| CHAPTER I. |
| Wherein is shown how sagely the Rev. Master Fröhlich brought up his motherless daughter, pretty Michal, | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Wherein is shown how the evil dragon brought to naught all the sage devices of our reverend friend, | [10] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Wherein is clearly shown that he who tends the sheep is much more honorable than he who slaughters them, | [19] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Wherein are described all manner of robbers and dangers, wherefrom the righteous are wondrously delivered, | [26] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Which will be a short chapter but not a very merry one, | [52] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Contains the proper explanation of things which have hitherto remained obscure, | [56] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house, | [60] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| In which are described the joys of long-parted but finally reunited kinsmen, and everyone learns to know exactly how he stands, | [66] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| In the course of which the stern father, in the hardness of his heart, chastizes his lost son, but finally grants forgiveness to the repentant prodigal, | [72] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| In which is shown how vain it is for womankind to murmur against the course and order of this world, | [81] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters, | [89] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Consists of a very few words which are, however, of all the more consequence, | [102] |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Wherein the knavish practices of the evil witch are only insinuated, but not yet fully divulged, | [103] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Which goes to prove that the society of great folks is not always a thing to be desired, | [107] |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood, | [122] |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Wherein is shown of what great use it is when a mother is hardhearted toward her only son. Also concerning divers skirmishes with the Turks, things not to be read of without a shudder, | [129] |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| In which it is shown by an edifying example that he who pursues the path of evil must needs fall into the ditch, | [140] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Wherein is related what very different fates befell the two honest comrades, | [145] |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| The story now to be related very much resembles the story of Joseph and Potiphar, but not quite, inasmuch as it is not Joseph, but Potiphar, who is finally cast into prison, | [152] |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| In which is a very circumstantial, if not very pleasant, description of all the conditions to be observed in the exchange and purchase of slaves, | [165] |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| Is full of good tidings, inasmuch as it treats of the discomfiture of evil-doers, | [168] |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| Wherein is related what end was reserved for the evil-doers by way of deterrent example, which example, however, only distressed the soft-hearted without terrifying the stiff-necked, | [172] |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| In which it is shown not only that Satan is the author of all evil, but also that the grisly witches, his handmaidens, are always ready with their malicious practices to plunge poor mortals into utter destruction, | [181] |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| A true relation of the thoughtlessness of youth, and the artifices whereby women enthrall their lovers, | [194] |
| CHAPTER XXV. |
| Man cannot fathom the wiles which witches imagine when they unite in wedlock lovers whom they have clandestinely brought together, | [200] |
| CHAPTER XXVI. |
| The mummery receives its due punishment; nevertheless, Mercy and Compassion come to the mummer's aid, and deliver her out of all her troubles, | [209] |
| CHAPTER XXVII. |
| Wherein is shown how great a force the will of a woman is, and how quickly it can alter the order of things which man devises, | [216] |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. |
| Wherein occur such astounding transformations that people are scarcely able to recognize their very selves. Michal, however, is calumniated in a matter wherein she is absolutely innocent, | [222] |
| CHAPTER XXIX. |
| Concerning a terribly great contest, from which it will be seen that where his spouse's honor was concerned, Valentine put no bounds to his fury, | [229] |
| CHAPTER XXX. |
| Which teaches that outward beauty, be it never so precious a property, is often most dangerous to its possessor, | [236] |
| CHAPTER XXXI. |
| 'Tis a true proverb which says that the devil sends an old woman when he cannot come himself; but of course it only applies to wicked old women, for there are very many gentlewomen well advanced in years who lead a God-fearing life and do good to their fellow-creatures, | [246] |
| CHAPTER XXXII. |
| Whereby we learn that it is not good to come to close quarters with Satan, for if we catch him by the horns he butts us, if we clutch him by the throat he bites us, and if we hold him by the neck he kicks us, | [259] |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. |
| Which shows what a good thing it is when "publica privatis præcedunt," or, in other words, when public duties take precedence of private affairs, | [276] |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. |
| The fulfillment of the proverb, as you make your bed so must you lie in it, comes to pass, | [289] |
| CHAPTER XXXV. |
| Things in this world do not always exactly turn out as men devise beforehand, | [305] |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. |
| Wherein carnival revels are described, | [311] |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. |
| The Lenten penance succeeds the carnival revels, | [318] |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
| In which it is shown how ghosts haunt churchyards, | [320] |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. |
| In which everyone at last gets his deserts, | [325] |
| CHAPTER XL. |
| All things pass away, but science remains eternal, | [334] |