〈…〉 Man or Woman that live in Adultery 〈…〉 hâ—ving married within the degrees prâ—hâ—â—iâ—ed 〈…〉 in a Tâ—able set â—orth by Authority Or 〈◊〉 you 〈…〉 togâ—ther in your Parish as man wiâ—e wh◠〈◊〉 in make known when where or by whom they were Married Or any that being lawfully Married do yet live asunder wiâ—houâ— separation in due form of Law Or hâ—ve you any Bâ—wdâ— Entertainers or concealers of incontinent persons or any common Drunkards Eâ—â—ortioners Swearers Railers Râ—vilers common Slandereâ—s of their Neighbours fiâ—thy and lascivious talkers or which hâ—ve sollicited any person to unchastity or any which have used any Charmes Inchantments or consultâ—tiâ—ns of these call'd Wizards or cunning men and Sorcâ—rieâ— such â—s aâ—e not made Felony by the Laws of this Realm or wâ—ich hâ—ve committed perjury in any Ecclesiâ—stical Câ—urt 〈…〉 IX Are there any Recusants in your Parish or other Schismatically affectâ—d â—hâ— keâ—p in their houses any that take upon them to be spiritual guides and iust uâ—ters or any Schoolmaster in their Family which come nâ—t to Church to hear Divine Seâ—vice and to receive the Holy Câ—mmâ—nion or that labour to seduce and wâ—thdraw others within or without the Family from the Religion in thâ—s Church estâ—blished or any in your Parish that retain sell or disperse any Popish books or writings or other books or writings of â—ny Sectaries touching the Religion State or Government Ecclâ—siâ—stical of this Kingdom of England or books of Heresie X. Have you any in your Parish that are suspected to be Ana-Baptists Familists Libâ—rtinâ—s Brownists Quâ—kers Independents or Presbyterian opposers of the Episâ—opâ—l Government XI Are there any in your Parish that do to your knowledg or as you hâ—ve heard with-hold the stock of the Church or any part thereof or any goods or legacies or other things given to pious and charitable uses any prâ—visioâ—e for frée Schools Aâ—ms-houses or Hospitals such as are not of his Mâ—jesties Foundâ—tion or Patronâ—ge employed otherwise than according to the intent of their several fouâ—dations Are there any Tâ—stâ—ments or Wills by any conceâ—l'd or improv'd or any Goods unadministred by lawful Authority XII Hâ—ve you any in your Pâ—rish that refuse to pay their duty for â—â—ster offâ—rings to your Minister or 〈◊〉 reâ—kon with him then or thaâ— refuse to contribute and 〈◊〉 Rate câ—ssed uâ—on them for the repair of your Church or Châ—â—pâ—l or for the providing of such Books Furniture or necessary Ornaments as are requisite for the performance of any of the Divine Offices there XIII Do you know of any person in your Parish having the Presentation or gift of any Ecclesiâ—stical Benefice who hath presented a Minister to it upon any Bargain either for Money or Pension or Lease or reserve of Tythes or Glebe or any part thereof or upon any other Symonâ—acal contract whatsoever Concerning Church-Wardens Side-men Parish-Clarks and Sextons I. ARe the Church-Wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen and sworn Have the last Church-Wardens given up their Accounts before the Minister and Parishioners delivering up also the money remaining in your hands and other things of right belonging to your Church or Chappel and is the sâ—me delivered to you by bill indented II. Doth any person or persons trouble or molest you the Church-Wardens for presenting any offenders in any of the premises or for performing the duty that lies upon you in executing any part of your office and who are they that do so molest and trouble you III. Do you the Church-Wardens against every Communion provide a sufficient quantity of fine white bread and good and wholsome Wine for the number of the Communicants and do you bring â—he Wine so provided in a cleâ—â— and swéet standing Flagon of Pewter or other purer Metal IV. Do you suffer the Table for the Holy Communion to be applied at any time to any prophane â—r comâ—on use as of writing setting dead Corps upon it at Funerals or others in the Church to sit upon it or irreverently to make it a place to lay their arms or hats upon it V. Do you the Church-Wardens note them that come late to Church after Divine Service is begun or depart before it be ended and do you take diligent notice of the absent and by Warrant desir'd from some of the Iustices of peace according as by law you are directed do you levâ—e by way of distress from every person of the Parish that doth not resort to your Parish-Church or Chappel on every Sunday and Holy-day having no lâ—wful