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A00269	Articles to bee inquired of, in the diocesan visitation of the most reuerend father in God, Toby by the prouidence of God L. Archbishop of Yorke, primate of England, and metropolitane begun and continued in the yeeres of our Lord God 1622, and 1623, and in the 17 yeere of His Graces translation.	Church of England. Province of York. Archbishop (1606-1628 : Matthew); Matthew, Tobias, 1546-1628.	1623 (1623)	STC 10379.5; ESTC S2654	7,810	15

ARTICLES to bee inquired of Jn the Diocesan Visitation of the most Reuerend Father in GOD Toby by the prouidence of GOD L. Archbishop of Yorke Primate of England and Metropolitane Begun and continued in the yeeres of our LORD GOD 1622. and 1623. And in the 17. yeere of his Graces Translation LONDON Printed by George Purslowe Anno 1623. The tenor of the Oath to be ministred to the Churchwardens and Sworne-men YOV and euery of you shall sweare by Almighty God that all affection and respect set aside vpon due deliberate consideration of these Articles giuen in charge you shall make a true full and particular answer in writing to the same Articles and euery of them presenting all and singuler offences and offenders therein mentioned wherein you shall deale faithfully and vprightly as before God So helpe you God in Iesus Christ Articles to be inquired of by the Church-wardens and Sworne-men in the said visitation of the Lord Archbishop of Yorke Anno Dom. 1623. For the Clergie INprimis Whether your Parson Vicar Curate or Minister be a Preacher of Gods Word and a maintainer and furtherer of Religion now established by publike authority within this Realme of England or no Item 2 Whether hee doe in his Sermons Lectures other exercises moue the people to ioyne with him in Prayer for the Kings Maiestie the Noble Prince Charles Fredericke the Prince Elector Palatine the Lady Elizabeth his wife and their Royall issue with addition of such stile and title as of right doth appertaine to his Maiestie and whether any since the 25. of September 1605. haue refused or willingly omitted or neglected so to doe Item 3 Whether he be a Preacher lawfully admitted and by what authority And whether your Minister or Church-wardens haue since the time aforesaid suffered any man to preach in your Church but such as haue first shewed their licenses to preach either from the Lord Archbishop of Yorke or Bishop of the Diocesse where hee dwelleth or one of the Vniuersities vnder their Seale Jtem 4 Whether he be painfull diligent in preaching as also in Catechizing the youth of your Parish vpon Sundayes Holydaies according to his Maiesties late directions in that behalfe signified and registred in the Consistory office at Yorke And how many Sermons hath your Parson Vicar or Minister preached in his owne Church within this yeere last past And if he be not a Preacher how many Sermons by his procurement or otherwise haue there been preached this last yeere and by whom And whether were they that preached the same licenced or no and by whome Jtem 5 Whether any lectures bee read or Exercises vsed within your Parish either publikely in the Church or priuatly in any house by any not licensed as aforesaid or being licenced doe refuse to conforme themselues to the Lawes Ordinances and Rites Ecclesiasticall of the Church of England And whether any such so reading or exercising doe teach or professe any doctrine of Innouation inclyning to Papistry Brownism or any other Heresie or Schismaticall error whereby themselues or others may be drawne from their true obedience in causes Ecclesiasticall Item 6 Whether your Minister not being a Preacher doe euery Sunday when there is no Sermon reade some part of the Homilies set forth and appointed by publike authority Item 7 Whether your Common Prayer and Sacraments be by your Minister in your Church or Chappell distinctly and reuerently administred and read as is prescribed in or by the booke of Common Prayer without any innouation or omission and at due and conuenient houres And whether doth your Minister so celebrating the same vsually weare the Surplesse whilest hee is saying the publike Prayers and ministring the Sacraments And if he be a graduate whether doth he also vpon his Surplesse weare such a Hood as is agreeable to his degree and such decent apparell as by the late Constitutions are appointed Item 8 Whether doth your Minister in the administration of the Sacrament of Baptisme vse the signe of the Crosse according to the Booke of Common Prayer And whether hath hee deferred or refused to baptize any Infant being in danger of death hauing notice of the weaknesse thereof And whether in his default hath any dyed without Baptisme