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…

For God had dispensed with them to have many wives. Well: what happened to king David in his childhood, by the child of the devil? Ye shall hear. King David had a proud son, whose name was Adonias,¹ a man full of ambition, desirous of honour, always climbing, climbing. Now, whilst the time was of his fathers childhood, he would depose his father, not knowing of his fathers mind, saying. Ego regnabo. I will reign, I will be king, he was a stout stomacked child, a biwalker, of an ambitious mind, he would not consent to his fathers friends, but gate him a chariot, and men to run before it, and diverse other adherents to ⟨image 12⟩help him forward, worldly wise men, such as had been before of his fathers counsel, great men in the world, & some no doubt of it, came of good will thinking no harm, for they would not think, that he did it without his fathers will, having such great men to set him forth, for every man can not have access at all times to the king, to know his pleasure, well: algates he would be King, he makes a great feast,² and thither he called Joab the ringleader of his fathers army, a worldly wise man, a bywalker, that would not walk the Kings high way, and one Abiathar the high priest. For it is marvel if any mischief be in hand, if a priest be not at ⟨image 13⟩some end of it, they toke him as King, and cried, Vivat rex Adonias. God save king Adonias, David suffered all this, & let him alone, for he was in his childhood a bedrid man.

For God had dispensed wyth theym to haue manye wyues. Wel: what happened to kinge Dauid in his chyldhode, by the chylde of the deuyll? Ye shall heare. Kynge Dauid hadde a proud sonne, whose name was Adonias,¹ a man ful of ambition, desyrouse of honoure, alwayes clymbyng, climbinge. Nowe, whylse the tyme was of his fathers childhode, he wold depose hys father, not knoweyng of hys fathers mynde, saiing. Ego regnabo. I wil raigne, I wyll be kyng, he was a stoute stomacked chyld, a biwalker, of an ambitious mynde, he wold not consente to hys fathers frēdes, but gate him a charret, and mē to runne before it, and dyuerse other adherentes to