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…

Here I move you my Lords, not to be greedy and outrageous in enhancing, and raising of your rents, to the minishing, of the office of salvation. It would pity a mans heart to hear that, that I hear of the state of Cambridge, what it is in Oxford I can not tell.¹ There be few do study divinity. but so many as of necessity must furnish the Colleges. For their livings be so small, and ⟨image 121⟩•ayles so dear, that they tarry not there, but go other where to seek livings and so they go about. Now there be a few gentlemen and they study a little divinity. Alas what is that? it will come to pass that we shall have nothing but a little English divinity,² that will bring the Realm into a very barbarousness, and utter decay of learning. It is not that I wise, that will keep out the supremacy of the bishop of Rome.

Here I moue you my Lordes, not to be greadye and outragyouse in enhaunsynge, and raysinge of youre rentes, to the minishynge, of the offyce of saluacion. It woulde pytye a mās herte to heare that, that I heare of the state of Cambrige, what it is in Oxforde I can not tell.¹ Ther be few do study diuinitie. but so many as of necessity must furnysh ye Colledges. For theyr liuinges be so small, and ⟨image 121⟩•ayles so dere, that they tarry not there, but go other where to seke lyuynges and so they go aboute. Nowe there be a fewe gentylmen and they studie a little diuinite. Alas what is that? it wil come to passe that we shal haue nothing but a lytle Englyshe diuinite,² that wyll brynge the Realme into a verye barbarousnes, and vtter decaye of learnynge. It is not that I wyse, that wyl kepe out the supremacye of the byshoppe of Rome.

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