former dialect spoke thus:  Cap de Saint Arnault, quau seys to you, qui me rebeillez?  Que mau de taberne te gire.  Ho Saint Siobe, cap de Gascoigne, ta pla dormy jou, quand aquoest taquain me bingut estee.  The venturous roister inviteth him again to the duel, but the Gascon, without condescending to his desire, said only this:  He paovret jou tesquinerie ares, que son pla reposat.  Vayne un pauque te pausar com jou, peusse truqueren.  Thus, in forgetting his loss, he forgot the eagerness which he had to fight.  In conclusion, after that the other had likewise slept a little, they, instead of fighting, and possibly killing one another, went jointly to a sutler’s tent, where they drank together very amicably, each upon the pawn of his sword.  Thus by a little sleep was pacified the ardent fury of two warlike champions.  There, gossip, comes the golden word of John Andr. in cap. ult. de sent. et re. judic. l. sexto.

  Sedendo, et dormiendo fit anima prudens.

Chapter 3.XLIII.

How Pantagruel excuseth Bridlegoose in the matter of sentencing actions at law by the chance of the dice.

With this Bridlegoose held his peace.  Whereupon Trinquamelle bid him withdraw from the court—­which accordingly was done—­and then directed his discourse to Pantagruel after this manner:  It is fitting, most illustrious prince, not only by reason of the deep obligations wherein this present parliament, together with the whole marquisate of Mirelingues, stand bound to your royal highness for the innumerable benefits which, as effects of mere grace, they have received from your incomparable bounty, but for that excellent wit also, prime judgment, and admirable learning wherewith Almighty God, the giver of all good things, hath most richly qualified and endowed you, we tender and present unto you the decision of this new, strange, and paradoxical case of Bridlegoose; who, in your presence, to your both hearing and seeing, hath plainly confessed his final judging and determinating of suits of law by the mere chance and fortune of the dice.  Therefore do we beseech you that you may be pleased to give sentence therein as unto you shall seem most just and equitable.  To this Pantagruel answered:  Gentlemen, it is not unknown to you how my condition is somewhat remote from the profession of deciding law controversies; yet, seeing you are pleased to do me the honour to put that task upon me, instead of undergoing the office of a judge I will become your humble supplicant.  I observe, gentlemen, in this Bridlegoose several things which induce me to represent before you that it is my opinion he should be pardoned.  In the first place, his old age; secondly, his simplicity; to both which qualities our statute and common laws, civil and municipal together, allow many excuses for any slips or escapes which, through the invincible imperfection of either, have been inconsiderately stumbled upon by a person so qualified.  Thirdly,