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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	ceremony_n	church_n	rite_n	3,447	5	10.1593	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68013	Articles to be enquyred of in thordinary visitation of the most reuerende father in God, the Lord Cardinall Pooles grace Archbyshop of Cannterbury wythin hys Dioces of Cantorbury. In the yeare of our Lorde God. m.d.c.lvi; Visitation articles. 1556	Catholic Church. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1556-1558 : Pole); Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558.	1556 (1556)	STC 10149; ESTC S111795	1,304	6

¶ Articles to be inquyred in thordinary visitation of the most reuerende father in GOD the Lorde Cardinall Pooles grace Archcbyshop of Caunterbury wythin hys Dioces of Cantorbury In the yeare of our Lorde God m v. c.l ot ✚ ¶ Touching the clergy FIrst whether y e deuine seruice in the church at times dayes and houres be obserued and kept duely or no. Item whether the parsons vicars and curates do comly and decently in theyr maners and doynges behaue theym selfes or no. Item whether they do reuerently and dwely ministes the sacramentes and sacramentalles or no. Item whether any of their paryshoners doe dye without ministracion of the sacramentes throughe the necligence of theyr curates or no. Item whether the sayde parsons vicars or Curates do haunt tauernes or ale houses encreasinge therby infamy and slaunder or no. Item whether they be diligent in teachynge the mydwyffes howe to chrysten chyldren in tyme of necessitie according to the Canons of the church or no Item whether they see that the Fonte be comlye kepte and haue holly water alwayes ready for children to be christened Item if they do kepe a booke of all the names of them that be reconciled to the duty of the church Item whether ther be any preestes that late vnlawfully had womē vnder pretensed mariage And he therto are not reconsiled and to declare theyr names and dwellyng places Item whether they do diligently teache their parishoners the articles of the fayth and the ten commaundementes Item whether they doo decentlye obserue those thinges that do concerne the seruice of the Church and all thoose thynges thattende too a good and a Chrystian lyfe accordynge to the Cannons of the Churche lye to them that fall sicke with light and wyth a litle sacrynge bell Item whether the comen scoles be wel kept and that the schole maisters be diligent in teaching and be also catholyke and mē of good and vpryght iudgemēt and that they be examined and approued by the ordinary Item whether any do take vpō them to minister the goodes of those that be dead without aucthorytie from thordinary Item whether the poore people in euery paryshe be charitably prouided for Item whether there do burne a lampe or a candel before the sacramente And if there doe not that then it be prouided for with expedicion Item whether infantes and children be brought to be confyrmed in conuenient time Item whether any do kepe or haue in theyr custody any herenious or vnlawful bokes Item whether any do withholde anye monye or goodes bequeathed to the amendynge of the hyghe wayes or any other charitable dede Item whether anye haue put awaye their wiues or any wyues to withdraw themselues from their husbands beyng not lefully diuorsed Item whether any do violate or breake the sondayes and holydayes doyng their daily labors and exercises vpon the same Item whether the tauernes or alehouses vpon the Sondayes and hol●dayes in the time of Masse Matens and Euensonge do kepe open their dores and do receiue people into theyr houses to dryncke and eate and therby neglect their duties in cōming to the church Item whether any haue or do depraue or contēn the aucthoritie or iurisdiction of the Popes holynes or the Sea o● Rome Item whether any minstrels or ani other persōs do vse to syng any songes against the holy Sacramentes or any other the rytes and Ceremonyes of the churche Itē whether there be any hospitals within your parishes whether the foundacions of them be duely truly obserued kept And whether the charitable contribucions of the same be done accordingly Item whether any goodes plate Iewels or possessions be taken away or withholden from the sayde hospitals and by whome ¶ God saue the Kynge and Quene Prynted at Cantorbury By Jhon Michel