The Library of St. Victor

From Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel , Chapter II.VII (in the translation of Urquhart and Motteux, via Project Gutenberg):

In his abode there he found the library of St. Victor a very stately and magnific one, especially in some books which were there, of which followeth the Repertory and Catalogue, Et primo,

• The for Godsake of Salvation.
• The Codpiece of the Law.
• The Slipshoe of the Decretals.
• The Pomegranate of Vice.
• The Clew-bottom of Theology.
• The Duster or Foxtail-flap of Preachers, composed by Turlupin.
• The Churning Ballock of the Valiant.
• The Henbane of the Bishops.
• Marmotretus de baboonis et apis, cum Commento Dorbellis.
• Decretum Universitatis Parisiensis super gorgiasitate muliercularum ad placitum.
• The Apparition of Sancte Geltrude to a Nun of Poissy, being in travail at the bringing forth of a child.
• Ars honeste fartandi in societate, per Marcum Corvinum (Ortuinum).
• The Mustard-pot of Penance.
• The Gamashes, alias the Boots of Patience.
• Formicarium artium.
• De brodiorum usu, et honestate quartandi, per Sylvestrem Prioratem Jacobinum.
• The Cosened or Gulled in Court.
• The Frail of the Scriveners.
• The Marriage-packet.
• The Cruizy or Crucible of Contemplation.
• The Flimflams of the Law.
• The Prickle of Wine.
• The Spur of Cheese.
• Ruboffatorium (Decrotatorium) scholarium.
• Tartaretus de modo cacandi.
• The Bravades of Rome.
• Bricot de Differentiis Browsarum.
• The Tailpiece-Cushion, or Close-breech of Discipline.
• The Cobbled Shoe of Humility.
• The Trivet of good Thoughts.
• The Kettle of Magnanimity.
• The Cavilling Entanglements of Confessors.
• The Snatchfare of the Curates.
• Reverendi patris fratris Lubini, provincialis Bavardiae, de gulpendis lardslicionibus libri tres.
• Pasquilli Doctoris Marmorei, de capreolis cum artichoketa comedendis, tempore Papali ab Ecclesia interdicto.
• The Invention of the Holy Cross, personated by six wily Priests.
• The Spectacles of Pilgrims bound for Rome.
• Majoris de modo faciendi puddinos.
• The Bagpipe of the Prelates.
• Beda de optimitate triparum.
• The Complaint of the Barristers upon the Reformation of Comfits.
• The Furred Cat of the Solicitors and Attorneys.
• Of Peas and Bacon, cum Commento.
• The Small Vales or Drinking Money of the Indulgences.
• Praeclarissimi juris utriusque Doctoris Maistre Pilloti, &c., Scrap-farthingi de botchandis glossae Accursianae Triflis repetitio enucidi-luculidissima.
• Stratagemata Francharchiaeri de Baniolet.
• Carlbumpkinus de Re Militari cum Figuris Tevoti.
• De usu et utilitate flayandi equos et equas, authore Magistro nostro de Quebecu.
• The Sauciness of Country-Stewards.
• M.N. Rostocostojambedanesse de mustarda post prandium servienda, libri quatuordecim, apostillati per M. Vaurillonis.
• The Covillage or Wench-tribute of Promoters.
• (Jabolenus de Cosmographia Purgatorii.)
• Quaestio subtilissima, utrum Chimaera in vacuo bonbinans possit comedere secundas intentiones; et fuit debatuta per decem hebdomadas in Consilio Constantiensi.
• The Bridle-champer of the Advocates.
• Smutchudlamenta Scoti.
• The Rasping and Hard-scraping of the Cardinals.
• De calcaribus removendis, Decades undecim, per M. Albericum de Rosata.
• Ejusdem de castramentandis criminibus libri tres.
• The Entrance of Anthony de Leve into the Territories of Brazil.
• (Marforii, bacalarii cubantis Romae) de peelandis aut unskinnandis blurrandisque Cardinalium mulis.
• The said Author's Apology against those who allege that the Pope's mule doth eat but at set times.
• Prognosticatio quae incipit, Silvii Triquebille, balata per M.N., the deep-dreaming gull Sion.
• Boudarini Episcopi de emulgentiarum profectibus Aeneades novem, cum privilegio Papali ad triennium et postea non.
• The Shitabranna of the Maids.
• The Bald Arse or Peeled Breech of the Widows.
• The Cowl or Capouch of the Monks.