or reasonable excuse to be absent the summ of 12 d. for every Sunday or Holy-day in which he is so absent and do you distribute the several summs so levied to the poor of your Parish according to the law in that case provided and before you present any for such default do you first seriously admonish them VI. Do you suffer none in time of Divine Service to stand idle or talk together in the Church-porch or to walk in the Church or Church-yard nor children playing or crying in or about the Church nor suffer any to bring Dogs Hawks or Hounds into the Church to the disturbance of the Congregation VII Are the Side-men duly chosen do they assist the Church-Wardens in the executing their Office and do they joyn with them in framing Presentments VIII Have you a Parish Clark aged 20 years at the least chosen by your Minister of honest life and conversation and sufficiently able to perform his duty in reading writing and singing and doth he duly attend the Minister in all Divine Offices at the Church doth be kéep clean the Church and carefully look to it and to the Books and is he pay'd the ancient and usual wages as hath been accustomed IX Doth your Clark or your Sexton if there be any such in your Parish diligently look to the doors of the Church that they be locked and opened at due times and the Bells toll'd and rung at the due and accustomed hours before the beginning of Morning and Evening Service that the People may be warned and invited to come to the Church and when any person is passing out of this life doth he upon notice given thereof toll a Bell as hath been accustomed that â—evout and charitable persons may thereby be warned to recommend the Soul of the dying person to the grace mercy and peace of God Almighty X. Do they at the instance of any make any grave in any part of the Church except in such Isles where some person hath propriety wâ—thout the express consent of your Minister Concerning Churches and their Possessions Ornaments Utensils and other Necessaries to the same belonging I. IS your Church or Chappel kept in good repair are the roofs the walls the floors windows seats and doors well maintained is your Porch and Steeple in good repair and Bels kept in good order by the care and oversight of the Church-Wardens at the charge of
Congregation declare his unâ—eigned assent and consent to the use of all things in the said book contained as is prescribed in the Act of Parliament lately made for the Uniformity of publick Prayers And did he within thrée Months after the said Feast of St. Bartholomew 1662 or within three Months after his Induction into your Church or Chappel publickly upon some Lords-day in your Parish-Church read a Certificate under the hand and seal of the Arch-Bishop Bishop or Ordinary of the Diocess That he the said Parson Uicar or Curate did before his admission to be incumbent subscribe a declaration of the unlawfulness to take up arms against the King of his conforming to the Liturgy of this Church and of his disavowing the unlawful Oath commonly call'd The Solemn League and Covenant according as is prescribed in the aforesaid Act for Uniformity III. Or after his lawful Entrance is your Paâ—son or Uicar resident upon his benefice or if his residence be legally dispensâ—d with is his place supplied by a Curate allowed by the Bishops and a licensed Preâ—câ—er and constâ—ntly resident amongst you and what yearly Stipend doth your Minister allew him And if your Pâ—rson or Uicar be both resident himself and keep a Curate doth he notwithstanding himself at least once a Month openly read Common-Prayer in your Church or Châ—ppel and if there be occâ—sion administer each Sacrament in such order manner and form as is prescribed in the Liturgy and Canons of this Church IV. Having both lawful Entrance and Residence among you is he your Parson Uicar or also Curate of blameless Conversation the Husband of one Wife sober grave not double tongu'd not given to much wine not greedy of filthy lucre ruling his Children and his own house well sound in faith in chariâ—y in patience Or on the contrary is he a frequenter of Tâ—verns or Ale-houses a common Gâ—mester a prophane or obscene jester a swearer railer scoffer or quâ—rreller Doth he set Neighbours at vâ—riance one with another Doth he fâ—miliarly converse with persons Excommunicate ungodly or vicious Doth he resort to suspected and infamous houses Or is he himself vehemently suspected of Incontinency with any person within or without your Parish Or doth