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…

If the king and his council should suffer evil Judges of this realm to take bribes, to defeat ⟨image 77⟩justice & suffer the great, to over go the poor,¹ & should look through his fingers, & wink at it, should not the king be partaker of their naughtiness? And why? Is he not supreme head of the church? what? is the supremacy a dignity and nothing else?² is it not comptable? I think it will be a chargeable dignity when account shall be asked of it. Oh what a vantage hath the Devil? what entry hath the wolf when the shepherd tendeth not his flock, and leads them not to good pasture? Saint Paul doth say Qui bene presunt presbiteri duplici honore digni sunt. ³What is this preesse. It is as much to say as to take charge & cure of souls ⟨image 77⟩we say ille preest, he is set over the flock. He hath taken charge upon him. And what is, Been preesse?⁴ To discharge the cure To rule well, to feed the flock with pure food, and good example of life. Well then, Qui bene presunt duplici honore digni sunt. ⁵They that discharge their cure well, are worthy double honour. What is this double honour? The first is to be reverenced, to be had in estimation and reputation with the people, and to be regarded as good pastors. Another honour is, to have all things necessary for their state, ministered unto them. This is the double honour that they ought to have. Qui presunt Bene, that discharge the cure if they do it Been.

If the kynge and hys councel should suffer euil Iudges of this realme to take bribes, to defeate ⟨image 77⟩iustice & suffer the great, to ouer go the poore,¹