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…

Tell him this tale once, and I warrant you he will come no more to you,¹ neither he, nor any other after such a sort.

Tell hym thys tale once, and I warrant you he wyll come no more to you,¹ neyther he, nor any other after such a sorte.

1. 1• charm to chase away clawbacks.• charme to chase away claubackes.

And this shall your grace drive these flatterers and clawbacks away. And I am afraid I have troubled you to long. Therefore I will furnish the text now with an history or two, and then I will leave you to God. Ye have heard how a king ought to pass the time. He must read the book of God, & it is not enough for him to read, but he must be acquainted with all scripture, he must study, and he must pray, and how shall he do both these.¹

And this shal your grace dryue these flatterers and claubackes awaye. And I am afrayed I haue troubled you to longe. Therefore I wyll furnyshe the texte nowe wyth an hystory or two, and then I wyll leaue you to God. Ye haue hearde howe a king ought to passe the tyme. He must read the boke of God, & it is not inoughe for hym to reade, but he must be acquainted wyth all scripture, he muste studye, and he must praye, and how shal he do both these.¹

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