A vvomans vvoorth, defended against all the men in the world. : Proouing them to be more perfect, excellent and absolute in all vertuous actions, then any man of what qualitie soeuer. / Written by one that hath heard much, seene much, but knowes a great deale more.

Paradoxe apologique. English

Imprinted at London : By Iohn Wolfe, and are to be solde at his shop in Popes head Alley, neere the Exchange, 1599.

[12], 70 leaves ; (12mo)

Running title: The defence of womens vertues.
A translation of: Pontaymeri, Alexandre de. Paradoxe apologétique, où il est fidellement démonstré que la femme est beaucoup plus parfaite que l'homme en toute action de vertu.
Possibly translated by Anthony Munday, whose motto "Patere aut abstine" appears on the title page.
Editor's dedications signed: Anthony Gibson.
"An other defence of womens vertues, written by an honorable personage, of great reckoning in Fraunce", leaves 62-70.
Signatures: A-G¹²(-G11,12).
Stationers' register: Entered 26 January [1599]

French original title from the Paris, 1594, edition.
Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 11831
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S105731

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 11831

6.17.42. Copy stained, frayed, and repaired. Provenance: bookstamp (on verso of t.p.) of Alexander Gardyne, 1883; W.A. White copy