ARTICLES TO BE ENQVIRED OF IN THE DIOCESSE OF CARLILE in the Visitation of the Reuerend Father in God Francis Lord Bishop of Carlile Anno Dom. Consecrationis suae ⧠Imprinted at London 1627. The forme of the Oath to be ministred vnto the Church-wardens and Side-men YOu shall sweare that you and euery of you shall duely consider and diligently enquire of all and euery of these Articles giuen you in charge and that all affection fauour hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice set aside you shall present all and euery such person of or within your Parish as hath committed any offence or made any default mentioned in these or any of these Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence or default Wherein you shal deale vprightly and fully neither presenting nor sparing to present any contrarie to truth hauing in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and vertue and to suppresse vice So helpe you God and the holy contents of this Booke ARTICLES TO BE ENquired of in the Diocesse of Carlile ANNO DOM. Articles concerning Religion and Doctrine 1 WHether bee there any abiding in Hereticall opinions or resorting to your Parish that haue wilfully maintained and defended any heresies errors or false opinions contrary to the faith of Christ and holy Scripture 2 Jtem Whether doth any in your Parish Absence from Church being 16. yeers of age or vpwards or others lodging or commonly resorting to any house in your parish wilfully absent themselues from your parish Church Chappell or Oratorie vpon Sundayes and holidaies and other daies appointed at Morning and Euening prayers Or who come late to Church and depart from Church before diuine Seruice and Sermon be ended Or whether be there any that perswade others to forbeare or abstaine comming to Church to heare diuine Seruice and receiue the holy Communion according to his Maiesties lawes in that behalfe enacted 3 Jtem Whether be there any in your parish that hath beene Vnlawfull conuenticles or is vehemently suspected to haue beene present at any vnlawfull assemblies conuenticles or meetings vnder colour or pretence of any exercise of Religion or doth any affirme and maintaine such meetings to be lawfull contrarie to his Maiesties statutes in that behalfe 4 Item Whether be there any within your parish that deny Impugners of the Kings Supremacie or perswade any to deny withstand and impugne the Kings Maiesties authority and Supremacie in causes Ecclesiasticall within his Realme 5 Jtem Whether be there any abiding in Popish Recusants or resorting to your parish that be or are commonly reputed or taken to bee Recusant Papists refusing to repaire to the Church to heare diuine Seruice and receiue the holy Communion and being disobedient to his Highnesse Lawes in that behalfe prouided Or doe any publish fell or disperse any superstitious books or writings or other books libels or writings of any lectuaries touching the Religion State or Ecclesiasticall gouermnent of this Kingdome of England Present their names qualities and conditions Doth any Papist keepe a Schoolemaster in his house which commeth not to Church as is required What is his name and how long hath he taught there or else-where Articles concerning Publique Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments deprauing the Booke of common Prayer Ceremonies FIrst Whether hath any of your parish spoken or declared any thing in the derogation or deprauing of the forme of Gods Worship in the Church of England Administration of the Sacraments Rites and Ceremonies set forth and prescribed in the Booke of Common Prayer by the Kings Maiestie authorised and confirmed Doe any preach speake or declare that it containeth any thing which is not agreeable to the holy Scriptures Perswading any Minister to alter the form of common Prayer 2 Item Whether hath any in your parish caused procured or maintained any Minister to say any common or publike prayer or to administer either of the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper otherwise or in any other manner and forme then is mentioned in the said book of Common Prayer Or whether hath any interrupted hindred let or disturbed the Minister to reade diuine Seruice and administer the Sacraments in such manner and forme as is mentioned in the said booke or interrupted him in his preaching and Sermons Obseruation of the forme of Baptisme and Crosse 3 Item Whether is the Sacrament of Baptisme rightly and duly administred according to the prescript Forme expressed in the booke of Common Prayer with due obseruations of all Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in the administration of the same without adding or altering any part or parcell of any prayers interrogatories or not vsing the signe of the Crosse in the administration of the same Children refused to be baptized or dying without Baptisme Parents of children admitted Godfathers 4 Item Whether is the Sacrament of Baptisme refused to bee administred to any children borne in or out of wedlocke their birth being made knowne vnto the Minister of the parish and offered to him to be