Euphues his censure to Philautus wherein is presented a philosophicall combat betweene Hector and Achylles, discouering in foure discourses, interlaced with diuerse delightfull tragedies, the vertues necessary to be incident in euery gentleman: had in question at the siege of Troy betwixt sondry Grecian and Troian lords: especially debated to discouer the perfection of a souldier. ... Robertus Greene, in artibus magister.

¶ To the Reader.

GEntlemen, by chance some of Eu∣phues loose papers came to my hand, wherein hee writ to his friend Philautus from Silexedra certaine pinciples necessary to bee obserued by euery souldier, con∣iecturing with my selfe the opynion of the man would bee not onely authenticall, but pleasing, and that the tyme required such a discourse, as necessa∣rie: I thought not to conceale his censure, but to participate what I had to your courteous fauours, although intēded by him for the pryuate vse of his deerest friend, hoping as euer I haue done to find your courteous acceptation, and that you will for Euphues sake vouchsafe of the matter, and re∣quitall of my trauell make some fauorable conie∣cture of my good meaning: which hoping to ob∣tayne, I rest satisfied••