Item 9 Whether hath your Parson Vicar or Curate admitted any to the holy Communion or to be God-father or God-mother at Baptisme being a person excōmunicate any known or notorious offenders any not instructed in the principles of Religion or any to the Cōmunion which then were not of your Parish And whether hath he so often and at such times administred the same as euery Parishioner may receiue the same at the least euery yeere thrice wherof once at Easter as by the Booke of Common Prayer is appointed Jtem 10 Whether hath he admitted any excōmunicate person to be God-father or God-mother or any which hath not receiued the holy Communion Item 11 Whether hath he churched any woman after the birth of her child begotten in Incest Adultery Fornication or married any woman so begotten with child without publike confession of their faults at their churching or marriages in the presence of the Congregation vpon some Sabbath or Festiuall day at morning Prayer time leauing their further punishment to the Ordinary or other competent Iudge Jtem 12 Whether hath your Parson Vicar or Curate since the 25. of Sept. 1605. celebrated Matrimony without licence granted by such as haue Episcopal authority except the banes of Matrimony were formerly published three Sundaies or holydayes in the time of diuine seruice in the Parish Church or Chappell where the said parties dwelt and at any other time then betweene the houres of eight and twelue of the clocke in the fore-noon or in any other place then in the Church or Chappell where one of the parties dwelt And whether without consent of Parents or other Gouernours Item 13 Whether hath your Parson Vicar or Curate moe Benefices or Ecclesiasticall promotions then one and what be their names and where is he most resiant And if hee haue more how is hee qualified and dispensed withall to hold the same And how doth he supply his absence whether by a Curate or Minister licenced to preach or not And if he bee then by whom is hee licenced And what distribution doth he make thereby to the poore where he is not resident Item 14 Whether doth your Minister or Curate serue any more Cures then one and if so then what other Cure doth he serue Item 15 Whether doth your Parson Vicar or Curate according to an act of Parliament in that behalfe made call vpon and require the people of his Parish to solemnize and keepe holy the Fift day of Nouember and that day to come to the Church to ioyne in Prayers and thanksgiuing for the happy deliuerance of his Maiesty the Queene Prince and States of Parliament from the most traiterous and bloudy intended massare by Gunpowder and whether doe the people

of your parish accordingly repaire to the Church or doe any refuse or neglect so to do present their names Sur-names Item 16 Whether doth he carefully visit the sicke of his Parish by exhorting and ministring vnto them as by the Booke of Common Prayer is appointed And whether doth he attend the buriall of the dead by meeting the Corpes at the Church-stile and so accompany the same to the Church or Graue saying or singing such places of Scripture as are appointed by the sayd Booke Jtem 17 Whether is your Minister suspected or defamed to haue obtained his Benefice by Symonie or reputed to bee an incontinent person or keepeth any woman in his house suspected of incontinency or giuen to excessiue drinking or a common gamester or player at Dice or doth keepe or suffer to be kept any Ale-house in his parsonage or Vicarage-house or faulty in any other crime punishable by the Ecclesiasticall censures whereby he is offensiue to his Ministerie and calling Item 18 Whether your Minister Church-wardens and others for the retaining of the circuit of your Parish by perambulations as hath been prescribed doe vse the same without superstition or popish Ceremonie Item 19 Whether doth your Parson or Vicar maintaine and keepe in due reparations the mansion-houses and other Edifices belonging to their Ecclesiasticall liuings without suffering them to fall into ruine and decay Jtem 20 Whether doth your Minister euery Sunday according to the Booke of Common Prayer make knowne to the people what Holydayes and fasting dayes are in the week following Item 21 Whether doth your Minister being a Preacher offer quiet and temperate conference to Popish Recusants and endeuour diligently to reclaime them from their errors And whether they or any of them refuse such conference offered vnto them by your said Minister or other Preacher and what be their names and surnames Jtem 22 Whether any Bishop Chancellor Arch-deacon Commissary Officiall or other Iudge or Officer Ecclesiasticall for any composition agreement or payment of any sum of money haue suppressed