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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00265	Articles to be inquired of, by the churchwardens and sworne men within the Archdea[c]onrie of Worcester in the visitation of the R. Worshipful M. Iohn Iohnson Doctor of Divinitie, Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry of Worcester aforesaide, in this present yeare of our Lorde God, 1609.	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Worcester.; Johnson, John, Archdeacon of Worcester.	1609 (1609)	STC 10372.2; ESTC S2107	4,490	10

and discreetlie in hearing attentiuely the Scriptures reade and in ioyning with the Minister and people in prayers as becometh or doe not reuerently remaine with their heads vncouered at such times and places aforesaid And whether the said parishioners especiallie one of euery house at least doe not frequent their said church or chappell to diuine prayers vppon wednesdaies and Fridaies 13 Whether any in your parish being of the Age of xvj yeares or aboue haue not receiued the holy communion in your parish church or chappel and that humbly kneeling three severall times in this last yeare at the least of which Easter to be one or any that haue not brought or seat their children Seruants and youth to the church vpon Sundaies aud holidaies in the afternoone to be catechised according to the order latelie appointed by the canons And whether any doe not humblie kneele at the generall confessions and praiers and at their receiuing the holy communion or any that vse any talking walking or other vnseemly behauiour in the church or churchyard in time of deuine Seruice and Sacrament or doe any way disturbs common praiers Preaching or other exercises of religion 14 Whether any Dauncers players of Enterludes or such like or any other doe Daunce play or vse any vnseemly parts or games or sell any victualls or other Marchandise in the church or churchyard or doe vse to sit in the street tauernes Alehowses or at home during seruice time and exercises of gods Worship and is there any that suffer any such in their Houses at seruice time and who be they or be there any feastes drinckings Churchales temporall Courtes laye Iuries musters or other prophane vsage in the Church or churchyard or any superstitious ringing of belles vppon holidaies or Eues abrogated by authoritye 15 Whether any in your parish vppon the Saboth daies or holidaies doe vse their Trade or doe any other woorke or labour as brewing baking washing or such like or doe open their shoppes for sale of wares vppon those daies 16 Whether is there any in your parish knowen or suspected to resort or to go to any Masse or to any other such secret meetings any maynteyners of superstition or false Opinions contrarie to the booke of common praier or Articles of religion or any that speake against the Established gouerment of the church in this Realme 17 Whether is there in your Parish any Childe or Children which haue bin Baptized by any midwife or other laye person whoe they be that haue see donne and what and who bee the parents of such childe or children and whether any childe hath not bin brought to the church to be Baptized or doth any person take vpon him or her to be godfather or godmother to any child before he or she hath receiued the holie communion 18 Whether haue you a Parrish clarke in your church or chappell was he chosen by the Minister is he dutifull and dilligent to the Minister and learned and sufficient to discharge his place And doth he orderly Demeane himselfe and discharge his said office accordingly as he ought and is there any that with-hold his accustomed duties from him 19 Whether are ther any in your parish who are known suspected or famed to be of euil life to be incestuous persons Adulterers fornicators ●au●s or barhorers of incontinent persōs in their houses or who haue conueyed them away before they haue made satisfaction to the congregation offended Any drunkards Ribands Kailers common slaunderers makers of libels scoulds or sowers of discord any swearors Blasphemers of Gods name or prophaners of his Saboth or any that haue fought or stricken or brawled in the Church or churchyarde 20 Whether is ther any in your parish which hath or hath had at one time two wiues or any woeman two Husbandes any maryed with in the Degrees of Consanguinitie or affinitie forbidden Any diuerced keeping companie stil together Any maried which without order of lawe liue a sunder and not together as man and wife Any married which haue made precontracts to others or any maried without banes thrice solemly asked in the Church three seueral sundaies or holidaies in the seuerall places of their aboade otherwise then by licence of the ordinarie or anie that marry foorth of the parish Church where they dwell or that marry without Consent of their parents or gardians or at anie other time of the daie then betwixt the howers of eight and twelue in the forenoone 21. Whether is there any in your parish that haue or doe take any Vsurie or interest aboue Ten in the hundred for a yeare for Lending their Money Corne c. or by any indirect meanes and Colourable practises in bargaining doe vse that Detestable Crime to the pinching and eating by of the Poore by their Excessiue gaine 22 Whether is there any in your Parish that doe presume to entermeddle or Deale with the goods of any Deceased before the will if he made any be Lawfuly proued or before Adminstration if he died intestate be duly committed vnto him vnder seale or is there any hinderers of the Performans of such will or Administration Any forgets or Changers of testaments or any Executors that haue not fullfilled the Testators will Especiallie in not paieing Legacies giuen to the Church to the poore to amend High waies or to such like good and Godly vses 23 Whether haue your Churchwardens and sidemen trulie Noted and set downe in writing in a paper booke for that purpose the names of all Preachers which come to them from any other place and hath euery such Preacher Subscribed his name therto with the day when he preached and the name of the Bushop of whom he had Licence to preach according to the 52 Canon 24 Generallie Whether doe you know any other Ecclesiasticall matter worthy of presenting or no. And if you do by the oathes you haue Taken you shall trulie present the same aswell now as heereafter when it shall come to your knowledg FINIS