about four o'clock
in the morning
By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors , as Timotheus did to his disciples , who had been instructed under other musicians . To do this the better , they brought him into the company of learned men , which were there , in whose imitation he had a great desire and affection to study otherwise , and to improve his parts . Afterwards he put himself into such a road and way of studying , that he lost not any one hour in the day , but employed all his time in learning and honest knowledge . Gargantua awaked , then , about four o'clock in the morning . Whilst they were in rubbing of him , there was read unto him some chapter of the holy Scripture aloud and clearly , with a pronunciation fit for the matter , and hereunto was appointed a young page born in Basche , named Anagnostes . According to the purpose and argument of that lesson , he oftentimes gave himself to worship , adore , pray , and send up his supplications to that good God , whose Word did show his majesty and marvellous judgment . Then went he unto the secret places to make excretion of his natural digestions .