A05143:948
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
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There lack promoters, such as were in king Henry the sevenths days your grandfather. There lack men to promote the kings officers when they do amiss, and to promote all offenders. I think there is great need of such men of godly discretion, wisdom, & conscience, to promote transgressors, as rent-raisers, oppressors of the pore, extortioners, […], usurers. I here there be usurers in England, that will take xl. in the hundred: But I hear of no promoters to put them up. We read not this covetous farmer or landed man of the gospel, bought corn in the markets to lay it up in store, and then sell it again.
There lacke promoters, such as were in kinge Henry the seuenthes dayes your graundfather. There lacke men to promote the kinges officers when they do amisse, and to promote al offenders. I thinke there is great nead of such men of godly discretion, wisdom, & conscience, to promote transgressors, as rentraisours, oppressors of the pore, extor tioners, 〈…〉, vserers. I here there be vserers in Englande, that will take xl. in the hundreth: But I heare of no promoters to put them vp. We reade not this couetous farmer or landed manne of the gospel, bought corne in the markets to lay it vp in store, and then sel it agayne.
But and if it please your highness? I hear say that in Eng land, we have land Lords (nay steppe Lords I might say) are become graziers, and burgesses are become regra ters, and some Farmers, will regrate and buy up all the corn1 that cometh to markets, and lay it up in store, and sell it again at an higher price, when they see their time: I heard a merchant man say that he had travailed all the days of his life, in the trade of merchandise, and had gotten iii. or iiii. thousand pounds by buying and selling, but in case he might be licensed or suffered so to do, he would get a thousand pound a year by only buying and selling of grain heave within this realm. Yea and (as I hear say) Aldermen are now a days become Colliers. They he2