your Curate or Minister lodg or board at any Tavern Inn Ale-house or house of any ill report V. Doth your Minister or Curate plainly audibly distinctly and reverently read the Divine Service of Morning and Evening-Prayer without any diminution addition or alteration upon all Sundays and Holy-days not omitting also other days appointed by the book of Common-Prayer as fit and usual times as Wednesdays and Fridays with the Litanies added and the Eves of every Sunday and Holy-day with Ember and Rogation days And moreover when he is at home and not otherwise reasonably hindred himself or not able to get two or three gathered together doth he every day say Divine Service Morning and Ebening in the Parish-Church where he ministers and cause a Bell to be toll'd thereunto that the People may come to hear Gods Word and to pray with him VI. Doth your Minister reverently and publickly at the Font only administer the Holy Sacrament of Baptism Or doth he refuse or delay to Christen any child that is brought to him to Church on any Sunday or Holy-day knowledg thereof being given to him over Night or in the Morning before Morning-Prayer or neglect to perswade all those who have the use of Reason and are still unbaptiz'd having been seduced by Anâ—bâ—pâ—ists to come to Holy Baptism and doth he take care for their Baptism as in the common-prayer-Common-Prayer-book is prescribed Or doth he refuse or neglect at any time to sign the child baptized with the sign of the Cross or doth he admit such to be God-fathers or God-mothers who are either the Parents or who have not themselves receiv'd the Holy Communion VII Doth your Minister duly and reverently administer the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ our Lord so often at least and at such times as every Parishioner may Commuâ—icate at the least three times in every year in publick whereof the Feast of Easter to be one And doth he reverently and carefully in all things obseâ—ve all the Churches Order in the Celebration Dâ—th he give warning publickly in the Church at Morning-Prayer the Sunday before for the better preparation of his Parishioners And do such as purpose to Communicate signifie their Names at least some time the day before and when he seeth the People negligent to come to the Communion doth he use the Churches second Exhortation and when there is no Communion doth your Minister every Sunday and Holy-day throughâ—ut the year reâ—d the Communion Service so much of it as is appointed to be read by the Book of 〈◊〉 Prayer and aâ— the place appâ—â—nâ—eâ— theâ—ebâ— professâ—ng his and the Churches reâ—diness to the â—ore frequent Celebrâ—tion of thâ— Holy Eucharist if Communiâ—â—â—â—s 〈◊〉 of wanting Vâ—II Doth your Minister wittingly admit to the receiving the Holy Communion any one such who is known to live in open and notorious sin without repentance or that hâ—s wronged his Neighbour by word or deed so as thâ—t the Congregation is thereby offended or such betwixt whom he perceives malice or hatred to reign and will not be reduc'd by him to a reconcilement or to any who refuse to be present at the other publick Prayers of the Church or to any thâ—t be common or notorious depravers of the Book of Common-Prayer or of any thing contained in the xxxix Articles or in the Book of Ordaining Bishops Priests and Deacons or to any that has spoken against his Majesties Supream Authority in Causes Ecclesiastical except such persons do acknowledg to the Minister before you the Church-Wardens that he is sorry for the same and promise under his hand if he can write or otherwise by word of mouth that he will do so no more Or lastly to any that refuse to receive the said Holy Communion knéeling and of all such persons by him put from the communion doth he give an account to his Ordinary according to Law IX Doth he at the Celebration of the Holy Communion in the due places appointed by the Liturgy take the Paten into his hands and break the bread and lay his hand upon all the bread and take the cup into his hand and lay his hand upon every Uessel in which there is any Wine to be consecrated and when that which is consecrated is spent doth he communicate any persons without consecrating more according to the form prescribed and doth he severally deliver the Bread and Wine to every Communicant and at his delivering the same doth he rehearse the whole form prescribed in the Communion-book saying The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ c. And The Blood oâ— ouâ— Lord Jesus Christ which waâ—shed c Or doth he use only some part thereof
