Pantagruel's voyage to the oracle of the bottle. Being the fourth and fifth books of the works of Francis Rabelais, M.D. With the Pantagruelian prognostication, and other pieces in verse and prose by that author: also his historical letters. Compleating all his works that are extant. Never before printed in English. Done out of French by Mr. Motteux. With explanatory remarks on every chapter by the same hand

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  • Pantagruel's voyage to the oracle of the bottle. Being the fourth and fifth books of the works of Francis Rabelais, M.D. With the Pantagruelian prognostication, and other pieces in verse and prose by that author: also his historical letters. Compleating all his works that are extant. Never before printed in English. Done out of French by Mr. Motteux. With explanatory remarks on every chapter by the same hand
  • Gargantua et Pantagruel. Book 4-5. English
  • Most certain, true, and infallible Pantagruelian prognostication; Letters written by Francis Rabelais, M.D. during his stay in Italy, in the year 1536
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Imprint
London : printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1694.
Added name
Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718, tr.; Rabelais, Fran,cois, approximately 1490-1553? Pantagru'eline prognostication. English.
Publication year
1694
ESTC No.
R2564
Grub Street ID
109111
Description
[6], xiii, [4], xii-cxxxix, clx-cxliv, [40], 272; [14], 262; 34, [14] p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 12°.
Note
A translation, by Peter Anthony Motteux, of books 4 and 5 of: Rabelais, Francois. Gargantua et Pantagruel

The 4 pages between xiii and xii are numbered iii, v, vii, and ix

"The fifth book of the works of Francis Rabelais, M.D." has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It is identified in Wing as R104A

"The most certain, true, and infallible Pantagruelian prognostication" (divisional title page; ]2K11r) has continuous pagination and register; "Letters written by Francis Rabelais, M.D. during his stay in Italy, in the year 1536" (caption title; ]3A1r) has separate pagination and register

With 7 final contents leaves

"These two books were apparently issued together"--Pforzheimer catalogue

Variant: "In some copies the last line of the imprint repeats the 'Ox' of 'Oxford'"--cf. Pforzheimer catalogue

Book 4 appears on Early English books, 1641-1700 reel 224; Book 5, the prognostication and the letters appear on Early English books, 1641-1700 reel 799

Signatures: A]1]2] b-f]1]2] a]1]2] B-N]1]2; ]2A-L]1]2] ]2M]6] ]3A-B]1]2.
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Signatures from DFo