baptized or haue any such children dyed vn-baptized 5 Jtem Whether be the Parents of any child to bee baptized admitted to be Godfathers and Godmothers to the same 6 Item Priuate Baâ—tisme Whether haue there any children beene baptized in priuate houses by any Lay person or Midwife or Popish Priest or by any other Minister but vpon vrgent occasion when the child was in danger of death 7 Jtem Baptizing Papists chiâ—dren Whether haue the children which haue beene borne to any Popish Recusants or begotten by them in your parish beene publikely baptized in your parish Church by your Parson Vicar or Curate or by whom were they baptized or where to your knowledge 8 Jtem Receiuing the Lords Sâ—per thrice a yeere Whether hath the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper beene duely and reuerently administred euery moneth or thrice euery yeere at least whereof once at Easter within your parish Church to euery parishioner being of sixteene yeeres of age or vpwards 9 Item Whether is the said holy Sacrament deliuered vnto Kneeling aâ— the Commâ—nion or receiued by any of the Communicants within your parish that vnreuerently sit or stand or doe not deuoutly and humbly kneele vpon their knees 10 Item Whether hath any of your parish Notorious â—fenders admitted to thâ— Communioâ— which bee openly knowne to liue in notorious sinne without repentance or excommunicate persons or Schismaticks common and notorious deprauers of the Religion and gouernment of this Realme without vnfaigned sorrow showne for their impiety and wickednesse beene admitted to be partaker of the said holy Communion 11 Jtem Debarring â—thers with cause Whether hath any of your parish beene debarred from the said holy Communion without iust cause and without intimation first giuen to the Ordinary or Bishop of the Diocesse and by whose default Articles concerning
the Church the Ornaments thereof and the Churches Possessions FIrst Whether haue you in your Church or Chappell Books and â—naments in the Church the whole Bible of the largest Volumne and of the last translation the booke of Common Prayer lately set forth by his Maiesties authoritie the two bookes of Homilies and Bishop Iewels Apologie all well and fairely bound a Font of stone set vp in the ancient vsuall place A conuenient and decent Communion Table with a Carpet of silke or some other decent stuffe continually laid vpon the Table at time of diuine Seruice Abusing of Communioâ— Table and a faire linnen cloath at the time of administring the Communion And whether is the same Table placed conueniently as it ought And whether is it so vsed in or out of time of diuine Seruice or Sermon as is not agreeable to the holy vse of it as by sitting on it and by throwing hats on it or writing on it or is it abused to other prophaner vses Are the tenne commandements set vpon the East end of your Church with other sentences of Scripture about â—ings apperâ—ning to â—urches 2 Item Whether haue you in your said Church or Chappell a conuenient seate for your Minister to reade diuine Seruice in together with a comely Pulpit set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloth or Cushion for the same a comely large and fine Surplice a faire Communion Cup a Flagon of Siluer or Pewter with all other things and ornaments necessary for the celebration of diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments and whether haue you a Chest for Almes with three locks and keyes and another Chest for keeping the Bookes and Ornaments of the Church and the Register Booke Haue you a Register Booke in Parchment â—â—gister book for Christenings Weddings and burials and is the same kept in all points according to the Canons And haue you a Table set in your Church of the degrees wherein by law men are prohibited to marry â—…parations Churches â—â—d Parsonage uses 3 Item Whether is your Church or Chappell with the Chauncell thereof and your Parsonage or Vicarage house in good reparations if any be ruinated and wasted in whom is the default Is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comely kept aswell within as without and be the seates well maintained the Steeple and Bells preserued the windowes well glazed the floore kept paued plaine and euen â—…eping clean Churches and all things in orderly and decent sort without dust or any thing that may be either noysome or vnseemely for the house of God as is prescribed in the 85. Canon â—…ncing and â—…eping the â—…hurchyard 4 Item Whether be your Churchyards well fenced and kept without abuse if not whose default is it hath any person encroached vpon the ground of the Churchyard Hath any vsed a place consecrated to holy vse prophanely or wickedly haue any quarrelled or stricken another in Church or Churchyard â—…ophaning â—…d annoying â—…e Churchâ—â—rd haue any annoyed your Churchyard or the fence thereof by putting in of Cattell by hanging of clothes or by laying there any dust dung or other filthinesse â—hurches â—acant 5 Item whether is your Church full or vacant of an incumbent if vacant who receiueth the fruits thereof and who serueth the Cure and by what