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A00265	Articles to be inquired of, by the churchwardens and sworne men within the Archdea[c]onrie of Worcester in the visitation of the R. Worshipful M. Iohn Iohnson Doctor of Divinitie, Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry of Worcester aforesaide, in this present yeare of our Lorde God, 1609.	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Worcester.; Johnson, John, Archdeacon of Worcester.	1609 (1609)	STC 10372.2; ESTC S2107	4,490	10

Articles to be inquired of by the Churchwardens and Sworne men within the Archdeaōnrie of Worcester in the Visitation of the R. Worshipful M. Iohn Iohnson Doctor of Divinitie Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry of Worcester aforesaide in this present yeare of our Lorde God 1609. At London printed by Ralph Blower ANNO DOMINI 1609. ❧ Mattters enquirable concerning the Clergie 1 VVHether any do serue as Minister or Curat in your Church or Chappel not being lawfully Ordered according to the Lawes of this Realme of Englande And Whether your Minister hath obteyned his Benefice by any Simonicall Compact eyther directly or indirectly 2 Whether your Parson or Vicar be not resident vpon his Benefice and being alowed to preach and doth he not preach in his owne person one Sermon euery Sunday And if hee bee not him-sealfe a Preacher allowed Doth he not procure one Sermon euery Moneth at the least to be preached in your Church and those also by Preachers lawfully lycenced And if your Parson or Vicar reside not continually with you is the cure supplyed by a sufficient Curat that is learned and a licensed Preacher And how many Sermons haue you had in your Church or Chappell within thiese twelue moneths last past and by whom preached 3 Whether your Minister be negligent in the study of holy Scriptures or workes of his calling or vseth he to play at any vn-lawfull games I● he an Ale-house hunter or a sower of discord and not a peace-maker or is hee Noted Famed or Suspected of any notorious Crime Doth he not vse the Surplice in time of diuine prayers and in administring of the holy Sacraments and also such comly attire as well in the Church as else where agreeable to his Calling as is prescribed by the Canons of the Cōuocation lately set foorth by the Kings Aucthority Or hath he admitted any vnlawfully begotten with Childe to her publique Thankes-giuing in the Church after her Deliuery otherwise then in a white shéets in forme of a penitent person Or hath he receiued to the holy Communion any excommunicat person or Scismatike or any knowne to be notorious Offenders without apparant signes of Repentance Or hath hee reiected or put backe any from the Communion without good iust cause therein 4 Whether doth not your minister euery Sunday when there is no Sermon reade some part of an Homilie Doth he not in the church before Evening prayer teach instruct exammin the Youth of Conuenient age in the Cathechisme principles of Religion And whether vppon Wednsdayes Fridayes the Letante and other prayers be not read in the Church as to inioyned And doth not your minister vse the dayes of per-ambulation accustomed and in such manner also as is allowable and no otherwise 5 Whether doth your minister serue two cures or doth any serue as Curat in your parish or preach or any teach schoole publiquely or in any priuat house not licensed vnder that Ordinaries Seale 6 Whether hath your minister made any wast or spoyle of his benefice or suffreth be his Chauncell or houses or any part thereof ● be vn-repayred or to fall into ruin or decay 7 Whether hath your Minister neglected the publique reading ●● the late Canons and Constitutions in the Church as is required ●● the Intimating of holidaies and fasting daies appointed to be kept or the setting downe in the Church Registrie and publishing openli in the Church vppon the Saboth daies the names of all such as we●● Baptized Maried and Buried the whole weeke before And hath not one Key of the Coffer where the Register booke concerning to premisses is kept 8 Whether your Minister hath admitted any of another parish ● receiue the hofte Communion in disparish Church or hath administred the holy Communion to any which doe 〈◊〉 kneele at the re●y●ing 〈◊〉 〈…〉 excomunicate persons publiquelie in the Church till he receiue a warrant to the Contrarie or a Certificate of their Absolutions from the office where they were excommunicate Hath he maried any within the Degrees of Consanguinitie or affinitie forbidden or in time prohibited or without banes of Matrimony thrice solemlie asked in the Church three seuerall sundaies or holidaies vnles it be by licence of the ordinarie vnder seale or at any other time of the daie● then betwixt the howers of eight and Twelue of the Clocke in the forenone or that your minister admitted any to be God fathers or God mothers to any Child in your parish before he or she such god father or godmother hath bin partaker of the holie Communion ● Matters enquirable concerning the laytie 9 WHether haue you not in your Chucrh or Chappell The booke of common prayer lately set foorth by the Kings Authoritie the great English Bible of the trāslations Authorised the two volumes and all other bookes commaunded a table of the Ten Commaundements and a Table of the degrées forbidding mariag a conueneint Pulpit a Comelis Communion table on a frame A recent Linnen Cloath to couer the said Table with some other Couering or Carpet of silke or such like A Communion Cuppe and Couer of siluer A faire standing pot of Pewter or purer me●●●l for the Communion wine A decent Surplesse with sléeues A Font of stone for Baptising of Children A Chest for the almes Box and another for the Register booke with three locks and Keyes a péecs And to there a transcript yearely giuen vp to the ordinarie of all Christnings weddings and burialls as the Lawes requier 10 Whether is your Church and Chauncell in the roofe walles windowes seates and pauement and in euery other part thereof well and sufficientlie repaired And the Churchyard well and sufficientlie with good ra●les and sufficient p●les or stone wall fenced and kept swéet and cleane if not in whose default and are your bells and bell-ropes all other apurtenantes thereto belonging in good order or not 11 Whether haue not your Churchw from time to time truelie leuied xij d for euerie sunday of those which absent themselues from their parish Church to the vse of the poore or deteyne they any of the common ●●ocke or ●a●e they not made and deliuered vp a iust accompt to the parishioners of all their receipts and bursements Whether is the poore-mans Box orderlie kept and such Somes of Money as are giuen distributed too the poore accordingly or haue your Churchwardens continued in that office aboue one yeare without a new election And were your churchwardens elected in the Easter weeke as by the late canons Authorised by his Maiestie is required 12 Whether is there any in your parish that doe refuse to come to their parish church or chappell to diuine prayers and Sermones vpon the Lords days commonly called Sundaies or vppon al other festiual or holidaies appointed by his Maiesties authoritie or any that doe not orderlie frequent the same and doe not resort to their said church or chappell vpon such daies to diuine praiers and Sermons and there behaue not themselues soblery