• The Mumbling Devotion of the Celestine Friars.
• The Passage-toll of Beggarliness.
• The Teeth-chatter or Gum-didder of Lubberly Lusks.
• The Paring-shovel of the Theologues.
• The Drench-horn of the Masters of Arts.
• The Scullions of Olcam, the uninitiated Clerk.
• Magistri N. Lickdishetis, de garbellisiftationibus horarum canonicarum, libri quadriginta.
• Arsiversitatorium confratriarum, incerto authore.
• The Gulsgoatony or Rasher of Cormorants and Ravenous Feeders.
• The Rammishness of the Spaniards supergivuregondigaded by Friar Inigo.
• The Muttering of Pitiful Wretches.
• Dastardismus rerum Italicarum, authore Magistro Burnegad.
• R. Lullius de Batisfolagiis Principum.
• Calibistratorium caffardiae, authore M. Jacobo Hocstraten hereticometra.
• Codtickler de Magistro nostrandorum Magistro nostratorumque beuvetis, libri octo galantissimi.
• The Crackarades of Balists or stone-throwing Engines, Contrepate Clerks, Scriveners, Brief-writers, Rapporters, and Papal Bull-despatchers lately compiled by Regis.
• A perpetual Almanack for those that have the gout and the pox.
• Manera sweepandi fornacellos per Mag. Eccium.
• The Shable or Scimetar of Merchants.
• The Pleasures of the Monachal Life.
• The Hotchpot of Hypocrites.
• The History of the Hobgoblins.
• The Ragamuffinism of the pensionary maimed Soldiers.
• The Gulling Fibs and Counterfeit shows of Commissaries.
• The Litter of Treasurers.
• The Juglingatorium of Sophisters.
• Antipericatametanaparbeugedamphicribrationes Toordicantium.
• The Periwinkle of Ballad-makers.
• The Push-forward of the Alchemists.
• The Niddy-noddy of the Satchel-loaded Seekers, by Friar Bindfastatis.
• The Shackles of Religion.
• The Racket of Swag-waggers.
• The Leaning-stock of old Age.
• The Muzzle of Nobility.
• The Ape's Paternoster.
• The Crickets and Hawk's-bells of Devotion.
• The Pot of the Ember-weeks.
• The Mortar of the Politic Life.
• The Flap of the Hermits.
• The Riding-hood or Monterg of the Penitentiaries.
• The Trictrac of the Knocking Friars.
• Blockheadodus, de vita et honestate bragadochiorum.
• Lyrippii Sorbonici Moralisationes, per M. Lupoldum.
• The Carrier-horse-bells of Travellers.
• The Bibbings of the tippling Bishops.
• Dolloporediones Doctorum Coloniensium adversus Reuclin.
• The Cymbals of Ladies.
• The Dunger's Martingale.
• Whirlingfriskorum Chasemarkerorum per Fratrem Crackwoodloguetis.
• The Clouted Patches of a Stout Heart.
• The Mummery of the Racket-keeping Robin-goodfellows.
• Gerson, de auferibilitate Papae ab Ecclesia.
• The Catalogue of the Nominated and Graduated Persons.
• Jo. Dytebrodii, terribilitate excommunicationis libellus acephalos.
• Ingeniositas invocandi diabolos et diabolas, per M. Guingolphum.
• The Hotchpotch or Gallimaufry of the perpetually begging Friars.
• The Morris-dance of the Heretics.
• The Whinings of Cajetan.
• Muddisnout Doctoris Cherubici, de origine Roughfootedarum, et Wryneckedorum ritibus, libri septem.
• Sixty-nine fat Breviaries.
• The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars.
• The Skinnery of the new Start-ups extracted out of the fallow-butt, incornifistibulated and plodded upon in the angelic sum.
• The Raver and idle Talker in cases of Conscience.
• The Fat Belly of the Presidents.
• The Baffling Flouter of the Abbots.
• Sutoris adversus eum qui vocaverat eum Slabsauceatorem, et quod Slabsauceatores non sunt damnati ab Ecclesia.
• Cacatorium medicorum.
• The Chimney-sweeper of Astrology.
• Campi clysteriorum per paragraph C.
• The Bumsquibcracker of Apothecaries.
• The Kissbreech of Chirurgery.
• Justinianus de Whiteleperotis tollendis.
• Antidotarium animae.
• Merlinus Coccaius, de patria diabolorum.
• The Practice of Iniquity, by Cleuraunes Sadden.
• The Mirror of Baseness, by Radnecu Waldenses.
• The Engrained Rogue, by Dwarsencas Eldenu.
• The Merciless Cormorant, by Hoxinidno the Jew.

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