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…

Would king Solomon I say hear them in his own person? Yea forsooth. And yet I hear of many matters before ⟨image 33⟩⟨image 34⟩⟨image 34⟩my Lord Protector,¹ and my Lord Chancellor that can not be heard. I must desire my Lord protectors grace to hear me in this matter, that your grace would hear poor mens suits your self.² Put them to none other to hear, let them not be delayed. The saying is now that money is heard every where if he be rich he shall soon have an end of his matter. Other are fain to go home with weeping tears for any help they can obtain at any Judges hand. Hear means suits your self I require you in God's be half & put it not to the hearing of these velvet cotes. these upskippes.³ Now a man can skarse know them from an ancient Knight of the country.

Woulde kynge Salomon I say heare them in his own person? Yea forsothe. And yet I heare of manye matters before ⟨image 33⟩⟨image 34⟩⟨image 34⟩my Lorde Protectoure,¹ and my Lorde Chaunceloure that can not be hearde. I muste desyre my Lorde protectours grace to heare me in thys matter, that youre grace would heare poore mens sutes your self.² Putte thē to none other to heare, let them not be delayed. The sayinge is nowe that money is heard euery where yf he be ryche he shall soone haue an ende of his matter. Other are fayne to go home with wepīg teares for ani healp they can optaine at ani Iudges hand. Heare menes suetes your selfe I require you in goddes be halfe & put it not to the hearing of these veluette cotes. these vpskippes.