Hugh Latimer
Play the Man
$35
Premium 100 percent combed ring-spun cotton, preshrunk
Hugh Latimer's portrait in an engraved frame on the back, over his words to Nicholas Ridley at the stake in 1555: be of good comfort, and play the man. The Patriarch Outfitters mark sits upper left chest, and the sleeve carries a Nehemiah 4:14 cross cut through to the shirt color. Printed to order on a premium tee of preshrunk 100 percent combed ring-spun cotton in a fitted cut, with a Patriarch Outfitters label inside the neck that lists the size, country of origin, and material.
Larger sizes cost a little more to make.
Made to order and ready in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 7 in transit. Flat-rate US shipping of $6 per order is added at checkout.
Details
- Fabric
- Premium 100 percent combed ring-spun cotton, preshrunk
- Fit
- Fitted cut
- Construction
- Side-seamed
- Shrinkage
- Preshrunk fabric that can still shrink slightly
- Printed to order, with an engraved portrait in light and dark tones on the back
- Sleeve
- Right sleeve print
- Label
- Patriarch label inside the neck with the size, country of origin, and material
- Care
- Wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print. Hot water can shrink the fabric.
- Placement
- Back, Front, Neckline detail and Sleeve
Front and back
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Front -
Back
The story
Hugh Latimer had served as Bishop of Worcester. Nicholas Ridley had served as Bishop of London. Both men were tried for heresy under the reign of Mary I, condemned for their convictions about Scripture and the Lord's Supper.
On October 16, 1555, they were brought to the stake together in Oxford. Foxe's Book of Martyrs records that Ridley embraced Latimer when they arrived and that the two men prayed together before they were bound for the fire.
As the flames were lit, Latimer is reported to have told Ridley to be of good comfort and play the man. He said they would that day light a candle that would, by God's grace, never be put out.
Play the man was a call to courage. One man facing death offered it to another man facing the same sentence. The candle he spoke of was the hope that their witness would outlast them and that the gospel they preached would keep being heard.
This design remembers that. Stand firm. Encourage your brother. Remain faithful.