as he listeth himself and when all hâ—ve communicated doth he cover whâ—t remâ—ineth of the Consecrated Elements wiâ—h a fair Linnen-cloth and what remains is it reverently eaten and drunken by some of the Communicants within your Câ—urch X Iâ—â—ny person siâ—k or in health especially before the Recâ—â—ving thâ— Holy Communion fiâ—ding his conscience troubled with any wâ—ighty mâ—tters doth for the quieting of his conscience and for fuâ—â—her comfort and counsel unburden his conscience to his Priest or Minister doth then the said Priest or Minister upon special confession of his sins made to make which â—lâ—o hâ— is by the Minister to be moved upon his repentance administer unto him absolution together with Ghostly counsel and advice and have you ever heard that the said Priest or Minister haâ—h reveal'd or made known at any time to any person whatsoever directly or indirectly any crime or offence confessed to him in secret by any such Penitents whatsosoever except they be such crimes as by the Laws of this Realm for the publick concern the Life of the said Priest may and ought to be called in question for concealing of them II. Is youâ— Minister â— liâ—ensed Preacher by the Bishop or either of the two Universities and if so doth he then constantly â— unless in case of sickness necessary absence or other reasonablâ— impedâ—ment himself preach in your Church or Chappel or in some other near adjoyning one Sermon every Lords-day or in such cases of impediment doth he procure some lawful Minister and licensed Preacher to read Prayeâ—s and to preâ—ch one Sermon and to peâ—form other Ministerial Duties each such Day besides the Fâ—â—stâ— of Christs Nativity Passion and Ascension at the least or if no Sermon be take care that one of the Homâ—â—ieâ— set forth by Authority be there read by a Priest or Deacon lawfully ordained on every Sunday and Holy-day in the Year hath he in his own Sermons at any time or in other Discourse as you know or have heard of preached or maintain'd any unsound Heretical Seditioâ—s or Schismatical Doctrine so far as you can judg or spoken ought privately in contempt of Religion or that Religion or any part of it which he by his office in this Church professeth XII Doth he or any other admitted to preach in your Church omit before his Sermon or Homily briefly to move and exhort the people in the form laid down in the 55 th Canon or to the same effect declaring for whom and for what mercies they are to pray and to give God thanks to joyn with him finally in Prayer for all those mercies in that most Holy and Comprehensible Prayer of our Lord XIII Doth your Minister diligently catechize the Youth of your Pâ—rish every Sunday and Holy-day by way of Question and Answer according to the Church's publick Catechism or also further instruct them in the sense thereof as he shall think fit and this after the second lesson openly in the Church Doth he by this and all other good meâ—ns and admonitions prepare and procure them as occasion is offer'd devoutly to come and seek to be confirmed by the Bishop and himself either bring or send in writiting under his hand the names ofâ— all such persons in his Parish as he shall find by his Examination fit to be presented to the Bishop humbly to seek and ask that benefit of Confirmation XIV Doth your Minister endeavour privately to reclaim reduce all Popish Recusants all Sectaries in your Parish to the Communion in the publick and established Worship of God in this Church Is he also ready to visit the sick And doth he call upon them to receive the holy Sacrament in their sickness And doth he administer it to them And is he also ready to baptize Infants in danger of death Is any Infant or more aged person in the Parish yet unbaptized by his default Have those Children that have been baptized in private houses by your Minister or other lawâ—ul Minister afterwards been brought into the Church and the Order of the Church concerning them there duly observed XV. Hath your Minister or any other baptized Children churched any Women or ministred the holy Communion in any private house where they have any Church or Chappel in the Parish otherwise then by Law is allowed in cases of necessity XVI Doth your Minister on the three Râ—gation days before the Feast of the holy Ascension go in peâ—â—mâ—ulation of the Circuit of the Parish And when he so goeth doâ—â— he admonish the people to give thanks to God in the beholding of his benefits