Hugh Latimer

Adempt

Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added or adempt.

Agreeable

These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town.

Alate

There hath been alate such tales spread abroad.

Alonely

This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity.

Anguish

Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him.

Anhele

They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation.

Assemble

Bribes may be assembled to pitch.

Avowry

Let God alone be our avowry.

Bear

She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge.

Blancher

And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.

Blatter

They procured . . . preachers to blatter against me, . . . so that they had place and time to belie me shamefully.

Buckle

The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him.

Child

It chanced within two days they childed both.

Chop

This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.

Civility

To serve in a civility.

Clout

Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . . clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.

Convert

If Nebo had had the preaching that thou hast, they [the Neboites] would have converted.

Corporal

A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are.

do

To do on our own harness, that we may not; but we must do on the armor of God.

Dodipate

Some will say, our curate is naught, an ass-head, a dodipoll.

Estate

She's a duchess, a great estate.

Facer

There be no greater talkers, nor boasters, nor fasers.

Fault

If after Samuel's death the people had asked of God a king, they had not faulted.

Fautor

The king and the fautors of his proceedings.

Fisk

He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.

fleer

Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting.

Gear

That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man.

Greeze

The top of the ladder, or first greeze, is this.

Huzz

Huzzing and burring in the preacher's ear.

Inquisition

As I could learn through earnest inquisition.

Irksome

Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God layeth his cross upon us.

Let

Consider whether your doings be to the let of your salvation or not.

Limiter

A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his limitation, preached many times, and had but one sermon at all times.

Lucrative

Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of matters and actions from term to term.

Make

My lord of London maketh as though he were greatly displeased with me.

Measurable

Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.

Minish

The living of poor men thereby minished.

Monkery

Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him.

Mucky

Mucky money and false felicity.

Novel

Some came of curiosity to hear some novels.

Oblivious

Through are both weak in body and oblivious.

Ornate

They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.

Pertain

These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time.

Prelate

Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording.

Proudness

Set aside all arrogancy and proudness.

Purblind

The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind.

Quick

The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and signified that he was much offended.

This test nippeth, . . . this toucheth the quick.

Ruff

To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff.

Sallet

Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved.

Sir

Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's word.

Sith

We need not fear them, sith Christ is with us.

Sleight

The world hath many subtle sleights.

Smack

They felt the smack of this world.

Smell

From that time forward I began to smellthe Word of God, and forsook the school doctors.

Snarl

[The] question that they would have snarled him with.

Springal

Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall.

Spy

Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be reformed in the church of England.

Stand

We must labor so as to stand with godliness, according to his appointment.

Stout

Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and stout.

Temerarious

I spake against temerarious judgment.

Testy

I was displeased with myself; I was testy.

Tick

Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.

Tussock

Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts.

Wage

I would have them waged for their labor.

Walk

I heard a pen walking in the chimney behind the cloth.

He had walk for a hundred sheep.

Ware

He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition.

Weakling

We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.

Wearing

Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his wearing.

Weather

This gear lacks weathering.

Welter

When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we eat and drink with drunkards.

Whimper

Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?

White-livered

They must not be milksops, nor white-livered knights.

Wide

It is far wide that the people have such judgments.