Greenes neuer too late. Or, A powder of experience: sent to all youthfull gentlemen to roote out the infectious follies, that ouer-reaching conceits foster in the spring time of their youth. Decyphering in a true English historie, those particular vanities, that with their frostie vapours nip the blossoms of euery ripe braine, from atteining to his intended perfection. As pleasant, as profitable, being a right pumice stone, apt to race out idlenesse with delight, and follie with admonition. Rob. Greene in artibus Magister.

In laudem Authoris.

THough wanton Horace writ of Loues delite, And blythlie chaunted of his lasse, Bonny and bright as any glasse: Yet did the Poet Odes and Satyres write, Wherein he taught fond youth That follie hatchethruth, And with his toyes Mixt vertues ioyes: So by his workes he reapt immortall praise.

Let him that writes the fall of Louers fits, Of beautie and her scortching fires, And fancie and her fond desires: If vnto vertues l••re he wrest his wits, And pen downe follies fall, Whereto yong youth is thrall, Haue honor then To grace his pen: But enuie liues too much in these our daies.

Richard Hake.

Virtutis comes inuidia.