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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	administration_n	prayer_n	sacrament_n	2,563	5	7.2488	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32950	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and sidemen of every parish within the arch-deaconry of Gloucester, in the visitation of the Arch-Deacon	Church of England. Diocese of Gloucester. Bishop (1660-1672 : Nicholson); Nicholson, William, 1591-1672.	1665 (1665)	Wing C4047; ESTC R40824	4,806	11

ARTICLES OF VISITATION and ENQVIRY Concerning Matters Ecclesiastical EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the Arch-deaconry of Gloucester In the VISITATION OF THE ARCH-DEACON London Printed 1665. The Form of the Oath to be administred to the Church-wardens and Side-men of every Parish YOU shall Swear That you will faithfully present to all the Articles given you in charge at this VISITATION according to your best knowledge and ability So help you God Articles of Visitation within the Arch-deaconry of GLOUCESTER SECT 1. Concerning MINISTERS I. IS your Parsonage or Vicaridge void of a Minister or Curate II. IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon ordained by a Bishop III. HATH your Minister subscribed and declared publickly his unfeigned assent and consent to all things contained and prescribed in the Book of Common-Prayer according to the Act of Vniformity in the words there set down IV. IS your Minister constantly resident upon his Cure V. IF your Minister hath a Curate to assist him is the said Curate in Holy Orders and is he Licensed by the Bishop of the Diocess VI. DOTH your Minister and Curate when either of them do Officiate read the whole common-Common-Prayer distinctly and reverently appointed to be read on all Sundays and Holy-dayes at Morning and Evening Service and doth he observe the Orders Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in that Book of common-Common-Prayer in all Administrations of the Holy Sacraments Celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Childbirth Visitation of the Sick Burial of the Dead and pronouncing of Gods commination against Sinners Doth he read the Letany without addition diminution or alteration of the same or in any part of Divine Service prescribed in the foresaid Book VII DOTH your Minister give notice of the Sacrament and read the Exhortation prescribed to be read on the Sunday before the day he shall appoint to administer the Sacrament as it is appointed by the Book of common-Common-prayer and doth he admit to the Sacrament any person that doth not kneel VIII DOTH your Minister or Curate wear a Surplice and being a Graduate wear a Hood agreeable to his degrée in the celebration of Divine Offices in the Church or Chappel IX DOTH your Minister preach one Sermon every Sunday or read an Homily X DOTH your Minister four times in the year at least declare the Kings Majesties power within his Realms to be the highest power under God to whom all people within the same owe obedience XI HATH your Minister preached any False Heretical or Seditious Doctrine XII HATH your Minister married any persons in private houses or any being under the age of twenty one years without the consent of Parents or without Banes first duly published on three Sundayes or Holy dayes in the Church unless he had a sufficient Licence or Dispensation so to do XIII DOTH your Minister upon every Sunday and Holyday for some good space before Evening Prayer hear the Youth and ignorant persons of your parish repeat the Catechism set down in the Book of Common-Prayer and after the second Lesson instruct them and expound to them some part of the same Catechism doth he labour to reduce Recusants and Sectaries to the Church XIV DOTH he Baptise any person without Godfathers and Godmothers or admit any to be Godfathers and Godmothers who cannot give an account of their Christian Religion according to the Church Catechism XV. DOTH any Minister preach in your parish as a Lecturer without License from the Bishop and doth he before his Lecture read Divine Service according to the Book of Common-Prayer and is he conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church XVI DOTH your Minister or other Lay-person hold any Conventicles or private Meetings in any Houses or other places in your parish XVII IS your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a man of a sober honest and exemplary life Is he vehemently suspected or guilty of any scandalous Vice Is he contentious and ready to set neighbours at variance and to encourage suits and contentions SECT 2. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments thereto belonging and also Church yards I. IS your Parish Church or Chappel and Chancell kept in sufficient repair well covered and roofed and all things in it and about it so decently ordered as becomes the house of God Are your Steeple and Bells in such order as they ought to be Is no part of your Church or Chappell converted to prophane Vses II. HAVE you a Font of Stone with a convenient cover thereto standing in a convenient place in the lower part of the Church for the Administration of Baptism III. IS there in your Chancel a decent Communion Table covered with a Carpet of Silk Stuff or fine Woollen Cloth in time of Divine Service and another covering of fine white Linnen to spread on it at the administration of the Sacrament and have you a Plate or Paten and a fair Communion Cupp or Chalice with a Cover of Silver or one or more Flaggons of Silver or Pewter set apart for that purpose and are they used by any to any other common use IV. HAVE you in your Church or Chappell a convenient Pew and Desk for your Minister to read Divine Service in A Pulpit with a comely Cloth and Cushion for the same A Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume well bound Have you two Books of Common-prayer of the latest Edition set forth by Authority of this present Parliament Have you the Books and Forms of Divine Service set forth for the Fifth of November the Thirtieth of January and the Twenty ninth of May Have you also the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority Have you a Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical Have you a Printed Table of the Degrees of Consanguinity and Affinity wherein Marriage is prohibited and void in Law hang d in a convenient place in your Church V. HAVE you a fair large Surplice which is to be provided and washed at the charge of the Parish and which your Minister is to use and wear in the time of Divine Service and Administration of the Sacraments VI HAVE you a Register Book of Parchment and are therein Registred the Names and Sirnames of all such persons that are Married Christned or Buryed within your Parish together with the Names and Sirnames of both the Parents of the Children so Christned Are therein expressed the Day Moneth and Year of all such Marriages Christnings and Burials and is the Copy thereof written in parchment within one Moneth after the 〈◊〉 fifth of March yearly brought into the Bishops Registry VII H●VE you another Book of paper to write down the Church 〈◊〉 accounts and the names and Licenses of strangers as are admitted to preach in your Parish Church or Chappel VIII HAVE you a strong Chest with Locks and Keyes wherein to keep the foresaid Books with all other Vtensils and Furniture of your Church in safe custody And have you a convenient Bier for the Buriall of