Mamillia The second part of the triumph of Pallas: wherein with perpetual fame the constancie of gentlewomen is canonised, and the vniust blasphemies of womens supposed ficklenesse (breathed out by diuerse iniurious persons) by manifest examples clearely infringed. By Robert Greene Maister of Arts, in Cambridge.

RICHARD STAPLETON GEN∣TLEMAN, TO THE CVRTEOVS and Courtly Ladies of England.

YE peerelesse Dames of Pallas crue, and Brittaine Ladies all Addicted to Dianas traine your sacred Nymphes I call, And vestall virgins whose renoune shrynes vp your lasting name, Yea all the crue of womankinde, come heare your passing fame Displaide abroad with golden trumpe, which soundeth out so shrill, As that your praise in learned prose, shall all Europa fill. See here with sugred happie style, as in a perfect glasse, He figureth foorth how Venus troupe, in loyall faith surpasse The martiall broode of Mars his traine, decyphering to their face, That Pallas Ladies for their faith, do daunt them with disgrace. With penne he paints your constancie, with penne he here displaies, Your faith, your troath, your loyaltie, and what imports your praise. And champion like he chalenge makes, with Ladie Pallas shield, To stand in armes against your foes in open camped field. He first cals out Euripides which your reproach assignde, And challenge makes to Mantuan, which so blasphemde your kinde.

He iars likewise with Iuuenall, and mazeth Martiall quight, He doth professe himselfe a foe to all that owe you spight, And plainly proues by reasons rule that euerie Authors clause, Which rashly railes of womankinde, comes more of spight than cause. Sith then you peerelesse Brittaine Dames, your Champion here in place Sounds forth your praise, defends your right, defies your foes in face: Repaie such guerdon for his paine, as he deserues to haue, I meane to shrowde Mamillia safe, tis that the Author craue, Your wits and wils, your tongue and talke, against all those to vse, Which shall like biting Momus broode his booke or him abuse.

RICHARD STAPLETON Gentleman.