for the encrease and abundance of his 〈◊〉 upon the face of the Earth And when there appears any â—ear of scarcity to pray to God for his mercy and favoâ—â— unto the Lâ—nd going into the Church with them and reading the Litany and one part of one of the Homiles set forth and appointed for that purpose of the Rogations XVII Doth he bid or observe the Holy-days and Fasting-days and days of Abstinence and other solemn days for which particular Services are appointed as they occur or return from time to time giving notice to the Parishonâ—rs of every of the same in the Church in the time of Divine Service the Sunday next before XVIII Doth your Minister always at the reading or celebrating any divine office constantly wear the Surplice and other Scholastical Habit according to his degree if he be a Grâ—duate and without a Hoâ—d only instead thereof a Tipet of black Stuff not Silk being permitted him if he be no Graduate And doth he wear his Hair of a moderate and comely length Is his usual Apparel decent in fashion and in colour such as in enjoyn'd him by the Canons of the Church XIX Doth he in the presence â—f the Church-wardens write and record in your Register Book the Names and Sirnames of all persons baptiz'd mâ—rried and buried in your Parish from time to time yearly transmitting a Copy of those Christenings Marrying and Buâ—yings subscribed with his own the Church-wardens or Overseers names into the Bishops and Registry XX. Doth your Minister permit any strange Ministers to preach in your Church who is not sufficiently licensed and Authorizâ—d thereto XXI Doth your Parson Uâ—â—ar or Curate celebrate Matrimony betwixt any persons without the Banes of Matrimony first pubâ—ished on three several Sundays or Holy-days in the Parish Church or Chappel where the said Parties dwell or at the time by Law prohibited without special Faculty or License in either case granted by lawful Authority Or doth hâ— celebrate the same in any other place than in the Church or in the Church at any other time then between the hours of eight and twelve in the forenoon Or betwixt such persons as are prohibited by the Laws of God expressed in the Table of Marriage or under the Age of One and twenty years withâ—ut the consent of their Parents or of thâ—ir Guardians
and Governours if their Parents be deâ—d signified unto him XXII Or have any any such Licenses as above mention'd that you know of been granted by any under the Iurisdiction of this Diocâ—ss for the Celebrâ—tion of Matrimony until it do appear to the person himself who is judg in these cases by the Oâ—ths of two sufficient witnesses one of them known to the Iudg or to some person whom the Iudg dares trust in this particular That the express consent of the Parents or Parent if one be dead or Guardian or Guardiâ—ns of the Parties is thereunto had and obtain'â— and until one of the Parties to be married have pesonally sworn that he believeth there is no let or impediment of Pre-contract Kindred or Alliance nor any other lawful cause nor any suit commenced in any Ecclesiastical Court to bar or hinder the proceeding of the said Matrimony XXIII Hath your Minister admitted any Women begotten withChiâ—d in Adultery or Fornication to be churched without license from the Ordinary XXIV Doth your Minister serve more than one Church or Chappel in distinct Parishes on one day if so how fâ—r distant are those Churches or Chappels which he so serveth XXV Doth your Parson Uicar or Curate if commanded by the Ordinary openly some Sunday denounce and declare for to Excommunicate all such as stand Excommunicate by the Law of the Church that others may be admonished to refrain their Company hath he sâ—id Divine Service whilst he knew such Excommunicate persons to have been in the Church or admitted such to the Communion whilst they stood so excommunicate XXVI Doth your Parson Uicar or Curate having convenient notice given delay or refuse to bury any that are brought to the Church or Church-yard according to the form prescrib'd in the Book of Common-Prayer except such as die unbaptized Excommunicate 〈◊〉 Excommunicationepunc and no man able to testifie their Repentance or have lâ—id violent hands upon themselves XXVII Doth your Minister in the Parish Church or Chappel where he hath charge read the Book of Canâ—ns and Constitutions agréed on at the Synod holden at London A.D. 1603 once every year upon some Sundays or Holy-days in the afternoon before Divine Service and doth he so divide the same as the one half