authoritie And whether is it a Parsonage Vicaridge or Donatiue or Appropriation oncealing of â—hurch goods 6 Item What legacies haue beene giuen to the vse and benefit of your Church how haue they beene bestowed who receiued them and detaineth them without due imployment Doth any detaine or embezell any of the Church goods or any other gifts giuen to charitable vses 7 Item Whether hath any in your parish defaced Defacing oâ— seemely orâ—ments Burying of Pâ—pish Recusants or caused to bee defaced any monuments or ornaments in your Church 8 Item Whether hath any Popish Recusant being lawfully excommunicated beene enterred or buried in your Church or Church-yard before absolution of that censure and excommunication If yea then by whom and when 9 Jtem Whether be not the profits tithes Alienation oâ— tithes and profits of thâ— Church and other commodities Ecclesiasticall impiously and wickedly to the dishonour of Almighty God and preiudice of the sacred Ministerie conuerted to the vse and benefit of couetous Patrons and by them receiued and detained and how long haue they beene so vsed to your knowledge 10 Jtem Whether haue you the Terrier of all the gleab-lands A Terrier oâ— Glebe lands and other possessions the Church meadows gardens orchyards houses stocks implements tenements and portions of tithes whether within your parish or without belonging to your Parsonage or Vicaridge taken by the view of honest men in your said parish and whether the said Terrier be laid vp in the Bishops Registrie and in whose hands are any of them now And if you haue no Terrier already made in Parchment you the Church-wardens and Side-men together with your Parson or Vicar or in his absence your Curate are to make diligent enquiry and presentment of the premises and make subscribe and signe the said Terrier as aforesaid Articles concerning Ministers and Preachers of Gods holy Word FIrst Whether is your Minister Parson Vicar or Curate Degrees of Ministers a graduate in either of the Vniuersities or no if yea then of what degree Is hee a publike Preacher of Gods word and by whom is hee so licensed 2 Item Whether doth your Minister distinctly and reuerently say Diuine Seruice vpon Sundayes and Holidayes Obseruation of the forme and time of coÌ„mon prayâ—… and Sacraments other dayes appointed to be obserued by the booke of Common Prayer as Wednesdaies and Fridaies and the Eues of euery Sunday and Holiday at fit and vsuall times And doth your Minister duly obserue the orders Rites and Ceremonies prescrâ—bed in the said Booke of Common Prayer as well in reading all publique praiers and the Letanie as also in administring the Sacraments solemnization of Matrimonie visitation of the sicke burying the dead churching of women and all other like Rites and offices of the Church in such maner forme as in the said booke of common prayer is enioyned without omission or addition of any thing And doth he read the Booke of the last Canons yeerely â—ontinuall â—ating of the â—…rplice 3 Jtem whether doth your Minister both morning and euening reading diuine Seruice and administring the Sacraments and other Rites of the Church weare the Surplice according to the Canons And doth he neuer omit wearing of the same at such times â—bseruation 〈◊〉 Rites 4 Jtem Whether doth your Minister bid holidayes and fasting-daies as is appointed Doth he administer the holy CoÌ„munion euery moneth or thrice in the yere at least whereof once at Easter to euery parishioner doth he receiue the same himselfe on euery day that hee administreth it to others and vseth the words of Institution according
to the booke without alteration at euery time that the bread and wine is renewed Doth he vse and neuer omit the signe of the Crosse in baptisme or doth he euer baptize in any Bason or other thing but the vsuall Font Doth he marry without a Ring or in times prohibited or without the banes thrice published without a speciall Licence from the Arch-bishop or Bishop of the Diocesse or his Chancellor first had and obtained â—reachers â—ithout â—cence 5 Item Whether is your Minister a Preacher licensed or no If no whether doth he take vpon him in his own Cure or else-where to expound any Scripture or matter of doctrine and doth not keepe himselfe to the reading of Homilies published by Authoritie And if he be licensed doth he preach vsually according to the 45. Canon in his owne cure or some other neighbour Church where no Preacher is doth he preach standing and with his hat off Or whether doth hee or his Curate Reading Homilies when â—here is no â—ermon vpon euery Sunday when there is no Sermon reade an Homily or some part thereof according as hee ought to doe Preaching of false doctrine new opinions 6 Jtem Whether doth your Minister publish in his Sermon any doctrine which is new and strange and disagreeing from the Word of God and from the Articles of Christian faith and religion agreed on and published Ann. Dom. 1562. or whether doe they teach any thing which they would haue the people relâ—giously to obserue and beleeue but that which is agreeable to the Scriptures and that which the Catholike