Introduction
      J. De la Salle, to the Honoured, Noble Translator of Rabelais.
      Rablophila
      The Author's Prologue to the First Book
      Rabelais to the Reader

1. Of the Genealogy and Antiquity of Gargantua
2. The Antidoted Fanfreluches: or, a Galimatia of extravagant Conceits found in an ancient Monument
3. How Gargantua was carried eleven months in his mother's belly
4. How Gargamelle, being great with Gargantua, did eat a huge deal of tripes
5. The Discourse of the Drinkers
6. How Gargantua was born in a strange manner
7. After what manner Gargantua had his name given him, and how he tippled, bibbed, and curried the can
8. How they apparelled Gargantua
9. The colours and liveries of Gargantua
10. Of that which is signified by the colours white and blue
11. Of the youthful age of Gargantua
12. Of Gargantua's wooden horses
13. How Gargantua's wonderful understanding became known to his father Grangousier, by the invention of a torchecul or wipebreech
14. How Gargantua was taught Latin by a Sophister
15. How Gargantua was put under other schoolmasters
16. How Gargantua was sent to Paris, and of the huge great mare that he rode on; how she destroyed the oxflies of the Beauce
17. How Gargantua paid his welcome to the Parisians, and how he took away the great bells of Our Lady's Church
18. How Janotus de Bragmardo was sent to Gargantua to recover the great bells
19. The oration of Master Janotus de Bragmardo for recovery of the bells
20. How the Sophister carried away his cloth, and how he had a suit in law against the other masters
21. The study of Gargantua, according to the discipline of his schoolmasters the Sophisters
22. The games of Gargantua
23. How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
24. How Gargantua spent his time in rainy weather
25. 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
26. How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
27. How a monk of Seville saved the close of the abbey from being ransacked by the enemy
28. How Picrochole stormed and took by assault the rock Clermond, and of Grangousier's unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
29. The tenour of the letter which Grangousier wrote to his son Gargantua
30. How Ulric Gallet was sent unto Picrochole
31. The speech made by Gallet to Picrochole
32. How Grangousier, to buy peace, caused the cakes to be restored
33. How some statesmen of Picrochole, by hairbrained counsel, put him in extreme danger
34. How Gargantua left the city of Paris to succour his country, and how Gymnast encountered with the enemy
35. How Gymnast very souply and cunningly killed Captain Tripet and others of Picrochole's men
36. How Gargantua demolished the castle at the ford of Vede, and how they passed the ford
37. How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair
38. How Gargantua did eat up six pilgrims in a salad
39. How the Monk was feasted by Gargantua, and of the jovial discourse they had at supper
40. Why monks are the outcasts of the world; and wherefore some have bigger noses than others
41. How the Monk made Gargantua sleep, and of his hours and breviaries
42. How the Monk encouraged his fellow-champions, and how he hanged upon a tree
43. How the scouts and fore-party of Picrochole were met with by Gargantua, and how the Monk slew Captain Drawforth, and then was taken prisoner by his enemies
44. How the Monk rid himself of his keepers, and how Picrochole's forlorn hope was defeated
45. How the Monk carried along with him the Pilgrims, and of the good words that Grangousier gave them
46. How Grangousier did very kindly entertain Touchfaucet his prisoner
47. How Grangousier sent for his legions, and how Touchfaucet slew Rashcalf, and was afterwards executed by the command of Picrochole
48. How Gargantua set upon Picrochole within the rock Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
49. How Picrochole in his flight fell into great misfortunes, and what Gargantua did after the battle
50. Gargantua's speech to the vanquished
51. How the victorious Gargantuists were recompensed after the battle
52. How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme
53. How the abbey of the Thelemites was built and endowed
54. The inscription set upon the great gate of Theleme
55. What manner of dwelling the Thelemites had
56. How the men and women of the religious order of Theleme were apparelled
57. How the Thelemites were governed, and of their manner of living
58. A prophetical Riddle