and discreetlie in hearing attentiuely the Scriptures reade and in ioyning with the Minister and people in prayers as becometh or doe not reuerently remaine with their heads vncouered at such times and places aforesaid And whether the said parishioners especiallie one of euery house at least doe not frequent their said church or chappell to diuine prayers vppon wednesdaies and Fridaies 13 Whether any in your parish being of the Age of xvj yeares or aboue haue not receiued the holy communion in your parish church or chappel and that humbly kneeling three severall times in this last yeare at the least of which Easter to be one or any that haue not brought or seat their children Seruants and youth to the church vpon Sundaies aud holidaies in the afternoone to be catechised according to the order latelie appointed by the canons And whether any doe not humblie kneele at the generall confessions and praiers and at their receiuing the holy communion or any that vse any talking walking or other vnseemly behauiour in the church or churchyard in time of deuine Seruice and Sacrament or doe any way disturbs common praiers Preaching or other exercises of religion 14 Whether any Dauncers players of Enterludes or such like or any other doe Daunce play or vse any vnseemly parts or games or sell any victualls or other Marchandise in the church or churchyard or doe vse to sit in the street tauernes Alehowses or at home during seruice time and exercises of gods Worship and is there any that suffer any such in their Houses at seruice time and who be they or be there any feastes drinckings Churchales temporall Courtes laye Iuries musters or other prophane vsage in the Church or churchyard or any superstitious ringing of belles vppon holidaies or Eues abrogated by authoritye 15 Whether any in your parish vppon the Saboth daies or holidaies doe vse their Trade or doe any other woorke or labour as brewing baking washing or such like or doe open their shoppes for sale of wares vppon those daies 16 Whether is there any in your parish knowen or suspected to resort or to go to any Masse or to any other such secret meetings any maynteyners of superstition or false Opinions contrarie to the booke of common praier or Articles of religion or any that speake against the Established gouerment of the church in this Realme 17 Whether is there in your Parish any Childe or Children which haue bin Baptized by any midwife or other laye person whoe they be that haue see donne and what and who bee the parents of such childe or children and whether any childe hath not bin brought to the church to be Baptized or doth any person take vpon him or her to be godfather or godmother to any child before he or she hath receiued the holie communion 18 Whether haue you a Parrish clarke in your church or chappell was he chosen by the Minister is he dutifull and dilligent to the Minister and learned and sufficient to discharge his place And doth he orderly Demeane himselfe and discharge his said office accordingly as he ought and is there any that with-hold his accustomed duties from him 19 Whether are ther any in your parish who are known suspected or famed to be of euil life to be incestuous persons Adulterers fornicators ●au●s or barhorers of incontinent persōs in their houses or who haue conueyed them away before they haue made satisfaction to the congregation offended Any drunkards Ribands Kailers common slaunderers makers of libels scoulds or sowers of discord any swearors Blasphemers of Gods name or prophaners of his Saboth or any that haue fought or stricken or brawled in the Church or churchyarde 20 Whether is ther any in your parish which hath or hath had at one time two wiues or any woeman two Husbandes any maryed with in the Degrees of Consanguinitie or affinitie forbidden Any diuerced keeping companie stil together Any maried which without order of lawe liue a sunder and not together as man and wife Any married which haue made precontracts to others or any maried without banes thrice solemly asked in the Church three seueral sundaies or holidaies in the seuerall places of their aboade otherwise then by licence of the ordinarie or anie that marry foorth of the parish Church where they dwell or that marry without Consent of their parents or gardians or at anie other time of the daie then betwixt the howers of eight and twelue in the forenoone 21. Whether is there any in your parish that haue or doe take any Vsurie or interest aboue Ten in the hundred for a yeare for Lending their Money Corne c. or by any indirect meanes and Colourable practises in bargaining doe vse that Detestable Crime to the pinching and eating by of the Poore by their Excessiue gaine 22 Whether is there any in your Parish that doe presume to entermeddle or Deale with the goods of any Deceased before the will if he made any be Lawfuly proued or before Adminstration if he died intestate be duly committed vnto him vnder seale or is there any hinderers of the Performans of such will or Administration Any forgets or Changers of testaments or any Executors that haue not fullfilled the Testators will Especiallie in not paieing Legacies giuen to the Church to the poore to amend High waies or to such like good and Godly vses 23 Whether haue your Churchwardens and sidemen trulie Noted and set downe in writing in a paper booke for that purpose the names of all Preachers which come to them from any other place and hath euery such Preacher Subscribed his name therto with the day when he preached and the name of the Bushop of whom he had Licence to preach according to the 52 Canon 24 Generallie Whether doe you know any other Ecclesiasticall matter worthy of presenting or no. And if you do by the oathes you haue Taken you shall trulie present the same aswell now as heereafter when it shall come to your knowledg FINIS