and concealed the excommunication or other Ecclesiasticall censure of or against any Popish recusant or other offender And what summe of money or other consideration hath beene promised or receiued in that behalfe to your knowledge or as you haue heard reported Jtem 23 Whether doth your Minister euery halfe yeere once denounce in your Parish all such Parishioners as doe remaine excommunicate and seeke not to bee absolued And how long hath any excommunicate person continued vnder the censure thereof and admitted into the Church without a Certificate of his absolution from the Ordinary Item 24 Whether hath your Minister publikely in your Parish Church or Chappell once euery yeere read ouer the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiasticall agreed vpon by the Clergie of both Prouinces Anno Domini 1603. according to his Maiesties commandement For the Laity ITem 25 Whether you haue in your Parish Church or Chappell all things necessary and requisite for Common Prayer and administration of the Sacraments As the Booke of Common Prayer with the new Kalender The English Bible of the new Translation in the largest volume Two Psalters Two bookes of Homilies A decent Baptistery or Font A Table of the 10. Commandements A conuenient seat for the Minister to read seruice in A comely and decent Pulpit with Cloth and Cushion for the same A comely Communion Table with a faire linnen cloth to lay vpon the same and some couering of silke or other decent stuffe for the cleane keeping thereof A fayre and comely Communion cup of siluer with a siluer couer such as may serue for ministration of the holy Communion A decent large Surplesse with sleeues A Chest or box for the poore And the sayd booke of Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiasticall Item 26 Whether the body of your Church and Chappell with the Chancell be well and sufficiently repaired and kept without prophanation or abuse any way And if decayed or prophaned through whose default And whether your bels and stals in the same be well maintained your Church-yard wel walled or fenced and decently kept and if the same in any part be decayed through whose default Jtem 27 Whether any Almes-house Hospitall Schoole or Spittell within your Parish be well and godly vsed according to the foundation and true intent of the Founders thereof And whether any pension or stipend due to any of them be detained and by whome Item 28 Whether the Baptistery or Font bee remoued from the vsuall place or whether any persons leauing the vse thereof doe baptize children in basons or other vessels not vsed in the Church or whether any children be baptized or christened in priuate houses otherwise then in cases of necessity and by a lawfull Minister and if yea then whose children were they and by whom were they baptized And whether such so baptized were afterwards brought to the Church for further manifestation and approbation thereof according to the Booke of Common Prayer Item 29 Whether are there any person or persons inhabiting or soiourning within your Parish or Chappelrie that be notorious Recusants or which negligently or seldome come to your Church or Chappell vpon Sabbaths or Festiual daies and who be they and what be their names and surnames and with whō haue they soiourned how long haue they so continued of what estate age condition or degree they are of whether there be any within your said parish or chappelry aboue the age of 16. yeeres which doe not yeerely communicate thrise at the least wherof once at Easter who be they Item 30 Whether are there any resiant within our parish who haue beene conuicted of Recusancie which haue conformed themselues not receiued the Sacrament of the Lords Supper within one whole yeere after the conformitie and for how many yeeres haue they not receiued the same and what be their names and surnames Jtem 31 Whether are there within your parish any Popish Recusants of bold insolent offensiue behauiour which presume to seduce and withdraw others either in or of their owne families or elsewhere from the true Religion now established or from due obedience to his Maiestie or which make speciall choise of Recusants to be their seruants Jtem 32 Whether doe your Minister Church-wardens Quest-men and Assistants yeerely within fortie daies after Easter exhibite to the Bishop or his Chancellour according to the 112. Canon the names and surnames of all the Parishioners as well men as women which being of the age of 16. yeeres receiued not the Communion at Easter before Item 33 Whether the youth of your parish do diligently repaire to your Church or Chappell vpon Sabbaths and Holy-daies to be Catechized And if not in whose default Canō 59. Item 34 Whether any doe go out of the Church or Chappell or doe vse talking walking or sleeping or any other vnseemely offence or other vnreuerend behauiour in the time of publike Prayer Preaching celebration of the Sacrament or catechizing and

