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Table of Contents
I. — How Tyll Owlglass was born, and was on one day three times christened
II. — How that Owlglass, when that he was a child, did give a marvellous answer to a man that asked the way
III. — How all the boors did cry out shame upon Owlglass for his knavery ; and how he rode upon a horse behind his father
IV. — How Owlglass did leam to dance upon a rope, and did fall therefrom into the River Saale
V. — How Owlglass did move two hundred young people, that they did give unto him their shoes, with the which he made rare sport upon his rope
VI. — How that Owlglass his mother did move him that he should leam a handicraft
VII. — How Owlglass did deceive a baker at Strasfurt, ,and gat bread for his mother
VIII. — How Owlglass, with other children, was forced to eat fat soup, and gat blows likewise
IX. — How Owlglass brought it about that the stingy farmer's poultry drew for baits
X. — -How Owlglass was again moved of his mother to depart to a foreign land, that he might learn a handicraft
XI. — How Owlglass crept into a beehive ; how two thieves came by night to steal honey ; what honey they did steal ; and how Owlglass made it come to pass, that the thieves did fight one with the other, and did leave the beehive standing
XII.— How Owlglass for little money did have a singing bird for his dinner
XIII.— How Owlglass did eat the roasted chicken from off the spit
XIV. — How Owlglass did publish abroad that he would fly from off the roof of the town-house at Magdeburg
XV. — How Owlglass did cure the sick folks in the hospital at Nurnburg in one day, and what came thereafter
XVI. — How Owlglass bought bread according to the proverb, " To him that hath bread is bread given
XVII. — How Owlglass became a doctor, and did cure many folk
XVIII. — How that Owlglass became a drawer of teeth, and cured all by a wondrous pill
XIX. — How that Owlglass did at Brunswick hire him to a baker, and did there bake owls and monkeys
XX. — How Owlglass did again hire him unto a baker, and how he bolted meal in the moon's light
XXI. — Telleth of what manner of thinking was Owlglass, and how he formed his life according unto principles of virtue and goodness
XXII. — How that Owlglass did hire him to the Count of Anhalt to blow the horn on a tower; and when that enemies did approach, then blew he not, and when that they came not, then blew he
XXIII. — How that Owlglass did have golden shoes struck unto his horse's feet
XXIV. — How that Owlglass did have a great contention before the King of Poland with two other fools
XXV. — How that Owlglass did make confession to a priest, and took from him a silver box
XXVI. — How that Owlglass was forbidden the dukedom ot Lunenburg, and how he did cut open his horse and stand therein
XXVI i. — How that Owlglass did buy an inheritance in land from a boor, and how he sate therein in a cart
XXVIII. — How that Owlglass painted the forbears of the Land- grave of Hessen, and told him that an if he were ignobly born, he might not behold his painting
XXIX. — How that Owlglass was for little money well entertained of two innkeepers
XXX. — How that Owlglass did tell his master how he might 'scape giving pork unto his neighbours
XXXI. —How that Owlglass conferred with the rector and masters of the University of Prague in Bohemia, and how he did make answer unlo their questions, and therein came off most wisely
XXXII. — How that Owlglass did on a time mix him up in a marriage strife, and did soon end it with great renown
XXXIII. — How that Owlglass did cause an ass to read certain words out of a book at the great university of Erfurt
XXXIV. — How that Owlglass did kill a hog, and answered for his evil doings unto the burghmaster
XXXV. — How that Owlglass at Nugenstadten, in the land of Thuringia, did wash the women's furs
XXXVI. — Telleth how that Owlglass journeyed about the land with a saint's head, and did beguile many therewith
XXXVII. — How that Owlglass did make the townwatch of Niim- berg to fall into the water which is called the Pegnitz
XXXVIII.— How that Owlglass did at Bamberg eat for money
XXXIX. — How that Owlglass did make a wager with a Jew about a horse, and did deceive him
XL. — How that Owlglass did have much money for an old hat
XLI. — How that Owlglass journeyed unto Rome to see the Pope, and how his Holiness considered that Owlglass was a heretic
XLII.— How that Owlglass without money bought poultry at Quedlingburg, and for security gave unto the fanner's wife the cock
XLIII. — How that Owlglass, with a knavish confession, did be- guile the priest of Riesenburg of his horse
XLIV. — How that Owlglass did hire him to a smith, and what he did while with him
XLV. — How that Owlglass did cause all the tools, hammers, and tongs of a smith to be as one mass of iron
XLVI. — How that Owlglass did speak a word of truth unto a smith, his wife, man, and maid, each one before the house
XLVII. — How that Owlglass, at Frankfort-on-the-Main, did with guile delude two Jews of rings
XLVIII. — How that Owlglass served a shoemaker, and how that he inquired of him what shapes he should cut ; and the master answered him, and said : " Great and small, as the herdsman driveth forth to field." Therefore cut he oxen, cows, calves, sheep and pigs
XLIX. — How that Owlglass bought eggs and had them tightly packed
L. — How that Owlglass made a soup for a boor, and put therein shoemaker's oil ; for that, in his nobility, he thought it good enow for the boor
LI. — This chapter is a special chapter, telling how that a boot- maker sought to beguile Owlglass by greasing his boots, and how that Owlglass looked through the window, and brake it
LII. — Telleth how that Owlglass at Einbeck became a brewer's man, and did seethe a dog which was called Hops
LIII. — How that Owlglass hired him to a tailor, and sewed so secretly that it was not seen of any one
LIV.- — How that Owlglass caused three tailors to fall from their board, and then would have persuaded the people that the wind had blown them down
