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…

There was a merry monk in Cambridge in the College that I was in,¹ and it chanced a great company if us to be together, intending to make good cheer, and to be merry (as scholars will be merry when they are disposed) One of the company brought out this sentence. Nil melius quam lee ari et facere bene. There is nothing better then to be merry and to do well. A vengeance of that Bene (quod the Monk) I would that, Been had been banished beyond the sea, and that Been were out, it were well. For I could be merry, and I could do, but I love not to do well That, Been mars altogether. I would Been were out quod the mery monk for it, importeth many things ⟨image 78⟩to live well, to discharge the cure. In deed it were better for them if it were out, And it were as good to be out as to be ordered as it is. It will be a heavy Been. to some of them, when they shall come to their account. But peradventure you will say, What and they preach not at all? Yet, presunte. Are they not worthy double honour? is it not an honourable order they be in? Nay an horrible misorder it is an horror rather then and honour,² and horrible rather, then honourable, if the preacher be naught, and do not his duty. And thus go these prelates about too wrestle for honour that the Devil may take his pleasure in slandering the realm, and that it may be reported ⟨image 79⟩a board that we breed, heresies among our selves. It is to be thought that some of them would have it so,³ to bring in popery again.

There was a merye moncke in Cambrydge in the Colledge that I was in,¹ and it chanced a greate companye yf vs to be together, entendynge to make good cheare, and to be merye (as sholers wyll be mery when they are disposed) One of the company brought out thys sentence. Nil melius quam lee ari et facere bene. There is nothynge better then to be merye and to do well. A vēgeaunce of that Bene (quod the Monke) I would that, Bene had bene banyshed beyonde the sea, and that Bene were oute, it were well. For I coulde be mery, and I coulde do, but I loue not to do well That, Bene marres altogether. I woulde Bene were out quod the mery monke for it, importeth many thynges