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…

Oh that so goodly wits should be so ill applied, they may well deceive the people but they can not deceive God. They, were wont to make beds of flocks and it was a good bed to. Now they have turned their flocks into powder to play the false thieves with it. O wicked devil what can he invent to blaspheme God's word? These mixtures come of covetousness. They are plain theft.¹ Woo worth that these flocks should so slam der the word of God.

Oh that so goodly wyttes shold be so yl applyed, they maye wel deceiue the people but they can not deceiue God. They, were wont to mak beddes of flockes and it was a good bed to. Now they haue turned theyr flockes into pouther to playe the false theues with it. O wicked diuell what can he inuent to blaspheme Goddes worde? These mixturs come of couetousnes. Thei are playne theft.¹ Woo worthe that these flockes should so slaū der the worde of God.

1. 1These mixtures and multipliynges are theft.

As he said to the Jews, thy wine is mingled with water, so might he have said to us of this Land. Thy clothe is mingled with flock powder. He goeth yet on. This seditious man reproveth this honourable city, and said: Principes tui infidels. Thou land of Jerusalem, thy magistrates, thy Judges are unfaithful, they keep no touch, they will talk of many gay things, they will pretend this and that, but they keep no promise. They be worse then unfaithful,¹ he was not afraid to call the offycers unfaythful. Et socij furum. Fellows of thieves, for thieves and thieves fellows, be all of one sort. They were wont to say. Ask my fellow if I be a thief. He ⟨image 54⟩