LV. — How that Owlglass assembled all the tailors throughout the whole land of Saxony, by proclaiming that he would teach them a mighty useful thing, that would get bread both for them and their children
LVI. — How that Owlglass beat wool upon a saint's day, and that very high
LVII. — How that Owlglass was hired by a furrier, and did sleep among the skins
LVIII. — How that Owlglass on a time at Berlin did make wolves
LIX. — How that Owlglass, being servant to a great lord, did fetch for him wine and beer together in a most delectable manner
LX. — How that Owlglass for a tanner prepared leather with stools and benches, at the good city of Brunswick on the Dam
LXI. — How that Owlglass was groom unto a noble lord, and what knavery he wrought unto his lord's horse Rosamond
LXII. — How that Owlglass beguiled the drawer at the town- house cellar of Liibeck, and did for a can of wine give him a can of water
LXIII. — How that Owlglass 'scaped hanging by his cunning, and would have hanged himself for a crown, yet did not
LXIV. — How that Owlglass, at Helmstadt, caused a great pocket to be made
LXV. — How that Owlglass, at Erfurt, beguiled a butcher
LXVI. — Telleth how that good Master Owlglass again beguiled the butcher at Erfurt, by pleasing him with a most grateful jingle
LXVII. — Touching the faults of the which our noble Master Owlglass had a few ; for he was human, and in all human things is imperfection
LXVIII. — How that Owlglass, at Dresden, became a carpenter, and for his pains earned little thanks
LXIX. — How that Owlglass did hire himself unto the master of a saw-mill
LXX. — How that Owlglass became a maker of spectacles, and perceived that trade was very bad
LXXI. — How that Owlglass of a boor at the fair of Gerau took leather
LXXIL— How that at Hildesheim Owlglass did hire himself unto a merchant, to be his cook, and what tricks he played unto him
LXXIII. — How that at Greifswald good Master Owlglass came unto the Rector of the University, and proclaimed himself to be a master in all languages, save in one only, to wit, the Spanish tongue
LXXIV. — How that Owlglass did, at Wismar, become a horse- dealer, and beguiled a merchant
LXXV. — How that Owlglass wrought a great knavery upon a pipe-maker, at Luneburg
LXXVI. — How that an old woman mocked the good Master Owlglass when that at Gerdau he lost his pocket
LXXVIL— Howthat Owlglass gained money by a horse
LXXVIII. — How that, at Oltzen, Owlglass did beguile a boor of a piece of green cloth, and caused him to confess that it was blue
LXXIX. — How that Owlglass most strangely gat a. potful of money
LXXX. — How that Owlglass ran great peril of his neck for re- ceiving the pot of money, yet gat fifteen shillings instead of a hanging
LXXXI. — How that Owlglass told many that he had lost his money-girdle, and thereby came with good luck unto a warm fire
LXXXIL— How that Owlglass did at Bremen of the market- women buy milk, and cause it to be poured altogether into one tun
LXXXIII. — How that Owlglass spake unto twelve blind men, and persuaded them that he had unto them given twelve shillings, and how that they spent the money and came evilly off thereafter
LXXXIV. — How that in a city of Saxony Owlglass sowed knaves
LXXXV. — How that in the good city of Hamburg, Owlglass hired him unto a barber, and went through the casement unto his service
LXXXVI. — How that Owlglass did cause the host of the inn at Eisleben to be beset with great terror, by showing unto him a wolf, of the which he professed no fear
LXXXVII.— How that Owlglass paid his host with the ring of his money
LXXXVIIL— How that Owlglass, at Liibeck, did escape from a house, when that the watch would have taken him for his debts
LXXXIX.— How that Owlglass, at Stassfurt, of a dog took the skin, the which he gave unto his hostess for her charges
XC. — How that our noble master gave assurance unto the same hostess, that Owlglass lay upon the wheel
XCL— How that Owlglass caused a Hollander from a plate to take an apple, the which evilly ended for the eater
XCII. — How that Owlglass caused a woman to break in pieces the whole of her wares, in the market-place at Bremen
XCIII. — How that Owlglass sold a horse, the which would not go over trees
XCIV. — How that of a horse-dealer Owlglass bought a horse and only paid half of the money therefor
XCV.— How that in the land of Brunswick Owlglass turned shepherd
XCVI. — How that without money Owlglass bought a pair of shoes
XCVII. — How that Owlglass sold unto the furriers, at Leipzig, a live cat, the which was sewed into the skin of a hare ; and how rare sport came thereof
XCVIII. — How that Owlglass hired himself unto a boor
XCIX.— How that Owlglass gat him to the High School at Paris
C — How Owlglass would fain have been an innkeeper at Rouen, but was beguiled by a one-eyed man, and again, in turn, cozened him
CI. — How, in Berlin, Owlglass was an officer, and collected taxes of the boors
CII. — How that in his latter days Owlglass became a pious monk, and what came thereof
CIII. — How that when at Mollen Owlglass lay sick, his mother came unto him
CIV. — How that when Owlglass was sick unto death, he made confession of three things, the which it sorely troubled him he had not done
CV. — Saith, how that to a greedy priest Owlglass confessed his sins, and paid him handsomely for his pains
CVI. — How that Owlglass in three parts did divide all that be- longed unto him ; and the one part gave he freely unto his friends, ' and another thereof humbly to the town council of Mollen, and the third part unto the priest there
CVII. — How that at Mollen Owlglass died, and the swine did cast down the coffin when that the good priests sang the vigil
CVIII. — How that our for ever prized Master Owlglass was buried
CIX. — Telleth what stood upon his gravestone
CX. — How in after time our most excellent Owlglass was es- teemed so worthy that he was made a holy Saint ; and on the day of All Fools in April do the folk alway keep his memory, as also when they do a foolish thing, the which maketh him continually esteemed of great and small
CXI. — Reciteth a few grave reflections of this present chronicler
