Excerpt from The Sermons of the Right Reverend Father in God, Master Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Vol. 1 of 2: Many of Which Were Preached Before King Edward Vi., The Privy Council, Pariliament, and Nobility, on the Religious and Civil Liberties of Englishmen, &C.; To Which Is Prefixed, Bishop Latimer's Life
In 1474, being now between four and five years old, he was firft put to fchool at Thur cafion, and when he had attained fuch apro ficiency there, as was thought proper, and his father' finding he took his learning well, he was fent to the grammar-(chool at Leicefier. At which Place he (0 profited, that his parents and neighbours greatly admired him for his ready, prompt and {harp wit. This determined old Hugh to endeavour by all means the advance ment of his fon in erudition, and in the known ledge of good and ufeful literature.
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Latimer was a famous Protestant martyr. He was born into a family of farmers in Thurcaston, Leicestershire. From around 14 years of age he started to attend Peterhouse, Cambridge, and was known as a good student. After receiving his academic degrees and being ordained, he developed a reputation as a very zealous Roman Catholic. At first he opposed the Lutheran opinion of his day, but his views changed after meeting the clergyman Thomas Bilney.
In 1510, he was elected a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and in 1522 became university preacher. He became noted for his reformist teachings, which attracted the attention of the authorities. During King Henry VIII's reign he was twice imprisoned in the Tower of London (1539 and 1546).
During the reign of Henry's son Edward VI, he was restored to favour as the English church moved in a more Protestant direction. However, when Edward's sister Queen Mary I came to the throne, he was tried for his beliefs and teachings in Oxford and imprisoned. In October 1555 he was burned at the stake outside Balliol College, Oxford.
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