A05143:910
Twenty-seven Sermons
27 sermons preached by the right Reverend father in God and constant martyr [sic] of Jesus Christ, Master Hugh Latimer, as well such as in times past have been printed, as certain other coming to our hands of late, which were yet never set forth in print. Faithfully perused [and] allowed according to the order appointed in the Queens Majesties injunctions. 1. Hys sermon Ad clerum. 2. Hys fourth sermon upon the plough. 3. His. 7. sermons before king Edward. 4 His sermon at Stamford. 5. His last sermon before king Edward. 6. His. 7. sermons upon the Lords prayer. 7. His other. 9. sermons upon certain Gospels and Epistles27 sermons preached by the ryght Reuerende father in God and constant matir [sic] of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, as well such as in tymes past haue bene printed, as certayne other commyng to our handes of late, whych were yet neuer set forth in print. Faithfully perused [and] allowed accordying to the order appoynted in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions. 1. Hys sermon Ad clerum. 2. Hys fourth sermon vpon the plough. 3. Hys. 7. sermons before kyng Edward. 4 Hys sermon at Stamforde. 5. Hys last sermon before kyng Edward. 6. Hys. 7. sermons vpon the Lordes prayer. 7. Hys other. 9. sermons vpon certayne Gospels and Epistles
London: printed by John Day, 1562London: printed by Iohn Day, 1562
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And when the townsmen should bring in what had been enclosed, he frowned and chafed and so near looked and threatened the poor men, that they durst not ask their right. I red of late in an Act of Parliament: and this Act made mention of an act that was made in king Henrys days (the […]. I trow it was, yea and such an other busyness there was in king […] time the second also.) In this parliament that I speak of, the Gentlemen and the Commons were at variance, as they were now of late. And there the Gentlemen that were Landlords, would needs have away much lands from their tenants, and would needs have an Act of parliament that it might be lawful for them to enclose and make several from their tenants and from the Commons such portions of their lands as they thought good, much a do there was about this Act. At last it was concluded and gram ted1 that they might so do: Provided alway that they should leave sufficient to the tenant. Well, it was well that they were bound to leave sufficient for them. But who should be the Judge to limit what was sufficient for them. Or who shall now judge what is sufficient? Well I for my part can not tell what is sufficient. But me thought it was well that the tenants and poor commons should have sufficient. For if they had sufficient (thought I) they had cause to be quiet. And then […] I to make this argument within my self: If at that time it were put in their will and power, that they might enclose, leaving to the tenant that were sufficient for him, if they had it then in their power (thought I) that they might this do, they would leave no more then sufficient. ⟨image 265⟩If they lest to the tenants and poor commons no more in those days but sufficient: then if they had any more taken from them since that time, then had they now not sufficient. They in Christ are equal with you. […] of the realm must2 needs be. The poorest ploughman is in Christ equal with the greatest Prince that is. Let them therefore have sufficient to maintain them, and to find them their necessaries. A plough […] must have sheep, yea they must have sheep to dung their ground for bearing of corn (for if they have no sheep to help to fat the ground, they shall have but bare corn & 3thin).