who are they Item 35 Whether there bee any which priuately or publikely by speech or otherwise depraue any part of the true Religion established within this Realme or the Ministers or Professors thereof or whether any Lectures conuenticles or priuate exercises be read or vsed within your Parish either in the Church or in any house And whether any such Reader doe teach any doctrine of Innouation to with-draw the people from their due obedience to the ordinances of the Church set forth by publike authoritie or to cause them to forbeare to participate in Prayers or Sacraments with our Church Jtem 36 Whether haue you any Schoole-master who teacheth either publikely or priuately within your said Parish or Chappelrie not being lawfully licensed thereunto by writing vnder seale and how long hath he there taught And whether doth he teach the Booke intituled God and the King according to his Maiesties Proclamation Jtem 37 Whether any within your Parish or Chappelry doe suffer to eat drinke play iangle or talke in their house or yard Or any Butcher or Trades-man their shop-windowes to be kept open to sell meate drinke or wares on Sundaies in time of morning and euening Prayers Sermons Lectures or Catechizing or any that labour or worke on the Sabbaths or other commanded Festiuall daies to the hinderance of Prayers Sermons or other godly exercises Item 38 Whether any within your Parish doe chide brawle quarrell or fight within your Church or Church-yard what are their names and surnames and who bee the same And whether any of them haue drawne any weapon there with purpose to strike with the same Jtem 39 Whether are there within your said parish or chappelrie any Rush-bearing Bull-baitings Beare-baitings May-games Morice-dances Ailes or any such like prophane pastimes or assemblies on the Sabbath to the hinderance of Prayers Sermons or other go●ly exercises Item 40 Whether there be any within your parish of turbulent conuersation behauing themselues rudely or disorderly in your Church or Chappell or which by vntimely ringing of Bells by walking talking or otherwise haue hindered the Minister or Preacher Item 41 Whether bee there any within your parish or chappelrie that vse to ring the Bells superstitiously vpon any abrogated Holy-daies or the Eauens thereof And whether is the Passing Bell tolled when any Christian bodie is sicke and like to die as it ought to be And after the death of any whether there be any superstitious ringing superstitious burning of candles ouer the corse in the day time after it bee light Or praying for the dead at crosses or places where crosses haue beene in the way to the Church or any other superstitious vse of crosses with towels palmes metwands or other memories of Idolatries at burialls or superstitiously doe goe on Pilgrimages or any places dedicated to our Lady or any Saints or otherwise Item 42 Whether are you prouided of a Parchment Booke in which haue beene and are written the names of all children men and women baptized married or buried within your parish contained in your former Register Booke and since the beginning of the Reigne of the late Queene Elizabeth And whether the day and yeere of euery christning wedding and buriall which haue beene in your parish hath beene duely written in the booke And whether you haue a sure coffer with three lockes and keyes for the safe custodie thereof And whether are the names of all such so christned married or buried transmitted yeerely within this Diocesse to the Lord Arch-bishop or his Chancellor to be preserued in the Registrie of the said Lord Arch-bishop according to the seuentieth Canon and Constitution Ecclesiasticall Item 43 Whether is there placed by your Register two tables containing the seuerall rates and sums of all fees due to the Iudge and other Officers of your Court one in the vsual place or Consistorie where the Court is kept and the other in his Regestrie in such sort as euery man may come to view the same without difficultie And whether your Chancellour Arch-deacon or any other Officer or Minister doe exact or extort any greater fees or sums of money then in the said Tables are contained and if so let the same be expressed Item 44 Whether are there or haue beene since his Maiesties most happy reigne ouer this Kingdome within your Parish or Chappelrie any incestuous persons adulterers or fornicators Or since the 25. of September 1605. any Vsurers Drunkards Swearers or any other who