



Produced by Sue Asscher and David Widger





MASTER FRANCIS RABELAIS


FIVE BOOKS OF THE LIVES, HEROIC DEEDS AND SAYINGS OF

GARGANTUA AND HIS SON PANTAGRUEL



Translated into English by

Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty

and

Peter Antony Motteux




The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the
first edition (1653) of Urquhart's translation.  Footnotes initialled 'M.'
are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the
translator.  Urquhart's translation of Book III. appeared posthumously in
1693, with a new edition of Books I. and II., under Motteux's editorship.
Motteux's rendering of Books IV. and V. followed in 1708.  Occasionally (as
the footnotes indicate) passages omitted by Motteux have been restored from
the 1738 copy edited by Ozell.



CONTENTS.

Introduction

THE FIRST BOOK.

J. De la Salle, to the Honoured, Noble Translator of Rabelais.

Rablophila

The Author's Prologue to the First Book

Rabelais to the Reader

Chapter 1.I.--Of the Genealogy and Antiquity of Gargantua

Chapter 1.II.--The Antidoted Fanfreluches:  or, a Galimatia of extravagant
Conceits found in an ancient Monument

Chapter 1.III.--How Gargantua was carried eleven months in his mother's
belly

Chapter 1.IV.--How Gargamelle, being great with Gargantua, did eat a huge
deal of tripes

Chapter 1.V.--The Discourse of the Drinkers

Chapter 1.VI.--How Gargantua was born in a strange manner

Chapter 1.VII.--After what manner Gargantua had his name given him, and how
he tippled, bibbed, and curried the can

Chapter 1.VIII.--How they apparelled Gargantua

Chapter 1.IX.--The colours and liveries of Gargantua

Chapter 1.X.--Of that which is signified by the colours white and blue

Chapter 1.XI.--Of the youthful age of Gargantua

Chapter 1.XII.--Of Gargantua's wooden horses

Chapter 1.XIII.--How Gargantua's wonderful understanding became known to
his father Grangousier, by the invention of a torchecul or wipebreech

Chapter 1.XIV.--How Gargantua was taught Latin by a Sophister

Chapter 1.XV.--How Gargantua was put under other schoolmasters

Chapter 1.XVI.--How Gargantua was sent to Paris, and of the huge great mare
that he rode on; how she destroyed the oxflies of the Beauce

Chapter 1.XVII.--How Gargantua paid his welcome to the Parisians, and how
he took away the great bells of Our Lady's Church

Chapter 1.XVIII.--How Janotus de Bragmardo was sent to Gargantua to recover
the great bells

Chapter 1.XIX.--The oration of Master Janotus de Bragmardo for recovery of
the bells

Chapter 1.XX.--How the Sophister carried away his cloth, and how he had a
suit in law against the other masters

Chapter 1.XXI.--The study of Gargantua, according to the discipline of his
schoolmasters the Sophisters

Chapter 1.XXII.--The games of Gargantua

Chapter 1.XXIII.--How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such
sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day

Chapter 1.XXIV.--How Gargantua spent his time in rainy weather

Chapter 1.XXV.--How there was great strife and debate raised betwixt the
cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua's country, whereupon were
waged great wars

Chapter 1.XXVI.--How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of
Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly
and on a sudden

Chapter 1.XXVII.--How a monk of Seville saved the close of the abbey from
being ransacked by the enemy

Chapter 1.XXVIII.--How Picrochole stormed and took by assault the rock
Clermond, and of Grangous