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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
A79623	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, according to the laws and canons of the Church of England Exhibited to the Church-wardens and sidemen of every parish within the diocess of Rochester. By the right reverend father in God, Iohn Lord Bishop of Rochester, at his visitation in the year of our Lord God, 1666.; Visitation articles. 1666	Church of England. Diocese of Rochester. Bishop (1637-1666 : Warner); Warner, John, 1581-1666.	1666 (1666)	Wing C4079D; ESTC R223897	5,055	11

ARTICLES OF VISITATION AND ENQUIRY Concerning Matters Ecclesiastical according to the Laws and Canons of the Church of ENGLAND EXHIBITED To the Church-wardens and Sidemen of every Parish within the Diocess of ROCHESTER By the Right Reverend Father in God IOHN Lord Bishop of ROCHESTER at his Visitation in the year of our Lord God 1666. LONDON Printed by Andrew Coe 1666. The Oath of the Church-wardens and Sidemen YOu shall swear that you shall diligently enquire and faithfully present all such persons that of late have been and now are within your Parish that have offended against any of these Articles given you in charge without favour or affection to any person whatsoever So help you God and the Contents of the holy Gospel Articles of Visitation and Enquiries exhibited to the Church wardens and Sidemen in the several Parishes of the Diocess of Rochester by the R●ght Reverend Father in God John Lord Bishop of Roches●er at his Visitation in the Year of our Lord 1666. Inquiries about the Church and Church-Yard 1. IS your Parish Church and Chancel decently kept for God honour Are the Roofs Walls Pavements and Windows well repaired Are the ten Commandements Lords Prayer and the Creed drawn out in fair Letters in convenient places and are the Kings Arms set up 2. Have you made levies for the reparation of the Church and other holy uses And are there any that refuse to pay the proportion layd upon them 3. Have you a Font of Stone decently covered standing towards the lower end of the Church for the Administration of Baptisme Have you a comely Table placed conveniently in Church or Chancel for the use of the Lords Supper Have you a comely Carpet of Silk or good Stuff for that holy Table with a fair linnen Cloth to spread upon it in the time of Administration And have you a handsome Cup of Silver for your VVine and a cover of Silver to the same to put the Bread on And have you one or more Flaggons of Pewter or better mettal for that use 4. Are your Reading-Desk and Pulpit conveniently set up and placed for the use of publick Prayer and Sermons And hath your Pulpit a Cushion and comely covering before it 5. Have you in your Church the Common-Prayer Books in folio last set forth by Authority and have you a Bible in folio fairly bound of King James's Translation Have you also a decent Surplice one or more for your Parson or Vicar Curate or Lecturer to wear in the time of all publick Ministrations and have you the Book of Homelies and a Table of Marriage 6. Are the Tombs Monuments Grave-stones of the Dead in your Church or Church-yard preserved and not suffered to be broken taken down or removed 7. Have you a Book of Parchment wherein be Registred the Christnings Marriages and Burials in your Parish Have you a strong Chest with three Locks wherein to preserve your Church Furniture and a Box for Almes placed in a fit place for the Relief of the Poor 8. Is the House and Out-houses of your Minister in good and sufficient repair Doth he preserve the Gardens Orchards and Glebe belonging to him without imbezling changing or any way damnifying them 9. Is the Church-yard decently kept and well fenced to keep out Beasts 10. Have you a Terrier of your Glebe Lands belonging to your Minister Have any of the Glebe lands been changed for other lands Or by whom is the said Terrier brought into the Registry as the Law requires 11. Is your Church and Church-yard kept from profane or Lay use free from Meetings of people for having any civil Courts or Military Employments or keeping of VVakes about the same according as the Canon in that case prescribes Inquiries about the Parson Vicar Curate Lecturer 1. HAve the above-named received Episcopal Ordination according to the Laws of the Kingdome 2. Can you tell who did present your Parson or Vicar to his Benefice Have you heard or known that he came Symoniacally Was he iuducted into his Benefice before sufficient witness And did he read the nine and thirty Articles before or at Morning or Evening Prayer And did he give his consent to them within one moneth after his Induction into the Benefice 3. Hath he read the Book of Common Prayer as it is enjoyned by the late Act of Uniformity for publick Prayer Administration of the Sacrament c. on some Sunday before the four and twentieth of August 1662 or in case of impediment allowed by the Ordinary hath he since performed the same And did and doth he wear the Surplice while he performed that Office other Offices mentioned in that Common-Prayer-book 4. Hath he published his consent unto the said book on some Sunday before the four and twentieth of August above named or within the time limited b● the said Act openly in time of Divine Service And hath he subscribed to the Decla●ation as it is exprest in the 77th page of the abovenamed Statute and manifested it to the Congregation openly 5. Doth he preach a Sermon on every Sunday or procure a Sermon then to be preached or else sometime read one of the Homilies which the Church hath appointed 6. Doth he read the Service appointed for the Fifth of November thirtieth of Ianuary twenty ninth of May and doth he keep the yearly Perambulation and Rogation days before the Feast of our Lords Ascension 7. If your Parson or Vicar keep a Curate Is he of a godly Life and sufficient Learning Is he allowed by the Bishop And can you tell whether the said Curate have a competent allowance according to the value of the Living 8. Doth your Parish maintain a Lecturer Is he a virtuous and Orthodox Divine Is he Licensed by the Bishop Doth he read the full Divine Service of Common Prayer once a moneth as the least wearing a Surplioe 9. Doe you observe to your best understanding that your Parson Vicar Lecturer or Cure te do preach the true word of God or do they to their Judgment having consulted with other grave Parishoners vent dangerous opinions derogating to the glory of God and a pious life Do they teach sedition directly against his Majesty his Laws and Government or do you note that indirectly they cast out seditious glances against the Civil State or Government Ecclesiastical 10. Doth your Minister celebrate the Lords Supper in the Church according to the Service of the Common-Prayer-book often every year Doth he repulse them from it that are scandalous by the sentence of the Laws Doth he Baptize the Infants of his Parish according to the Service of the Common-Prayer using the Cross and upon warning given before are they brought on Sundays or Holydays to the Church with Godfathers Godmothers and upon lawful Summons doth he Baptize them at home in case of danger and necessity 11. Doth he visit the sick at their houses when he is required upon lawful Summons Doth he pray with them exhort them to faith and repentance