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…

The church stood in my way, and I toke my horse, and my company, and went thither, I thought I should have found a great company in the church, and when I came there, the church door was fast locked. I tarried there half an hour and more, at last the key was ⟨image 169⟩found, and one of the parish comes to me and says. Sir this is a busy day with us, we can not hear you, it is Rodin Hood's day. The parish are gone a broad to gather for Robyn hood, I pray you let them not.¹ I was fain there to give place to Robyn hood. I thought my rochet should have been regarded, though I were not, but it would not serve, it was fain to give place to Robyn Hood's men.

The churche stode in my waye, and I toke my horsse, and my companye, and wente thither, I thought I shoulde haue found agreat companye in the church, and when I came there, the churche dore was faste locked. I tarried there halfe an hower and more, at last the keye was ⟨image 169⟩founde, and one of the paryshe commes to me and sayes. Syr thys is a busye daye wyth vs, we can not heare you, it is Rodyn hoodes daye. The paryshe are gone a brode to gather for Robyn hoode, I praye you let them not.¹ I was fayne there to geue place to Robyn hoode. I thought my rochet shoulde haue bene regarded, thoughe I were not, but it woulde not serue, it was faine to geue place to Robyn hoodes men.

1. 1Robyn hood would not give M. latemer leve to preach,Robyn hode would not geue M. latemer leue to preache,

It is no laughing matter my friend, it is a weeping matter, a heavy matter, a heavy matter under the pretence for gathering for Robyn hood, a traitor, and a these, to put out a preacher, to have his office less esteemed, to prefer Robin