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 the reverence of God when they be put to execution, let them have instructors, for many of them are cast away for lack ⟨image 96⟩of instruction, and dye miserably for lack of good preaching. This woman I say as she went by the way, had wanton and foolish talk, as this, that if good fellows had kept touch with her,¹ she had not been at this time in that case, and amongest all other talk, she said, that such a one, and named this man, had her maidenhead first, and herring this of him at that time, I looked ever what would be his end, what would be come of him.

For the reuerence of God when they be put to executiō, let them haue instructours, for manye of theim are cast away for lacke ⟨image 96⟩of instructiō, and dye miserably for lacke of good preaching. This womā I saye as she wēte by the waye, had wanton and folyshe talke, as thys, that yf good felowes hadde kept touch wyth hyr,¹ she hadde not bene at thys tyme in that case, and amongeste al other talke, she saied, that suche a one, and named this manne, hadde hyr maidenheade fyrste, and herynge thys of hym at that tyme, I loked euer what woulde be hys ende, what woulde be come of hym.

1. 1The whores words as she went to execution.The whores wordes as she went to execucion.

He was a man the farthest from the fear of God that ever I knew or heard of in England. First, he was author of all this woman's whoredom. For if he had not had her maidenhead, she might have ⟨image 97⟩