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…

I speak not this against the Judges seat. I speak not as though all judges were naught, and as though I did not hold with the Judges, magistrates, and officers, as the Anabaptists these false heretics do.¹ But I Judge them honourable, necessary, and God's ordinance, I speak it as scripture speaketh to give a Caveat, and a warning to all magistrates, to cause them to look to their offices, for the devil, the great magistrate, is very busy now, he is ever doing, he never ceaseth to go about ⟨image 86⟩to make them like him self The proverb is Simile gaudet simile Like would have like: If the judge be good, and upright he will assay to deceive him either by the subtle suggestion of crafty lawyers or else by false witness,² and subtle uttering of a wrong matter. He goeth about as much as he can to corrupt the men of law, to make them fall to bribery, to lay burdens on pore mens backs. and to make them fall to perjury, and to bring into the place of judgement all corruption, iniquity, and impiety. I have spoken thus much, to occasion all Judges and magistrates to look to their offices.³ They had need to look about them.

I speake not thys agaynste the Iudges seate. I speake not as though all iudges were naught, and as thoughe I dyd not holde wyth the Iudges, maiestrates, and offycers, as the Anabaptystes these faulse heretykes do.¹ But I Iudge them honorable, necessarye, and Goddes ordinaunce, I speake it as scripture speaketh to geue a Caueat, and a warnynge to all magistrates, to cause theym to loke to theyr offices, for the deuyll, the greate magistrate, is verye busy nowe, he is euer doynge, he neuer ceaseth to go about ⟨image 86⟩to make thē like hym selfe The prouerbe is Simele gaudet simili Lyke woulde haue lyke: If the iudge be good, and vpright he wil assaye to deceaue hym either by the subtyll suggestyon of crafty laywers or els by false wytnesse,