Fathers and ancient Bishops haue gathered out of that doctrine according to the Canon Names of â—trangers to be taken 7 Item Whether are any Ministers admitted to preach in your Church who doe not before the Churchwardens subscribe their names in your booke for that purpose the day when hee preached and the name of the Bishop of whom he had licence to preach And is any one admitted to preach before he sheweth his licence 8 Item Opposition of Preachers in their Sermons Doth any Preacher in your Pulpit particularly impugne and confute any doctrine deliuered by others his fellow Preachers before he hath acquainted the Bishop of the Diocesse therewith and receiued order from him what to doe in that case 9 Jtem Praying for his Maiestie c. Doth your Minister vse alwayes to pray for the Kings Maiestie the Queene Clergie Councell c. giuing them their full titles as in the Canon is required 10 Item Whether is your Minister resident vpon his Benefice Non residence of the Minister or absent if absent by whom is the Cure serued the fruits receiued Doth your Minister or Curate serue any more Cures then one If yea then what other Cure doth he serue and how farre are they distant 11 Jtem Whether doth he catechize the youth of his parish vpon Sundaies and holidaies before Euening prayer for halfe an houre Catechizing or more in the Catechisme set forth in the booke of common prayer and whether doe all the parishioners diligently attend his catechizing and who refuse to send their children and seruants to be catechized by him 12 Item Ministers to call for reliefe of the poore and almes-deeds Symonie Doth your Minister carefully looke to the reliefe of the poore and from time to time call vpon his parishioners to giue somewhat according to their ability to godly and charitable vses especially when they make their wills 13 Jtem whether is your Minister suspected or knowne to haue obtained his Benefice or spirituall promotion by any symoniacall compact directly or indirectly 14 Item Demising of Benefices Whether doth your Minister demise the profits of his Benefice to any Lay-man aboue one yeere and is not resident there keepeth no hospitality vpon his Benefice being of sufficient value 15 Item Doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes Obseruing of Rogation weeke goe in perambulation of the circuit of the parish saying and vsing the prayers suffrages and thanksgiuing to God appointed by law according to his dutie thanking God for his blessings and praying for his grace and fauour 16 Jtem What Curates or Preachers doe reade prayers Curates not licensed and Lay-men doing offices of Minister or administer the Sacraments in your parish without lawfull licence from the Bishop of the Diocesse vnder his hand and seale according to the Canon or doth any Lay-man not hauing holy orders presume to reade publike prayers in the Church Lectures and Preachers to read Seruice 17 Jtem Whether haue you any Preacher or Lecturer in your parish and whether if any such be he doth twice at the least euery yere reade himselfe diuine Seruice both morning and euening two seueral Sundaies publikely in his Surplice and also twice in the yeere administer both the Sacraments with such rites and ceremonies as are prescribed in the book of commom prayer according to the 56. Canon Conuersation of the Minister 18 Jtem Whether is your Minister studious in the holy Scriptures and abstaineth from mechanicall trades or labour not be fitting his function and from apparell vnseemely for his calling and from gaming Ministers forsaking their calling swearing and drunkennes or such notorious crimes or is there any in your parish who hauing beene admitted into holy orders either Deacon or Minister doth relinquish and forsake his calling and liueth in the course of his life as a Lay-man Ministers reuealing priuate confessions 19 Jtem Whether doth your Minister before the seuerall times of the administration of the Lords Supper admonish and exhort his parishioners if they haue their consciences troubled and disquieted to resort vnto him or some other learned Minister and open his griefe that he may receiue such ghostly counsell and comfort as his conscience may be relieued and by the Minister he may receiue the benefit of absolution to the quiet of his conscience and auoyding of the scruple And if any man confesse his secret hidden sinnes being sick or whole to the Minister for the vnburthening of his conscience and receiuing such spirituall consolation doth or hath the said Minister at any time reuealed and made knowne to any person whatsoeuer any crime or offence so committed to his trust and secrecie contrary to the 113. Canon Articles concerning Matrimony FIrst Marriage within Leuiticall degrees Whether be there any in your parish that haue married within the degrees of affinity or consanguinity by the Law of God forbidden If any what be they 2 Item Whether haue any beene married secretly in priuate houses Priuate marriage and without consent of parents or without their parents or gouernours consent signified being vnder the age of 21. yeeres 3 Item Whether doe any persons lawfully married Married persons liuing â—part liue asunder vnlawfully and in whom is the default 4 Item Marriage without banes and licence Whether any persons the banes beeing not thrice published
