The second [seventh] sermon of Master Hugh Latimer which he preached before the Kings…The seconde [seventh] sermon of Maister Hughe Latimer which he preached before the Kynges…

But it is but folly to excuse them, seeing the Jews were such, & not unlike, but they had their stews & the maintenance of whoredom as they had of other vices. One thing I must here desire you to reform my lords. You have put down ⟨image 46⟩the Stews. But I pray you what is the matter a mended?¹ what a availeth that? ye have but changed the place, & not taken the whoredom away. God should be honoured every where For the scripture sayth. Domini es terra et plenitudo eius. The earth and the land is the Lords. What place should be then within a Christian realm left, for to dishonour God. I must needs show you such news as I here. For though I see it not my self, not withstanding it cometh faster to me then I would wish. I do as s. Paul doth to the Corinthians Auditur in uos stuprum. There is such a whoredom among you as is not among the gentiles. So likewise. Auditu, I here say hate there is such whoredom in ⟨image 46⟩England as never was seen the like. He charged all the Corinthians for one mans offence saying.² They were all guilty for one mans sin, if they would not correct and redress it, but wink at it. Lo, here may you see how that one mans sin polluted all Corinth. A little leaven as S. Paul sayeth, corrupteth a great deal of dowe. This is, Communicare alienis pecatis, to be partaker of other mens sins I advertise you in God's nanny look to it. I here say, there is now more whoredom in London, than ever there was on the bank.³ These be the news I have to tell you. I fear they be true. Ye ought to here of it, and redress it, I here of it, & as Paul sayth, Aliqua ex par•e credo.

But it is but foly to excuse thē, seing the Iewes were such, & not vnlike, but thei had theyr stewes & the mayntenaūce of whordom as they had of other vices. One thynge I must here desier you to reforme my lords. You haue put downe ⟨image 46⟩