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 will speak no more of Scal• celypunc; But I am sure this is Scala inferni, the right way to hell, to be covetous, to take bribes, and pervert justice. If a judge should ask me the way to hell. I would show him this way.¹ First let him be a covetous man, let his heart be poisoned with covetousness. Then let him go a little further and take bribes, and last pervert judgement. Lo, hear is the mother and the daughter, and the daughters daughter. Avarice is the mother, she brings ⟨image 122⟩for the bribe taking, and bribetakyng, perverting of judgment

I wyll speake no more of Scal• celypunc; But I am sure thys is Scala inferni, the ryghte waye to hell, to be couetous, to take brybes, and peruerte iustice. If a iudge shoulde aske me the waye to hell. I woulde shewe hym thys waye.¹ Fyrst let hym be a couetouse man, let hys hearte be poisoned with couetousnes. Then let hym go a lytle further and take brybes, and laste peruerte iudgemente. Loo, heare is the mother and the daughter, and the daughters daughter. Auarice is the mother, she brynges ⟨image 122⟩for the brybe taking, and bribetakyng, peruertyng of iugment

1. 1The ready way down to the devil in hell.The ready waye downe to the deuell in hell.

There lacks a fourth thing to make up the mess,¹ which so god help me if I were judge should be Haugum tuum, a tyburn tippet to take with him, and it were the judge of the kings bench, my Lord chief judge of England, yea, and it were my Lord Chancellor him self, to tyburn with him.