in the Church haue beene married without licence who were present at such marriages and what Minister married them 5 Jtem Whether any persons by licence or without Persons married out of their Parishes haue bin married in your parish Church neither of them at that time dwelling in your said parish 6 Item Recusants marriage What Popish Recusants or their children haue beene married in your Parish in what sort was that matrimonie solemnized when and by whom 7 Item Is there any in your Parish that is voyced noted Bigamy and credibly reported and accused to haue two wiues liuing or two husbands Articles concerning the Churchwardens FIrst Whether be the Churchwardens chosen by the Minister and Parishioners according to the 89. Canon Election of Churchwardens and whether hath any taken vpon him to be Church-warden being not so chosen or hath any continued aboue one yeere in his office without a new choice 2 Jtem Churchwardens due account Whether haue any Churchwardens deteined any of the Church goods and not made a iust account of what they haue receiued and expended 3 Item Haue they beene and are they diligent in their office Churchwardens diligent in the Church to see decencie kept in the Church and order in the time of Common Prayer and administration of the Sacraments and that there bee no disturbance but sobernesse and quietnesse in the Church Articles concerning the Parishioners FIrst Whether doe any in your Parish prophane the Sunday by vnlawfull games drinking or tippling Prophaning the Lords day especially in the time of common prayer or Sermon or by working and doing the ordinary workes of their vocations and trades 2 Item Is there any in your Parish Impugne the Rites and gouernment of the Church that do impugne or speake against the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England or the lawfull vse of them and the gouernment of this Church vnder his Maiestie by Archbishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall Officers 3 Item Reuerent behauiour at diuine Seruice Who in your parish doe come to the Sermon only and not to diuine Seruice and who do not reuerently behaue themselues during the time of diuine Seruice deuoutly kneeling when the generall Confession of sinnes the Letany the tenne Commandements and all Prayers and Collects are read and vsing all duly and lowly reuerence when the blessed Name of the Lord Iesus is mentioned and standing vp when the Articles of the Beliefe the Magnificat Nunc dimittis the Te Deum Benedictus and Gloria Patri c. are read or who doe couer their heads in the Church during the whole time of diuine Seruice vnlesse it be in case of necessity in which case they may weare a nightcap Or who do giue themselues to babbling talking or walking and are not attentiue to heare the Word read and preached â—eauing their â—wn Churches â—o goe to oâ—hers 4 Item Is there any of your Parish hauing a Preacher to their Minister that doe absent themselues from his Sermons and resort to other places to heare other Preachers or doe any in your Parish communicate or baptize their children in any other Parish Exception against the Minister Churching of Women 5 Item Is there any in your parish that refuse to haue their children baptized or themselues to receiue the Communion of your Minister taking exception against him or haue any wiues refused to come to Church according to the Booke of Common Prayer to giue thanks to God for their safe deliuerance in a decent habit as hath beene anciently accustomed Disgracing of Ministers 6 Item Hath any in your parish spoken slanderous and reproachfull words against your Minister to the scandall of his vocation or against their marriage or wiues against his neighbour defaming them touching any crime of Ecclesiasticall cognizance Opening of â—hops vpon â—olidaies 7 Jtem Whether doe any in your Parish exercise any trade or labour buy or sell or keepe open shops or set out any wares to be sold vpon Sundaies and Holidayes by themselues their seruants or apprentices or haue otherwise prophaned the said dayes Keeping holy of the 5. of August and the 5. of Nouember 8 Item Whether is the 5. of August and the 5. of Nouember kept holy and thanksgiuing made to God according to the order set forth in that behalfe 9 Jtem Is there any in your Parish that bee â—dultery forâ—ication inâ—est c. or are commonly knowne or reputed to bee blasphemers of Gods holy Name drunkards adulterers fornicators incestuous persons concealers or harbourers of fornicators or adulterers haue any beene detected of such notorious crimes and what penance haue they done for the same Commutation â—f penance 10 Jtem What corporall punishments for any such offences haue beene commuted and changed into a pecuniary mulct or summe of money by any Ecclesiasticall Iudge exercising iurisdiction within this Diocesse by vertue of any graunt or Commission or what was the summe of money by them or any of them so receiued and taken and to what vses was the same bestowed or whether vpon some commutations was the vnfaigned repentance of the delinquent published in the Church Persons dying â—nce the 2. of â—ebr 1626. 