departed from Paris, hearing newes, that the Dipsodes had invaded the Land of the Amaurots: and the cause wherefore the leagues are so short in France.
• CHAP. XXIV. A Letter which a messenger brought to Pan∣tagruel from a Lady of Paris, together with the exposition of a Posie, writ∣ten in a gold Ring.
• CHAP. XXV. How Panurge, Carpalin, Eusthenes and E∣pistemon (the Gentlemen Attendants of Pantagruel,) vanquished and discom∣fited six hundred and threescore horsemen very cunningly.
• CHAP. XXVI. How Pantagruel and his company were weary in eating still salt meats: and how Car∣palin went a hunting to have some Venison.
• CHAP. XXVII. How Pantagruel set up one Trophee in me∣morial of their valour, and Panurge ano∣ther in remembrance of the hares: How Pantagruel likewise with his farts begat little men, and with his fisgs little women: and how Panurge broke a great staffe over two glasses.
• CHAP. XXVIII. How Pantagruel got the victory very strangely over the Dipsodes, and the Giants.
• CHAP. XXIX. How Pantagruel discomfited the three hundred Giants armed with free stone, and Loup∣garou their Captain.
• CHAP. XXX. How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the newes which he brought from the devils, and the damned people in hell.
• CHAP. XXXI. How Pantagruel entered into the City of the Amaurots, and how Panurge married King Anarchus to an old Lantern∣carrying Hag, and made him a Cryer of green sauce.
• CHAP. XXXII. How Pantagruel with his tongue covered a whole Army, and what the Author saw in his mouth.
• CHAP. XXXIII. How Pantagruel became sick, and the manner how he was recovered.
• CHAP. XXXIV. The Conclusion of this present Book, and the excuse of the Author.