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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00016	Articles to be enquired of, in the diocesse of Norwich. In the ordinarie visitation of visitation of the reuerend father in God, Francis, Lord Bishop of Norvvich. Anno Domini 1629.	Church of England. Diocese of Norwich. Bishop (1629-1631 : White); White, Francis, 1564?-1638.	1629 (1629)	STC 10295; ESTC S125656	12,054	16

Common Prayer as well inreading all publike Prayers and the Letany 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 like manner and forme as in the said booke of Common Prayer is enioyned without any omission or addition of any thing And doth hee read the booke of the last Canons yeerely Continuall wearing of the Surplice 3 Item Whether doth your Minister alwayes and at euery time 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 hee neuer omit wearing of the same at such times Obseruation of Rites 4 Item Whether doth your Minister bid Holydayes and Fasting dayes as is appointed Doth he administer the holy Communion euery moneth or thrice in the yeere at least whereof once at Easter to euery Parishioner doth he receiue the same himselfe on euery day that he administreth it to others and vseth hee the words of Institution according to the Booke without alteration at euery time that the Bread and Wine is renewed Doth hee vse and neuer omit the signe of the Crosse in Baptisme or doth hee 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 Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocesse or his Chancellour first had and obtained Preachers without licence Reading Homilies when there is no Sermon 5 Item Whether is your Minister a Preacher licenced or no If no whether doth hee take vpon him in his owne Cure or elsewhere to expound any Scripture or matter of doctrine and doth not keepe himselfe onely to the reading of Homilies published by Authoritie if so then you are to present the same the time and place where hee did it And if hee be licenced doth hee preach vsually according to the 45. Canon in his owne Cure or some other neighbour Church where no Preacher is doth hee preach standing and with his hat off Or whether doth he or his Curate 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 and new opinions 6 Item Whether doth your Minister publish in his Sermons 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 An. Dom. 1562. or whether doth hee teach any thing which hee would haue the people religiously 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 strange Preachers to bee taken 7 Item Whether is any Minister admitted to preach in your Church who doth not before the Churchwardens subscribe his name in your booke for that purpose the day when he preached and the name of the Bishop of whom he had licence to preach And is any one admitted to preach before he hath shewed his licence Opposition of Preachers in their Sermons 8 Item Doth any Preacher in your pulpit particularly impugne and confute any doctrine deliuered by other his fellow Preachers before hee hath acquainted the Bishop of the Diocesse therewith and receiued order from him what to doe in that case Praying for his Maiestie c. 9 Item 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 Non residence of the Minister 10 Item Whether is your Minister resident vpon his Benefice 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 Item Catechizing Whether doth hee catechize the youth of his Parish vpon Sundayes or Holydayes before Euening prayer for halfe an houre or more in the Catechisme set foorth in the booke of Common prayer and whether doe all the Parishioners diligently attend his catechising and who refuse to send their children and seruants to be catechized by him Ministers to call for reliefe of the poore and alms-deeds 12 Item 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 Item Simonie Whether is your Minister suspected or knowen to haue obtained his Benefice or Spirituall promotion by any Simoniacall compact directly or indirectly ●emising of Benefices 14 Item Whether doth your Minister demise the profits of his Benefice to any Lay-man aboue one yeere and is not resident there and keepeth no hospitalitie vpon his Benefice being of sufficient value Conferring with Recusants 15 Item Whether hath he being learned and sufficient conferred with the Popish Recusants of his Parish endeauouring to reclaime them from their errours and presenting them being obstinate for their Recusancie Obseruing of Rogation weeke 16 Item Doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes goe in perambulation of the circuit of the Parish saying and vsing the prayers suffrages and thankesgiuing to God appointed by Law according to his duetie thanking God for his blessings and praying for his grace and fauour Preaching c. in priuate houses 17 Item Hath your Minister or any other Preacher made any Sermons administred the Sacraments or Churched women in any priuate houses otherwise then is by Law allowed Curates not licensed and lay-men doing offices of a Minister 18 Item What Curates or Preachers doe reade prayers 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 Lecturers and Preachers to reade seruice 19 Item Whether haue you any Preacher or Lecturer in your Parish and whether if any such be he doth twice at the least euery yeere reade himselfe Diuine Seruice both morning and euening two seueral Sundayes publikely in his Surplice and also twice in the yeere administer both Sacraments with such rites and ceremonies as are prescribed in the booke of Common prayer according to the 56. Canon Conuersation of the Minister 20 Item 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 swearing and drunkennesse and in frequenting from Innes Tauernes and Tipling houses and sitting and drinking inordinately in the same or such notorious scandals