are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such crime and who be they Jtem 45 Whether within your Parish or Chappelrie are there or haue beene since his Maiesties so happie reigne any persons hauing two wiues or any women two husbands or any married within the degrees forbidden or without Banes three seuerall Sundayes or Holidaies first published without lawfull licence thereunto by such as haue Episcopall authoritie or any who haue had carnall knowledge together before their marriage or that are vehemently suspected thereof and who they be Jtē 46 Whether any within your Parish or Chappelry not being licenced or dispenced withall as aforesaid haue beene married within the time by law prohibited that is to say betweene Aduent Sunday and the 13. day of Ianuary being Hillarie day or betweene Septuagesima Sunday and the Sunday next after Easter or betweene the Sunday next before the Ascension day and Trinitie Sunday next ensuing let their names be expressed as well of the Minister so marrying any as of the parties so married Jtem 47 Whether haue any beene priuately married together within your Parish by any vnknowne Priest or Minister or any who haue not procured their children to bee publikely baptized in your said Church or Chappel according to Booke of Common Prayer and who they be Jtem 48 Whether any within your Parish or Chappelry haue harboured any women begotten with child forth of lawfull Matrimony haue suffered them to depart away vnpunished Or any who do harbor or relieue any obstinate Recusants or excommunicated persons and what and how many Recusants or persons excommunicate bee there within your said Parish or Chappelrie and how long haue they so remained and for what causes they were so excommunicate Item 49 Whether any of your Parish doe refuse to contribute towards the reparations of your Church or Chappel or towards the prouision of any necessary ornaments therein or that refuse to pay your Curate or Parish Clerke his wages or other vsuall duties and who they be Item 50 Whether the Church-wardens and Side-men be chosen according to the 89. and 90. Canons and during their time haue faithfully and dutifully discharged their office and at or before their going out of the same made a iust account of their receits and proceedings to the vse of the Church And whether any part of your Church stocke or any other thing giuen to any godly publike vse be deliuered to any or otherwise imployed then appertaineth Item 51 Whether your Parish Clerke be dutifull and diligent in attending the Minister and of sufficiency to discharge his place or not Item 52 Whether any within your Parish or Chappelrie doe occupy or intermeddle with the goods or cattels of any deceased person whatsoeuer whose wil if any such be not lawfully approued or dying Intestate the Administration thereof not lawfully granted and who they be Jtem 53 Whether your Arch-deacon his Officiall or Depie or any other exercising Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction within this Diocesse in places exempt or not exempt other then the Chancellor of the said Diocesse especially since the 25. of September 1605. haue taken vpon them to grant any licence for marriages within your parish And how many licenses haue beene so granted and what be the names of them that haue beene married by vertue of any such licence and by what Minister haue the same beene celebrated Item 54 Whether the said Arch-deacon or others as aforesaid haue since the 25. day of September 1605. censured or absolued any person or persons which haue by law incurred the sentence of Excommunication ipso facto either for solemnizing or being present at any marriages the banes not asked nor any lawfull licence obtained or for fighting quarrelling or brawling or drawing any weapon with purpose to strike in any Church or Church-yard Item 55 Whether the said Arch-deacon or others as aforesaid haue since the said 25. day of September 1605. granted any admissions for Curates licences for Schoole-masters or Parish Clerkes sequestrations of vacant Benefices by their supposed authoritie and how many and to whom and what be their names Jtem 56 Whether haue they or any of them commuted any corporall punishment for any sum of money and what be their names whose punishment haue beene commuted for what offence by whom and for what summe of money and how hath the said money beene imployed And lastly Whether is there within your said Parish or Chappelrie any offendour or offendours in any other crime against the said Canons and Constitutions and other Lawes Ecclesiasticall not expresly contained in any of these Articles whose reformation may bee had by Ecclesiasticall authoritie and who and what the same are FINIS