11 Item What person or persons haue died departed this mortall life since the 2. day of February last past and whether did they make any last wills or Testaments and who were their executors or whether died they intestate and who hath the administration of their goods and what be the names of such deceased and executors and administrators 12 Item Administring of goods without authoritie Whether haue any in your parish administred the goods of any person deceased without lawfull authoritie and before he or they haue proued the wil or Testament of the party deceased or haue obtained CoÌ„mission from the Ordinary to dispose the said mouable goods or are there any wills vnproued or goods not administred 13 Item What persons be excommunicate within your Parish Excommunicate persons and for what cause to your knowledge and whether do any of them repaire to the Church in time of Prayer vnabsolued Articles concerning Schoolemasters Physicians and Chyrurgions and Parish Clarks FIrst Schoolemasters not licenced is there any Schoolemaster in your Parish that teacheth publikely or priuately not licensed by the Ordinarie or the Bishop of the Diocesse Doth hee teach any Papists or Sectaries children that come not to Church Duty of all Schoolemasters And doth he instruct all his schollers to learne the shorter Catechisme by the lawe estabished contained in the booke of common Prayer Is he a graduate sufficient to teach 2 Item What Physician or Chyrurgion is in your parish vnlicensed Physicians noâ— licenced and beeing not a Doctor of Physicke in either of the Vniuersities doth practise physike And what ignorant persons haue left their trade and taken vpon them to professe Physicke or Chyrurgery and who be they that so abuse the people 3 Item Haue you a fit parish-Clarke aged 20. yeeres at least Parish Clarks of honest life able to reade and write Are his and the Sextons wages paid without fraud if not then whose default is it by whom is hee chosen is he diligent in his office and seruiceable to the Minister doth he meddle with any thing aboue his Office doth he keepe the Church cleane the doores locked Is any thing lost and spoiled by his default and doth he execute his office dulie Articles concerning Ecclesiasticall offices FIrst Excessiue fees Whether be there any ecclesiasticall officers that exercise ecclesiastical iurisdiction within this Diocesse that take and receiue or exact any extraordinary and excessiue fees for any cause Whether haue your Churchwardens and Questmen concealed any abuses or offences punishable in the Ecclesiasticall Court and whether such offences being presented are suppressed and vnpunished 2 Item Table of fees in Courts Whether is there not a Table of Fees in euery Court of the Consistorie Archdeacons and Commissaries allowed and subscribed by the Iudge and Register of the Court of Consistory Ann. Dom. 1597. and the same euery Court day hung vp in some publike place of the Court and Registry â—eeding of â—cts without Notarie 3 Item Doth any Ecclesiasticall Iudge speed any act in any cause priuately of himselfe and not in presence of some publike Notarie or Actuarie â—buses in Apâ—aritors and â—umners 4 Item Whether is there any excessiue number of Apparitors and Sumners in this Diocesse or haue any of them vnder pretence of authoritie cited and summoned any person vnlawfully or hath taken any reward for the concealing of any offence or sinne or the auoyding of punishment of the offenders and who be they that haue done so or do they take any fees not accustomable haue they threatned any to prosecute them if they had no reward and do they summon any without a Citation first had Abuses in Ecclesiasticall offices 5 Jtem Hath any Ecclesiasticall Iudge or Officer Aduocate Register Procter Clarks or other such ministers any way abused themselues in their offices contrary to the Law and Canons in that behalfe prouided Sincerity and â—mpartiality â—n the Inquisitors 6 Item Lastly Whether haue you and euery of you sincerely vprightly and without any impartiall affection and concealing presented and made knowne all and euery the offenders in any of the matters mentioned in the precedent Articles exhibited vnto you either as they are taken in truth to be or by common fame reported If you know of any other default or crime of Ecclesiasticall cognizance you are to present the same The Ministers of euery parish may ioyne in presentment with the Churchwardens and Side-men and if they will not present then the Ministers themselues being the persons that should haue the chiefe care for the suppressing of sinne and impiety in their parishes may present the crimes aforesaid and such things as shall be thought to require due reformation Can. 113. There must be seuerall presentments made to euery seuerall Article FINIS Hos Articulos sub hisce Titulis in hac visitatione proponit inquirendos FRANCIS CARLIL