opposed to “candles and pilgrimages,” and “calling men unto the works that God commanded in his Holy Scripture, all dreams and unprofitable glosses set aside and utterly despised.”  The preacher had, therefore, been cited before consistory courts and interdicted by bishops, “swarms of friars and doctors flocking against Master Latimer on every side."[281] This also was to be noted about him, that he was one of the most fearless men who ever lived.  Like John Knox, whom he much resembled, in whatever presence he might be, whether of poor or rich, of laymen or priests, of bishops or kings, he ever spoke out boldly from his pulpit what he thought, directly if necessary to particular persons whom he saw before him respecting their own actions.  Even Henry himself he did not spare where he saw occasion for blame; and Henry, of whom it was said that he never was mistaken in a man—­loving a man[282] where he could find him with all his heart—­had, notwithstanding, chosen this Latimer as one of his own chaplains.

The unwilling bearer of the Cambridge judgment was Dr. Buckmaster, the vice-chancellor, who, in a letter to a friend, describes his reception at the royal castle.

“To the right worshipful Dr. Edmonds, vicar of Alborne, in Wiltshire, my duty remembered,—­

“I heartily commend me unto you, and I let you understand that yesterday week, being Sunday at afternoon, I came to Windsor, and also to part of Mr. Latimer’s sermon; and after the end of the same I spake with Mr. Secretary [Cromwell], and also with Mr. Provost; and so after evensong I delivered our letters in the Chamber of Presence, all the court beholding.  The king, with Mr. Secretary, did there read them; and did then give me thanks and talked with me a good while.  He much lauded our wisdom and good conveyance in the matter, with the great quietness in the same.  He showed me also what he had in his hands for our university, according to that which Mr. Secretary did express unto us, and so he departed from me.  But by and bye he greatly praised Mr. Latimer’s sermon; and in so praising said on this wise:  ‘This displeaseth greatly Mr. Vice-Chancellor yonder; yon same,’ said he to the Duke of Norfolk, ‘is Mr. Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge,’ and so pointed unto me.  Then he spake secretly unto the said duke, which, after the king’s departure, came unto me and welcomed me, saying, among other things, the king would speak with me on the next day.  And here is the first act.  On the next day I waited until it was dinner time; and so at the last Dr. Butts, [king’s physician,] came unto me, and brought a reward, twenty nobles for me, and five marks for the junior proctor which was with me, saying that I should take that for a resolute answer, and that I might depart from the court when I would.  Then came Mr. Provost, and when I had shewed him of the answer, he said I should speak with the king after dinner for all that, and so he brought me into a privy place where after dinner