may be read one day and the other half the other day XXVIII Is any Lecture preachâ—d in your Church is he or are they who preach it Licensed so to do by the Bishop Doth every such one before his Lecture either read the whole publick Service himself appointed for that day by the Church in his Surplice or at least be present at the whole reading thereof and is he in all respects conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England Or doth he any way endeâ—vour to bring the Parson or Uicar of the place into disrepute with his Parishioners XXIX Doth every one abide in his own calling whereunto he is called viz. Doth any Lay-man that is not duly ordain'd openly read Common-Prayer or execute any Ministerial duty in your Church Or is there any Clergy-man viz. in Holy Orders who doth voluntarily relinquish those his Orders and use himself as a Lay-man only without taking any care of the Church of God Concerning the Pariâ—hioners I HAve you any 〈◊〉 or person living in your Parish thaâ— to you◠〈◊〉 live not as becomes a Christian according to his 〈◊〉 and vow made in his Baptism viz. de 〈…〉 worldâ—y 〈◊〉 living sobâ—â—â—y jâ—stly and god 〈…〉 II. 〈…〉 in your Parish who wilfully absent themselves 〈…〉 Chuâ—ch or Châ—â—pel either at Morning or 〈…〉 upâ—n Sâ—ndays and other days â—ppointed by 〈…〉 Or who come late to the Châ—rch or 〈…〉 bâ—fore Service be done and the blessing 〈…〉 upâ—n â—ny Holy-days imploy themselves in thei 〈…〉 labour or apply or permit their servants so to 〈…〉 in 〈◊〉 of uâ—geâ—t necessity as may be in Haâ—vest have you any that upon such days kéep open shops or sell wares especially in time of Divine Service Or have you any Uintuers Inn-keepâ—rs or other Uictuallers or selâ—ers of Béeâ— or Ale that permit any on such days to tipple or game in their houses or upon any pretence whatsoever except in some necessity as of sickness to remain in their houses in the time of Diviâ—e Service or Sermon forenoon or afternoon upon those dâ—ys or any thâ—t will come to hear Sâ—â—mons but will not come to Common-Prayer and Worship of Gâ—â— appointed in this Church III Aâ—â— there any in your Parish of years of undeâ—standing that remain unbaptiz'd or any that refuse to send their Infants to be bâ—pâ—izâ—d publickly in the Church except in cases of necessiâ—y or in such cases do they procure them to be bâ—ptiz'd at home in due manner according to the order of the Church of England Or any persons that being unconfirmed are not broughâ—â—o confirmation or being of years neglect themselves to seek it upon pretence of having receiv'd the Communion or Orders or upon any other pretence whatsâ—ever Or are there any that being Sixteen years of Age do not receive the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist three times in the year whereof Eâ—ster to be one Or that doth forsake their own Parish-Church to receive elsewhere Or are there any marryed Women who after their delivery from the Paiâ— and Peril of Child-bearing refuse in convenient time to return a pubblick Thansgiving to God according to the Order oâ— the Church Or are there any that refuse to bury their dâ—â—d according to the Rites of the Church IV. Do any in your Parish entertain in their house any Sojouâ—nâ—â— common Guests or other persons who â—eâ—use to â—requent Divine Service or receive the Holy Communion as aforesaid and what are the names qualities and conditions of such Sâ—journâ—rs V. Do any refuse to be uncovered during the â—iâ—e of Divine Service or devâ—utly to kneel wâ—en by the Common-Prayer-book they are commâ—nded so to do or to stand up at the Glory be to the Father c. and at the Câ—â—â—ds and Holy Gâ—spâ—l and to make answer at all the 〈…〉 appointed by the the said Book and due reverence when the Nâ—me of ouâ— Lord Jesus is mentioned And say the Creâ—d and the Lorâ—'s 〈◊〉 in a loud voyce with the Minister 〈…〉 in the time of Divine Service behave themselves 〈…〉 walking talking whispering laughing or sleepiâ—â— VI. Do any persons 〈…〉 into your Church in time of Divine 〈…〉 or dâ—th any other person disturb your Ministeâ— doing 〈◊〉 part of his Ministerial Office or 〈…〉 challenge one another or fight in the Church or 〈…〉 Or are any Plays Feasts Drinkings 〈…〉 in your Church or Church-yard VII Do an◠〈◊〉 â—n youâ— Pâ—rish â—egles to â—â—use 〈…〉 or other Persons living in their 〈…〉 yet learn't the Church's Catechism to 〈…〉 come to Church on Sundays Holy-days 〈…〉 by their Minister and instruâ—teâ— therein 〈…〉 any in your Parish Master or Sâ—â—vâ—nt 〈◊〉